FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 1, 2024
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Charles Coleman, charles@facets.org
Paul Gonter, paul@facets.org
FACETS Announces “Gremlins: Do Not Open” Family Frights Double Feature
Press Release
CHICAGO— FACETS is excited to announce the next installment in their MAKE IT A DOUBLE screening series happening on Friday, May 31. This “Family Frights” double feature of Gremlins (1984) at 6:45pm and Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) at 8:30pm was curated by the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival to celebrate the 40th anniversary of both the festival and the first Gremlins film. Tickets are $12 /single and $15 /double feature with FACETS Members saving 15% on all ticket levels.
Full descriptions, synopses, trailers, and ticketing can be found on FACETS’ website here.
MAKE IT A DOUBLE – GREMLINS: DO NOT OPEN
Friday, May 31 at 6:30pm & 8:45pm
Friday, May 31, 2024, our Make it a Double series returns with a “Family Fright” screening of Gremlins at 6:45pm and Gremlins 2: The New Batch at 8:30pm, curated by the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival.
Film lovers ages 13+ are invited to watch Joe Dante’s classic films from 80’s and 90’s with this frightful and delightful double feature and discover what happens when a friendly furball gets wet or dares to eat after midnight!
40 years ago, Gremlins (1984), a clever and naughty film, changed how we define family entertainment and helped bring about the PG-13 rating. 40 years ago, the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival began and screened films for children from around the world that FACETS hoped would change the way families saw and interacted with films as more than just entertainment. We are inviting film lovers ages 13 and up to take a second look at two fiendishly funny films, Gremlins and Gremlins 2, which have become spooky cult classics.
Gremlins was a Christmas film that critiqued commercialism, parental neglect and satirized fantasy and fairy tales. It was as raucously funny as it was frightening. CICFF screens films from around the world made for children that open windows to other places and experiences and provide the opportunity to understand different points of view and appreciate film as art as well as entertainment.
Event Schedule
Tickets includes access to the intermission reception & party in FACETS’ Studio in between films. Price is the same for adults or children.
6:30pm: Gremlins
8:10 pm: Intermission + Reception in FACETS’ Studio
8:30 pm: Gremlins 2: A New Batch
INTERMISSION ACTIVITIES
FACETS’ Studio will be transformed into the famous bar scene from Gremlins, where guests can enjoy themed beverages and snacks in between films. There will also be special giveaways during this intermission party, featuring a Gizmo plushie and day passes to the Galloping Ghost Arcade.
MAKE IT A DOUBLE
Dive deep into the cinematic unconscious with heady double features paired with a boozy beverages from the FACETS Lounge. Every other month, our Make it a Double series mixes two feature films together to produce fun, obvious, or downright-absurd connections across cinematic history.
PROGRAMMER BIO
Deidre Searcy (She/Her), former Project Director at Education Development Center is a media educator and arts education expert with 20 years of experience developing in and out-of-school curriculum. She is an experienced, media artist, instructor and trainer who has designed and led project-based trainings and workshops for youth and adults. She was previously Co-Director of Street-Level Youth Media where she worked to position media arts as a catalyst for change in inner city schools.
About FACETS
Established in 1975, FACETS expands perspectives and affirms a shared humanity through inclusive engagement with film. FACETS‘ mission is to create cinematic experiences for youth and adults that foster vital conversations and community action through film exhibitions, media education, and film resources. Learn more at facets.org
FACETS presents the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (CICFF), the largest children’s film festival in the world and an Oscar®-qualifying children’s film festival. Learn more at facets.org/cicff
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