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NEON Retrofest 2023

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Hotel Alba, the Tapestry Collection by Hilton, 5303 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33609

https://neonflorida.com A Long-Awaited Return

NEON 2018 took place in Rhode Island, and NEON 2020 was scheduled to repeat it. Due to reasons of which everyone reading this is already aware, we were forced to cancel NEON 2020, which devastated the business for an extended length of time. The silver lining of this dark period in our evolution was that it prompted us to relocate to Florida—a state much better-suited to event-planning, and a location that is already an international destination for millions around the globe each year. Beyond the logistical benefits, Florida's lush tropical nature, vibrant sunsets, foliage, pristine endless beaches, and deco architecture, as well as the art and design movements taking place there in the mid-to-late 20th century, were what defined the look and feel of the 1980s via popular media like Miami Vice. We actually believe that NEON itself wanted to be here.

Velocity 128 is onstage Saturday, April 15th but we'll be at the festival all weekend long. Say hi!

$35, $40, $45, $105 or $135 (multi-day passes available)

Betamax Video Club

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Slash Run, 201 Upshur St NW, Washington, DC 20011

https://fb.me/e/3ojX50XbQ

Betamax Video Club 3/26- A celebration of 80's B movie classics and home video club culture featuring live music by Velocity 128 Stay tuned. Details are coming soon!

Odd commercials, movie trailers, and found footage will play before and after the film along with music performed live by local synthwave duo, Velocity 128 Velocity 128 - Synthwave live production by Eric Garwood & Jonathan Lim: https://www.facebook.com/Velocity128/

Schedule 6:30-7:00 Coming Attractions 7:00-8:30 TBA 8:30-9:30 Velocity128 live 9:30-11:00 BVC Late Night

Betamax Video Club

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Slash Run, 201 Upshur St NW, Washington, DC 20011

Betamax Video Club 1/29- A celebration of 80's B movie classics and home video club culture featuring live music by Velocity 128

Title: Shakma Rating: R Genre: Horror, Mystery & thriller Director: Hugh Parks, Tom Logan Writer: Roger Engle In Theaters: Octoer 5, 1990 Runtime: 101 minutes Studio: Castle Hill Productions, Quest Entertainment A group of medical students are attacked by an aggressive laboratory animal while competing in an after-hours role-playing game at their school.

Title: New Year’s Evil Rating: R Genre: Horror Directed By: Emmett Alston Written By: Leonard Neubauer In Theaters: December 19, 1980 Runtime: 90 minutes Studio: Cannon Group A killer calls a disc jockey as he murders one reveler at midnight in each time zone, leading up to her demise.

Odd commercials, movie trailers, and found footage will play before and after the film along with music performed live by local synthwave duo, Velocity 128 Velocity 128 - Synthwave live production by Eric Garwood & Jonathan Lim: https://www.facebook.com/Velocity128/

Schedule 6:30-7:00 Coming Attractions 7:00-8:30 Shakma (1990) 8:30-9:30 Velocity128 live 9:30-11:00 BVC Late Night

Betamax Video Club

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Slash Run, 201 Upshur St NW, Washington, DC 20011

https://fb.me/e/3Qzzkotph Betamax Video Club 11/27- A celebration of 80's B movie classics and home video club culture featuring live music by Velocity 128 Title: Vibrations Rating: R Genre: Drama Director: Michael Paseornek Writer: Michael Paseornek In Theaters: July 2, 1996 Runtime: 1h 44m Studio: Lionsgate Films A musician who lost his hands falls for a woman whose technologically adept friends help him make a comeback. Title: The Gingerdead Man Rating: R Genre: Horror, Comedy Director: Charles Band Writer: Brian Muir In Theaters: August 30, 2005 Runtime: 1h 10m Studio: Full Moon Features Blood and an ancient curse allow an executed killer to return as a murderous gingerbread man.

