This August, join us for two feature films (and a few odds and end short surprises!) from Gabriel Bartalos, the practical effects mad man behind most of the LEPRECHAUN series, as well as a resume that spans from DAWN OF THE DEAD and FRANKENHOOKER to TIM AND ERIC’S BILLION DOLLAR MOVIE. There’s something for everyone (?) in these two singular ‘horror’ flicks from a living effects master.
SKINNED DEEP
dir. Gabriel Bartalos, 2004
97 mins. United States.
In English.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 – 5 PM
MONDAY, AUGUST 8 – 10 PM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 – 9:30 PM with Q&A with Gabriel Bartalos
(This event is $10.)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 – MIDNIGHT
A family’s flat tire on a barren stretch of road, with only a diner dotting the landscape, leads them to Granny, the seemingly nice old woman who runs the establishment.
Released in 2004, SKINNED DEEP plays like a surreal riff on THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE from an alternate dimension. It follows a family on a cross country road trip who stumbes into a hellish diner run by ‘the Surgeon General’ and his nightmare family, including ‘Brian’ (who has a massive cranium) and ‘Plates’ – a maniac who throws….plates – played by Warwick Davis.
Clearly crafted with a lot of love and care, SKINNED DEEP is mandatory midnight viewing for slasher fans.
SAINT BERNARD
dir. Gabriel Bartalos, 2019
97 mins. United States.
In English.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 – 10 PM
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 – 10 PM
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26 – 9:30 PM – with Q&A with Gabriel Bartalos
(This event is $10.)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30 – 7:30 PM
A classical musical conductor unravels into the abyss of insanity.
Gabriel’s second feature manages to outdo its predecessor in terms of both scope and tone – SAINT BERNARD has far more in common with experimental classics like ERASERHEAD than the bizarro 70s/80s slasher fare of SKINNED DEEP.
Those expecting a linear narrative (or the WTF slasher antics of SKINNED DEEP) will have their expectations twisted like a Bartalos clay sculpture, and if you allow yourself to get on the movie’s wavelength, there is a lot to love – a sincere, surreal exploration of obsession and addiction, full of chaos and mind blowing practical effects.
