Rocky Horror Picture Show

Posted on September 29, 2022October 26, 2023 by Rachel Getts

Let’s Do The Time Warp Again… Rocky Is Back

Rocky Horror Picture Show returns to SLFS! We are bringing our live performance event to the Broadway Centre Cinemas with four unique opportunities to experience this cult classic. Starting 10/27, 10/28 and 10/31, we will be hosting different screenings so you can choose how you want to spend your evening celebrating this cult classic.

The Out Of The Shadows cast is back for all screenings with live performances that occur with the movie. There are different performances with two separate emcees and one with a shadow cast. We will also be providing a screening of the film that is the movie only if you’d rather.

Screenings with live performers will have the doors open and a live pre-show that starts 30 minutes prior to the movie. Prop bags are included in your ticket price and will be handed out at entry. No outside props will be accepted into the theater.

Mature Audiences Only. 18+.

The following production includes language and themes that may be triggering to certain individuals. This event includes graphic language, sexual content as permitted within Utah law, blood, assault, and uses language that some viewers may find offensive and/or dehumanizing. In addition the event is loud, cast members will be wandering the auditorium, and props will be tossed in the air, and audience members may move, stand, yell, and behave generally raucous. SLFS encourages viewers to consider their own personal mental health before purchasing a ticket or attending any Salt Lake Film Society Rocky Horror Picture Show event.

Here is the Rocky Horror Picture Show parental guide via IMDB.

The event is a live show and the SLFS disclaimer will apply. As live-shows are unpredictable, we encourage all ticket buyers to know the disclaimer below.

UPDATE: We will have a waitlist going. You’ll need to come in at least 1 hr prior to showtime and we’ll sell tickets if seats are available.

FULL LIVE CAST + GUEST EMCEE SUSAN STEFFEE
10/27 (SOLD OUT), 10/28 (SOLD OUT), 10/31 (SOLD OUT) at 10:30 pm ; $25/person includes prop bag

Due to the graphic nature of this show no one under 18 will be admitted

Photo ID will be required at time of entry at security entrance.

Admission includes Prop Kit

No bags, outside props, or cosplay weapons permitted

Not intended for all viewers, audience discretion advised.

Closed Caption devices available for live shows

Join us for our most raucous, wild, and very unruly screening of the motion picture film Rocky Horror Picture Show, accompanied by a live shadow-cast. This show includes a full-cast (all key characters) provided by Latter Day Transvestites/Out of the Shadows Theater Company as well as local, infamous emcee Susan Steffee. Susan has been emcee for Rocky Horror Picture Shows at the Tower Theater for over 40 years – and counting!

She’s time warped so much, you will hear lines never-heard-in-other-states or at other shows.

This irreverent show will include shadow-cast reenactments of scenes, costumes to feast the eyes upon, and Susan’s mad-libs throughout the entire show.

This show is adult in nature, includes language and themes that are not for all individuals, SLFS recommends individuals do their own research to determine if an event is appropriate for them. The SLFS Rocky Horror event disclaimer is below, please view before purchasing a ticket or attending this event.

More about the Shadow Cast:

The Latter Day Transvestites (LDT) have been feeding your Rocky addiction since 1995 (officially). From the Blue Mouse to the Tower Theatre, and possibly before, The Rocky Horror Picture Show has been playing in the Salt Lake City area. The cast started officially in 1995 and dubbed “The Little Cast of Horrors”, LDT has been through personnel changes, personal disasters, and near prosecution by the local vice squad. In 1997 we changed the name to the Latter Day Transvestites to reflect our heritage and our personal fashion preferences.

Come join us as we take a step to the right into our version of reality.

The performance by the Latter Day Transvestites is brought to you by the Out of the Shadows Theater Group (OSTG). OSTG provides an alternative aspect to the performing arts and cinema. Catering to cult film followers and encouraging audience participation. OSTG is an ongoing presence in Salt Lake City through local media, live performances and community events. Our shadow casts are known for their improvisations and witty call backs while performing to well known and loved cult films.

