The Grindhouse Film Festival screens 35mm prints from the exploitation heyday of the 1970′s and early 80′s. Genres covered include horror, samurai vengeance, Italian crime, blaxploitation, sexploitation, hicksploitation, revenge films, biker films and more. Vintage 35mm trailers play before each film. The Hollywood Theatre is home to the Grindhouse Fim Festival, and Dan Halsted is the organizer and founder. For more info visit: www.grindhousefilmfest.com
Tuesday February 28th at 7:30pm, the Grindhouse Film Festival presents a rare 35mm print of the classic revenge film Vigilante.
Vigilante (1983) Robert Forster stars as a New York everyman, with a blue-collar job and a small family he loves. When his family is violently assaulted by street punks, he is shocked to find the police and court system useless and corrupt. His co-worker (Fred Williamson in a powerful performance) is fed up with the gangs and drug dealers who have taken over the city, and starts a vigilante group to take care of what the police are too terrified to do. Forster is hesitant to join until he’s pushed over the edge, but soon finds that it’s a razor thin line between vigilante and criminal. Co-starring the great Woody Strode, this powerful social commentary was directed by William Lustig (Maniac) and inspired by 70′s Italian crime films and spaghetti westerns.
