Laser Rangers 2019 April Meeting

Ape Thrill April

Date: April 13, 2019
Time: 4:15pm
Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding.
Captain Laser: David S.
Food: Bananas
Costume: Scientist



Short features will be shown before each feature. Don't miss them!

Planet of the Apes

(1968, 112 minutes) Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner

Starring: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Maurice Evans, Kim Hunter, James Whitmore, James Daly, Linda Harrison

An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved.-IMDB

Watch the trailer here!




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After the first feature, please join us for a potluck dinner. Bring something to share. It can follow the theme, or be something you prefer.
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Feature Presentation!
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

(2014, 130 minutes) Directed by: Matt Reeves

Starring: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Judy Greer, Kodi Smit-McPhee

A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier.-IMDB

Watch the trailer here!







The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.

IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors. 

The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!

KC Horror Book Club April 2015 Meeting

Wake the Dead 2

By Gary F. Vanucci

Details:
Date and Time: April 12, 2015 (Sunday) from noon to 1:30.
Location: The Green Room Burgers and Beer
Address: 4010 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite D, Kansas City, MO.
Event Notes: 

Come and discuss and grab some food too.

Warning: This book contains graphic sexual content, strong language, and violence. It is intended for mature audiences. "As the dead once again rise, Alex and company seek to make the best of the zombie incursion that has now advanced inside the Renaissance Faire-grounds. But, when the execution of their plan to cleanse those grounds meets with complications, will they be able to adjust, or will the undead that now surround the castle walls spell a slow and painful death of starvation for those within?>

-Ashenclaw Studios & Earline Beebe

Check the Facebook Event Page for more information.

Please contact Earline Beebe for more information on the Facebook event page.
Image from: Amazon. Published by Ashenclaw Studios.

KC Horror Book Club April 2014 Meeting

The Terror

By Dan Simmons

Details:
Date and Time: April 13, 2013 (Sunday) from noon to 1:30.
Location: The Green Room Burgers and Beer
Address: 4010 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite D, Kansas City, MO.
Event Notes: 

Come and discuss The Terror and grab some food too.

The men on board HMS Terror have every expectation of triumph. As part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, the first steam-powered vessels ever to search for the legendary Northwest Passage, they are as scientifically supported an enterprise as has ever set forth. As they enter a second summer in the Arctic Circle without a thaw, though, they are stranded in a nightmarish landscape of encroaching ice and darkness. Endlessly cold, with diminishing rations, 126 men fight to survive with poisonous food, a dwindling supply of coal, and ships buckling in the grip of crushing ice. But their real enemy is far more terrifying. There is something out there in the frigid darkness: an unseen predator stalking their ship, a monstrous terror constantly clawing to get in.When the expedition's leader, Sir John Franklin, meets a terrible death, Captain Francis Crozier takes command and leads his surviving crewmen on a last, desperate attempt to flee south across the ice. With them travels an Inuit woman who cannot speak and who may be the key to survival, or the harbinger of their deaths. But as another winter approaches, as scurvy and starvation grow more terrible, and as the terror on the ice stalks them southward, Crozier and his men begin to fear that there is no escape. The Terror swells with the heart-stopping suspense and heroic adventure that have won Dan Simmons praise as "a writer who not only makes big promises but keeps them" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). With a haunting and constantly surprising story based on actual historical events, The Terror is a novel that will chill you to your core.

-Little, Brown and Company & Earline Beebe

Check the Facebook Event Page for more information.

Please contact Earline Beebe for more information on the Facebook event page.
Image from: SITE. Published by Little, Brown and Company.

Laser Rangers 2014 April Meeting (Part 2)

Game of Thrones: Season 3 (Part 2)

Date: April 26, 2014
Time: 4:50pm
Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding.
Captain Laser: Ken K.
Food: See Inn at the Crossroads for ideas. (Also, Sausages, hot dogs, bratwursts, franks, etc.)  
Costume: Dark Ages

To learn more, please visit our Facebook Event Page.

Short features will be shown before each feature. Don't miss them!

Episodes 6-8

(2013,) Directed by: Alik Sakharov (ep6), Michelle MacLaren (ep7 & 8)

Starring: See the whole list here

Wait for Ken's Update-SITE
Watch the Episode 6 Recap!
Watch the Episode 7 Recap!
Watch the Episode 8 Recap!

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During our break, please join us for a potluck dinner. Bring something to share. It can follow the theme, or be something you prefer.
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Episodes 9 & 10

(2013) Directed by: David Nutter (ep9 & 9),

Starring: Starring: See the whole list here

Wait for Ken's Update-SITE

Watch the Episode 9 Recap!
Watch the Episode 10 Recap!




The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.

IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors. 

The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!