LIVE CAST + GUEST EMCEE AMANDA DUSOE
10/27 (SOLD OUT), 10/28 (SOLD OUT), 10/31 (SOLD OUT) at 10:30 pm ; $25/person includes prop bag

Due to the graphic nature of this show no one under 18 will be admitted

Photo ID will be required at time of entry at security entrance.

Admission includes prop-kit

No bags, outside props, or cosplay weapons permitted

Not intended for all viewers, audience discretion advised

Closed Caption devices available for live shows

Join us for a gender swapped, informal and raucous screening of the motion picture film Rocky Horror Picture Show, accompanied by a live shadow-cast. This show includes a full-cast (all key characters) playing roles of a differing gender than the on-screen characters, provided by Latter Day Transvestites/Out of the Shadows Theater Company as well as local, emcee Amanda Dusoe.

This irreverent show will include shadow-cast reenactments of scenes, costumes to feast the eyes upon, and Amanda’s mad-libs throughout the entire show.

Rocky Horror emcees traditionally talk over the entire film with a microphone, so if you have interest in hearing or seeing the film in it’s pure form, without an emcee, look for the film-only screening times. The price of admission includes Prop Kits to interact with the movie and cast. This show is adult in nature, includes language and themes that are not for all individuals, SLFS recommends individuals do their own research to determine if an event is appropriate for them. The SLFS Rocky Horror event disclaimer is below, please view before purchasing a ticket or attending this event.

More about the Shadow Cast:

ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
10/27, 10/28, 10/31 at 10:30 pm ; $20/person + prop bag

ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE

No shadow cast or emcee

Due to the graphic nature of this show no one under 18 will be admitted Photo ID will be required at time of entry at security entrance. No bags, outside props, or cosplay weapons permitted. Not intended for all viewers, audience discretion advised.

All ticket proceeds benefit SLFS.

DISCLAIMER:

By purchasing a ticket for or participating in any Rocky Horror Picture Show event planned and controlled by Salt Lake Film Society, you agree to the following:

Salt Lake Film Society Rocky Horror Picture Show events are provided with no warranty either express or implied. The Organizers, including but not limited to the Staff, Board, Advisory, Volunteers, Cast, and Sponsors, of Salt Lake Film Society Rocky Horror Picture Show events assume no liability for any loss, theft, damage, trauma, triggering complaints or injury to property or persons, including death, whether arising in contract, negligence, equity, or otherwise.
You assume all risks when participating in Salt Lake Film Society Rocky Horror Picture Show events. All participants must use care and good judgment and must obey all rules and regulations and code of conduct of Salt Lake Film Society. You will comply with all requests made by employees or volunteers or contracted staff of Salt Lake Film Society and its representatives. You must obey all laws of the State of Utah. Salt Lake Film Society reserves the right to eject any participant who does not comply with the terms of this section. Ejected participants will not be entitled to a refund or any further recourse.
You will defend, indemnify and hold harmless Salt Lake Film Society and its organizers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, affiliates for any and all legal actions arising out of participation in Salt Lake Film Society Rocky Horror Picture Show events. You further agree to pay all legal fees incurred by Salt Lake Film Society that arise due to this agreement.
You give Salt Lake Film Society authorization to use and post any photographs, videotapes, recordings or any other record of our events, before during or after the event for promotional use, at any area of our event venues, reporting to the media and to publish on our website or blog. You will not be entitled to any compensation for Salt Lake Film Society’s use of your name or image.
Refunds for any reason will be at the discretion of Salt Lake Film Society.
Salt Lake Film Society reserves the right to exclude anyone from becoming a Salt Lake Film Society participant should they choose not to accept this Agreement.

Arthouse Audience Survey

Posted on September 19, 2022October 24, 2022 by Rachel Getts

UPDATE: This survey is now closed. We will contact winners via email in the next week.

It’s that time of year… We need your help! We want you to tell us what you think you need and want from your movie-going experience, and how we might improve.

Help us out by filling out this Arthouse Survey by 10/23. Click on the link, fill it out, and you’ll be added to a drawing for $50 certificate and two $25 certificates:

https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7002524/Salt-Lake-Film-Society

Thank you so much for taking your time to fill this out. SLFS is looking for ways to continue bringing the best in cinema to SLC.