Odd commercials, movie trailers, and found footage will play before and after the film along with music performed live by local synthwave duo, Velocity 128 Velocity 128 - Synthwave live production by Eric Garwood & Jonathan Lim: https://www.facebook.com/Velocity128/

Schedule 6:30-7:00 Coming Attractions 7:00-8:30 TBA 8:30-9:30 Velocity128 live 9:30-11:00 BVC Late Night

Betamax Video Club

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Slash Run, 201 Upshur St NW, Washington, DC 20011

https://fb.me/e/6PChi1cDO Betamax Video Club 10/30- A celebration of 80's B movie classics and home video club culture featuring live music by Velocity 128 Title: Brain Damage Rating: R Genre: Horror Director: Frank Henenlotter Writer: Frank Henenlotter In Theaters: April 22, 1988 Runtime: 1h 34m Studio: Paramount Pictures A boy grows addicted to psychedelic jolts from an eel-like brain-eating monster called Elmer. Title: Frankenhooker Rating: R Genre: Horror, Comedy Director: Frank Henenlotter Writer: Edgar Ievins In Theaters: June 1, 1990 Runtime: 1h 28m Studio: Paramount Pictures A New Jersey mad doctor rebuilds his girlfriend with body parts from exploded hookers.

Odd commercials, movie trailers, and found footage will play before and after the film along with music performed live by local synthwave duo, Velocity 128 Velocity 128 - Synthwave live production by Eric Garwood & Jonathan Lim: https://www.facebook.com/Velocity128/

Schedule 6:30-7:00 Coming Attractions 7:00-8:30 Brain Damage (1988) 8:30-9:30 Velocity128 live 9:30-11:00 Frankenhooker (1990)

Betamax Video Club

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Slash Run, 201 Upshur St NW, Washington, DC 20011

https://fb.me/e/3JGJUAwmu Betamax Video Club 9/25- A celebration of 80's B movie classics and home video club culture featuring live music by Velocity 128 Title: Voyage of the Rock Aliens Rating: PG Genre: Sci-Fi, Musical Director: James Fargo Writer: Charles Hairston In Theaters: March 9 1984 Runtime: 1h 36m Studio: Fox Lorber Aliens land in the town of "Speelburgh" searching for the source of rock & roll. They find trouble with Dee Dee, Frankie and the pack.

Odd commercials, movie trailers, and found footage will play before and after the film along with music performed live by local synthwave duo, Velocity 128 Velocity 128 - Synthwave live production by Eric Garwood & Jonathan Lim: https://www.facebook.com/Velocity128/

Schedule 6:30-7:00 Coming Attractions 7:00-8:30 Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984) 8:30-9:30 Velocity128 live 9:30-11:00 BVC Late Night

Betamax Video Club

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Slash Run, 201 Upshur St NW, Washington, DC 20011

Betamax Video Club 8/28- A celebration of 80's B movie classics and home video club culture featuring live music by Velocity 128

Odd commercials, movie trailers, and found footage will play before and after the film along with music performed live by local synthwave duo, Velocity 128 Velocity 128 - Synthwave live production by Eric Garwood & Jonathan Lim: https://www.facebook.com/Velocity128/

Schedule 6:30-7:00 Coming Attractions 7:00-8:30 Miami Connection (1987) 8:30-9:30 Velocity128 live 9:30-11:00 Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)

Betamax Video Club

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Slash Run, 201 Upshur St NW, Washington, D.C. 20011

Event: https://fb.me/e/3kY0Bmh8a

Live stream: https://s.kast.live/party/betamax-video-club

Betamax Video Club 7/31- A celebration of 80's B movie classics and home video club culture featuring live music by Velocity 128 Title: Red Surf Rating: R Genre: Crime, Drama Directed By: H Gordon Boos Written By: H Gordon Boos, Brian Gamble, Jason Hoffs In Theaters: April 21, 1990 Runtime: 104 minutes Studio: Arrowhead Entertainment Best friends Remar and Attila spend their days surfing, partying, and running drugs for a ruthless gangster. After finding out his girlfriend is pregnant, Remar must choose between living life in the fast lane or settling down to take care of his family.

Odd commercials, movie trailers, and found footage will play before and after the film along with music performed live by local synthwave duo, Velocity 128 Velocity 128 - Synthwave live production by Eric Garwood & Jonathan Lim: https://www.facebook.com/Velocity128/

Schedule 6:30-7:00 Coming Attractions 7:00-8:30 Red Surf (1989) 8:30-9:30 Velocity128 live 9:30-11:00 BVC Late Night

Betamax Video Club

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Slash Run, 201 Upshur St NW, Washington, D.C. 20011

Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1018446772397057 Live stream: https://s.kast.live/party/betamax-video-club

Betamax Video Club 7/3- A celebration of 80's B movie classics and home video club culture featuring live music by Velocity 128. Join us online via Kast or in person at Slash Run in Petworth!

