BadMovieArt returns with LADY TERMINATOR

June 19, 2013 by Jason Miller

Tonight BadMovieArt returns to Central Cinema with a one of a kind film, unlike anything you have EVER seen! LADY TERMINATOR aka NASTY HUNTER is a classic slice of BadMovieArt that must be seen to be believed!

We go deep into the vaults of BadMovieArt to unleash one of the most jacked up and thrilling movies ever conceived. Straight from the late 80′s Indonesian film scene, LADY TERMINATOR aka NASTY HUNTER is everything you could possibly want in a movie! Ancient sea witch curses, Lady robots, musical numbers, mullets and one eye popping scene that will leave you speechless!

Consider this GAME ON! As BadMovieArt takes you on one helluva a ride you will NEVER FORGET no matter how hard you try!

And if that wasn’t enough. BadMovieArt is giving you one more reason to love LADY TERMINATOR! All tickets for LADY TERMINATOR are 99 cents!* It is worth every penny!

Tickets on sale now!

*Advance tickets have a 50 cent handling and processing fee, making your total ticket price for LADY TERMINATOR a buck fifty!

Starting This Week At Central Cinema

May 31, 2013 by Jason Miller

One of Central Cinema’s most popular movies comes back to the big screen this week as we present PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE. Why do we NEVER get tired of this movie? Because it’s pure joy and magic from beginning to end. Check out The Stranger’s own Adrian Ryan article that will break it down for you!

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/formative-freakdom/Content?oid=16895110

Tickets on sale now! $6 dollars advance/ $8 day of show

Showtimes:

Friday May 31st – Wednesday June 5th at 7:00pm

Also this week we discover what really is THE FIFTH ELEMENT. A sci/fi chase film with a French twist is a can’t miss movie!

Tickets on Sale now! $6 advance/ $8 day of show

Showtimes:

Friday May 31st – Wednesday June 5th at 9:30pm

And Don’t forget to check out THE ROOM! Each month THE ROOM packs the house, in this insanely wonderful cult hit and just won’t stop!

Tickets on sale now! $6 advance/ $8 day of show

Showtime:

Thursday June 6th at 8:00pm

We hope to see you at the theater!

99 Cent Movie Nights In June

May 30, 2013 by Jason Miller

This summer is heating up and we are excited to announce the line up for The 99 Cent Movie Nights coming in June!

First up is the bug bustin’ sci/fi epic STARSHIP TROOPERS! The final screening on Wednesday June 12th at 9:30pm will only be 99 cents!*

You’re gonna need a bigger can of RAID.

Next is the Kiki Dunst Cheerleading rom-com BRING IT ON! The final screening on Wednesday June 19th at 9:30pm will only be 99 cents!*

Spirit Fingers.

And on Wednesday July 3rd at 9:30pm, the final screening of MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME will only cost you 99 cents!*

We don’t need another hero!

*Online advance tickets have a 50 cent handling fee, making your cost a buck fifty!

The Black & Beautiful Film Festival 2013

May 24, 2013 by Jason Miller

We here at Central Cinema want to give a big shout out to everyone who came out to support The Black & Beautiful Film Festival this past week. Franklin High School Senior, Mia Roberson, did an amazing job curating the festival and doing introducing for all four films that played for her Senior Project. Films included in the festivals were an opening night screening of SHAFT ’71 and two feature runs with GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER? and JACKIE BROWN. She closed the festival last night with THE WIZ.

We wish Mia Roberson the best in her endeavors as she heads to college this fall. It was a pleasure working with such a talented and bright young adult.

Where are not sure why there is a baby coming out of the recycling.

Memorial Day Weekend and BEYOND!

