The next Secret Double Feature…. (June 4th, 7pm) …And the last one for a while.
Next week! Come see the legendary spaghetti western “For a Few Dollars More” and a totally awesome SECRET SECOND FEATURE! This will be the last Secret Double Feature for some time, and it will be a blast! Tuesday, June 4th, 7pm at the Pacific Cinematheque, $3.50 drink as usual!
CANADADROME III on May 26th – 12:30pm in Vancouver!
That’s right, it’s the third CanadaDrome at the Pacific Cinematheque on Sunday, MAY 26th! Come and see the pulse-pounding short film “The Red Hours” from Montreal filmmaker and film critic (arrowinthehead.com) John Fallon – along with Creepy Six Films’ “Catholic Cheerleaders for Satan”! followed by a special screening of the kick-ass backwoods killer-comedy “Tucker and Dale vs. Evil”! A few special guests will be in attendance (TBA soon) and, as always, we’re totally licensed so if you feel like having a brewski or vino, we’ll have the bevvies available for $3.50 (damn cheap!)
As usual, tix are $12 bucks at the door ($10 if you’re already a member – bring your card!!) Visa, MC, Cash all good.
Concession open, too.
Doors open at 12:30pm – shows start at 1:00pm
New program revealed for this spring! May 26 – June 9 at the Pacific Cinematheque!
CANADADROME III: SUNDAY, MAY 26h – 1:00pm till dusk! (Doors @ 12:30) at the PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE in Vancouver!
1131 Howe Street. Downtown, Vancouver.
$12 all day – includes one-year Shivers membership – or $10 all day if already a member. Must show card! Licensed events, no minors.
1:00 pm Short Film (TBA)
1:10 pm Short Film “The Red Hours” (dir: John Fallon – Arrow in the Head)
1:30 pm Catholic Cheerleaders for Satan – UNCUT! (dir: Vince D’Amato)
3:00 pm Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (dir: Eli Craig)
Local filmmakers in attendance for Q&A!
SECRET DOUBLE FEATURE: TUESDAY, June 4th – 7:00 pm till late! (Doors @ 6:30) at the PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE in Vancouver!
1131 Howe Street. Downtown, Vancouver.
$12 all night – includes one-year Shivers membership – or $10 all night if already a member. Must show card! Licensed events, no minors.
7:00 pm – Sergio Leone’s FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE
9:30 pm – SECRET FEATURE (If you only want to come for the second/secret feature: $7 / $5 with membership).
“MY SISTER’S FRIENDS WANT TO GO TO SHIVERS” – SUNDAY, June 9th – 1:00 pm till 5:00 pm! (Doors @ 12:30) at the PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE in Vancouver!
1131 Howe Street. Downtown, Vancouver.
$12 all day – includes one-year Shivers membership – or $10 all night if already a member. Must show card! Licensed events, no minors.
1:00 pm – Tim Burton’s PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE
9:30 pm – National Lampoon’s VACATION
Totally licensed! Sorry, 18+ only.
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SHIVERS EVENTS February 24 – 26 @ the Cinematheque (Vancouver, BC)
Trailers and Event listings…
CANADADROME II: FEBRUARY 24th – SUNDAY – 1:00pm till dusk! (Doors @ 12:30) at the PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE in Vancouver! 1131 Howe Street. Downtown, Vancouver.
“The Hard Cut Double Feature” – Canadian premiere for this twisted noir shocker from Creepy Six Films!
CANADADROME II: FEBRUARY 24th – SUNDAY – 1:00pm till dusk! (Doors @ 12:30) at the PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE in Vancouver! 1131 Howe Street. Downtown, Vancouver.
“Pontypool” - Snow, zombies, and a radio station in the midst of this bizarre Canadian apocalypse. From Bruce McDonald, director of Highway 61 and Hard Core Logo.
SECRET DOUBLE FEATURE: FEBRUARY 26th – TUESDAY – 7:00 pm till late! (Doors @ 6:30) at the PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE in Vancouver – 1131 Howe Street. Downtown, Vancouver.
And then on Tuesday: 7:00 pm – Sindey Lumet’s DOG DAY AFTERNOON, plus at 9:30 pm – THE SECRET FEATURE
New Events for the end of February…
CANADADROME: FEBRUARY 24th – SUNDAY – 1:00pm till dusk! (Doors @ 12:30) at the PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE in Vancouver!
