This week's film is director John Carpenter's 1988 sci-fi/action/horror classic "They Live"! Starring Roddy Piper, Keith David and Meg Foster, the film follows an unnamed drifter who discovers through special sunglasses that the ruling class are aliens concealing their appearance and manipulating people to consume, breed, and conform to the status quo via subliminal messages in mass media.
This Tuesday Night Movie is a special presentation along with GRTV Public Access and Grand Rapids Public Library to celebrate the first annual Grand Rapids Media Literacy Summit, happening May 13th at Wealthy Theatre! A day-long event with keynote presentations and discussions exploring the importance of media literacy and how to access, analyze, create, and evaluate media in all forms. In a democracy, every voice matters - let yours be heard! Meet representatives from GRTV before this screening to learn more about the summit.
Rated R; 1hr 34min.
Doors: 7:00 PM
Showtime: 8:00 PM
$8 General Admission
$6 CMC & Wealthy Theatre Members