Aug 30

Crank Screening
Thursday, August 31st @ 10pm
Cherry Creek Theater 3000 E 1st Ave

Chev Chelios is about to begin his morning with an unexpected wake-up call. Groggy, practically unable to move and with a heart that's barely beating, he hears the voice of thug Ricky Verona, who reveals Chev has been poisoned in his sleep and only has an hour to live. As it turns out, Chev is a hit man who freelances for a major West Coast syndicate. A run of the mill job the night before instead went awry: he let his target slip away in an effort to quit professional killing and start a new life with his girlfriend Eve. Now, Chev must keep moving to stay alive: the only way to prolong the poison from stopping his heart is to keep his adrenaline flowing. As the clock ticks, Chelios cuts a swath through the streets of Los Angeles, wreaking havoc on those who dare stand in his way. He must rescue Eve from danger, stay two steps ahead of his nemeses and search for an antidote to save his own life.

This is an instant-win quiz. After you successfully answer the quiz questions, you will be able to pickup tickets to the screening (while supplies last).

This movie is rated R. You must be at least 17 years of age to play for tickets.

Aug 28

Factotum Screening
Wednesday, August 30th @ 7pm
Mayan Theater 1st & Broadway, Denver

Based on the acclaimed second novel by Charles Bukowski. Factotum was published in 1975. The character of Henry Chinaski is widely known to be Bukowski's alter ego.

This movie is rated R. You must be at least 17 years of age to play for tickets.

Aug 23

The Matrix Screening
Tonight, Wednesday, Aug 23rd @ 9pm
on the 3-Story Screen at The Continental Theater (I-25 & Hampden)

The Continental Theater Flashback Features Film Series kicks off tonight with The Matrix!

The 1999 movie was written and directed by the Wachowski brothers and produced by Joel Silver. The movie earned $456 million worldwide and beat Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace for the Academy Award for Visual Effects. The original movie spawned two sequils and an animated collection titled The Animatrix.

The movie tells the story of Computer hacker Thomas Anderson who has lived a relatively ordinary life--in what he thinks is the year 1999--until he is contacted by the enigmatic Morpheus who leads him into the real world. In reality, it is 200 years later, and the world has been laid waste and taken over by advanced artificial intelligence machines. The computers have created a false version of 20th-century life--the "Matrix"--to keep the human slaves satisfied, while the AI machines draw power from the humans. Anderson, pursued constantly by "Agents" (computers who take on human form and infiltrate the Matrix), is hailed as "The One" who will lead the humans to overthrow the machines and reclaim the Earth.

The movie stars Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Gloria Foster, and Joe Pantoliano.

Tickets to tonight's screening are available at The Continental box office for just $5 each. We hope to see you there!

Aug 22

The Wicker Man Screening
Thursday, August 31st @ 10pm
UA Pavilions Theater 500 16th St, Denver

Police officer Edward Malus travels to the remote island of Summersisle to help his former girlfriend, Willow, find her missing daughter. There, Edward is drawn into a web of ancient traditions and murderous deceit, and each step he takes closer to the lost child brings him one step closer to the unspeakable. And one step closer to the Wicker Man.

Play for tickets.

Aug 18

Beerfest Screening

When American brothers Todd and Jan Wolfhouse (Eric Stolhanske and Paul Soter) travel to Germany to spread their grandfather's ashes at Oktoberfest, they stumble upon a super-secret, centuries old, underground beer games competition — Beerfest — the secret Olympics of beer drinking.   The brothers receive a less than warm welcome from their German cousins, the Von Wolfhausens, who humiliate Todd and Jan, slander their relatives, and finally cast them out of the event.   Vowing to return in a year to defend their country and their family's honor, the Wolfhouse boys assemble a ragtag dream team of beer drinkers and gamers: Barry Badrinath (Jay Chandrasekhar), the consummate skills player with a dark past; Phil Krundle (Kevin Hefferman) AKA “Landfill,” the one-man chugging machine; and Steve “Fink” Finklestein (Steve Lemme), the lab tech with a Masters degree in All Things Beer.  This Magnificent Five train relentlessly, using their hearts, minds and livers to drink faster, smarter and harder than they ever have before.  But first they must battle their own demons... as well as a bunch of big, blond, German jerks who want to destroy the team before they can even make it back to Munich .

