Spooky Movie Film Festival Summer Series Double Feature at Artisphere, Saturday One needs not wait for Halloween to watch great horror films. This Saturday at Artisphere in Rosslyn, check out the double feature of “Murder Loves Killers Too” and “The Uh-Oh! Show.” The screenings wrap up the Spooky Movie Film Festival Summer Series.
“I hesitate to say it’s a best-of, but they’re some of the most popular shows,” said Spooky Movie Film Fest creator Curtis Prather.
“The Uh-Oh! Show,” about a game show where losing can be deadly, made its debut at the Spooky Movie Film Fest and is directed by legendary horror film maker Herschell Gordon Lewis.
“He pretty much created the whole splatter genre,” Prather said.
“Murder Loves Killers Too” was screened at the festival two years ago, and is in the classic ’80s-style, where a group of teenagers go somewhere remote and are terrorized by a killer.
“That film is so much fun,” Prather said. “The ending is so satisfying.”
The Spooky Movie International Horror Film Festival is Oct. 13-16, and this is the first year the event will be held at Artipshere, The summer series is a way for the festival to get the world out about it’s new home and to build anticipation for the main event.
“It’s an opportunity to raise awareness,” Prather said.
Info: $10, artisphere.com
When: 8 p.m, Saturday
*”Grease” Sing-A-Long at AFI Silver Theatre, Friday through Sunday
*”Grease” is one of those films in which its music burrows into you’re brain, and the only cure is to sing out loud. Thanks goodness for this Grease Sing-A-Long at AFI, where one can unabashedly belt out “You’re the One That I Want” and “Hopelessly Devoted to You” in public.
Info: $11, afi.com/silver
When: 7 p.m., Friday; 2:30 p.m., Saturday; 5 p.m., Sunday
Black Cat 18th Anniversary Party, Friday
What would the local music scene be without the Black Cat? Eh, don’t even try to consider the horror. Bars and clubs come and go, but the Black Cat has been around for 18 years. Head out on Friday to celebrate with a bunch of bands, and enjoy the cheap cover charge.
Info: $5 on the main stage, blackcatdc.com
When: 8 p.m., Friday
Umphrey’s McGee after party at the Velvet Lounge, Friday
Umphrey’s McGee, the Chicago-based jam band, plays two shows Friday and Saturday at the 9:30 Club. On Friday, head to the Velvet Lounge for an after party, with the band Tiny Boxes and Umphrey’s keyboardist Joel Cummins.
Info: $10, velvetloungedc.com
When: 11 p.m., Friday
Journey at Jiffy Lube Live, Sunday
Summer is almost over, but don’t stop believin’ in warm weather and carefree days. What better way to celebrate Labor Day weekend than with a little Journey at Jiffy Lube Live? Steve Perry is nowhere to be found, but it’s all about the memories now. Even better? Nightranger, best known for the killer song “Sister Christian,” opens.
Info: $24 to $162, livenation.com
When: 7:30 p.m., Sunday
