Guilty Pleasures

Undead cowboys, conjoined twins, swords and sandals, face-flipping action and the golden age of rock ’n’ roll. What’s not to love!

BASKET CASE

Frank Henenlotter | United States 1982 | 91 mins

A staple of the 1980s New York midnight movie scene, Basket Case remains sleazy, schlocky, and seriously twisted fun.

DJANGO KILL... IF YOU LIVE, SHOOT!

Giulio Questi | Italy, Spain | 1967 | 117 mins | Subtitled Giulio Questi’s Django Kill caused outrage when it appeared in 1967, and remains one of the most controversial spaghetti westerns ever made.

FACE/OFF

John Woo | United States | 1997 | 140 mins

Two megastars of best and worse action movies, John Travolta and Nicolas Cage excel in the story of stolen identites, directed by cult director John Woo.

SAT 12 | GATE | 20:30

HERCULES

Luigi Cozzi | Italy, United States | 1983 | 101 mins

Ex-Hulk Lou Ferrigno dons his leather trunks in this “swords and sandals” classic from cult director Luigi Cozzi (Starcrash).

SUN 13 | GATE | 15:30 SAT 19 | GATE | 20:30

THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT

Frank Tashlin | United States | 1956 | 99 mins

Tom Ewell and Jayne Mansfield star in legendary animator Frank Tashlin’s live action comedy, bursting with 1950s rock ‘n’ roll legends.

SUN 13 | GATE | 13:30 WED 16 | GATE | 20:30

CLASSIC SCREENING:

YEELEN

Mali | Burkina Faso, France, Germany, Japan | 1987 | 105 mins | Subtitled A mythical story about a young man with special powers searching for help in the fight against his father, which was the opening film at CIFF in 1987. Companion Screening: A Daughter’s Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé, see p. 25

SUN 20 | GATE | 14:30