Elfman’s Cult Classic “Forbidden Zone” at the Chelsea Cinema in New York for a One Week Engagement

March 23, 2005, Los Angeles, CA / EZPress - Writer/Director Richard Elfman is bringing back a favorite in the underground film world. The 1980 Forbidden Zone, now a cult classic, will have a limited engagement for New York fans April 8-14, 2005 at the Chelsea Cinema. Forbidden Zone has been newly printed in 35mm and  the science-fiction musical will be seen in its original un-cut “R” Rated version. The re-release has been seen throughout the country since 2004 and continues its tour. The film is considered one of the best loved and incredibly entertaining “cult” films, perhaps second only to Rocky Horror Picture Show in its following.

Richard Elfman, aside from his writing and directing talents, was the founding member of “Mystic Knights of the Oingo-Boingo” which included his brother, the hottest film composer in Hollywood today, Danny Elfman. Danny not only composed the original music to Forbidden Zone, but joined the cast as “Satan”. Forbidden Zone delves into the world of the Sixth Dimension with many bizarre twists and turns along the way. The film also stars Herve Villechaize, Susan Tyrrell, Marie-Pascale Elfman and features the music of Oingo-Boingo, Cab Calloway, Josephine Baker and many others.

Many critics and audiences have compared Forbidden Zone to the works of David Lynch, another creative and intense filmmaker. In previous reviews, The Los Angeles Times wrote: “It is hip and very campy, the sex is kinky, the music is loud and the humor broad and crass.” The L.A. Weekly called it “…an inventive, profane and chaotic put-on of a musical of unrelenting kinetic momentum.” And, most recently Film Threat called Forbidden Zone “The Citizen Kane of Underground Movies.”

The New York engagement is scheduled for Friday April 8, 2005 thru Thursday April 14, 2005 at Clearview’s Chelsea Cinemas, 260 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011. 212-777-FILM #597. Check Clearview Cinemas’ website for showtimes. http://www.clearviewcinemas.com/cgi-bin/locations.cgi?id=034&flag=diplay_theatre

For more information on Forbidden Zone, Richard Elfman, Danny Elfman, DVD’s, Posters, information on the 35mm release, show dates, production notes, synopsis and photos, please see the Media section on the official website: www.forbiddenzonethemovie.com

About Chelsea Cinemas and Clearview Cinemas:
A subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation since 1998, Clearview Cinemas was formed in 1994 and currently operates 53 movie theaters with 264 screens in the New York metropolitan area, including the famous Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City. Clearview Cinemas operates theaters in New Jersey, Manhattan, Westchester, Rockland County, Long Island and Pennsylvania. http://www.clearviewcinemas.com/

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