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Pinocchio√964 (1991) 5/13 the knockout in SF

Moon (2009) @theknockoutsf Monday 9/9 6:30pm

Solo moon miner Sam harvests Helium-3 on Lunar Industries Sarang Station in serene duty to his Earth family. With glitchy communications, his only real time conversations are with a Hal-like artificial intelligence named GERTY. What happens to a 100% uptime station if its only human operator has a runtime error? Is there a most profitable way to exploit a father’s determination? What are humans in the age of technological reproducibility? With superb space atmospherics and cinematic tributes to precursor films like Alien, Silent Running and Blade Runner, Moon captures space madness, paranoia, isolation, good times robot friendship, the absolute grander of space and the triumph sticking it to the man. Featuring Sam Beeblebrox Rockwell, Kevin is creepy as a robot too Spacey?, Benedict Sorcerer Supreme Wong and Matt Whiskey Berry. Directed by Duncan Jones with music by electronic pioneer Clint Mansell

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Starship Troopers (1997) 2/12 theknockoutsf

A fascist earth regime declares war on an alien insect race from space.  Can a few high school graduates from Buenos Aires turn the tide of the intergalactic battle?  Featuring a story which barely resembles the original Heinlein novel, Starship Troopers pioneered believable bug CGI while pushing Verhoeven’s sci-fi power violence satire agenda.  The propaganda is cutting and the realities of space long distance relationships are ruthless.  Featuring Casper Van Dien, Dina Almost Molly Millions Meyer, NPH, Denise the T-Rex and old Ironsides.

An encore showing from March 2020–the last CC before the pandemic hit!  See sci-fi-football influence a fight against space bugs through fascism and xenophobia!

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Gamer (2009) Monday 6:30pm 4/10 @theknockoutsf

We Live In Public (2009) Monday 7/11 6:30pm @theknockoutsf

The FP (2011)

Get krunked to the beat-beat junk and don your sizzle-feat sneaks for the FP!  It’s a desolate enclave of market scarcity and retro repair mayhem, where two gangs battle for control of Frazier Park.  But in this world, beefs aren’t settled through diesel races, lightsabers or power violence, but through Dance Dance Revolution deathmatches!  Will JTRO have the moxie to defend his ancestor’s liquor rights?  What is a town with no ducks?  The FP is a super fun future flick hammered out of trash, high production value and talent.  Featuring Brandon BTRO Trost, Jason JTRO Trost, Art KCDC! Hsu, Lee L Dubba E Valmassy and Caitlyn Folley.  Directed by the Trost Brothers.  

Akira (1988)

Set your psychokinesis meter to 11 and prepare for the 2nd coming of Akira!  Neo-Tokyo is post WWIII and the city verges toward nightmare fuel.  Can cool-guy mecha-motorcycle riding Kaneda and his friendly foil Tetsuo escape political insurgence, ESPer green children, hand to hand violence and a secret military complex?  The metrogrit is sharp and stark.  The soundtrack is 2019 jukebox patina.  Come see why Akira is not only an archetype (detonating American interest in Manga), but also a force of creation and confusion.  Featuring the original Japanese voices, the original manga content, Drugs, and that damn motorcycle we all wanted.  Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo.

Electric Dreams (1984)