Tower Theatre Update Fall 2022

Posted on August 25, 2022August 26, 2022 by Rachel Getts

"While we don't have a reopening date yet, our goal is preservation of the Tower Theatre and also the neighborhood of 9th and 9th as a unique hub for neighbors and friends who support safe spaces for diverse communities to gather."

Tori Baker, CEO & Executive Director at SLFS

Here’s the full statement from our own Tori Baker, CEO & Executive Director at SLFS:

“Welcome to the 9th & 9th neighborhood and the Historic Tower Theatre. We are currently under renovation.

Salt Lake Film Society, your local nonprofit cinema organization, has a mission to EXHIBIT, CREATE, & PRESERVE the big-screen experience. Our amazing nonprofit staff is working with construction partners to reveal a renovated lobby, ADA improvements, and other upgrades.

While we don’t have a reopening date yet, our goal is preservation of the Tower Theatre and also the neighborhood of 9th and 9th as a unique hub for neighbors and friends who support safe spaces for diverse communities to gather.

Throughout 2022 we have been working on exterior repairs, including interior planning, drawings and design. We’ve also been committed to fund development, assessments and meetings with our 9th and 9th neighbors on neighborhood preservation ideas.

We are happy to report that the auditorium repainting, plus ceiling sound panels and video/DVD archive and library assessment are well under way. SLFS has received a pristine collection of 15,000 DVDs to add to our archive and will begin working on the vision for the archive’s return to the newly remodeled lobby.

While we are renovating, see curated films at our Broadway Centre Cinemas location, including traditional Tower programming such as Rocky Horror Picture Show, Tower of Terror, and the most innovative cinematic presentations of independent film in our state.”

You can be part of the preservation of the Tower as a Salt Lake Film Society Red Carpet Club subscriber or donor.

The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy

Posted on July 22, 2022July 27, 2022 by Rachel Getts

Join us for this special marathon screening of Peter Jackson's epic, Academy-Award winning The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

One Marathon to rule them all…August 13th at Broadway.

$35 for all three films! Tickets will include swag, food, and trivia for an amazing one day event.

Tickets Available Here

Your journey begins with The Fellowship of the Ring at Noon. There will be a 30 minute break before The Two Towers at roughly 3:00 pm. Following that film, there will be a 60 minute break for dinner at 6:30 pm before The Return of the King at 7:30 pm. The full program should exit by 11:00 pm.

The Lord of the Rings is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential film series ever made. Each film was critically acclaimed, with high praise for their innovative special effects, acting, set design, musical score and emotional depth, and heavily awarded, the series winning 17 Academy Awards.

Set in the fictional world of Middle-earth, the trilogy follows the hobbit Frodo Baggins as he and the Fellowship embark on a quest to destroy the One Ring, to ensure the destruction of its maker, the Dark Lord Sauron. The Fellowship eventually splits up and Frodo continues the quest with his loyal companion Sam and the treacherous Gollum. Meanwhile, Aragorn, heir in exile to the throne of Gondor, along with Legolas, Gimli, Boromir, Merry, Pippin and the wizard Gandalf, unite to save the Free Peoples of Middle-earth from the forces of Sauron and rally them in the War of the Ring to aid Frodo by distracting Sauron’s attention.

The fellowship's journey begins as they march to Mordor to destroy the one ring.

Cool Upcoming Films For Summer 2022

Posted on July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 by Rachel Getts

Coming Soon at Broadway

At SLFS we are trying to beat the heat with cinema. Here’s some upcoming films for the month of August 2022:

NOPE – July 22

FIRE OF LOVE – July 22

VENGEANCE – July 29

HALLELUJAH – August 5

BULLET TRAIN – August 5

BODIES BODIES BODIES – August 12

Of course, nothing is certain in these times and dates may change.

So keep an eye on this space or at slfstix.org for any new additions to the schedule. We still have some surprise announcements coming soon…

And don’t forget Summer Showdown every Friday and Saturday night! We will be finishing up with some classics that you don’t want to miss on the big screen.

