There’s nothing like beginning the year at the end of the world. As Iowa City’s FilmScene prepares for its yearly showing with two screenings, how does John Carpenter’s cult classic, a film infamously received as off-putting during the Reagan era, land on our laps as we face our own rising tide of conservatism and real-world violence? […]
The Thing
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Make it an evening with FilmScene, Forbidden Planet and ‘The Thing’
John Carpenter’s The Thing FilmScene & Forbidden Planet — Sunday, January 17 at 5 p.m. Classic 1982 sci-fi horror film The Thing will be showing at FilmScene next Sunday, with a twist: your $18 ticket ($15 for FilmScene members) will not only get you into the 5 p.m. screening, but will travel with you for […]
