Terror Tuesday - Blood Rage - Nov 20 - 9:30PM

Film Society KC presents BLOOD RAGE at the Alamo Drafthouse's Terror Tuesday on November 20th at 9:30PM! Get your FREE pair of tickets right now by clicking this link! Please only claim tickets if you plan on coming. Thank you! :-)

THE WORLD'S GREATEST THANKSGIVING SLASHER.

Uncut 2K restoration!

Thanksgiving isn’t Thanksgiving without a viewing of BLOOD RAGE. Todd and Terry are twin bros with twin problems -- namely, one of them is an axe-wielding maniac! After a literal drive-in massacre, Todd is blamed for the carnage and institutionalized, while Terry goes free. Ten years later, Todd escapes from an asylum on Thanksgiving aka it’s time for blood to raaaaage!! Produced by whip-smart filmmaker Maryanne Kantor and shot in Florida, BLOOD RAGE is what happens when you combine Thanksgiving, 1970s TV star Louise Lasser, a killer synth score, and the most unbelievable gore effects in all of slasherdom, courtesy Ed French (TERMINATOR 2). Just remember, “It’s not cranberry sauce!”

"Article 99", a CinemaKC Legacy Series Screening with VIP Jazz Reception

Film Society KC is sponsoring this wonderful series by CinemaKC, and we have 10 tickets to give away to the Screening AND VIP Reception, a value of $25!

Click here to claim your ticket to the screening and reception!

Here's more info about the series and event. See you there!

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CinemaKC, a non-profit film organization which spotlights films and filmmakers of the area, will partner with sponsor KC Film Office at Visit KC, to present a series of classic feature films that were filmed in the region, with Kansas City locations, cast and crew. The screening series will be a reunion of personnel who worked on the high-profile projects, as well as an opportunity to introduce new audiences to the big-screen experience. More special guests will be announced in future releases.

The second in the series, "Article 99," made by director Howard Deutch and starring Keifer Sutherland, Lea Thompson, Ray Liotta, and a who's who of actors will screen Friday, November 9 at 7:00 PM at the Screenland Medallion Theatre at Plexpod Westport Commons, located at 300 E 39th Street in Kansas City, Mo. Prior to the screening, at 5:30 pm, VIP ticket holders will enjoy live jazz music by Danny Peete at a VIP Jazz Reception, sponsored by Jazz For Good Foundation and hosted by The Sundry Restaurant, also located on the Plexpod Commons.

Preceding the screening, those who worked on or otherwise had an association with the film will share anecdotes in an open forum. The screening will be followed by a lively Q&A discussion with special guests TBA.

“Article 99 is the latest screening in our Legacy Series,” said CinemaKC President, Rick Brook, “highlighting feature films made here during our most recent golden age of film production in the Metro—-a spotlight on the past as a beacon for future production in Kansas City.”

“Celebrating our film history reminds us that we have always had a vibrant creative community,” comments Steph Scupham of the KC Film Office. “Many of the people that worked as cast and crew on Article 99 are still working in the film industry and living in Kansas City today. Every film made in Kansas City is a contribution to the creative economy and our collective legacy.”

Film Club - HEAVY METAL - Dec 12 - 7PM

Film Society KC presents HEAVY METAL with Alamo Drafthouse's Film Club on December 12th at 7PM! Get your FREE pair of tickets right now by clicking this link! Please only claim tickets if you plan on coming. Thank you! :-)

Come for the film, and then join us in the Chesterfield Lounge afterwards for a discussion about it!

HEAVY METAL is the greatest R-rated film made for thirteen year old boys ever.  It has all of the violence, spaceships, boobs, metal music, zombies, and immature humor that you could ever ask for.  Perhaps even more than you would ask for, if someone was actually asking you.  And its all done in beautiful 1980s hand-drawn animation.

An anthology film, loosely tied together by a talking green meteor that represents ultimate evil, HEAVY METAL jumps through multiple stories, told through multiple animation styles, all set to one of the best soundtracks of all time. 

Black Sabbath, Devo, Blue Oyster Cult, Nazareth, Cheap Trick, and many more all propel these tales of lust and violence along at a breakneck pace.  Barely pausing for breath in between each segment, the films shows the continuing battle between good and evil.  And all the fun and exciting things that go hand in hand with that battle.

