Academy Screens: Black Christmas 50th Anniversary

In-Person Screening + Panel
In Collaboration with Hollywood Suite

Black Christmas is not only a classic holiday genre film, but a seminal piece of Canadian film history. This film paved the way for the slasher genre as we know it today, and would inspire the creation of legendary boogeymen including Michael Myers of Halloween and Jason from Friday the 13th. The feminist themes of Black Christmas introduced us to the “final girl” as a recurring figure in horror cinema, and the film’s focus on bodily autonomy and sisterhood still resonate 50 years later.

Join us for a screening and an exclusive panel discussion on the “Evolution of the Final Girl” and Canadian horror cinema over the last 50 years, featuring Rue Morgue Magazine’s Andrea Subissati, In A Violent Nature’s Andrea Pavlovic and moderated by Hollywood Suite’s Cam Maitland. 

BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974) | Bob Clark

Holiday movies are sentimental and uplifting, but surprisingly devoid of knife murders. BLACK CHRISTMAS—one of the most influential Hitchcockian slashers of all time—is here to help. When sorority sisters Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder (SUPERMAN), and Andrea Martin find themselves under attack from a foul-mouthed killer, it’s up to police chief John Saxon (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET) to even the odds. But what about Keir Dullea (2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY), the brooding art-school pianist? Could he have something to do with the mutilation rampage? BLACK CHRISTMAS is a terrifying and demented holiday tradition that gets everything right. We’d expect nothing less from Bob Clark, the pioneering director of A CHRISTMAS STORY.

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SPEAKERS

     Andrea Pavlovic
     Actor

Andrea Pavlovic is a Bosnian-Canadian actress known as Canada's newest Scream Queen in In a Violent Nature. She is currently gearing up for the In A Violent Nature sequel, as well as upcoming personal work that focuses on the Siege of Sarajevo, exploring the female voice amidst a war torn country. You can keep up to date with her work on instagram at @andpavlovic

     Andrea Subissati
     Executive Editor, Rue Morgue





Andrea is the Executive Editor of Rue Morgue magazine and host of Rue Morgue TV. In addition to writing, she is co-host and producer of the award-winning Faculty of Horror Podcast with Alexandra West.


MODERATOR

     Cam Maitland
     Host & Film Specialist




Cam Maitland is movie channel Hollywood Suite’s Film and Content Expert. A writer and filmmaker originally from Edmonton, Alberta, Cam grew up during the Video Store boom and got a degree in filmmaking which he's utilized to create movies and content about film across TV and Online.

At Hollywood Suite he's worked writing and producing shows like A Year In Film, Cinema: A-Z and hosting International red carpets at the BAFTA and Spirit Awards and live film events. He appears regularly on Sirius XM’s The Breakdown, The A Year in Film podcast and other venues to talk movies and pop-culture.

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Free for Academy Members. Public tickets are also available for purchase here.

RSVP required to attend.

Doors Open 30 Minutes Before Showtime.

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