Arthouse Alert: See Kubrick's Scary/Funny "Dr. Strangelove" in Chapel Hill This Week (3/21-27)
Starring Peter Sellers as every character! Almost.
Stanley Kubrick’s funniest film, this 1962 parody stars Peter Sellers in multiple roles as the world faces nuclear annihilation at the hands of a U.S. military madman. General Jack D. Ripper, terrified that the Soviets are after American drinking water, sets in motion a cataclysmic missile attack. The ensuing political scramble to clean up the mess features the late, great Sellers as President of the United States and the title character, Dr. Strangelove, a hilarious send-up of Bond villains.
Full of razor-sharp satire and absurdity, the film is a chilling reminder of how those charged with protecting the world can sometimes be the least qualified people for the job.
Playing all week at 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. -Finn Cohen
Dr. Strangelove,
or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
March 21 through 27
4:30 p.m. & 7 p.m. daily
Varsity Theatre
123 East Franklin St, Chapel Hill N.C.