ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981) / WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS (2008)

More marquee mania greatness from the Laemmle Royal theatre. This one comments on the current situation with one of my all time favorite movies, Escape from New York (1981), and coming soon, one I’ve never seen before, What Happens in Vegas (2008). But the suggestion from that title gave me a much needed laugh. (MA)

SEVEN SAMURAI (1954) / THE WILD BUNCH (1969)

 

Double feature of Seven Samurai, and The Wild Bunch at the Aero, April 27, 2019. Photo: Matt Average

 

SEVEN SAMURAI (1954) 

Director: Akira Akurosawa

Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, 

THE WILD BUNCH (1969)

Director: Sam Peckinpah

Starring: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan

Played at the Aero on April 27, 2019 as part of their Cowboys and Samurai series that ends this Sunday.