Spend an Unforgettable Evening with FX Legend Tom Savini Courtesy of The Academy at Metrograph
Josh Millican
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Tom Savini is a living legend of the horror genre, a pioneer and master of practical special effects who’s worked his magic on just about every significant genre franchise since he first emerged on the scene in the 1970s. Now, as part of their monthly series at the Metrograph in Los Angeles, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is presenting “An Evening with Tom Savini” on Saturday, October 13th.
It promises to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for horror fans lucky enough to attend. The presentation begins with a conversation with Tom Savini moderated by Sam Zimmerman of Shudder and will be followed by a screening of From Dusk Till Dawn, the Robert Rodriguez film in which Savini plays the iconic role Sex Machine!
Here’s the full scoop from today’s press release:
WHAT | Academy at Metrograph. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Presents “An Evening With Tom Savini.” The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) will continue its monthly residency at Metrograph on Friday, September 21st, with “An Evening With Tom Savini.” The night begins with a conversation with Tom Savini moderated by Sam Zimmerman of Shudder and will be followed by a screening of “From Dusk Till Dawn”, the Robert Rodriguez film in which Savini plays the iconic role of “Sex Machine”.
WHEN | Saturday, October 13th, 2018
Conversation beings at 7:00PM
Dusk Till Dawn Screening at 9:30PM
WHERE | Metrograph, No. 7 Ludlow Street
FOR TICKETS & FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE CONVERSATION WITH TOM SAVINI | http://metrograph.com/film/film/1787/an-evening-with-tom-savini
FOR TICKETS & INFORMATION ON ‘FROM DUSK TILL DAWN’ | http://metrograph.com/film/film/1822/from-dusk-till-dawn
ABOUT CONVERSATION WITH TOM SAVINI| It’s the merry month of Halloween, so it only makes sense that our ongoing screening series with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences should get into the spirit of the season. And in doing so, what better guest could we ask for than the Sultan of Splat, the God of Gore, Mr. Tom Savini, the actor, director, stuntman, and special effects whiz who made possible some of the most shocking moments in the Friday the 13th and Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchises, and who made such invaluable contributions to the filmography of George A. Romero? Join Tom for a very squishy walk down memory lane, as he moderates a highlight reel of his most awful, impressive, and impressively awful effects, discussing the astonishing body count he’s racked up during a lifetime in the horror business.
ABOUT DUSK TILL DAWN | This Quentin Tarantino-scripted, Rodriguez-directed cult mashup prettily pulls off a brilliant, bizarre brokeback premise, beginning as a sweaty, sleazy 70s-style escaped-cons-on-the-lam action picture, then turning a 180 into vampire movie territory, while never along the way taking its foot off the pedal. George Clooney stars alongside a Murderer’s Row of movie tough guys, including Fred Williamson, John Saxon, Harvey Keitel, and Danny Trejo, though none are any match for the wiles of Salma Hayek and her hypnotic snake dance. Savini, who appears in the role of biker Sex Machine alongside fellow FX Hall of Famer Greg Nicotero, will be on hand to introduce, and let the gory times roll.
ABOUT THE ACADEMY AT METROGRAPH | The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) began a yearlong residency at Metrograph in July 2017, bringing exciting and entertaining programs to the big screen. Programs in ACADEMY AT METROGRAPH have and continue to feature onstage conversations with filmmakers and scholars of motion pictures, tributes, newsreels, rarely seen clips from past Oscar® ceremonies, and home movies from Hollywood legends. This monthly series highlights unique archival elements, including recent restorations and film prints from the Academy Film Archive by celebrating classic moments from the Academy’s 90-year history.
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