May 23, 2013 by Jason Miller

We are excited to present two great movies that will take you right into enemy territory! First up is STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT at 7:00pm. This is the one with the Borg Queen that seduces Data to the dark side. The Borg Queen is straight up out of MJ’s short film, Captain EO, but still is amazing. Patrick Stewart reportedly stated at the last Comic-Con that FIRST CONTACT was his favorite movie in the series. Naturally. We are pleased to bring this Trekkie delight to Central Cinema for a full week! Catch this Memorial Day Weekend or catch it on a weeknight when you find yourself longing for Levar Burton action!

Tickets $6 advance/ $8 day of show

Dates of Showtimes:

Friday May 24th – Sunday May 26th at 7:00pm & Tuesday May 28th – Wednesday May 29th at 7:00pm

It’s a borg thing. You wouldn’t understand.

Be it behind the wheel of car, on house arrest, in the slammer, chillin’ in rehab or starring in Liz & Dick, there is one thing that is for certain we can say about Lindsay Lohan. WE LOVE YOU! This week we start one of the freshest and on target teen flicks of the 00′s. MEAN GIRLS is playing for a full week and we can’t wait to see what happens when we unleash this film onto the big screen. Tickets are selling like crazy, and we are fielding emails from fans who want to dress up as their favorite Plastic! Watch your step and hang on to your BF, cuz once you go into Girl World, you don’t come back!

Tickets on sale now

$6 advance/ $8 day of show

Dates of Showtimes:

Friday May 24th – Sunday May 26th at 9:30pm & Tuesday May 28th – Wednesday May 29th at 9:30pm

BONUS: For all your hardcore MEAN GIRLS out there, we are going to be including the final screening of MEAN GIRLS on Wednesday night at 9:30pm as part of our 99 Cent Movie Night! You know you wanna see it again and we know you got a dollar!

ALSO!

Memorial Day is gonna be super as we team up with GEEKGIRLCON to present the awfully good 1984 classic, SUPERGIRL! We are pleased to be presenting the director’s cut with a runtime of 138 minutes. That is a lot of Hart Bochner! It is gonna be a night full of laughs, bad special effects, costumes and lots of cheers!

Tickets on sale now!

$6 advance/ $8 day of show

Monday May 27th at 7:00pm

We aren’t done with you yet! The Borg Queen, Mean Girls and even Supergirl are no match for our very own hero…….ine.

WAXIE MOON IN FALLEN JEWEL is back for it’s monthly screening. Waxie Moon just won’t quit. If you have seen the movie before, it is time to revisit it, because we promise you missed 50% of the jokes on the last viewing! If you haven’t seen it, then you MUST! It is clever, kooky and downright puzzling. But all in a good way! With musical numbers and one flawless costume after another, WAXIE MOON IN FALLEN JEWEL takes taste and virtue to a whole new level.

The crowds have been going nuts at the screenings and there has been one amazing performance after another at the screenings. Wes Hurley is usually on hand in the audience to field questions, speculations and hugs! Call up your girls! Call up your boyz! You can even bring your Mom to it (we suggest a nice FULL bottle of wine), but come see it!

Tickets are $12 all seats

Showtime:

Thursday May 30th at 8:00pm

Believe in sunshine and wear your shades at Central Cinema this weekend!

April 12, 2013 by Jason Miller

We have a weekend full of fancy footwork and Roddy Piper as we present the not soggy classic, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN and John Carpenter’s masterpiece, THEY LIVE for 3 NIGHTS ONLY!

I believe in sunshine.

“Here’s one thing I learned from the movies!”

When the talkies take over Hollywood, the silent film industry is shaken. Screen legend Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) has no trouble adjusting. But what is his vocally-impared co-starlet Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) to do? Why, find a stand-in, of course! Kelley and Stanley Donen co-directed this legendary musical film which features Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor. Filled with the songs you love (“Make ‘Em Laugh”, “Good Morning”, “Singin’ In the Rain”), the stunning centerpiece “Broadway Rhythm”, and an unforgettable appearance from Cyd Charisse, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN looks and sounds better than ever.

Showtimes: Friday April 12th at 7:00pm. Sunday April 14th at 7:00pm. Monday April 15th at 7:00pm.

