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Preview: The Rocky Horror Picture Show – it’s astounding, time is fleeting, madness takes its toll

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What: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Where: The State Theater

When: Friday 24 and Saturday 25 October 2014 11:59 pm – doors open at 11:15

How Much: $7

An absurd cult classic, ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ is an erotic freak show with alien transvestites, Frankenstein doctors, monstrous creatures and suburban goody-goodies.

A fun production with full on drag pieces and plenty of opportunity for audience participation, ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ traditionally requires costumes and callbacks from its audiences.

The State Theater will provide ‘props’ for the show, $5 a bag. Items forbidden from the screening include but are not limited to: rice, confetti, alcohol, fake blood, toilet paper, outside food and drink, etc.

Come dressed up or face the potential wrath of die-hard fans. If you have never seen this film and/or never been to a showing such as this I highly recommend it. There is no better way to experience Rocky Horror than with a theater of lingerie-clad fans screaming responses and prompts at the screen for 100 minutes.

Let’s do the Time Warp again!

Review: Space Jam – SOLD OUT!!!

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Before the film started one of the ushers at The State Theater told the audience “We had to convince our booker to show this film, he didn’t think anyone would come. We’ve had to turn 50 people away tonight!” The audience of late-night moviegoers cheered in various states of sobriety.

State Theater Saturday midnights are really quite an experience, especially with a film as iconic and ridiculous as Space Jam. There was no moment without the sound of laughter, callbacks to the screen with many “That’s what she said” moments. People quoted lines, heckled actors and athletes, and most importantly sang along with the timeless sound track of 1996 popular culture.

Space Jam is a hilarious, ridiculous and somewhat scandalous film about Michael Jordan, cartoon aliens and the Looney Tunes! (Oh and of course Bill Murray)

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The audience cheered, booed and laughed together for 88 minutes. Some of us relived our first time seeing Space Jam in the theaters in ’96, others harkened back to the first time their lives were altered by this film.

If you have never witnessed the phenomenon that is Space Jam, get a bunch of friends together, gather some popcorn, Furbies, Pogs and push pops, maybe some treasure trolls, pigtails with butterfly hairclips, and press play.

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For future Saturday midnights go to The State Theater’s website.