“Agnes, it’s me, Billy…”
Are you able to be chilled to the bone this vacation season?
No, we’re not speaking concerning the climate, we’re speaking about the truth that one of many scariest Christmas films of all time is headed again to the large display.
To have fun an unimaginable 50 years of endurance, Bob Clark’s seminal slasher Black Christmas will return to pick theatres throughout america, courtesy of AGFA.
The film sees a quaint sorority home making ready to have fun the vacations in quiet vogue. Nonetheless, issues take a sinister flip when the ladies start receiving terrifying and obscene telephone calls. Little do they know, a stranger lurks inside their dwelling, and never all of the residents will reside to see Christmas morning.
Starring display legends Olivia Hussey and Margot Kidder, Black Christmas is taken into account a ground-breaking movie for the slasher film sub-genre. It launched tropes that are actually normal, beginning the wave that will explode 4 years later with the discharge of John Carpenter’s Halloween.
Now, you may have the possibility to see this seminal movie again on the large display because the festive interval looms on the horizon. From December seventh via December twenty second, Black Christmas will play in choose theatres throughout the US.
Of their momentous re-release, American Style Movie Archive mentioned the next:
“AGFA is proud to accomplice with our pals at Shout Studios and Mutant to have fun the fiftieth anniversary of Bob Clark’s Black Christmas by bringing the long-lasting vacation horror hit again to film theaters in gorgeous 4K. This 12 months additionally marks the fifteenth Anniversary of AGFA and our mission to protect, shield, and promote the best style movies and their filmmakers. We’re grateful to accomplice with unimaginable collaborators to carry these movies to a brand new era of film lovers.”
Echoing AGFA’s sentiments, actress Olivia Hussey mentioned in her personal assertion:
“I’m so honoured that the American Style Movie Archive and Mutant are presenting the fiftieth Anniversary of Black Christmas in film theaters this 12 months. The movie world is fortunate to have the AGFA, which continues to point out the significant affect of going to the flicks via screenings like this one. I’m so glad and honoured that AGFA is introducing this movie to a brand new era of moviegoers.”
In case you’d prefer to partake within the festive chills, examine your native listings between December seventh and December twenty second to see if Black Christmas is coming to a theatre close to you. Simply bear in mind, don’t reply the telephone!