Tickets are $6 in advance/ $8 day of show

I’m all outta bubblegum.

“I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I’m all out of bubble gum”.

Is John Carpenter’s THEY LIVE a hilarious send up of 50s paranoia sci-fi, or a full on 80s action movie (complete with tough guy star), or a serious social commentary? Answer: Yes! It is all of these – and a helluva lot of fun on top of that. Wrestling legend Roddy Piper (aka “Rowdy”) is Nada, a hardworking drifter who finds a pair of sunglasses that somehow allow him to see the great Reagan conspiracy – that aliens are among us and secretly brainwash us with messages like “Obey” and “No Independent Thought”. Once Nada knows the truth he has no choice but to kick some alien ass and chew bubblegum – and he’s all out of bubblegum. And let’s not forget the most amazing/ridiculous mano-a-mano fight scene in the history of cinema!

NOTE: Get there early for a pre-show featuring classic WWF matches with Roddy Piper vs. Mr. T & Roddy Piper vs. Hulk Hogan!

SHOWTIMES: Friday April 12th at 9:30pm. Saturday April 14th at 9:30pm. Monday April 15th at 9:30pm.

Tickets are $6 advance/ $8 day of show

ALSO!

This Saturday The BoneBat “Comedy of Horrors” Film Fest throws it’s annual evening of giggles & gore, hosted by Steve and Gord of The BoneBat Show!

It’s funny cuz it’s scary.

Starting This Friday!

March 14, 2013 by Jason Miller

We have two stellar movies that are starting at Central Cinema this week!

Friday and Saturday night at 7:30pm is NIGHT OF THE HUNTER.*
$6 advance/ $8 day of show

“Get your state troopers out here. I got something trapped in my barn.”

The 1955 film, NIGHT OF THE HUNTER, is a nightmarish journey into the darkness of a man’s soul and the light that shines from one woman’s spirit. Famed actor, Charles Laughton, directed only one film and if you are going to only direct one film it should be as good as NIGHT OF THE HUNTER!

With a cast led by Robert Mitchum as a preacher who isn’t as God lovin’ as he pretends and Lillian Gish as a widow out to protect the innocent, NIGHT OF THE HUNTER turns into a deadly cat and mouse game of startlingly results.

With Shelley Winters as the put upon mother of two, NIGHT OF THE HUNTER is a classy thriller that remains timeless and still absolutely horrifying.

OF NOTE:
This was also Sally Jane Bruce’s only film. And like Laughton, she gives it her all as Little Pearl Harper!

This Friday and Saturday at 9:30pm.*
Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN
$6 advance/ $8 day of show

“Life is like the foam of the sea. You must dive into it.”

Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN (AND YOUR MOTHER TOO!) is a dream road trip! Sex, drugs, more sex and having to grow up all await two best friends who hitch a ride with a sexy Maribel Verdu to a secluded beach called Boca del Cielo, translated as Heaven’s Mouth. The problem now is that no beach really exist and two boys have fallen head over heels in love with their arousing travel companion. Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN is an unrated lusty tale of coming of age and having to remember that what happens at the pool stays at the pool.

This groundbreaking and mesmerizing film launched the Hollywood careers of not only the two leads, Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna, but also that of the director, Alfonso Cuaron.

So take a break from the overcast Seattle weather and travel south of the border for a road trip you will never forget!

ALSO THIS WEEKEND!
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
ST. PATRICK’S DAY SCREENING!
LEPRECHAUN 2 at 7:00pm & 9:30pm
$6 advance/ $8 day of show

“Nothing tastes as good as a free pizza. Now if I could only figure out how to get free beer.”

Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day with a bona fide Leprechaun! This time he around he is turning 1000 years old and all he wants for a birthday present is a BRIDE!!

Warwick Davis is back as the Leprechaun with a mean streak and Shevonne Durkin is the unlucky lady of his desires!