1131 Howe Street. Downtown, Vancouver.
$12 all day – includes one-year Shivers membership – or $10 all day if already a member. Must show card! Licensed events, no minors.
-Jack (award-winning short film by Krishan Randel)
-Madame Soliel’s Tea Party (short DIY film by Nadine L’Esperancel)
-The Hard Cut Double/Feature (feature film by Creepy Six Films – Canadian Theatrical Premiere!)
-Bruce McDonald’s kick-ass cult film: Pontypool.
Local filmmakers in attendance for Q&A! Plus… $3.50 Breskis and Vinos!
SECRET DOUBLE FEATURE: FEBRUARY 26th – TUESDAY – 7:00 pm till late! (Doors @ 6:30) at the PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE in Vancouver!
1131 Howe Street. Downtown, Vancouver.
$12 all night – includes one-year Shivers membership – or $10 all night if already a member. Must show card! Licensed events, no minors.
7:00 pm – Sindey Lumet’s DOG DAY AFTERNOON
9:30 pm – SECRET FEATURE
$3.50 Breskis and Vinos!
First “Secret Double Feature” tonight at the Cinematheque at 7pm.
Just a reminder, doors @ 6:30, first showing David Lynch’s MULHOLLAND DRIVE (7pm) followed by the SECRET FEATURE (9:30). There’s also a little contest going on, first one through the door who guesses the secret second feature will get two free drinks. Cheers!
Tonight (Feb 5th) at the Pacific Cinematheque – 1131 Howe St. Vancouver.
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This Tuesday, Feb. 5th – the first SECRET DOUBLE FEATURE at the Pacific Cinematheque
FEBRUARY 5th – TUESDAY – 7:00 pm till late! (Doors @ 6:30)
7:00 pm – David Lynch’s MULHOLLAND DRIVE
9:30 pm – SECRET FEATURE
The Pacific Cinematheque – 1131 Howe St. Vancouver.
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Yesterday saw the first CandaDrome event at the Pacific Cinematheque.
What an amazing all-dayer, with friends, filmmakers, and a whole array of folks new to the Shivers Film Society in Vancouver. Seeing all the films up on the big screen – Jennifer Campbell’s Hike, Kody Zimmermann’s vampire flick The Familiar, Thomas Newman’s Bong of the Dead (pretty self-explanatory) and Vincenzo Natali’s Canadian cult opus Cube, along with the awesome filmmakers’ Q&A, made for a pretty amazing day. We did get enough people in the door to break even, so we at the Shivers Film Society were thankful for that.
We’ve got three more events lined up over the next month, and if we’re going to continue the new tradition, we need some butts in seats. Come on out to the next one, our first SECRET DOUBLE FEATURE, on Tuesday, February 5th, 7pm at the Pacific Cinematheque – featuring David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive! Cheap brewskis / vino – come and celebrate film with us! And keep us going!
Very truly,
The Shivers Film Society.
One day till CanadaDrome launches, with special thanks to…
Doug Sarti and the Georgia Straight (straight.com) – thank you for the killer story on the first CanadaDrome event, happening this Sunday January 27th, 1:00 pm at the Pacific Cinematheque. Read the full article here…
Tomorrow on the radio (Thursday)…
We’ll be the recipient of an interview regarding the Shivers events, Creepy Six Films, and all else genre and b-movie via meandering rants and raves. Check it out!
First show: 9:05 AM
Repeat: 3:05 PM
or: CFML Evolution 107.9 FM
Secret Double Feature to follow CanadaDrome…
Following the first-ever CanadaDrome (Sunday, January 27th), Shivers Film Society is set to launch the first-ever Secret Double Feature on Tuesday, February 5th!
We’ll tell you the first flick… stay for the secret second feature! Guaranteed to melt your mind. If you want it to. Tuesday nights…
Feb 5th: Mulholland Drive at 7:00 pm. Secret feature at 9:30.
Shivers Film Society is pleased to bring a celebration of old school Hollywood, foreign, and cult flicks to The Cinematheque in a very unique new screening series!
Ticket are $12 at the door, at the Pacific Cinematheque, 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC. Doors at 6:30 pm – shows start at 7:00 pm. Price includes both films and Shivers membership!
