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Black History Month: Weird Elephant MC slash up 4 films BHM WE

It's been written about time and time again: Black filmmakers are part and parcel of the horror genre. See what Weird Elephant has in store for Black History Month.

Tacoma Pride Film Series 2019 Rafiki still neon

June may have been Pride Month (and with good reason: this year we commemorated 50 years since the Stonewall riots, which began June 28, 1969), but here in Tacoma, we're just getting started! We're ecstatic to once again be part of Tacoma Pride programming, which begins July 9.

Host a Filmmaker at TFF 25 New Faces of Independent Film_credit Kris Crews 2016

Ever wanted to spend time with a real live filmmaker and get free admission to a film festival? Our hosting program was so successful last year that we are doing it again. Support independent film by providing a resting space for a visiting filmmaker during TFF 2017.

Weird Elephant's Year in Review we_title_web

2016 was a watershed year for Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema! Our monthly genre series drew hundreds of local horror/cult/weird film fans from far and wide. Read on to see what all you may have missed from this film series and related events. 

 

Start Halloween early with the terrifying UNDER THE SHADOW under-the-shadow-1

Much of the richness of Under the Shadow comes from its historical and Islamic inspiration – both a timeframe and culture I know very little about. My perspective (see ignorance) made the story even more compelling. I was deeply curious about all the characters, about their politics, about the War, and about their beliefs. Combining this with a threat whose motivation is tantalizingly unknowable made for a deeply satisfying scare-fest.

High-Rise Film Review: dualities and dystopia high rise hiddleston

For lovers of visually pleasing and thematically mature science fiction, High-Rise is a film not to be brushed off.

Babysitter Madness with Emelie emelie film 1

March's Weird Elephant selection highlights what can go wrong if parents do not carefully vet their babysitters. Emelie is a tautly scripted and suspenseful horror/thriller. It is a concise and somewhat Hitchcockian (yes, it's a word!) piece. The film reminds the viewer of a devious cross between Michael Haneke's Funny Games and Hand that Rocks the Cradle (filmed in Tacoma. Never forget a claim to fame, people!).

Monty Python's Life of Brian Dec 25 and 26 brian-baby

Monty Python taught me that grown-ups were generally absurd and not excluded from ridicule, which, though true, still gets me in trouble from time to time.

Pythons' high level of British scoffing was the perfect antidote for the all too serious Cold War era USA. My pals and I would seek the stuff out wherever we could get it.

After many late night laugh fests, I judged the best Python to be Life of Brian. Written over two weeks while the Pythons were in Barbados, and bankrolled by Beatle George Harrison (who "just wanted to see the movie"), this satire of religion and The New Testament spared no one.

Read on and join us for Life of Brian on December 25 and 26.

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