11/05/2023
TONIGHT! Philly Premiere with filmmaker/star John Adams in attendance! Doors at 7, plenty of tickets available at the door and still available online here:
https://link.dice.fm/Ge49260df753
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Housed in the historic Finney & Son building, a former showroom for tombstones and mausoleums that dates back to 1865, The Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art (PhilaMOCA) is a multipurpose art space that proudly showcases the best in underground, alternative, and DIY culture with a concentration on film and performance. The mission is to provide a creative and low cost outlet for the local
community, as well as bring new and interesting art and performance to Philadelphia. PhilaMOCA was named Best of Philly 2013 - Best Performance Venue. PhilaMOCA / 531 N. 12th Street /
Philadelphia, PA 19123
11/02/2023
This Sunday (11/5) we host the Philly Premiere of the festival favorite WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS, an official selection of the 2023 Fantastic Fest, Fantasia, and FrightFest where it won Best Film, Best Director(s), and Best WTF?! Ending! Star/co-director/co-writer John Adams in attendance!
Tickets here: https://link.dice.fm/Ge49260df753
11/01/2023
Coming up on Thursday, November 16, longtime Letterman writer Steve Young presents The Weird and Wonderful World of Industrial Musicals! A deep dive into the genre of corporate musical theater that the public was never meant to see!
Tickets here: https://link.dice.fm/a62822b7a30d
11/01/2023
November happenings and exclusive event announcements! -
10/31/2023
Happy Halloween! Our November newsletter goes out tomorrow and will contain a bunch of advance ticket links to unannounced events, sign up here:
PhilaMOCA Email Forms
10/17/2023
Encore screening of MUTINY IN HEAVEN: THE BIRTHDAY PARTY is tomorrow night at 7:30 PM!
Tickets here: https://link.dice.fm/Ydd40c7a27a8
10/16/2023
October marches on at PhilaMOCA -
10/16/2023
TONIGHT! Monster movie legend David "The Rock" Nelson in attendance for a program of his short films! Premiere of the latest installment in the Pumpkinman saga! A fun and spooky time is guaranteed!
Tickets: https://link.dice.fm/Hb2528ccbbe0
10/15/2023
TONIGHT we host the Philly Premiere of RING RING: A DOORBELL CAM FANTASIA! Plus horror-themed shorts! This one is going to be a ton of fun, plenty of tickets available at the door and still available online here:
https://link.dice.fm/w4a4c0ff4edf
10/12/2023
1-800-HOT-DUCK Halloween-themed Video Night at PhilaMOCA is one week from tonight! A "h***y Halloween" is promised!
Tickets: https://link.dice.fm/1800hotduckphilamoca
10/12/2023
One more chance to see the fantastic new Birthday Party documentary MUTINY IN HEAVEN next Wednesday the 18th at 7:30 PM, tickets are available here: https://link.dice.fm/Ydd40c7a27a8
Mutiny in Heaven chronicles the mayhem surrounding the misunderstood group, whose music was marked by both seething fury and wide-eyed earnestness.
10/11/2023
THIS SUNDAY we screen the terrifying Ring doorbell compilation of horrors RING RING! Plus bonus Halloween found content! Highly recommended, tickets here: https://link.dice.fm/w4a4c0ff4edf
10/06/2023
Crypt Video Rentals returns to PhilaMOCA this Saturday and Sunday! Pop up video shop experience from Noon-6 PM, 30th anniversary screening of a broadcast recording of HOCUS POCUS on VHS Saturday night at 8:00 PM! $5 at the door, $10 for day pass and movie.
All access pass: https://link.dice.fm/I6ebeae02298
Saturday day and night pass: https://link.dice.fm/b044742c44af
10/05/2023
TONIGHT! Comedian Jon Daly as Johnny Doiley! Plenty of tickets available at the door and still available online here:
https://link.dice.fm/tcaf2f2053e6
10/04/2023
TONIGHT is GHOSTS OF THE CHELSEA (Chelsea Hotel doc) - Philly Premiere at PhilaMOCA! Tickets will be available at the door and are still available online here: https://link.dice.fm/w23bfce89013
10/02/2023
The Philadelphia Psychotronic Film Society's annual award show is TONIGHT at 7:30! Always one of our favorite nights of the year! $5 admission, free for members, followed by a regularly scheduled surprise film screening.