($10 if you’re already a Shivers member)
This will be a licensed event. (No minors, sorry)
Cash/Credit OK. No Debit. http://www.facebook.com/events/474536629277711/?ref=ts&fref=ts
Program listed on Canuxploitation.com
Shivers’ first CanadaDrome events takes place at The Cinematheque on Jan. 27th following their “best of” 2012 Canadian film fest screenings (which happens to be going on all this month). A huge thanks to cunuxploitation.com for their continued support (they helped out immensely with promoting our first event last year in London). Not only that, but they are the definitive database for all of our Canadian cinematic exploits. Check it out if you don’t already know! And stay posted here with more updates in the coming days.
CanadaDrome on Jan 27th at the Pacific Cinematheque
The Celebration of Canadian Cult Films that launched in London, England last May is hitting Vancouver in January!
Shivers Film Society is very excited to announce that Jennifer Campbell’s short film Hike and Kody Zimmerman’s The Familiar will be making their Canadian theatrical debuts, alongside Thomas Newman’s Bong of the Dead and Vincenzo Natali’s cult film Cube, on Sunday, January 27th, at the inaugural CanadaDrome/Shivers Film Festival in Vancouver!
Ticket are $12 at the door (or $10 if you’re already a Shivers member), at the Pacific Cinematheque, 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC. Doors at 12:30 – shows start at 1:00 pm. Local filmmakers will be in attendance for a Q&A session. This is a licensed event (sorry, no minors).
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Shivers…
It’s been a great year of success and trials, from launching our new films society in London, England this May, where we screened some fantastic Canadian independent features, including Deaden, $lasher$, The Hard Cut, Catholic Cheerleaders for Satan, and the short film The Red Hours (which should be premiering in Vancouver next year), to the trial attempts at retro double-features in the somewhat hilariously decrepit Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver.
The new year is shaping up to be pretty awesome, with the launching of Shivers’ CANADADROME at the Pacific Cinematheque this January the 27th – we have local independent features, shorts, local filmmakers in attendance, and some classic Canadian cult films! We’re following this event up with a few more cinematic (and liquor-licensed) offerings throughout February – so keep an eye out for the advert in the upcoming Cinematheque magazine circulating around Vancouver (Jan/Feb) and of course, check back here often for news & updates!
Thanks to everyone who supported us this year – the audiences, the members, The Roxy in London, the distribution companies, friends and family in London and Vancouver, the film schools, and the venues and their managers who all took the time to chat with me at length about this slightly insane endeavor. It’s thanks to all of you that we’re still going!
Ho – Ho – Ho and Happy New Year.
-Shivers Film Society
Final week of “UNCUT” screenings at the BFI…
This is the last week of the “UNCUT” programming at the BFI in London. Check it out, screenings of Irreversable, This is England, and Robert Aldrich’s The Killing of Sister George. You might want to book online now, some of these screenings are nearly sold out already. Have fun! Wish I were there…
“Tank Girl” director Rachel Talalay at “One Day @ UBC” course this Saturday…
I received this message from UBC this weekend and it’s my absolute pleasure to pass this on to anyone who’s in Vancouver this weekend… Check it out!
“I just wanted to send a quick message to promote UBC’s “One Day @ UBC” courses. They are held on Saturdays at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at the UBC Point Grey Campus from 9:30-4:00pm.
One upcoming course that might be of interest to members of the Shivers Film Society is ‘Nightmare on Elm Street: The Anatomy of a Horror Movie Franchise’ (Nov 17)
Course description:
Examine one of the most successful horror movie franchises in movie history – spanning all nine movies of the series, from the original through Freddy vs. Jason and the most recent remake.
This course looks at the history and background of this series, delving into creative and production details from script to casting to visual, mechanical and makeup effects. Attention is given to what makes a successful horror sequence and film, how tension is built through a combination of elements, and the history and progression of the genre. The course includes screenings of horror material not suitable for the squeamish.
The instructor, Rachel Talalay, is uniquely qualified to teach this course, having worked on the first six films in the Nightmare on Elm Street Series. She produced Parts 3 and 4 and directed Part 6.
