DR. STRANGELOVE, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Sat, May 04
|Epsilon Spires
Screwball Speakeasy Club celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the iconic masterpiece of subversive cold war satire. A stunning indictment of the military industrial complex, Stanley Kubrick’s fierce dark comedy about nuclear war remains an act of provocation that touches upon the absurdity of truth.
Time & Location
May 04, 2024, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
Our atmospheric speakeasy will be converted into mid-century modern cocktail lounge for this special screening, spaces are limited. Tickets are $15. Popcorn, Thematic Libations inspired by the film, and entry into a Raffle are Included. *This event will be in our community space, please use side entrance. Doors open at 8pm, Film Begins at 8:15pm.
After the critical and commercial success of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, we are inspired to revisit the subversive satirical masterpiece released in 1964. Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb utilizes sharp wit and dark humor to explore the dangers of unchecked authority. Stanley Kubrick originally intended for the film to be a serious dramatic adaptation of Peter George’s novel Red Alert, a chilling thriller about a paranoid American general initiating a nuclear bombing mission over the USSR. But he saw the absurdity behind the retaliatory strategy of Mutually Assured…