Event

SLIFF - The Hole (3D)

The Hole (3D)

Joe Dante, U.S., 2009, 92 min.

Saturday, Nov. 10, 6:30 p.m., Hi-Pointe

Legendary director Joe Dante ("The Howling," "Gremlins," "Explorers") makes his first foray into 3D with a family thriller. When Susan (Teri Polo, "Meet the Parents"), the single mother of Dane and Lucas, uproots the family and moves them to the sleepy town of Bensonville, the boys believe life couldn't possibly get worse. But they haven't yet reckoned with the evil that lurks under their new home. Exploring their eerie new residence, the brothers find a sinister black hole under a locked trap door in the basement. After prying open the door, they realize that the pit appears to go on forever. Far worse, the hole seems to contain malevolent forces, and now that its entrance has been reopened, strange shadows begin to lurk around every corner and past nightmares come alarmingly to life. With director Dante, who will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award and discuss his career in a post-screening interview with Video Watchdog editor Tim Lucas.