Side Door Cinematheque Presents: BASEBALL AND THE ABYSS Thurs 8/14

Schedule

Thu, 14 Aug, 2025 at 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1444 East Washington Ave, Madison, WI | Madison, WI

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Join us for a screening celebrating the agony and the ecstasy of base-ball, as well as the psychopaths who live and love it! A mid-season scouting report from the darker edges of an ever-turbulent nation and her favorite pastime (obsession). This screening plays hardball, so watch out for the curve!
Films featured and excerpted:
BAD LIEUTENANT (1992)
KEN BURNS’ BASEBALL: A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME (1994)
INGLORIOUS BASTERDS/GERMAN NIGHT IN PARIS (2009)
…plus much more!
Showtimes:
8PM: RAFFLE, TRIVIA, and MYSTERY SHORTS.
(Featuring a Coming Attractions Montage by local editor DAN DENIS!)
9:15PM: FEATURE PRESENTATION
11PM: FEATURETTES
Midnight: ANIMAL BASEBALL BLOOPERS
Drink Specials, Door Prizes and Discussion!
FREE POPCORN!
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