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Tuesday, October 24,1995
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Film fest features classic horror flicks
By Sarah Wlese
Kansan staff writer
When students think of horror movies, titles like "Friday the 13th," "Hellraiser" and "Nightmare on Elm Street" come to mind.
the '80s-style blood-and-guts extravaganzas this year.
SUA's spectrum films committee started planning the festival in early September, said Umut Bayamoglu, Istanbul, Turkic Presshouse
But the Student Union Activities Halloween Film Fest won't trot out
Instead, the nine-day film festival, which started yesterday, offers five classic horror movies, with some titles dating back to the 1930s.
Turkey, resident and committee coordinator. A subcommittee, composed mostly of film students, selected the titles.
"We didn't come up with the idea out of the blue," she said. "There
"It's really hard to find some of these movies," Bayramoglu said. "But when we do find them, they're really economical."
Curt Fulgham, Ackerman, Miss., junior and committee member, said detailed storytelling and psychological drama set films like "Psycho" apart from modern-day horror
Fright night!
SUA's Halloween Film Fest runs through Halloween night, Oct. 31. All shows are at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Tickets are on sale at the SUA box office in the Kansas Union. All shows free with an SUA movie card.
"The Phantom of the Paradise" (1974). All showings $2.50.
Starts 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and 10
p.m. Thursday
Double feature: "Dracula"(1931) and "The
are a lot of people who are craving classic horror movies."
1932) and the
Raven" (1.935). All showings
$2.50. Starts 9:30 p.m. tonight,
10 p.m. tomorrow and 7:30 p.m.
Thursday
movies.
"Psycho"(1960). All showings $3. Starts midnight Friday and Saturday.
Bayramoglu said some of the movies were more familiar than others, like Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," "Dracula," starring Bela Lugosi, and the "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," which is a cult classic.
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975). All showings $3. A prop pack, which includes rice, toast and other items, costs an additional $1 and is not included with the SUA movie card. Starts 10 p.m. Oct. 30 and midnight Oct. 31
Brian De Palma's "The Phantom of the Paradise" and "The Raven" are a little more obscure.
Rodney Hill, Lawrence graduate student and theater and film graduate teaching assistant, said the film fest offered a good representation of American horror films.
Hill, who teaches Theater and Film 370, Film and Video Aesthetics, said he thought there was a paucity of solid horror films in the last 15 years, with a few exceptions.
Some movie series, such as "Nightmare on Elm Street," started out solid enough but have become parodies of themselves
lacking the horrific elements, he said.
He said some of the older, classic films, such as "Dracula" and "The Raven," were wrongly dismissed as primitive.
ON CAMPUS
"I think people have the misconception that those films aren't terribly sophisticated," Hill said. "When they give them a chance, I think they're often surprised by how effective they really are."
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OAKS — Nontraditional Student Organization will sponsor a brown bag lunch at 11:30 a.m. today at the Rock Chalk Room in the Burge Union. For more information, call Laura Morgan at 864-4064.
Episcopal and Lutheran Campus Ministry will celebrate Holy Eucharist at 12:05 p.m. today at Danforth Chapel. For more information, call Joe Alford at 843-8202.
University Placement Center will sponsor a workshop,
"Preparing for the Interview."
at 3:30 p.m. today at 149 Burge Union. For more information, call 864-3624.
Facilities Management will sponsor a presentation on the campus plan at 4:30 p.m. today at the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union.
KU Fencing Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. today at 215 Robinson Center. For more information, call John Hendrix at 864-1529.
KU Environrs will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Kansas Union. Ask for specific room at candy counter. For more information, call Katherine at 864-7325.
KU Ki-Aldkoo Club will meet at p.6. m.pday at 207 Robinson Center. For more information, call Matt Stumme at 864-6592
HALO will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. For more information, call Gabriel Ortiz at 842-3912.
Inspirational Gospel Voices will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at 328 Murphy Hall. For more information, call Melanie Posey at 841-6518.
Student Service Coalition will meet at 7 tonight at the auditorium in the Multicultural Resource Center. For more information, call 864-3710.
Bionic will meet at 7:30 tonight
- College Republicans will sponsor a Topeka Internship Fair for spring and summer at 7:30 tonight at the Big 8 Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Ward Cook at 838-3171.
at the International Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Chris at 864-3091.
KCBT Student Ministries will sponsor a Bible Study at 7:30 tonight at the Regionalist Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Adam Decatur at 841-1683.
Lupus Foundation will sponsor a support group meeting at 7:30 tonight at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. For more information, call Gretchen at 832-9789.
Christian Science Student Organization will sponsor a discussion, "Marriage in the '90s," at 7:30 tonight at Alcove B in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Trace Schmeltz at 843-6049.
Lutheran Campus Ministry will sponsor Taize prayer and music at 8:30 tonight at 1116 Louisiana St. For more information, call Brian Johnson at 843-4948.
Mustard Seed Christian Fellowship will sponsor a Bible study at 7:30 tonight at the lounge in the Burge Union. For more information, call Hugh Wentz at 841-2647.
Office of Study Abroad will sponsor an informational meeting about study in a Spanish-speaking country at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at 4067 Wescce Hall.
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center will celebrate Mass at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at Danforth Chapel. For more information, call 843-0357.
Weather
Source: Phil Larsen, KU Weather Service
Burglars target Daisy Hill cars
Kansan staff report
KU police are investigating four car burglaries that occurred between Friday and Sunday in parking lots on Daisy Hill.
A stereo valued at $1,125 was stolen between 1 p.m. Friday and 6:15 p.m. Sunday from a car in Lot 102 near Lewis Hall. The driver's side window, valued at $125, was broken.
A car window valued at $200 was broken and the stereo valued at $480 was stolen between 1 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday from a car in Lot 104 near Elsworth Hall.
A car compact disc player valued at $600 was stolen and a window valued at $300 was broken sometime between 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 p.m. Sunday from a car in Lot 104 near Ellsworth Hall.
A portable compact disc player valued at $250 was stolen between midnight and 11:08 a.m. Sunday from a car in Lot 103 near Hashinger Hall. A window valued at $150 was broken.
ON THE RECORD
A Kansas license plate and two purses, valued at $482, were taken from a car between 9:30 p.m. Oct. 14 and 1:10 a.m. Oct. 15 from a car in Lot 90 south of Robinson Center, KU police reported.
The front passenger-side window of a car was shattered between 7:15 and 9 p.m. Saturday in the 1300 block of Iowa Street, Lawrence police reported. The window was valued at $200.
A mountain bike was stolen between 5:30 p.m. Oct. 15 and 12 p.m. Oct. 17 from a bicycle rack outside of McCollum Hall, KU police reported. The bike was valued at $185, police reported.
The driver's side window of a car valued was shattered between 10:30 and 11:59 p.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Louisiana Street, Lawrence police reported. The window was valued at $200.
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