National Theatre Live returns to Broadway

Posted on July 12, 2022August 15, 2022 by Rachel Getts

The Tanner Humanities Center and Salt Lake Film Society are excited to welcome you back to the Broadway to relaunch our beloved presentations of National Theatre Live . We will kick off the season in August 2022 with a screening of the Royal National Theatre in London’s production of Shakespeare’s Henry V, and we will offer nine additional screenings of classic and contemporary plays throughout the year.

Season Ticket Packages are now on sale thru Tanner Humanities here.

You can purchase individual tickets for each show now at SLFStix.org here.

Here’s the schedule for this year’s theater presentations:

Henry V – August 27, 2022

The Book of Dust – October 1, 2022

Frankenstein – October 14, 2022

Straight Line Crazy – November 5, 2022

Prima Facie – December 3, 2022

Much Ado About Nothing – January 14, 2023

Jack Absolute Flies Again – February 11, 2023

The Crucible – March 18, 2023

The Seagull – April 15, 2023

Othello – May 20, 2023

Most presentations start at noon, except for Frankenstein which will be an evening event.

“National Theatre Live launched in June 2009 with a broadcast of the National Theatre production of Phèdre with Helen Mirren. Broadcasts have now been experienced by over 5.5 million people in over 2,000 venues around the world. Past broadcasts from the National Theatre have included The Audience starring Helen Mirren; Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller; Man and Superman with Ralph Fiennes; Yerma starring Billie Piper, Macbeth starring Kenneth Branagh, and Follies starring Imelda Staunton.

Each broadcast is filmed in front of a live audience in the theatre and cameras are carefully positioned throughout the auditorium to ensure that cinema audiences get the ‘best seat in the house’ view. Where these cameras are placed is different for each broadcast to make sure that cinema audiences enjoy the best possible experience every time.

Venues view the broadcasts ‘as live’ according to their time zone or at a later date – which is where we come in. The Tanner Humanities Center started broadcasting National Theatre Live productions in 2010 at the University of Utah’s historic Post Theatre. Shortly thereafter, screenings moved to Tower Theatre before finally landing at Salt Lake Film Society‘s Broadway Centre Cinemas in downtown Salt Lake.”

Live Q&A with Emelie Mahdavian

Posted on June 22, 2022July 7, 2022 by Rachel Getts

Join us on Friday 6/24 for an in-person Q&A with director Emilie Mahdavian following the 7:15 pm screening of Bitterbrush.

In the documentary, opening Friday at Broadway, In the remote and rugged mountains of the American West, two young women contemplate the future as they work alone herding cattle. Get tickets now here-> Bitterbrush.

Emelie Mahdavian is an Emmy, Peabody, and Sundance Award-winning filmmaker who was selected for DOCNYC’s 2020 “40 Under 40” list. Her nonfiction feature BITTERBRUSH screened at Telluride Film Festival, Doc Fortnight at the MoMA, won a Special Jury Prize at Visions du Réel, and is being released theatrically by Magnolia Pictures. She produced, wrote, and edited MIDNIGHT TRAVELER, which won numerous international prizes and was nominated for a Gotham Award for Best Documentary. She has a Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis and is Assistant Professor of Film and Media Arts at the University of Utah.

Pride 2022 at SLFS

Posted on June 2, 2022July 7, 2022 by Rachel Getts

Happy Pride 2022! SLFS has a commitment to showcase stories from all communities, and to be a safe place for people to come together and share in the art of film. May these stories and many future artists stories through cinema fuel our dreams, ignite our conscience, and spark our community in ways that ebb the tide of bigotry, hate, and war.

Don’t Miss This June 2022->

GEORGE MICHAEL FREEDOM UNCUT – ONE NIGHT ONLY on 6/22

THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT
One Night Only 6/24

HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
One Night Only 6/25

Throughout the month we will be showcasing LGBTQIA filmmakers and cinema on our social media, so be sure to follow us! We also will have some cool merchandise available coming soon to show support for all communities.

Live Q&A with Renan Ozturk 5/14

Posted on May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 by Rachel Getts

Join us on Saturday 5/14 for an in-person Q&A with co-director Renan Ozturk following the 7 pm screening of The Sanctity Of Space.