GO GREEN!!!

Two screenings of this classic 90′s horror sequel! Think of it as One Wedding and Lots of Funerals!

*Additional screening of Night Of The Hunter on Monday & Tuesday at 7:00pm
*Additional screenings of Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 9;30pm

Due to Popular Demand!! Second Janet vs. Mariah vs. Beyonce Sing Along Show Added!

March 13, 2013 by Jason Miller

Did you wait to long to get tickets to the Janet vs. Mariah vs. Beyonce Sing Along that is going down this Thursday at 8:00pm? Never fear! Due to popular demand and under special arrangement we have added a SECOND showing on Thursday April 25th at 8:00pm! GET TICKETS

TEAM JANET UNITE!

TEAM MARIAH UNITE!

TEAM BEYONCE UNITE!

If you have advance tickets to the Thursday March 14th show at 8:00pm, remember, doors are at 7:30pm and we advise getting there early for drinks and a pre-show full of Janet, Mariah and Beyonce!

BadMovieArt returns with a Pia Zadora CLASSIC!

March 12, 2013 by Jason Miller

THOSE EYES!

BadMovieArt toys with lady luck and you come out a winner! The great Miss Pia Zadora returns to BadMovieArt with one of the best heist/women in prison/musical/rom-com/Herbie Goes Bananas films you will ever see! Action, romance, suspense and sex all await as you venture to Sin City with this slice of 80′s insanity called FAKE-OUT!

Pia plays a showgirl with a big secret and she is spilling the beans! Armed with a Bob Mackie wardrobe and Desi Arnaz Jr. as her bodyguard, she is going to have to use all the moxic and smarts she has to stay one step ahead of the bad guys who want her dead!

Toss in a musical number and Telly Savalas and you have one of the hottest BadMovieArt films you are ever going to see!

Tickets are $6 advance/ $8 day of show ON SALE NOW!

3 Questions with Brandon Ryan from MAP Productions

March 12, 2013 by Jason Miller

Tonight at 7:00pm MAP Productions is bringing another great trivia night to Central Cinema. This time the focus is the beloved, but extremely short lived television series, FREAKS AND GEEKS. All questions will be centered around the show and then episodes of the TV show follow! We sat down with Brandon Ryan of MAP Productions for 3 Questions.

1. Why do you think FREAKS AND GEEKS has continued to have a mass following and the trivia night for it so popular?
I think the show has thrived due to its ability to transcend the overall cliches of the typical high school realities that TV has constantly shown us throughout the years. While combining an amazing balance of heart and hilarity. Plus it wonderfully represents where the current state of the nerd zeitgeist is at. We no longer live in a world where popularity is dictated by the jocks and the cheerleader stereotypes of the past. The freaks and geeks of the world have started to take over. And this show now seems like a quasi documentary that showed the world where it all began.

2. Why do you think Central Cinema and the M.A.P. trivia nights are a good combination?
They have just seemed to be a nice symbiotic mixture for the both of us. Central Cinema has a venue that allows us to put on an evening with more theatrical like qualities. We’ve been able to make fantastic use of the stage, and screen to help accentuate our trivia nights. As for you guys, we’ve been able to draw large crowds of people who have never been to the venue before. Which is awesome for both of us. We use our trivia nights as a way to get people interested and invested in us and hopefully the plays that we put on with our theatre company. The same affect can be said for Central Cinema. Hopefully while were there, we can get trivia people excited about the venue and what it can offer outside of our trivia nights. Then they can come back later and experience an evening of film, food and drinks at Central Cinema, and possibly go see some live theatre that we put on in the future. Everyone wins.

3. What is your favorite swear word?
I like non conventional swear words. Words that I apply specific meaning to. So I say things like Flip, or Funk, or Hump. Those are the expletives that I dig.

Brandon Ryan of MAP Productions gettin’ his trivia on!

Tickets are $6 advance/ $8 day of show. Tickets are still available!

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