Coming Soon!
2024 Saturday Secret Matinees
Every Saturday at 1:00 PM
January 6 – March 30, 2024
Grand Illusion Cinema ~ 1403 NE 50th St. at University Way
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Weekly serial episodes plus secret classic features, all on 16mm film!
With: Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
The rarely shown second Flash Gordon serial! 15 episodes of thrilling sci-fi adventure!
"A nearly ideal sequel...it’s also a nearly ideal serial. ...It balances good acting, atmosphere, action, and plotting in such fine style that it would still be a notable achievement if it were the sole entry in the Flash Gordon series.” (The Files of Jerry Blake)Celebrating the 90th anniversary of Flash Gordon, first published on Jan. 7, 1934.
Plus secret classic feature films
The titles are a secret, but bi-weekly themes provide clues...
- Jan. 6: Flash vs. Ming: The epic begins!
- Jan. 13 & 20: Forgotten British Sci-Fi - Lost gems from across the pond
- Jan. 27 & Feb. 3: Weimar Noir - Dark tales from a dark time, by German masters
- Feb. 10 & 17: Revenge Westerns - Two legendary actors redefining the genre for grown-ups
- Feb. 24 & Mar. 2: Deadly Intrigues - Life or death plots and thrilling battles in the distant past
- Mar. 9 & 16: Pulp Detectives Strike! - Dime magazine faves in B-movie mysteries
- Mar. 23 & 30: Kookoo for Kaiju - Japanese giant monster classics