In the documentary, opening Friday at Broadway, three friends are inspired by the photography of legendary explorer Brad Washburn to traverse some of Alaska’s most challenging peaks. Get tickets now here-> The Sanctity of Space.

From his website:

“Renan lives to tell stories about our connection to the natural world, often set within the most challenging environments on Earth. He’s constantly searching for projects that move him — films that have a strong visual identity matched with some deeply compelling human element.

He began his career as an expedition climber and landscape artist, spending years living in a tent beneath the big walls of U.S. National Parks and in the snowy Himalayan mountains. All of his paintings were created on expedition, carrying large cotton canvases on his back, sometimes even using natural pigments pulled straight from the earth to capture these wildly beautiful landscapes. He received National Geographic Adventurer of the Year in 2013 for his combination of cutting-edge first ascents and visual storytelling.

*Credit: National Geographic/Renan Ozturk*

Currently, Renan works as a commercial and documentary filmmaker, an expedition climber for The North Face, and a photojournalist for Sony and National Geographic. The films he’s made over the years have had a global presence; he’s probably best known for MERU (cinematographer/subject), which won the 2015 Audience Choice Award at Sundance, and the critically acclaimed Sherpa (cinematographer/co-director), which screened at TIFF and Telluride. He’s directed and shot commercial work for major international brands such as Apple, Google, DJI and Nike.”

Inspire. Empower. Action

Posted on April 13, 2022April 29, 2022 by Rachel Getts

SLFS presents Inspire, Empower, Action: A Climate Change Film Tour April 22-28, 2022, created in partnership with Utah Clean Energy we have curated a lineup feature length films and panel discussion addressing the multifaceted problem that is climate change.

Join us for our opening night panel Celebrating the Power of Advocacy! Local leaders, local action, local change followed by a screening of Tomorrow on Friday April 22. The panel begins at 7:00 pm with the opening night feature Tomorrow starting at 7:30 pm. Our panel will feature discussion with these local advocates:

Megan Nelson | Government Relations Director | The Nature Conservancy

Deven Patten | Board of Directors | Utah Recycling Alliance

Jamaica Trinnaman, Hello Bulk Markets

FILMS AND SCHEDULE

Films are listed alphabetically by title. Chronological schedule below.

A FAILURE OF IMAGINATION

SUNDAY, APRIL 24 AND THURSDAY, APRIL 28 | 7 PM

See With Meat Me Half Way

10 min | 2020 | UK | Not Rated | English | Short Film

Directed by Matt Hopkins

Every year, the UK food industry wastes 1.9 million tones of food but one chef believes he can do better – reusing to have a kitchen bin at all.

MEAT ME HALF WAY

SUNDAY, APRIL 24 AND THURSDAY, APRIL 28 | 7 PM

Will screen with the short A Failure Of Imagination and a pre-recorded panel featuring director Brian Kateman and SLFS Board member Sarah Sinwell.

Tickets Available Here

80 min | US | Not Rated | English

Directed by Brian Kateman

Shouldn’t there be some middle ground for people looking to make a change without totally upending their lives?

Leader of the Reducetarian movement, Brian Kateman explores this issue through the lens of his own personal decision to reduce eating meat. Grappling with how to sort through conflicting advice, Brian seeks a practical path forward. MEAT ME HALFWAY (2021) is a groundbreaking investigative journey that seeks to create some common ground at the dinner table.

THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD

TUESDAY, APRIL 26 | 7 PM

Will screen with the short film Regenerating Australia

Tickets Available Here

102 min | 2021 | US | Not Rated | English

Directed by Joe Gantz

The Race To Save The World offers an intimate portrait of activists, age 15 to 72, as they put themselves on the line to fight climate change. Encompassing protests and arrests, courtroom drama and family turmoil, these everyday heroes push to create a sustainable world, often risking their relationships, careers – and freedoms in the process. Drawing on powerful footage and moving interviews, The Race to Save The World is an inspiring call to action, urging each one of us to become climate warriors for a livable future.