And if the music isn’t enough to get you in the theater (seriously? what’s wrong with you?), you’ll get to enjoy the comedy brilliance of John Candy, Eugene Levy, Harold Ramis, and other maniacs that producer Ivan Reitman pulled into the production.

Come on out and remember what it was like to be a thirteen year old boy.  Or if that wasn’t the case for you, come on out and embrace the hormones and bloodlust that will inevitably rise up.  It'll be a great time.

LOST SOUL: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Isle - FREE Film Society KC Screening

Join FILM SOCIETY KC and Alamo Drafthouse's FILM CLUB for a screening of the hilariously tragic documentary LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU. Film Society KC fans get in for FREE!

Just click this link and you can claim a single ticket today!

ABOUT THE FILM

Richard Stanley emerged in the early ‘90s as one of the world’s hottest genre directors. His first two films—HARDWARE and DUST DEVIL—are considered cult classics.

Stanley’s third film was a highly anticipated adaptation of H.G. Wells’ THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU starring Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer. Early in the film's production, news of dissent and production troubles began to filter out from the set in Cairns, Australia. Ultimately, executives at New Line Films fired Stanley after a few days of shooting, replacing him with legendary director John Frankenheimer to save the film. It didn't work. THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU is regarded as one of the biggest disasters in film history.

In LOST SOUL - THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU, director David Gregory sorts through decades of rumors and myth to reveal the true behind-the-scenes story of the film’s troubled history. Many of the key players in the production, including Stanley, Robert Shaye, Edward R. Pressman, Fairuza Balk and members of Stan Winston's effects team, present their sides of the story. The interviews reveal that the film was plagued by production mishaps, warring egos, and numerous other problems, both large and small. LOST SOUL is a treasure trove of fascinating stories ranging from Marlon Brando's bizarre erratic behavior to Val Kilmer's ego-driven sabotage to Richard Stanley's covert ops after being kicked off the set. This documentary truly must be seen to be believed.

Alamo Film Club - Film Society KC Screening Series

Join Alamo Film Club and Film Society KC for a series of screenings of new and classic films that you NEED to see on the big screen.

10 pairs of tickets are available for each screening. They are first come, first served, but please only claim tickets for screenings you will attend.

Click here to grab your tickets!

9/12 - Mr Fish: Cartooning from the Deep End - In this feature documentary we discover the dangerously funny cartoonist Mr. Fish, struggling to make a living in an industry that is dying out. In a world where consumerism is king, and opportunities are few, will this uncensored artist find a way to sell his art, or be forced to sell himself out? Mr. Fish has been published in the LA weekly, Harpers, the Village Voice, The Nation and truthdig.com, as well as having his first book GO FISH published through Akashic press. --> WATCH TRAILER

9/26 - I Think We're Alone Now - This winner of The Sundance Dramatic Special Jury Award for Excellence in Filmmaking. The film explores the idea that a recent apocalypse is a blessing in disguise for a small-town librarian (Peter Dinklage) who finds that he prefers his newfound solitude. His tranquility is suddenly disturbed when a fellow survivor (Elle Fanning) arrives in town and inserts herself into his life. --> WATCH TRAILER

10/10 - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - Based on the best-selling novel, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille came into the world unwanted, expected to die, yet born with an unnerving sense of smell that created alienation as well as talent. Of all the smells around him, Grenouille is beckoned to the scent of a woman's soul, and spends the rest of his life attempting to smell her essence again by becoming a perfumer, and creating the essence of an innocence lost. --> WATCH TRAILER

10/26 - Shadow of the Vampire - F. W. Murnau (John Malkovich) is struggling to create his silent classic "Nosferatu" on location in Eastern Europe. The director is obsessed with making this the most authentic vampire movie ever. To that end, Murnau has employed a real vampire, Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe), explaining to the crew that he is the ultimate of that new breed, the "method actor" -- trained by Stanislavsky himself. Schreck will appear only in character and only at night. --> WATCH TRAILER

Lost Child - FREE Film Society KC Screening - Sept 14th

Join Film Society KC and Screenwriter/Producer Tim Macy for a special screening of the new film LOST CHILD, starring Leven Rambin, Jim Parrack and Taylor John Smith. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Tim Macy.

