Remembering David Bowie
Remembering David Bowie
Join us this January 27 and 28 as we celebrate one of the most influential artists of our time: David Bowie. For two nights the Film Society will screen Bowie’s striking first leading role in a film, The Man Who Fell to Earth, and the cult-classic fantasy adventure Labyrinth back-to-back.
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Director: Nicolas Roeg | Narrative | 1976 | Country: United Kingdom | Language: English
Wednesday, January 27, 7:00pm | Thursday, January 28, 9:30pm
Visiting from a distant planet that’s slowly dying from drought, Thomas Jerome Newton (David Bowie) has left his wife and two children in the hope of finding a solution on Earth.
Labyrinth
Director: Jim Henson | Narrative | 1986 | Country: United States, United Kingdom | Language: English
Wednesday, January 27, 9:45pm | Thursday, January 28, 7:00pm
Frustrated by her little brother’s crying, Sarah secretly imagines the Goblins from her favorite book, LABYRINTH, carrying Toby away. When her fantasy comes true, a distraught Sarah must enter a maze of illusion to bring Toby back from a kingdom inhabited by mystical creatures and governed by the wicked Goblin King (Bowie).
