Armageddon has never been so darkly funny as in The Atomic Cafe. This 1982 cult classic juxtaposes Cold War history, propaganda, music and culture, seamlessly crafted from government-produced educational and training films, newsreels and advertisements. Taken together, these sources cheerily instruct the public on how to live in the Atomic Age, how to survive a nuclear attack (!) ... and how to fight and win a nuclear war. As a U.S. Army training film advises, "Viewed from a safe distance, the atomic bomb is one of the most beautiful sights ever seen by man." Returning to theaters in a sparkling 4K digital restoration created by IndieCollect, The Atomic Cafe is an absurdist blast from the past that would be downright laughable if it weren’t so eerily relevant to our fake news present.
Venue | City | State | Date |
Lincoln Theatre - Damariscotta | Damariscotta | ME | 1540094400October 21, 2018 |
Alamo Drafthouse Winchester | Winchester | VA | 1540008000October 20, 2018 |
National Gallery of Art | Washington | DC | 1539489600October 14, 2018 |
Hollywood Theatre | Portland | OR | 1538971200October 8 - October 9, 2018 |
Grand Illusion Cinema | Seattle | WA | 1538712000October 5 - October 11, 2018 |
Vermont International Film Festival | Burlington | VT | 1538366400Coming in October |
Smith Rafael Film Center | San Rafael | CA | 1538193600September 29, 2018 |
Cleveland Cinematheque | Cleveland | OH | 1538193600September 29 - September 30, 2018 |
Northwest Film Center | Portland | OR | 1537588800September 22, 2018 |
Gene Siskel Film Center | Chicago | IL | 15375024009/21, 9/23, 9/26 |
Austin Film Society | Austin | TX | 15371568009/17, 9/19 |
Wexner Center for the Arts | Columbus | OH | 1536897600September 14, 2018 |
Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit | MI | 1536292800September 7 - September 9, 2018 |
Cornell Cinema | Ithaca | NY | 15362928009/7, 9/18 |
Pacific Film Archive | Berkeley | CA | 15358608009/2, 9/7, 9/14 |
Cinestudio | Hartford | CT | 1535860800September 2 - September 5, 2018 |
Miami Beach Cinematheque | Miami Beach | FL | 1535688000August 31 - September 6, 2018 |
Parkway Theatre | Baltimore | MD | 15350832008/24-25, 8/29 |
Art Theatre | Champaign | IL | 1534824000August 21, 2018 |
Taos Center For The Arts | Taos | NM | 1534651200August 19 - August 22, 2018 |
Laemmle Claremont 5 | Claremont | CA | 1533960000August 11 - August 12, 2018 |
Laemmle Playhouse 7 | Pasadena | CA | 1533960000August 11 - August 12, 2018 |
Laemmle Monica Film Center | Los Angeles | CA | 1533873600August 10 - August 16, 2018 |
Roxie Theater | San Francisco | CA | 1533873600August 10 - August 16, 2018 |
Film Forum | New York | NY | 1533096000August 1 - August 14, 2018 |