Film Society KC members and non-members have access to FREE tickets, while supplies last. Click here to grab those.

If tickets are all taken, you can purchase yours here: https://screenland.com/crossroads/

SYNOPSIS:
LOST CHILD is a dramatic thriller about a young army veteran suffering from PTSD who returns home to the Ozarks to look for her estranged brother and finds an abandoned young boy in the woods. As she searches for answers about who the child is, she discovers a mysterious world of folklore, clan rules and lies, ultimately putting her own life in jeopardy to protect the young boy and find out the truth.

September Screening Series - Film Society KC & Alamo Drafthouse

Join Film Society KC and Alamo Drafthouse for our September Screening Series of 3 classic films!

Members and Non-Members can claim these FREE pairs of tickets for the films by clicking this link. Hurry, only 10 pairs are available for each screening!

THE OUTSIDERS - September 5th - 9PM
Francis Ford Coppola directed this adaptation of S.E. Hinton's seminal novel, and this coming-of-age drama is packed with up-and-coming stars, including C. Thomas Howell, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio, and Diane Lane.

CARRIE - September 18th - 9:30 PM
You won't want to miss Sissy Spacek's Academy Award nominated role as 16-year-old, bullied high school student Carrie White. Brian De Palma directed this Stephen King adaptation and it features performances by Nancy Allen, William Katt, Amy Irving, and John Travolta, and helped relaunch the career of Piper Laurie.

SPACEBALLS - September 23rd - 11 AM
The ultimate science fiction parody of Star Wars, produced, co-written and directed by Mel Brooks. The film features Bill Pullman, John Candy, and Rick Moranis, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, Joan Rivers, Dom DeLuise and Rudy De Lucas.

If you claim tickets, please plan on coming. If you find out you can't come, please release your tickets. Additionally, please consider others before you claim tickets for multiple movies. Basically, be cool and save some for others. :-)

BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW Film & Talk - Free for Film Society KC Members

Join Film Society KC and Screenland Armour for a mind-bending evening of psychedelic delights as we screen the cult classic BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW on the stunning new IRIS screen. You've never seen a film like this on the big screen and you likely never will again. Don't miss it!

From Filmmaker Magazine: "Set in 1983, BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW is a hazily remembered waking dream of a picture about a tormented scientist who is subjecting a beautiful young captive to a series of unsettling mind control experiments. Pulsing with an omnipresent score by Sinoia Caves, the film evokes the eerie early cinema of David Cronenberg, and not just with its repressed scientist protagonist, dispassionate tone and cool production design. The film also riffs on similar ideas about repression and social control, drawing from such shared inspirations as William Burroughs."

Tickets for Film Society KC members are FREE and can be claimed through here. If you don't have a current Film Society KC membership, you can purchase one here.

If you don't want to join Film Society KC, you can pay a discounted price of $8, which is a 20% discount off the normally ticketed price. Buy those tickets here.

2001: A Space Odyssey 4K Restoration - Film/Q&A w/ Mitch Brian

Join Film Society KC, UMKC Film Professor Mitch Brian and Screenland Armour as we present 2001: A Space Odyssey on their brand new IRIS screen in a beautiful 4K restoration. 

The screening will be on September 1st, from 8-11PM. Mitch Brian will intro the film and hold a Q&A afterwards.

10 FREE tickets are available for Film Society KC members, and those are first come, first served. Claim those here.

If you would like to purchase tickets online, please do that here: https://screenland.com/armour/purchase/29907/

GET OUT - FREE Film Society KC Member Screening at Panic Fest

The 6th annual Panic Fest kicks off with one of 2017's best films, Jordan Peele's GET OUT. 

The screening will be followed by a discussion of the film's success, themes and cultural impact. 

The event is FREE for Film Society KC members. It's also included for full fest and VIP ticket holders. Get your tickets here.

$5 for general audiences. 

Special Boulevard tapping at 6pm, movie at 7pm.

Creature From The Black Lagoon + Shallow Water - June 22nd

Film Society KC has 10 FREE tickets to giveaway for members for this double feature on Thursday, June 22nd. Click here to claim yours if you're a Film Society KC member!

