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Jackie Chan in POLICE STORY Midnights This Weekend at The Tivoli

” Don’t be a cop if you want to live to 100″

Jackie Chan in POLICE STORY (1985) plays midnights this weekend (August 2nd and 3rd) at the Tivoli as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight series.  A Facebook invite for the event can be found HERE

It is a shame that Jackie Chan’s eventual emergence as a fully -fledged Hollywood star did not happen much earlier when he was at his physical peak. Of course even now at age 65 he is pretty amazing, but the Jackie Chan of POLICE STORY and POLICE STORY 2 would have really amazed the world.

In POLICE STORY, the movie that made him an international star, Jackie Chan plays policeman Ka-kui in the newly-restored Police Story. Ka-kui finds the need to go rogue to protect a star witness (Brigitte Lin, Chungking Express) against the retribution of a local drug lord. All of this is a vehicle for Chan to engage in some of the most memorable cinematic stunts this side of Buster Keaton—haven’t you ever seen a man hang from an umbrella hooked to the side of a moving bus before? In Cantonese with English subtitles.

The Tivoli’s located at 6350 Delmar Blvd., University City, MO. Admission is a mere $8!

The Tivoli’s website can be found HERE

Here’s the line-up for the other films coming to ‘Reel Late at The Tivoli:

Aug. 9-10            HOT FUZZ  

Aug. 16-17          ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL – New digital re-master – 40th Anniversary

Aug. 23-24          NINJA SCROLL (1993) – subtitled                                

Aug. 30-31          LABYRINTH  

Sept. 6-7             HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH New 4K digital re-master

The Tivoli Announces the ‘Reel Late’ Midnight Line-Up: HEDWIG, SCOTT PILGRIM, Riff Randell, and Jackie Chan!

” Things sure have changed since we got kicked out of high school. “

Another brilliant lineup of midnight movies for the ‘Reel Late at The Tivoli’ to end the summer of 2019 season. It’s an especially good variety of titles that will draw the late night movie buff crowd with several retro surprises. The Midnight Movie experience has always catered to a college-age crowd and that’s the way it should be. The oldest film this time is ROCK AND ROLL HIGH SCHOOL from ’79 and the most recent is
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD from 2010. There’s a Anime this schedule called  NINJA SCROLL I’m unfamiliar with. A couple of standards including
LABYRINTH and FIGHT CLUB are on the schedule. I’ve been hosting the midnight show at The Tivoli for ten years now This is a great line-up.

Here’s the line-up:

July 19-20           FIGHT CLUB

July 26-27           SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD

Aug. 2-3              POLICE STORY (1985)   Jackie Chan classic, 4K digital restoration! – subtitled 

Aug. 9-10            HOT FUZZ  

Aug. 16-17          ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL – New digital re-master – 40th Anniversary

Aug. 23-24          NINJA SCROLL (1993) – subtitled                                

Aug. 30-31          LABYRINTH  

Sept. 6-7             HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH New 4K digital re-master

See Jackie Chan in POLICE STORY and POLICE STORY 2 at Webster University

POLICE STORY (1985) screens at Webster University’s
Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood) Friday April 12th at 7:30pm and again Tuesday April 16th at 7:30. A Facebook invite for these two screenings can be found HERE. POLICE STORY 2 (1988) screens there Sunday April 14th at 7:30pm and again Friday April 19th at 7:30pm.
A Facebook invite for these two screenings can be found HERE

It is a shame that Jackie Chan’s eventual emergence as a fully -fledged Hollywood star did not happen much earlier when he was at his physical peak. Of course even now at age 65 he is pretty amazing, but the Jackie Chan of POLICE STORY and POLICE STORY 2 would have really amazed the world.

POLICE STORY – In the movie that made him an international star, Jackie Chan plays policeman Ka-kui in the newly-restored Police Story. Ka-kui finds the need to go rogue to protect a star witness (Brigitte Lin, Chungking Express) against the retribution of a local drug lord. All of this is a vehicle for Chan to engage in some of the most memorable cinematic stunts this side of Buster Keaton—haven’t you ever seen a man hang from an umbrella hooked to the side of a moving bus before? In Cantonese with English subtitles.

POLICE STORY 2 – After the events of the first Police Story, Jackie Chan’s Ka-kui has been demoted to a traffic cop and finds himself with a need to win back his girlfriend May (Maggie Cheung, In the Mood for Love). He finds a path to redemption in his pursuit of a group of extortionist bombers, which of course again results in Chan putting life and limb on the line for our collective amusement. In Cantonese with English subtitles.

Admission is:

$7 for the general public
$6 for seniors, Webster alumni and students from other schools
$5 for Webster University staff and faculty

Free for Webster students with proper I.D.