Join ASU’s Center for Science and the Imagination in partnership with Majestic Neighborhood Cinema in Tempe to view Escape from New York (1981) on the silver screen. This screening is part of a greater film series: History of the Future, exploring gripping, cinematic visions of the future across the past five decades.
Crash land on Wednesday, January 21st at 7 p.m and find your bearings in a dystopic city with Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell). The stakes are presidential and the inhabitants of Manhattan aren’t playing nice.
This film will be introduced by Matt Bell! Matt is a Professor of English and his writing has appeared in The New York Times, Esquire, Tin House, Fairy Tale Review, American Short Fiction, Orion, and many other publications. Visit his website for more details!
Tickets are $8.00, plus applicable taxes and service charges. A limited number of free tickets for ASU students are available on a first-come, first-served basis, courtesy of your Imaginary Friends at CSI.