If all tickets are claimed, get you tickets here: http://www.screenland.com/coming-soon-1

“Shallow Water" – Special Kansas City Screening and Q&A June 22nd followed by "The Creature From the Black Lagoon" at Screenland Armour! “Shallow Water is an old school, practical creature FX film that is the first film in a proposed anthology of horror, sci-fi & fantasy short subjects. Its creator, longtime creature designer & filmmaker, Sandy Collora will be presenting this short film, followed by a Q&A with Adam Roberts and Jason Turner.

Get you tickets here: http://www.screenland.com/coming-soon-1

WE THE VOTERS - FREE Screening from Film Society KC & IndivisibleKC

Fake news isn't the only issue we have to overcome. What role should the media play in helping us understand what's happening in the world?

Join We The Voters, Film Society KC and Indivisible KC for a one-night event on April 29th at Screenland Armour as we screen an important collection of short films about politics, democracy and how we can be better informed and empowered as US citizens.

Admission is absolutely FREE, but please only claim a ticket if you plan on coming. We anticipate a sold out crowd and we don't want to turn anybody away if we can help it.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion about political action and what you can do to get involved.

Click here to claim tickets on Eventbrite!

This Thursday, April 13th, see the powerful new film THE PROMISE for FREE!

Join us on April 13th at 7:30PM at AMC Town Center 20 for a free screening. Just print out the image below and make sure to show up early because this is first-come, first served.

IMPORTANT NOTE: You can be turned away if the screening fills up before you are seated. Screenings like this are overbooked, so a seat is never guaranteed.

Hope to see you there!

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Join Film Society KC for CarpenterFest II at Screenland Armour

Celebrate the master of kick ass cinema with three ass kicking films back to back with Escape From New York, Big Trouble in Little China and They Live at Screenland Armour. RSVP at this link.

Films will play in order of release beginning with Escape from New York at 5PM, Big Trouble In Little China at 7pm and They Live at 9pm.

Screenland Armour will have guest hosts for each film, giveaways and beer specials from 4 Hands Brewing Co and Ballast Point Brewing Co.

Individual Tickets - $10
Triple Feature - $25
Triple Feature + Shirt - $45

This fest is presented by Film Society KC, 4 Hands Brewing Co, Ballast Point Brewing Co,  and Kansas City Horror Club.

FREE Film Society KC Screening - Betting On Zero

Join Film Society KC for a special FREE screening at Alamo Drafthouse Kansas City of the controversial documentary, BETTING ON ZERO.

Theatre doors open at 630PM and the screening starts at 7PM. We recommend coming early to get the best seats. The film will be followed by a Q&A with members of Film Society KC.

Click this link to get your FREE tickets: https://bettingonzero.eventbrite.com

SYNOPSIS
From ‘Darfur Now’ writer/director Ted Braun comes a riveting docu-thriller following controversial hedge fund titan Bill Ackman as he puts a billion dollars on the line in his crusade to expose Herbalife as the largest pyramid scheme in history.

Herbalife claims Ackman is simply a market manipulator out to make a fortune from short-selling their stock, but Ackman insists Herbalife deliberately targets low-income and immigrant communities and robs them of their life savings. Herbalife is joined on the counterattack by longtime Ackman nemesis (and fellow Wall Street billionaire) Carl Icahn, while Ackman finds an unlikely ally in Chicago activist Julie Contreras, who rallies the Latino community to get the Federal government to intervene.

Blending tales of high-stakes corporate intrigue with working-class people caught in the crossfire, Braun paints a stirring picture of the American Dream gone wrong.

GRATUITY NOTE
Food and drink are available at Alamo Drafthouse, but food and drink purchase is not required to attend this screening. Those purchasing food and/or drink will have a 20% gratuity added to their bill to help cover the costs of this FREE screening for the public.

New Film Society KC Member Benefit - $5 Tickets At Screenland Theatres

If you are a member of Film Society KC you get $5 movie tickets Monday through Thursday at the Screenland Armour and Screenland Crossroads theatres!

This benefit is valid for all shows with your member card except opening nights and one night only screenings.

Enjoy!

$5,000 In Prizes At Altman BBQ & 25th Anniversary Celebration!

There will be over $5,000 in raffle prizes up for grabs at the Altman Summer BBQ & 25th Anniversary Celebration on July 20th!