10/02/2023
October happenings at PhilaMOCA -
09/30/2023
TOMORROW NIGHT we kick off the Halloween season with a screening of Ulli Lommel's wild 1980 supernatural slasher THE BOOGEYMAN! This one is a TON of fun with a crowd!
Tickets: https://link.dice.fm/be43a941a2fe
09/23/2023
Three tickets left for next month's screening of MUTINY IN HEAVEN: NICK CAVE'S THE BIRTHDAY PARTY!
Available here: https://link.dice.fm/kdf1c86492dc
09/21/2023
TONIGHT we screen the Sundance FIlm Festival 2023 Short Film Tour! Doors at 7:00, screening at 7:30, tickets available at the door and in advance here:
https://link.dice.fm/Jd0d048e7313
09/19/2023
Trailer for Museum of Home Video's RING, RING: A DOORBELL CAM FANTASIA - Philly Premiere at PhilaMOCA on Sunday, October 15! Tickets here: https://link.dice.fm/w4a4c0ff4edf
09/19/2023
Sundance FIlm Fest, Bad Manners, Crypt Video Rentals, and more at PhilaMOCA -
09/18/2023
Only 15 tickets left for Kyle Gordon at PhilaMOCA! Available here: https://link.dice.fm/k15684303fa4
The stand-up from New York has big plans after the viral success of Planet of the Bass
09/14/2023
TONIGHT we host La Banda Chuska and locals Microprismas for an evening of cumbia music! Tickets here: https://link.dice.fm/raa8cdc8d6a3
09/12/2023
The 2023 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour comes to PhilaMOCA this month! Seven shorts, 90 minutes, two chances to see it:
Thursday, September 21, 7:30 PM : https://link.dice.fm/Jd0d048e7313
Sunday, September 24, 4:00 PM : https://link.dice.fm/Z8ec9f29ef28
09/12/2023
TOMORROW NIGHT we screen a genuine cinematic masterpiece from Takeshi "Beat" Kitano, 1990's BOILING POINT! Violent and hilarious, this was Kitano's first film as both writer and director and is just as effective as it was 33 years ago, highly recommended! Also, content warning for extreme violence/sexual content.
Advance tix: https://link.dice.fm/M821d8d60782
09/11/2023
The Philadelphia Psychotronic Film Society's Psychotronic Month rolls on TONIGHT with a psychotronic classic and TOMORROW NIGHT with a guest-presented comedic crowd-pleaser! $5 admission, free for members.
Last week we watched the member-presented Coffin Joe film EMBODIMENT OF EVIL and the Jamaa Fanaka classic WELCOME HOME BROTHER CHARLES with a guest introduction from Reelblack's Michael Dennis. It's just gonna get stranger from here...
09/05/2023
Only eight tickets left for this Saturday's AWFUL Wrestling show! Available here: https://link.dice.fm/b60ba508e222
09/03/2023
PhilaMOCA happenings in September -
09/01/2023
Announced today! Advance tickets here: https://dice.fm/bundles/glass-box-festival-7y2v
09/01/2023
Tickets are now available for the return of Crypt Video Rentals, October 7-8! Video store pop-up Saturday and Sunday, Saturday night screening of HOCUS POCUS on VHS w/ commercials!
$5 admission per day (Noon-6), $10 admission for Saturday + screening, $15 admission for both days plus screening, available here:
https://link.dice.fm/cryptvideorentals
08/31/2023
TONIGHT we host the Philly Premiere of Kansas Bowling's CUDDLY TOYS! A mondo-styled faux documentary on some of the horrors and some of the joys of growing up as a young girl in America, made by the youngest female filmmaker in history! Highly recommended!
