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Off Beat Cinema
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Where the coffee is always hot & the movies are oh so cool!
📍Buffalo, NY
Happy New Year from the cats and kittens from Off Beat Cinema!
December 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Hello cats who dig our program on #RetroTV. Starting 10/24, Off Beat Cinema will air in two different time periods - Thur night/Fri at 4:00AM time - then again Fri at 3:00PM. With scheduling changes, our show will not be seen this Sunday at 10:00PM. Check out our website for more info, dig it!
October 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Frank Sinatra & Sterling Hayden star in this film noir classic where a small town faces a deadly plot against the President. Sinatra’s the villain but we’ll still spin a few of his tunes #OffBeatCinema
September 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Frank Sinatra & Sterling Hayden star in this film noir classic where a small town faces a deadly plot against the President. Sinatra’s the villain but we’ll still spin a few of his tunes #OffBeatCinema
September 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
#TBT to 10 years back and still groovin’ in the cinematic underground. Time flies when you’re screening cult classics! 🚀🎬
September 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Big thanks to Gregory Lamberson & #AmazingFantasyFest for honoring Off Beat Cinema with a “Legacy Award”! 🙌

Creator James Gillan, producer John Di Sciullo & cast/crew accepted on behalf of 32 years of cult cinema cool. Dig it!

#OffBeatCinema #BuffaloFilm
September 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Did you know that director Bert I. Gordon cast his own daughter, Susan Gordon, in the role of Sandy Hubbard? This was already her fifth feature film!

Catch the chills and thrills of #Tormented with the #OffBeatCinema crew this week… it’s a family affair, daddio.
September 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Did you know The Curse of the Aztec Mummy (1957) introduces a masked luchador superhero called El Ángel into the mummy mix? This Mexican horror sequel turns a straight horror flick into a pulpy, caped-crusader showdown!
September 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
🎬✨ Off Beat Cinema has a wild September lineup!

Sept 6 – The Curse of the Aztec Mummy
Sept 13 – Tormented
Sept 20 – Suddenly
Sept 27 – First Spaceship on Venus

Four weekends, four flicks, all filled with chills, thrills, and fun. Mark your calendars and join the beatniks for the ride! 🚀
September 2, 2025 at 2:44 AM
🚀 This holiday weekend, Off Beat Cinema blasts into INVASION OF THE STAR CREATURES! 🌌 Written by Jonathan Haze (Little Shop of Horrors) & produced by Sam Arkoff — it’s got aliens, monsters, starlets & spaceships. Far-out fun with the beatniks! 🎬✨
August 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
🎪 This week on Off Beat Cinema: Nightmare Alley (1947) 🎭
Tyrone Power stars as a carnival barker turned con man in this noir classic. With Joan Blondell as Mademoiselle Zeena, it’s a tale of lies, ambition, and downfall under the big top.
#OffBeatCinema #FilmNoir #CultClassics
August 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Our first Patreon exclusive show drops soon for those who are members of the third tier of our Patreon. Enjoy The Violent Years along with performances by Goodbye Metro and interview with local artist Audberto Velez! Membership has its perks and they are far out. #OffBeatCinema
August 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Zelda and Bird are off to the drive-in this holiday weekend for a b-movie blast. Enjoy Drive In Massacre on Off Beat Cinema. Beware of going to the refreshment stand alone! Saturday at Midnight on Off Beat Cinema. #OffBeatCinema #Movies #DriveInMassacre
July 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
As Bird would say, this sharp toothed menace is just misunderstood! From 1972 – “Piranha” is unleashed!
Beatniks Bird, Theo, Lana and Spectra weave this fish tale from Venezuela where humans are the bait!
Plus, meet a hip cool Buffalo artist!
#OffBeatCinema
June 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Cats and Chicks we are on Patreon!
Visit www.patreon.com/c/OffBeatCin... to join. Members can watch each week's movie and flicks from the archive anytime. Dig it.
June 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This holiday weekend, Off Beat Cinema heads to SoCal with Eegah! 🏄‍♂️ Arch Hall Jr. and Marilyn Manning search for a real caveman—played by the towering Richard Kiel! It’s like The Flintstones meets beatnik rock ‘n’ roll. Dig it! 🦴🎸 #OffBeatCinema #Eegah #CultClassic #BeatnikCinema
May 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This week on Off Beat Cinema: The Brainiac (1962)! 🌠 A baron burned by the Inquisition returns via comet 300 years later—to slurp brains with his forked tongue! 🧠🌮 Watch this Mexican cult classic with some Mighty Taco on standby.
#OffBeatCinema #CultHorror #TheBrainiac #BMovieNight
May 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This weekend, Off Beat Cinema presents The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)! 🌸
Roger Corman's cult classic blooms with laughs, screams & a plant that eats people?! 🪴
Early Jack Nicholson, Dick Miller & more—the beatniks say bring on the Miracle Gro!
#OffBeatCinema #CultClassic #LittleShopofHorrors
May 9, 2025 at 4:14 AM
This week on Off Beat Cinema: The Daughter of Dr. Jekyll! Directed by noir icon Edgar G. Ulmer, this gothic B-movie gem stars Gloria Talbott & John Agar. Has Janet inherited her father’s monstrous side—or is someone gaslighting her?
#OffBeatCinema #BMovie #CultClassic #DrJekyll
May 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Get ready for mayhem and melody—The Cocoanuts is coming to Off Beat Cinema! 🦆 Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo bring the laughs, Irving Berlin brings the tunes, and Margaret Dumont brings the sass. #OffBeatCinema #MarxBrothers #ClassicFilm #VaudevilleVibes
April 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Boris Karloff. Jack Nicholson. A haunted castle. 🎭💀 This week on Off Beat Cinema, the beatniks dive into The Terror — a gothic groove of ghostly secrets and Corman cool. Don’t miss this eerie classic! 🦇 #OffBeatCinema #TheTerror #CultClassic #BeatnikVibes
April 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Check out deez Cocoanuts! This April on Off Beat Cinema!
#retromovies #beatnikhorror
April 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🚀🩸 Blast off with Queen of Blood! Basil Rathbone, Dennis Hopper & Judi Meredith take a psychedelic trip through space—only to find an alien with a serious thirst… for real Bloody Marys! 🍹👽 Will they survive the ride? Tune in & find out! 🌌💀 #OffBeatCinema #QueenOfBlood #SciFiCultClassic
March 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This week on Off Beat Cinema—we’re getting hip to A Bucket of Blood (1959)! ☕💀 Dick Miller stars in this Roger Corman cult classic where the beatnik art scene meets… murder. When a busboy’s “sculptures” turn out to be too lifelike, things get crazy #OffBeatCinema #BucketOfBlood #BeatnikHorror
March 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Drift into the dreamscape with Daughter of Horror (1955) – a surreal, dialogue-free dive into madness! Banned in ‘53, re-cut with Ed McMahon narration, and oozing film noir vibes. Horror, expressionism, and pure nightmare fuel—don’t sleep on this one! 🔪🌀 #OffBeatCinema #DaughterOfHorror #CultClassic
March 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM