Get Out: King Corn @ the Grand Illusion

Tonight and tomorrow, it's your last chance to see one of the year's best-reviewed documentaries at the Grand Illusion. King Corn follows two friends who move from the East Coast to the Iowa heartland to raise an acre of the highly-subsidized titular crop and follow it through the "corn industrial complex." It ain't pretty, but the film helpfully points out the extent to which corn is a part of the average American (and the average American cow's) diet, whether or not you realize you're eating it. Goodbye, wholesome summer meals and hellooooo, high-fructose corn syrup and obesity! Good thing that the protagonists and director provide the awful truth with a wink and a sense of humor, a la Super Size Me.

For that matter, it may be one of your last chances to see any film at the Grand Illusion for a while:

Soon the Grand Illusion Cinema will have a new roof and crossbeam to hold up that roof. (The old one is failing.)

In the meantime, our contractor and engineer have installed supports in the theatre to keep the sagging ceiling from getting worse.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, we may abruptly close for the installation and repairs ANYTIME in the next month. With luck the repairs will take 3-4 days and will happen during the week, but PLEASE watch our site for updates so you'll know ahead of time when we will be closed and when we'll reopen.

7pm, 9pm // 1405 NE 50th St // $8, no credit cards