You can register online at the website I have provided (
http://www.cstudies.ubc.ca/a/Course/Nightmare-on-Elm-Street-The-Anatomy-of-a-Horror-Movie-Franchise/UP667/
) or call 604-822-1444. Cost is $50 with coupon code 1DAYF12.”
Don’t forget, “The Devils” Director’s Cut at the BFI this week…
This week as the BFI rolls out their “Uncut” programming…
Nov. 9th: Ken Russell’s The Devils (the full director’s cut)
Nov. 10th: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Nov. 11th: Sick – The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist
Nov. 13th: Enter the Dragon (sweet!)
New partnership underway…
As of last month, Shivers Film Society has been working on a partnership with a San Diego-based company for digital distribution. While this hasn’t been finalized yet, we are in the process of making digital distribution available specifically to Canadian genre media content owners who might like to see their work reach a potentially extended audience through Samsung and Smart TVs, and to gain some royalties in the process. We hope to launch this arm of Shivers with the upcoming Canadian events this winter (stay tuned!), and the media in question will not be limited to feature films. We’ll be looking for Canadian genre content as features, shorts, series, and even eBooks. Anyone interested please hit the submission/contact form and let us know.
We’ll be testing the digital publishing phase later this year with Creepy Six Films’ 2010 series The Renfield Syndrome.
This November there’s something awesome brewing at the BFI in London…
Starting this November 1st, the British Film Institute is bringing to London its “Uncut” programme – a series of films screenings, including Ken Russell’s own director’s cut of The Devils (the only place you’re apt to see this, as Warner Brother restricted the BFI’s DVD release several months ago), Canadian auteur David Cronenberg’s smash-em-up sexual melodrama Crash, John Waters’ Pink Flamingos, Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead, Steven Spielberg’s Temple of Doom and tons of others – check out the month-long programme HERE!
Shivers-approved.
Frankenhooker cancelled due to venue clash
Sorry, Mr. Henenlotter, Ms. Mullen, Mr. Lorinz, the October 3rd screening of your hilarious and brilliant “Frankenhooker” has had to be cancelled, I’m afraid.
After weeks of working with The Rickshaw to program a duo of screenings in Vancouver, after several re-workings of the art and the online invites in conjunction with The Rickshaw, and despite my adamant pursuit and obtainment of their final say-so and event confirmation, the folks at The Rickshaw decided, after the event was put out there and the invites rolled out, that they didn’t want to play the film after all. While in the interest of non-censorship they never outright told us to change the film in question (although they certainly suggested and made us aware of their feelings on the matter), The Rickshaw has refrained any form of advertising, or even mention of this event, which is just a recipe for failure. I indeed fully explored the idea of changing venues, but even changing the film, is a matter of time, energy, and money, all of which, I’d finally decided, would be much more constructively spent on focusing on the new series of screenings from the Shivers Film Society…
CanadaDrome and our Secret Double Features, which will launch this winter at the Pacific Cinematheque downtown, Vancouver (on Howe St. to be exact), where we will have complete control of the programing and our scheduling.
It’s time to move ahead, and I truly hope to see you all come this January, and we thank you dearly for all the support so far.
-Vince.
Co-Director, Shivers Film Society.
Our very good friends CLASSIC HORROR CAMPAIGN bring you a double-bill of Banned British Features tomorrow for Scala Beyond in London, UK!
Sunday 2 September | 4.00pm | £6 
The Classic Horror Campaign, Cyberschizoid, Scare Sarah and Filmbar70 return to The Roxy Bar & Screen. Once again we join forces with the Scala Beyond season to present our homage to the much loved cinema. Recapture those halcyon days of the old BBC2 Saturday night horror double bills in a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere at one of London’s premiere boutique cinema venues.
ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1932)
An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.
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CORRUPTION (1968)
A respected surgeon disfigures his beautiful model wife in an accident and resolves to restore her beauty. He develops a technique which involves the use of fluid from the pituitary gland and embarks on a killing spree to obtain more of the fluid. As events spin more and more out of control, carnage ensues and the dead bodies start piling up…
Plus look out for some superb horror giveaways and prizes.
The Classic Horror Campaign was set up to persuade the BBC to bring back their iconic Saturday night classic horror double bills which were so popular in the 1970′s and early 1980′s. The campaign has grown from an online petition and now includes this website, a Facebook Page, Twitter account and a regular series of classic horror double bill screenings around the UK.
