"With Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein starting to show up at advance screenings after two decades of anticipation, as well as the onset of spooky season, it's a perfect time to visit all the various mutations of Mary Shelly's masterpiece, and that list simply must include the sweet transvestite from transexual, Transylvania that is Tim Curry's Frank-n-Furter in the one and only Rocky Horror Picture Show, a movie that, after bombing on release, has refused to die for fifty years now, rising again and again at midnight (and late afternoon) screenings for rowdy, participatory crowds around the world."
"Rocky Horror Picture Show Sun, Oct 26, 4pm, $28.49 Guild Theatre, Menlo Park"
Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein has begun advance screenings after two decades of anticipation, coinciding with spooky season. Multiple mutations of Mary Shelly's masterpiece invite celebration, including Tim Curry's portrayal of the sweet transvestite from transexual, Transylvania, Frank-n-Furter. The Rocky Horror Picture Show initially bombed at release but has persisted as an enduring cult phenomenon for fifty years. The film repeatedly resurfaces at midnight and late-afternoon screenings, attracting rowdy, participatory crowds worldwide. A local screening is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 26 at 4:00 p.m. at the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park, with tickets priced at $28.49.
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