I’m probably the biggest fan there is of GPB’s free weekend movie showings, but sometimes it might be nice to actually see something good, on a real projector, in a real theater, on a weekend after a nice long night of drinking. For those times, E Street Cinema (555 11st NW), the fabulous home of indie movies, is taking up the venerable tradition of midnight showings. They’ll be showing a different “cult classic” each weekend from now until the end of the year.

Shows are Friday and Saturday nights at midnight, and tickets are $8 with a student ID. Here’s the schedule:

The Midnight Meat Train • Oct 31 & Nov 1
Pulp Fiction • Nov 7 & 8
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas • Nov 14 & 15
American Psycho • Nov 21 & 22
Raiders of the Lost Ark • Nov 28 & 29
Ghostbusters • Dec 5 & 6
Labyrinth • Dec 12 & 13
The Big Lebowski • Dec 19 & 20

Anyone can dress up as The Dude or Indy, but I’ll be really impressed if someone goes the full Pulp Fiction Travolta, or pulls off a convincing David Bowie.

Flickr photo from user Kimberly Hurst used under a Creative Commons license

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