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Joe Dante is best known for his stylized “scare” films, most famously the 1984 film, Gremlins. His film, MATINEE is an ode to farcical, B-grade movies which were a staple of his early career as a fanzine horror film critic. Joe Dante graduated from the University of the Arts in 1968 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photography. USA Today called MATINEE "a movie lovers' movie," while Roger Ebert said, "there are a lot of big laughs in MATINEE, and not many moments when I didn't have a wide smile on my face." Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to have the same wide smile on your face as you enjoy MATINEE on a beautiful 35mm print.
Following the screening, there will be a moderated discussion by Drexel University Assistant Professor, Lise Raven.
About Lise Raven
DIRECTOR/CO-WRITER Lise Raven is an award-winning filmmaker who enjoys making both narrative and documentary films. Raven’s first feature film, LOW, screened in over 30 international film festivals. In 1995 she helped to found the SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL, after which she wrote and directed three films for the SHOWTIME Cable network. In 2000 Raven moved to Berlin, Germany after being awarded the DAAD Berliner Künstlerprogramm Artist Residency in Film. While in Europe, Raven’s feature film project, Snipe, was funded by the Irish Film Board. In 2011 she worked with the Philadelphia Museum of Art to create a short video which screened in the ROBERTO CAPUCCI: ART INTO FASHION exhibition. KINDERWALD is the second part of THE KINDERWALD TRILOGY, a trilogy of films that are inspired by fairy tales about children lost in the woods. The first film, KINDERWALD: Neighbors, was shot in 2011. Raven is an Assistant Professor at Drexel University, in the Department of Cinema and Television.
Trailer: MATINEE TRAILER
Release Date: January 29, 1993
Runtime: 1hr and 39mins
Rated: PG
FREE for PFS Members & Students with ID
$5 General Admission at the door.
