PARADISE THEATRE presents DEFENDING YOUR LIFE

"Is this Heaven?"

"No, it isn't Heaven."

"Is it Hell?"

"Nope, it isn't Hell either. Actually, there is no Hell. Although I hear Los Angeles is getting pretty close.”

THIS FEBRUARY- We're calling all Valentines to join us in Paradise for love stories that will take you to another dimension... The Paradise Presents: LOVE AFTER LIFE- six films that explore the existential matters of love beyond earthly existence.

THE FIRST TRUE STORY OF WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU DIE. Let's take a trip down to Judgment City for Albert Brooks' 1991 comedic masterpiece. It's not heaven or hell- it's DEFENDING YOUR LIFE!

Is there love after death? Acerbic everyman Albert Brooks finds a perfect balance between satirical bite and romantic-comedy charm as the writer, director, and star of this wonderfully warm and imaginative existential fantasy. After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller (Brooks) finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia (Meryl Streep) offers him a chance to finally feel alive. Buoyed by a pitch-perfect supporting cast that includes Rip Torn, Lee Grant, and Buck Henry, Defending Your Life is a rare feat of personal, philosophical filmmaking that happens to also be divinely entertaining.

(Courtesy of Warner Bros.)

Sunday February 12th 8 PM/7:30 PM Doors

Host or Publisher Paradise Theatre