Two horror-filled film screenings on 11/28

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The Cinema Arts Centre will host a double feature night with two movie screenings on Wednesday evening, Nov. 28.

The first is a 7 p.m. showing of the documentary “Parkland: Inside Building 12,” as part of the centre’s Community Connections Series, in which acclaimed director Charlie Minn brings attention to the victims of the massacre that occurred on Feb. 14 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

Keeping the focus on the victims and their experiences, Minn recounts the true stories of those present in the building and highlights the raw emotion that follows a tragedy of this scale.

The aftermath of the shooting, coupled with the constant string of gun-related tragedies throughout the country, prompted students, faculty, and parents to speak out against gun laws and change state legislation. This documentary demonstrates the true power of courage and the resolve it takes to stand up against something bigger than oneself.

Minn and Linda Beigel, mother of shooting victim Scott Beigel, will be attending the screening and holding a discussion on the film. Huntington Councilwoman Joan Cergol will also be involved in the conversation.

Tickets to the program are $11 for members and $16 for the general public.

At 9:30 p.m., the centre will host a one-night-only screening of the director’s cut of Lars von Trier’s new horror film, “The House That Jack Built,” starring Matt Dillon and Uma Thurman. 

The same notorious version shown at this year’s Cannes Film Festival prompted a 10-minute standing ovation and more than 100 disturbed walkouts. The film is a must-see for die-hard horror fans, but not for the faint-hearted.

In five episodes, failed architect and vicious sociopath Jack, played by Dillon, recounts his elaborately orchestrated murders — each, as he views them, a towering work of art that defines his life’s mission as a serial killer in the Pacific Northwest.

Audiences get to experience the story from Jack’s point of view, while he postulates each murder as an artwork in itself. As the inevitable police intervention draws nearer, he is taking greater and greater risks in his attempt to create the ultimate murder masterpiece.

“The House That Jack Built” is a dark and sinister story presented through a philosophical and occasional humorous tale.

Tickets to this screening are $7 for members and $12 for the public.

For tickets to see one or both films and for more information, visit www.cinemaartscentre.org.

The Cinema Arts Centre is located at 423 Park Ave. in Huntington.

 

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