Fright Night Cult Cinema Classics at the NFSA Canberra

Arc Cinema Canberra presents a series of Friday night filmic feasts hosted by Venus Mantrap – local drag artist and culture warrior. Fright Night: Cult Cinema Classics at the NFSA will plumb the archives to showcase cinema with bite, edgy movies and fan favourites – films that unnerve, push buttons, ask questions and just look good on the big screen!

If you're a sucker for nostalgia or curious about forgotten gems, join Venus as we venture into the 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond – with special guests, surprise performances, trivia and best-dressed contests. Gather your tribe of rowdy rebels and misfits and join Venus for Fright Night!

2023 PROGRAM

• The Lost Boys (1987) - 23 June, 8pm
• The Hunger (1983) - 26 May, 8pm
• Robocop (1987), 35mm - 28 July, 9pm
• Videodrome (1983) - 25 August, 8pm
• The Truman Show (1998), 35mm - 22 September, 8pm
• Halloween Double Feature - 28 October ($18/$15 for a double pass or $12/$10 individually):
  — Scream (1996), 35mm - 7pm & Scream VI (2023) - 9:30pm
• An American Werewolf in London (1981) - 24 November, 8pm