Laser Rangers 2014 April Meeting

Game of Thrones: Season 3 (Part 1)

Date: April 12, 2014
EARLIER Time: 3:45pm (Start at 4pm)
Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding.
Captain Laser: Ken K.
Food: See Inn at the Crossroads for ideas.
Costume: Dark Ages

To learn more, please visit our Facebook Event Page.

Short features will be shown before each feature. Don't miss them!

Episodes 1-3

(2013,) Directed by: Daniel Minahan (ep. 1), Daniel Minahan (ep. 2), David Benioff (ep. 3)

Starring: See the whole list here

Wait for Ken's Update-SITE
Watch the Episode 1 Recap!
Watch the Episode 2 Recap!
Watch the Episode 3 Recap!

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During our break, please join us for a potluck dinner. Bring something to share. It can follow the theme, or be something you prefer.
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Episodes 4 & 5

(2013) Directed by: Alex Graves (ep. 4 & 5)

Starring: Starring: See the whole list here

Wait for Ken's Update-SITE

Watch the Episode 4 Recap!
Watch the Episode 5 Recap!



The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.

IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors. 

The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!

Kansas City Horror Book Club

The Strain 

By Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan

Details: 
April 14, 2013 11:30m - 1:30pm


"Trailside Center is next to the fire station and conveniently located a few blocks north of the intersection of I435 and Holmes."

Synopsis:

At New York’s JFK Airport, an arriving Boeing 777 taxiing along a runway suddenly stops dead. All the shades have been drawn, all communication channels have mysteriously gone quiet. Dr. Eph Goodweather, head of a CDC rapid-response team investigating biological threats, boards the darkened plane—–and what he finds makes his blood run cold. 

A terrifying contagion has come to the unsuspecting city, an unstoppable plague that will spread like all-consuming wildfire—–lethal, merciless, hungry . . . vampiric. And in a pawnshop in Spanish Harlem, an aged Holocaust survivor knows that the war he has been dreading his entire life is finally here. 

In one week, Manhattan will be gone. In one month, the country. In two months . . . the world. 

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. (-Amazon) 

Here's the Facebook Link to the Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/240390542774184/

Quoted text written by Cricket. Please contact her for more information on the Facebook event page. Synopsis from Amazon.
Image from: spinoff.comicbookresources.com Owned by William Morrow publishers.

Laser Rangers 2013 April Meeting

Parallel Universe Nazi Killers

Datum (Date): April 13, 2013
Uhrzeit (Time of Day): 4:45pm (Fhanish time) Meet at 4:15pm for pre-show conversation.
Stelle (Place): David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding.
Führer Laser: David Bridges
Lebensmittel (Food) Theme: German Food!
Kleiden (Dress) Theme: Nazi/WWII

Learn German from the English!

Learn more at This Month's Facebook Event Page! 

A short will precede our first feature!

Iron Sky

(2012, Appox. 93 minutes); Julia Dietze, Christopher Kirby, Götz Otto, Peta Sergeant, Stephanie Paul, Udo Kier

The Nazis set up a secret base on the dark side of the moon in 1945 where they hide out and plan to return to power in 2018.

Check out this awesome trailer!









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Between features, we will have our traditional potluck. Please bring something that matches our food theme above or bring something for yourself.
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There will be a special showing of a chapter of Republic's Captain America movie serial between dinner and our main feature.

Inglorious Basterds

MAIN FEATURE!
(2009, 153 minutes); Starring Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger, Mélanie Laurent

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.

A truly fantastic reimagining. The Führer says to enjoy the awesome trailer!

The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.

IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's  respected distrubutors.  

The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!

Change of the Movies

OK,

There has been a couple of developments in the last few hours and the previous show featuring "A League of Their Own" and "Eight Men Out" has been postponed till the alternate Laser Rangers session, which will take place on April 30th at the same time a location perviously stated.

Taking the place for the meeting tomorrow will be what would've been the alternate Laser Rangers Session: "Young Martial Artists with Great Potential" featuring "The Last Dragon" and "Bulletproof Monk."

"The Last Dragon" stars Leroy Green, Laura Charles, and Eddie Arkadian, is directed by Michael Schultz, and written by Louis Venosta.

In this 1985 action movie extravaganza, a talented young martial artist who refuses to fight, is on a quest to become the greatest martial artist alive. To prove this, he must attain something called "The Glow." However, he must first defeat a long line of enemies to reach the top.

The short we will be showing is called "Real Tekken." This is a live action recreation of a video game.



The dinner theme is Chinese. (Don't forget your chopsticks!)

Our other feature is "Bulletproof Monk." This movie stars Sean William Scott, Chow Yun-Fat, and Jamie King. It was directed by Paul Hunter and written by Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris.

Released in 2003, "Bulletproof Monk" tell the story of an unlikely hero who picks a sacred scroll from the pocket of nameless Tibetan monk. Once the monk tracks down the thief, he takes it upon himself to train him as the next protector for the sacred scroll.

Dress theme (if so inclined): Chinese field shirt