Capital Celluloid 2023 — Day 151: Wed May 31

The Bat (Wilber, 1959): Cinema Museum, 7.30pm


Cinema Museum introduction to the evening's entertainment:
The Classic Horror Experience presents a brand new and never-before seen film experience starring Vincent Price and based on the classic 1959 thriller The Bat, with a new original score performed live-to-picture by composer Jason Frederick. Who is the mysterious murderer terrorising the citizens of Oakdale – The Bat! Who is The Bat? Come and find out! Vincent Price is at his malevolent best in this completely new edit of the 1950’s horror classic, which also stars Agnes Moorhead (Citizen Kane, Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte) and John Sutton (The Invisible Man Returns, Return Of The Fly), and features a twist ending that even the most experienced horror fan won’t expect! Watch the trailer here. And as an added bonus, there is also an opening short film and introduction to the world of classic horror scores. Don’t miss it!

Jason Frederick’s film and television credits include Disney’s 101 Dalmatians 2: Patch’s London Adventure, Top Gear USA and the recently updated classic documentary Bela Lugosi:The Forgotten King, amongst many others.

Here (and above) is the trailer.

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