Beaks here...

Diablo Cody's "Mondo Diablo" festival is entering its second week at the New Beverly, and while I'm going to hate myself for skipping the Umberto Lenzi/Tomas Milian triple feature at the American Cinematheque this Friday night, the 1980s crack cocaine lure of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS and FRIGHT NIGHT is just too much. I haven't seen either of these movies since high school, so what better way to revisit them than with a wild, appreciative, medicated/lubricated/I-don't-wanna-know-what New Bev audience? For a mere $7 admission, I think you'd better join me.

The films are screening both Friday and Saturday, but the Q&As with Frank Darabont (who co-wrote DREAM WARRIORS) and Tom Holland (who did damn near everything on FRIGHT NIGHT) - both of which will be moderated by Ms. Cody - are strictly a Friday offering. DREAM WARRIORS will lead off at 7:30 PM, while FRIGHT NIGHT is tentatively scheduled for a 9:35 PM start time. The Q&As will follow the screenings. I'm a little disappointed that Cody couldn't coerce Craig Wasson to join Darabont for the DREAM WARRIORS chat, but he's probably too busy chasing down Native American purse snatchers to indulge in such frivolity. The Lord's work is never done.

The New Bev has a tendency to get packed rather quickly, so you might want to queue up on the early side. For more info on the "Mondo Diablo" fest, check out the New Bev's official site. I will not be missing that MIDNIGHT MADNESS/WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER double feature.