REGENERATING AUSTRALIA

SATURDAY, APRIL 23 AND TUESDAY, APRIL 26 | 7 PM

See With The Territory and The Race To Save The World

17 min | Australia | Not Rated | English | Short Film

Directed by Damon Gameau

Set on New Year’s Eve of December 2029, a news anchor is ending the nightly bulletin with a look back at the decade ‘that could be’; a decade that saw Australia transition to a fairer, cleaner, more community focused economy. The film is a construction of news reports and press conferences featuring high profile journalists, politicians, business leaders and citizens such as Kerry O’Brien, Sandra Sully, Gorgi Coghlan, Patrick Abboud, Larissa Behrendt and David Pocock.

RIVER

MONDAY, APRIL 25 | 7 PM

Will screen with a pre-recorded panel featuring The Nature Conservancy’s Sue Bellagamba, and Chris Simon, Director of The Unfinished Fight of Seldom Seen Sleight

Tickets Available Here

2021 | US | Not Rated | English

Directed by Jennifer Peedom, Joseph Nizeti

A cinematic and musical odyssey that explores the remarkable relationship between humans and rivers.

THE TERRITORY (2022)

SATURDAY, APRIL 23 | 7 PM

Will screen with the short film Regenerating Australia

Tickets Available Here

83 min | 2022 | Brazil, Denmark, US | Not Rated | English

Directed by Alex Pritz

Network of Brazilian farmers seizes a protected area of the Amazon rainforest, a young Indigenous leader and his mentor must fight back in defense of the land and an uncontacted group living deep within the forest.

TOMORROW

FRIDAY, APRIL 22 | 7:30 PM

Opening Night Film will include panel prior to the film (for details see above)

Tickets Available Here

118 min | 2015 | France | Not Rated | English

Directed by Cyril Dion and Mélanie Laurent

TOMORROW is not just a film, it is the beginning of a movement seeking to encourage local communities around the world to change the way they live for the sake of our planet.

THE UNFINISHED FIGHT OF SELDOM SEEN SLEIGHT

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 | 7 PM

Will screen with a pre-recorded panel featuring The Nature Conservancy’s Sue Bellagamba, and Chris Simon, Director of The Unfinished Fight of Seldom Seen Sleight

Tickets Available Here

45 min | 2020 | USA | Not Rated | English

Directed by Chris Simon and Susette Weisheit

Ken Sleight watched the place he called home, Glen Canyon on the Colorado River in Utah, slowly drown under the waters of Lake Powell. That loss changed him from an old-school conservative into an environmental activist who will do anything to protect the canyons of the American Southwest. He’s faced down raging bulldozers from the back of his horse. Monkey wrenched? He’ll never tell – but he was the inspiration for Seldom Seen Smith in his buddy Ed Abbey’s classic book THE MONKEY WRENCH GANG. Now in his 90s, he’s still fighting for Glen Canyon Dam to be brought down and the Colorado River to run free. Climate change may make that a real possibility.

Author: Rachel Getts

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Let’s Do The Time Warp Again… Rocky Is Back

Arthouse Audience Survey

Tower Theatre Update Fall 2022

The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy

Join us for this special marathon screening of Peter Jackson's epic, Academy-Award winning The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

One Marathon to rule them all…August 13th at Broadway.

Cool Upcoming Films For Summer 2022

Coming Soon at Broadway

National Theatre Live returns to Broadway

Season Ticket Packages are now on sale thru Tanner Humanities here.

You can purchase individual tickets for each show now at SLFStix.org here.

Here’s the schedule for this year’s theater presentations:

Live Q&A with Emelie Mahdavian

Pride 2022 at SLFS

Live Q&A with Renan Ozturk 5/14

Inspire. Empower. Action

FILMS AND SCHEDULE

A FAILURE OF IMAGINATION

See With Meat Me Half Way

MEAT ME HALF WAY

Tickets Available Here

THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD

Tickets Available Here

REGENERATING AUSTRALIA

See With The Territory and The Race To Save The World

RIVER

Tickets Available Here

THE TERRITORY (2022)

Tickets Available Here

TOMORROW

Tickets Available Here

THE UNFINISHED FIGHT OF SELDOM SEEN SLEIGHT

Tickets Available Here

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