Akira & The Matrix at the Guild Cinema – a Bubonicon benefit event for the theater’s DCP Fundraiser!
Akira: Tuesday-Thursday, June 11-13 — 3:30 & 6:00 pm daily
Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo – 1988 – 124m – Japan – In Japanese with English subtitles – $6 students with ids / $8 general
DOUBLE FEATURE WITH THE MATRIX AS PART OF BUBONICON 51’S THE FUTURE IS NOW!
Two Movies for the Price of One!
A BUBONICON 51 FUNDRAISER SPECIAL FOR OUR ONGOING DCP EQUIPMENT FUNDRAISING DRIVE! WE’RE REALLY CLOSE, HELP US GET OVER THE FINISH LINE! GET THE DETAILS BY CLICKING HERE!
Not just a movie! It’s the genesis of a genre. Katsuhiro Otomo’s landmark cyberpunk classic obliterated the boundaries of Japanese animation and forced the world to look into the future. Akira’s arrival shattered traditional thinking, creating space for movies like the The Matrix to be dreamed into brutal reality. Without Kaneda and Tetsuo, without espers and psionic assassins, without that badass motorcycle – our world would be a far less exciting place to exist!
In 1988, the Japanese government drops an atomic bomb on Tokyo after ESP experiments on children go awry. In 2019, 31 years after the nuking of the city, Kaneda, a bike gang leader, tries to save his friend Tetsuo from a secret government project. He battles anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader until Tetsuo’s supernatural powers suddenly manifest. A final battle is fought in Tokyo Olympiad exposing the experiment’s secrets.
“An impressive achievement, often suggesting a weird expressionist blend of 2001, The Warriors, Blade Runner and Forbidden Planet.” – Geoff Andrew, Time Out
“It continues to show the best of the genre, almost 30 years later. It would be sacrilegious to give a different rating from PERFECT to AKIRA.” – Julio Vélez, Cine Premiere
The Matrix: Tuesday-Thursday, June 11-13 — 8:30 pm daily
Directed by Lana & Lilly Wachowski – 1999 – 136m – $6 students with ids / $8 general – No Matinees
DOUBLE FEATURED WITH ANIME MASTERPIECE AKIRA! AS PART OF BUBONICON 51’S THE FUTURE IS NOW!
Two Movies for the Price of One!
Will it be the blue pill or the red pill?! Believe it or not, this year is the 20th anniversary of The Matrix!
Yep! It’s that one with Keanu Reeves in an explosive sci-fi adventure about a man who comes to believe that his everyday world is the product of a computer-driven digital matrix that feeds on humans. Also featuring a great Carrie-Anne Moss & Laurence Fishburne.
A BUBONICON 51 FUNDRAISER SPECIAL FOR OUR ONGOING DCP EQUIPMENT FUNDRAISING DRIVE! WE’RE REALLY CLOSE, HELP US GET OVER THE FINISH LINE! GET THE DETAILS BY CLICKING HERE!