Get your tickets today! https://2016altmanbbq.eventbrite.com

Lidia's Kansas City Pasta Package - $100
Tom Watson Autographed Golf Hat - Priceless
Owen Wilson/Vince Vaughn signed Wedding Crashers poster - $200
Kansas City Royals Gift Package - $100
Follow Happy Productions Sound Session - $800
Austin Walsh Studio Photography Session - $800
Through A Glass Productions Rental - $200
Kansas International Film Festival Package - $100
Outlaw Film Festival VIP Package - $200
Panic Fest & Rotten Rentals Package - $100
ThinkTank Camera Bag - $100
Atomic Cotton Super Fan Package - $50
Grunauer Kansas City Gift Card - $50
Joshua Hoffine "Jack The Ripper" print - $150
The Record Machine Gift Pack - $50
Screenland Crossroads & Screenland Armour Gift Cards - $25 each
Alamo Drafthouse Kansas City Night at the Movies - $75
Outpost Worldwide Grip & Lighting Package - $500
KC Videocore Music License - $500
3 Prints from Carlyle-Hawkes Fine Art - $300

Altman Summer BBQ & 25th Anniversary Celebration - July 20th

Let's celebrate the 25th anniversary of Film Society KC and raise money for local filmmakers!

Our 3rd Annual BBQ to benefit The Robert Altman Emerging Filmmakers Fund is set for 6-9 PM on Wednesday, July 20, at Brookside Gardens Event Space, located at 624 E. 63rd Street, KCMO.

What does your ticket to the Altman Summer BBQ & 25th Anniversary of Film Society KC get you? A BBQ feast from B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ , a beer, glass of wine and/or mixed drink, and a delicious celebratory dessert from McClain's Bakery! Grilled vegetarian options will also be available. Lemonade, ice tea and water will be provided as well.

Our raffle will include movie passes, full movie nights, gift certificates to local restaurants, art prints worth over $500, a headshot photo session and other prizes worth over $1,000!

Join us for this awesome celebration to help Film Society KC and the Altman Fund move forward with our goals for 2016 and beyond! 

Click here and get your tickets today!

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The mission of Film Society KC is to support and encourage filmgoing and filmmaking in the greater Kansas City area by hosting events and screenings designed to bring together members of the community to educate and elevate the conversation about the cinematic arts.  So far in 2016, Film Society KC has hosted a tribute to the late Fred Andrews and 5 member screenings. Your ticket purchase is greatly appreciated and will go towards programs and services to educate and support Film Society KC, a 501(C3) organization, and the Kansas City film community.   

A portion of the proceeds will also benefit The Robert Altman Emerging Artists Fund, which provides Altman Education Grants through Artists INC Live, a program which addresses the specific business needs and challenges which artists of all disciplines face throughout their careers.  Film Society KC established the Fund in 2011 to help local filmmakers better realize their creative business pursuits and cinematic visions.  Since its founding, the Fund has provided over 30 Altman Education Grants to filmmakers throughout the area.

VIDEODROME - FREE Film Society KC Member Screening - July 7th

Join Film Society KC and Screenland Armour for a FREE member screening of David Cronenberg's masterpiece, VIDEODROME, on July 7th at 7PM at Screenland Armour!

Film Society KC members can get their FREE ticket here: https://fskcvideodrome.eventbrite.com

SYNOPSIS: As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn (James Woods) is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel.

However, after his girlfriend (Deborah Harry) auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.

As mentioned, the screening will be held on Thursday, July 7th starting at 7PM and will feature an intro of the film as well as a discussion afterwards.

If you aren't a Film Society KC member, you can join here: http://filmsocietykc.com/join

If you'd like to purchase single tickets to a screening, you can do that here: http://screenland.com/beer-type/videodrome/

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE - FREE Film Society KC Member Screening - June 20th & 21st

Join Film Society KC and Screenland Crossroads for 2 FREE member screenings of one of the most iconic horror films of all time, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, presented in a remastered, 4K digital print.

FSKC members can get their FREE tickets here: https://fskctexaschainsaw.eventbrite.com

Screenings are on Monday, June 20th and Tuesday, June 21st starting at 7PM. Each screening will feature an intro of the film as well as a discussion afterwards.

If you aren't a Film Society KC member, you can join here: http://filmsocietykc.com/join

If you'd like to purchase single tickets to a screening, you can do that here: http://screenland.com/beer-type/leatherface/