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WOMEN IN PRISON!!!!!

See The Horrors Paris Hilton Saw!!!

To continue the world's absurd obsession with Paris Hilton, and to reveal some of the horrors Ms. Hilton faced, the Pioneer is ashamed to present a series of women in prison movies. CAGED and SHADOW: DEAD RIOT are below, but we expect to add others real soon!

Two seats reserved at each screening for Paris Hilton, if she would like to join us - and perhaps hold a q&a after the screening.

Series concept: Joe Ferrelli.

Women in prison!!!!!
See the horrors Paris Hilton saw!!!!!

CAGED

(dir. John Cromwell, 96 mins, 1950, 35mm)


Sat July 14 11pm - buy tix


Mon July 16 7pm - buy tix

Will she come out a woman or a wildcat?

"The raving madness of an inmate and the frustration of life behind bars emerge crisply and often frighteningly . . . The savage rebellion of the ladies in Cell C (or was it B!) who wreck the dormitory in a display of frenzy after an inmate commits suicide when the parole board turns her down, is a harrowing experience, fully descriptive of the old adage that 'hell hath no fury like a woman scorned'. . ."
- NY TIMES

Frightened 19-year-old Marie Allen (Eleanor Parker) gets sent to an Illinois penitentiary for being an accomplice in an armed robbery. A sympathetic prison head (Agnes Moorehead) tries to help, but her efforts are subverted by cruel matron Evelyn Harper (Hope Emerson). Marie's harsh experiences turn her from doe-eyed innocent to hard-nosed con.

Women in prison!!!!!
See the horrors Paris Hilton saw!!!!!

SHADOW: DEAD RIOT

Brand New, Special Grindhouse Edition!

(dir. Derek Wan, 2006)

Weds July 25 7pm - buy tix

"A cult classic is born! this berserk little B-movie is obviously the greatest zombie flick ever set in an experimental women's prison, easily the underground treat of the season, and totally off its rocker! All hail the silliest cast of the year! And the plot? Women. Prison. Zombies. The end."
- Nathan Lee, NY TIMES

Tony Todd (CANDYMAN) gives yet another scream-worthy performance in the horror film SHADOW: DEAD RIOT. When a serial killer is put to death after being caught, his spirit refuses to rest, resurfacing on earth in order to cause more misery for mankind. Drawn to a women's jail, Shadow seeks out an inmate by the name of Solitaire. But unfortunately for Shadow, it seems he may have met his match, as the fearless Solitaire eagerly rounds up her own army in order to defeat Shadow's ungodly zombie brigade.