Revenge, like beer, is best served cold.

This movie is rated R. You must be at least 17 years of age to play for tickets.

Aug 17

How To Eat Fried Worms Screening
Saturday, August 19th @ 10am
Cherry Creek Stadium 8 (3000 E 1st Ave)

Based on the hugely popular Thomas Rockwell book, How to Eat Fried Worms brings the classic story of a boy whose bravado lands him in a difficult predicament. The film revolves around 11-year-old Billy, who inadvertently challenges the school bully on his first day at a new school. In order to save face and earn the respect of his new classmates, Billy agrees to a bet that calls for him to eat 10 worms in one day.

As the pressure mounts, Billy must summon all his strength to keep his younger brother from blabbing, his weak stomach from betraying him, and his big mouth from getting him in even more trouble.

How to Eat Fried Worms was written for the screen and directed by Bob Dolman (The Banger Sisters), stars Luke Benward (Because of Winn-Dixie), Tom Cavanaugh (Ed), Kimberly Williams-Paisley (Father of the Bride, According to Jim), and Hallie Kate Eisenberg (The Insider).

This film is rated PG. Passes good for two people are available right now at the Schlessman Family YMCA ( 3901 East Yale Avenue, Denver, Phone: 720-524-2750 ) on a first-come first-served basis. You are encouraged to bring a young person to this screening with you. When you go to the YMCA to pickup tickets, be sure to get a copy of their newly published Fall activities guide.

Aug 11

Material Girls Screening Quiz & Contest
Thursday, August 17th @ 7pm
Cherry Creek Stadium 8 (3000 E 1st Ave)

For Ava and Tanzie Marchetta, life is a rollercoaster ride of fun parties, cute guys and gorgeous clothes and makeup. Celebutantes who have inherited their father's multi-million-dollar cosmetics industry, Ava and Tanzie only have to show up at the occasional board meeting and let the grownups do the rest.

When an awful scandal takes away their house, their car and all their money, Ava and Tanzie have to learn how to live in the real world... and have the opportunity to discover what they're made of and realize the potential they never knew they had. Hilary and Haylie Duff star in Material Girls, a comedy about love, money and the right exfoliant from the director of Valley Girl, Martha Coolidge.

This film is rated PG. Play for tickets.

Aug 3

Accepted Screening Quiz & Contest
Thursday, August 10th @ 7pm
Colorado Center (I-25 & Colorado Blvd)

High school senior Bartleby "B" Gaines is on his way to scoring eight out of eight rejection letters from colleges - which isn't going to go over big with Mom and Dad. At least he's not alone in the exclusion. Several of his crew of outcast friends are in the same, college-less boat. So... how does a guy facing a bleak career please his parents and get noticed by dream girl Monica?

Simple. Open his own university! Play for tickets.

Aug 2

Brothers of the Head
Movie Screening Quiz & Contest
Wednesday, August 9th @ 7:30pm
Chez Artiste Theater 2800 S Colorado Blvd

Written by Tony Grisoni (Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas), Brothers of the Head is the explosive story of shadowy cultural icons Tom and Barry Howes, conjoined twins from an isolated heartland on the East coast of England. Plucked from the safety of their isolation in the mid 70's they were groomed by one of rock's leading impresarios to be part of the burgeoning English punk rock scene, soon to take the world by storm.

This movie is rated R. You must be at least 17 years of age to play for tickets.

Aug 1

World Trade Center
Tuesday, August 8th @ 7:00pm
Bowles Crossing Theater 8035 W. Bowles Ave

Based on actual events that occurred on September 11, 2001, the film chronicles two Port Authority policemen’s battle for survival underneath the World Trade Center rubble following the terrorist attacks. John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno are among the initial officers dispatched to the scene of disaster after the first tower is hit. The two form a rescue group, gather supplies, and rush to the site. While they’re passing through the underground concourse that connects the two towers, one of the buildings collapses, trapping both of them underneath the wreckage.

This film is rated PG-13. Play for tickets.