Advance tix: https://link.dice.fm/Oaf024c3c1ed
08/30/2023
TONIGHT is the Philly Premiere of the new documentary on indie legends THE EMBARRASSMENT! WPRB's Jon Solomon in attendance to intro the film! Plenty of tickets available at the door and online here: https://link.dice.fm/U321bd4cc04b
12/28/2022
TONIGHT: BROKE BODY / RAT MOTEL / GLOSS / DISASTER ARTIST, tickets available at the door and in advance here:
https://link.dice.fm/b0883cc0e378
12/20/2022
Not feeling the X-Mas spirit yet? Then come out TOMORROW NIGHT to DIAL CODE SANTA CLAUS + AGFA'S SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL at PhilaMOCA! The one-hour AGFA X-Mas mix begins at 7:00 PM followed by the Christmas slasher-esque classic DIAL CODE SANTA CLAUS at 8:00 PM. Bring the family!
Advance tix: https://link.dice.fm/j8c39dadc57d
12/17/2022
BIRDEMIC creator James Nguyen is in Philadelphia! Philly Premiere of Birdemic3SeaEagle is tonight at 7:30! Tickets available at the door and online here:
https://link.dice.fm/z215d1a9e7e3
12/16/2022
Exhumed Films' Psycho Santa Holiday Horror Party is tonight! Only about 25 tickets left! Physical media gift exchange, pot luck, a surprise 35mm film screening, and pre-show photos with Psycho Santa!
Advance tix: https://link.dice.fm/m41517f3d64d
12/15/2022
TONIGHT! Devil Master / Unreal City / Savage Mystic / The Slads at PhilaMOCA! Tickets at the door or still available in advance here: https://link.dice.fm/c70894aff936
12/10/2022
The BIRDEMIC franchise returns with BIRDEMIC 3: SEA EAGLE, Philly Premiere at PhilaMOCA on Saturday, December 17 with cult favorite filmmaker James Nguyen in attendance! BIRDEMIC was a sensation when it was first released back in 2010, rivaled only by THE ROOM, and now the franchise continues almost ten years after its previous installment! Official selection of Fantastic Fest 2022.
Advance tickets: https://link.dice.fm/z215d1a9e7e3
12/10/2022
Puppy Angst record release show w/ Doused + So Totally at PhilaMOCA is TONIGHT! Doors at 8:00, tickets available at the door or in advance here:
https://link.dice.fm/p32ebefdb215
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Videos
Where the Devil Roams trailer
This Sunday (11/5) we host the Philly Premiere of the festival favorite WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS, an official selection of the 2023 Fantastic Fest, Fantasia, and FrightFest where it won Best Film, Best Director(s), and Best WTF?! Ending! Star/co-director/co-writer John Adams in attendance! Tickets here: https://link.dice.fm/Ge49260df753
The Weird and Wonderful World of Industrial Musicals at PhilaMOCA
Coming up on Thursday, November 16, longtime Letterman writer Steve Young presents The Weird and Wonderful World of Industrial Musicals! A deep dive into the genre of corporate musical theater that the public was never meant to see! Tickets here: https://link.dice.fm/a62822b7a30d
Mutiny In Heaven: The Birthday Party trailer
Encore screening of MUTINY IN HEAVEN: THE BIRTHDAY PARTY is tomorrow night at 7:30 PM! Tickets here: https://link.dice.fm/Ydd40c7a27a8
Ring Ring trailer
TONIGHT we host the Philly Premiere of RING RING: A DOORBELL CAM FANTASIA! Plus horror-themed shorts! This one is going to be a ton of fun, plenty of tickets available at the door and still available online here: https://link.dice.fm/w4a4c0ff4edf
1-800-HOT-DUCK Halloween-themed Video Night at PhilaMOCA is one week from tonight! A "horny Halloween" is promised! Tickets: https://link.dice.fm/1800hotduckphilamoca
THIS SUNDAY we screen the terrifying Ring doorbell compilation of horrors RING RING! Plus bonus Halloween found content! Highly recommended, tickets here: https://link.dice.fm/w4a4c0ff4edf
Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel trailer
TONIGHT is GHOSTS OF THE CHELSEA (Chelsea Hotel doc) - Philly Premiere at PhilaMOCA! Tickets will be available at the door and are still available online here: https://link.dice.fm/w23bfce89013
The Boogeyman (1980) trailer
TOMORROW NIGHT we kick off the Halloween season with a screening of Ulli Lommel's wild 1980 supernatural slasher THE BOOGEYMAN! This one is a TON of fun with a crowd! Tickets: https://link.dice.fm/be43a941a2fe
Three tickets left for next month's screening of MUTINY IN HEAVEN: NICK CAVE'S THE BIRTHDAY PARTY! Available here: https://link.dice.fm/kdf1c86492dc
RING, RING: A DOORBELL CAM FANTASIA trailer
Trailer for Museum of Home Video's RING, RING: A DOORBELL CAM FANTASIA - Philly Premiere at PhilaMOCA on Sunday, October 15! Tickets here: https://link.dice.fm/w4a4c0ff4edf
Sundance Film Festival 2023 Short Film Tour
The 2023 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour comes to PhilaMOCA this month! Seven shorts, 90 minutes, two chances to see it: Thursday, September 21, 7:30 PM : https://link.dice.fm/Jd0d048e7313 Sunday, September 24, 4:00 PM : https://link.dice.fm/Z8ec9f29ef28
Boiling Point trailer
TOMORROW NIGHT we screen a genuine cinematic masterpiece from Takeshi "Beat" Kitano, 1990's BOILING POINT! Violent and hilarious, this was Kitano's first film as both writer and director and is just as effective as it was 33 years ago, highly recommended! Also, content warning for extreme violence/sexual content. Advance tix: https://link.dice.fm/M821d8d60782
CUDDLY TOYS
TONIGHT we host the Philly Premiere of Kansas Bowling's CUDDLY TOYS! A mondo-styled faux documentary on some of the horrors and some of the joys of growing up as a young girl in America, made by the youngest female filmmaker in history! Highly recommended! Advance tix: https://link.dice.fm/Oaf024c3c1ed
No one is making movies like Kansas Bowling, the youngest female filmmaker in American history, right now and we're hosting the Philly Premiere of Kansas' CUDDLY TOYS on Thursday, August 31! A mondo, quasi-documentary on the horrors and joys of growing up as a young girl in America involving 100 actresses and show on super 16mm, highly recommended! Advance tix: https://link.dice.fm/Oaf024c3c1ed
TOMORROW NIGHT we screen Takeshi Kitano's explosive 1989 debut feature VIOLENT COP! Advance tix: https://link.dice.fm/Ud4a2f7ef2cd
Next Monday we're screening the greatest fan film every made! From 1982-1989, three childhood friends worked on a no-budget shot-for-shot remake of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, which was fully completed in 2014 after they raised funds to shoot the final missing scene. We will be screening the complete cut, tickets are on sale now: https://link.dice.fm/fd1877650fbf
We're screening the most unique Stephen King adaptation you'll ever see on Thursday, September 29! THE TIMEKEEPERS OF ETERNITY is a re-working of the 1995 TV miniseries THE LANGOLIERS comprised of still frames printed to paper and then animated into an all-new creature feature. Highly recommended! Advance tickets here: https://link.dice.fm/Od06e6772c6c
TRIPLE FISHER: The Lethal Lolitas of Long Island - A PhilaMOCA Favorite screens next Tuesday, September 27! Three Amy Fisher television biopics expertly edited together into one brilliant feature. Next week we're screening a bunch of our favorite films from the past, culminating in a Friday night (9/30) retrospective of ten years' worth of PhilaMOCA programming. Triple Fisher tix: https://link.dice.fm/P11171e3491f
TONIGHT we host Exhumed Films presents SEX AND ZEN III on 35mm at PhilaMOCA! This one is going to be a ton of fun with a crowd!
