Arts & Entertainment
Sharknado Screening in Lincoln Park Tonight
The social media sensation, Sharknado, is screening at 200 theaters across the country at midnight.
What if a hurricane swept up hungry, deadly sharks and then landed in a theater near you?
That’s happening tonight, as the social media sensation, made-for-TV-movie Sharknado gets screened at 200 theaters across the country, including Regal Webster Place 11, 1471 W. Webster Ave. in Lincoln Park.
It's also playing at a couple theaters in Lincolnshire and Crystal Lake. Here's the full list.
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The Syfy channel movie, starting Tara Reid, aired last month and became an instant Internet phenomenon. Apparently the makers are hoping it will become more than just a virtual hit by screening it across the country at midnight tonight, according to Ad Age.
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When the campy film first aired, there were 5,000 tweets per minute happening at points, according to CNN.
Here’s how IMDB describes the flick: “When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature's deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air as thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace.”
Will you be going tonight?
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