As part of the Flashback Weekend horror convention, which runs Friday through Sunday at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare in Rosemont, the hotel’s west parking lot will be converted into an open-air theater. Patrons are invited to bring blankets and lawn chairs (the “drive-in” part is purely sentimental). Tickets are $10, and all screenings are by DVD projection. For more information call 847-478-0119 or visit www.flashbackweekend.com.
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Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon In this horror mockumentary by Scott Glosserman, a TV journalism student (Angela Goethals) gets more than she bargained for when she reports on an aspiring bogeyman (Nathan Baesel). The self-reflexive slasher is hardly a fresh idea, and though this one is more precise than Scream in spelling out the genre’s psychological ingredients, it isn’t nearly as fun or scary. Glosserman drops the documentary conceit whenever it suits him, but not enough to take full advantage of Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger of A Nightmare on Elm Street) as a psychiatrist chasing the killer. With Scott Wilson. R, 92 min. (JJ) a Fri 7/20, 11 PM.
A Nightmare on Elm Street, Part 3: Dream Warriors Freddy returns again to unsettle the sleep of unwary teens and children in this Wes Craven-produced shocker (1987). Craig Wasson, Heather Langenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Laurence Fishburne, and the inevitable Robert Englund star, with cameos by John Saxon, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Dick Cavett. Chuck Russell directed, Cravenite screenplay in hand. R, 96 min. Cast members Ken Sagoes, Rodney Eastman, and Ira Heiden will introduce the screening. a Sat 7/21, 11 PM.
