LGBT owned Paramount screens horror films by Oklahoma filmmakers

(Oklahoma City) Breck McGough, a composer from Haworth, Okla., will perform an original score he wrote for a special, free screening of “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” as part of a triple feature beginning at 7pm on Friday, Oct. 25 at The Paramount, located in downtown OKC at 701 W. Sheridan Ave. on Film Row.

“The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” is a German silent horror film released in 1920, considered among the most influential films of the German Expressionist movement, and a cult classic due in part to the use of highly stylized, distorted sets and the often startling, dance-like movements of the actors. The film is also often credited with introducing the twist ending to cinema. Running time is 67 minutes.

The evening will also feature the world premiere of two films, both created by local filmmakers specifically for screening at The Paramount.

At 8:10 p.m., director Jacob Kelley will screen “Grief,” a horror thriller short, which also includes an original score by McGough.

The premiere of Norman filmmaker Mickey Reece’s feature-length film “Queerbait” will begin at 8:30 p.m. The un-scripted film is about a surprise 40th birthday party. Running time is 50 minutes. Previous films by Reece have included “Country Singer,” “Punch Cowboy,” “Walrus and Mickey and Me,” and “Tarsus.”

The screenings are open to the public and there is no cost to attend. Wine, beer, coffee and Pie Junkie pie will be available in the café.

The classic, 50-seat Paramount screening room is the last Hollywood studio screening room in operation on Oklahoma City’s historic Film Row, where theater owners would come to view and lease films.

For more information, visit www.theparamountokc.comor call 405-517-0787.

October 22, 2013