Cult Horror Black Christmas 50th Anniversary Theatrical Re-Release
Film Screenings and Series | Dec 7 - Dec 22, 2024
AFS Cinema | Brattle Theatre | Cinema Moderne | Coolidge Corner Theatre | Denver Film | Frida Cinema | Grand Illusion Cinema | Hollywood Theatre Portland | Metro Cinema | New Beverly Cinema | Olympia Film Society | Rivoli Theatre - La Cross | Rubber Glove Studio | Vista Theatre - Los Angeles
American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), Mutant Collectibles, Shout Factory
In celebration of the film’s 50th anniversary, the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) releases a 4K restoration of Bob Clark’s horror Black Christmas in movie theaters.
AGFA teamed up with Texas-based collectible company Mutant to produce a limited edition 18 x 24 inch Black Christmas screenprinted art posters that are made available exclusively at select screenings. The poster features artwork by Phantom City Creative.
The Black Christmas screening series runs from December 7-22, 2024. Participating venues include Olympia Film Society in Olympia, Wash., Grand Illusion Cinema in Seattle, the New Beverly Cinema and Vista Theater in Los Angeles, the Brattle Theatre in Boston, the Rivoli Theatre in La Cross, Wis., AFS Cinema in Austin, Denver Film in Denver, Co., Rubber Glove Studio in Denton, Texas, Cinema Moderne in Montreal, Quebec, the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Ore., the Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, Calif., the Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, Mass. and the Metro Cinema in Edmonton, Alberta.
Directed by Bob Clark, Black Christmas centers on a group of sorority girls being stalked by a murderous stranger. The film stars Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John Saxon, Marian Waldman, Andrea Martin, James Edmond, Doug McGrath, Art Hindle, Lynne Griffin, Michael Rapport, Leslie Carlson, and Martha Gibson.