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is coming to PhilaMOCA in September for its exclusive Philadelphia engagement! Three screenings: THU 9/15, 7:30 PM : https://link.dice.fm/Eb7728a0373d SAT 9/17, 4:30 PM : https://link.dice.fm/O60a6747fd3d SAT 9/17, 7:30 PM : https://link.dice.fm/zb9b1bcf7cf7
Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC + Sid: The Final Curtain - Philly Premieres are happening a week from today! Only about half of the tickets are left, available here: https://link.dice.fm/F8316637e24d
Tim Cappello, the sexy saxophonist from THE LOST BOYS, performs live at PhilaMOCA on Friday, August 5! Tickets available here: https://link.dice.fm/Fa49be81e9dd
The Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour returns to PhilaMOCA for its 2022 installment! The best of this year's shorts in a single program; three screenings, tickets on sale now: THU 9/15, 7:30 PM: https://link.dice.fm/sundancephilamoca915 SAT 9/17, 4:30 PM: https://link.dice.fm/sundancephilamoca917430 SAT 9/17, 7:30 PM: https://link.dice.fm/sundancephilamoca917730
Tomorrow night we host a video retrospective of the local graffiti/hip hop magazine ON THE GO! Three vintage videos plus a Q&A with producer/videographer Ray Hayes. Presented by The Decades; $5 at the door or online here: https://link.dice.fm/Jf70fed77ad1
TROLL 2's George Hardy and THE ROOM's Greg Sestero star in the new gross out horror comedy CYST! Philadelphia Premiere on Wednesday, June 29, tickets are on sale now: https://link.dice.fm/cystphilamoca
Tim Cappello, saxophonist from THE LOST BOYS, returns to PhilaMOCA on Friday, August 5! Full set plus post-show meet and greet! And opening the show are local PhilaMOCA favorites Fabergege! Tickets are on sale now, $12 advance, $15 day-of: https://link.dice.fm/z165f572ccd1
A new EP of remixes of The KVB songs comes out next month, check out this Drab Majesty one, available now! And The KVB perform at PhilaMOCA next Tuesday, 5/3, with Public Memory and a special guest, advance tix here: https://thekvbphilamoca.eventbrite.com
On Monday, May 16 we host the fantastic Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life - Philly Premiere, an intimate documentary on the struggles of one of the world's most successful gay porn stars. Adults only, highly recommended!
The KVB perform live at PhilaMOCA with Public Memory on Tuesday, May 3! Tickets available here: https://thekvbphilamoca.eventbrite.com
One week from today we host comedian Cara Connors on the Straight for Pay tour! Tickets available here: https://caraconnorsphilamoca.eventbrite.com
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Housed in the historic Finney & Son building, a former showroom for tombstones and mausoleums that dates back to 1865 and is now owned by producer/DJ Diplo, The Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art (PhilaMOCA) is a multipurpose art space that proudly showcases the best in underground, alternative, and DIY culture with a concentration on film and performance. PhilaMOCA hosts 250+ events a year ranging from film premieres to slam poetry to live music. The mission is to provide a worthwhile and low-cost outlet for the local community, as well as bring new and interesting art and performance to Philadelphia. PhilaMOCA has received many accolades and awards including Philadelphia Magazine’s Best of Philly and Time Out’s Recommended Award. It has been named one of the “21 Must Visit Places in Philadelphia” by Time Out NY and “21 Things That Make Philly Cool” by the Huffington Post. PhilaMOCA / 531 N. 12th Street / Philadelphia, PA 19123 http://www.philamoca.org
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Anyone know where I can get this poster?
Please?
Please?
Hey guys what's the deal with Toku Tuesday? Is on hiatus or are you just not doing it anymore?
Officially scratched off the bucket list. Props to those who made this one happen.
does anyone know the venues camera policy?? 🥰
Oh please book Mink Stole for a lounge set pretty pretty please.
Hello! I’m looking for two tickets to the black mass tonight ! Will meet you and pay cash!
I need to get a hold of someone at the box office? Is that a thing still?
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