If you have ever sat in a movie theater watching something weird and wonderful and looked around wishing the other eleven people in the room were your best friends, this one is for you.
Metropol Film Club has arrived in El Paso, and it is exactly the kind of thing this city needs more of. Here is how they describe themselves:
“Welcome to Metropol Film Club! A monthly celebration of creatures, camp and cult classics. A midnight movie that isn’t at midnight. A place to watch those under-represented films you never thought you’d get to see in a theater on the big screen. Metropol meets last Wednesdays at 8:30pm at Flix Brewhouse Montecillo. If you love horror, dark comedies and niche favorites, it’s time for you to join the club.”
They Are Kicking Things Off With an Absolute Monster
The first Metropol screening is Wednesday, May 27th at Flix Brewhouse Montecillo, and they are not easing anyone in gently. The debut pick is Possession, the legendary 1981 psychological horror from Polish director Andrzej Zulawski, starring Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill. Initially received without much enthusiasm, the film gained cult status over time and became the most acclaimed foreign work by the controversial director. Adjani won Best Actress honors at both the Cannes Film Festival and the César Awards for her role, and the film has since been recognized as one of the most intense and visceral horror experiences ever put on screen…