Title: Surf II: The End of the Trilogy Rating: R Genre: Comedy Directed By: Randall Badat Written By: Randall Badat In Theaters: January 13, 1984 Runtime: 91 minutes Studio: Media Home Entertainment California surfers and their girlfriends catch a chemist out to force-feed teens with bad Buzzz cola. BVC Late Night Feature

Title: The Greasy Strangler Rating: R Genre: Horror, Comedy Directed By: Jim Hosking Written By: Jim Hosking, Toby Harvard In Theaters: October 7, 2016 Runtime: 93 minutes Studio: FilmRise Ronnie runs a disco walking tour along with his browbeaten son, Brayden. When a sexy, alluring woman named Janet comes to take the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her attentions. It also brings about the appearance of an oily, slimy, inhuman maniac who stalks the streets at night and strangles the innocent-soon dubbed the Greasy Strangler.

Odd commercials, movie trailers, and found footage will play before and after the film along with music performed live by local synthwave duo, Velocity 128 Velocity 128 - Synthwave live production by Eric Garwood & Jonathan Lim: https://www.facebook.com/Velocity128/

Schedule 6:30-7:00 Coming Attractions 7:00-8:30 Surf II: The End of the Trilogy (1984) 8:30-9:30 Velocity128 live 9:30-11:00 BVC Late Night

Betamax Video Club

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Slash Run, 201 Upshur St NW, Washington, D.C. 20011

https://www.facebook.com/events/317128210536043 Betamax Video Club 5/29- A celebration of 80's B movie classics and home video club culture featuring live music by Velocity 128 Title: Detroit Rock City Rating: R Genre: Comedy Director: Adam Rifkin Writer: Carl V. Dupré In Theaters: Aug 13, 1999 Runtime: 1h 35m Studio: New Line Cinema Rock-loving teens and aspiring musicians Hawk, Lex, Trip and Jam can't wait to see their favorite band, KISS, perform at an upcoming concert. However, when Jam's pious mother finds the tickets to the event, she incinerates them, leaving the boys desperate for a way to see the show. In their attempts to see KISS, the lads endure misunderstandings, humiliation and violence, all just to see their beloved idols.

Odd commercials, movie trailers, and found footage will play before and after the film along with music performed live by local synthwave duo, Velocity 128 Velocity 128 - Synthwave live production by Eric Garwood & Jonathan Lim: https://www.facebook.com/Velocity128/

Schedule 6:30-7:00 Coming Attractions 7:00-8:30 Detroit Rock City (1999) 8:30-9:30 Velocity128 live 9:30-11:00 BVC Late Night

Betamax Video Club

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Slash Run, 201 Upshur St NW, Washington, D.C. 20011

https://www.facebook.com/events/500039238164652/ https://s.kast.live/g/d62m4p924m4 Betamax Video Club 4/24- A celebration of 80's B movie classics and home video club culture featuring live music by Velocity 128 Title: Drop Dead Fred Rating: PG-13 Genre: Fantasy Directed By: Ate de Jong Written By: Elizabeth Livingston, Carlos Davis, Anthony Fingleton In Theaters: April 19, 1991 Runtime: 103 minutes Studio: New Line Cinema An unhappy housewife gets a lift from the return of her imaginary childhood friend, Drop Dead Fred

Odd commercials, movie trailers, and found footage will play before and after the film along with music performed live by local synthwave duo, Velocity 128 Velocity 128 - Synthwave live production by Eric Garwood & Jonathan Lim: https://www.facebook.com/Velocity128/

Schedule 6:30-7:00 Coming Attractions 7:10-9:0 Drop Dead Fred (1991) 9:00-10:00 Velocity128 live 10:00-11:30 BVC Late Night

Betamax Video Club

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Slash Run, 201 Upshur St NW, Washington, D.C. 20011

https://www.facebook.com/events/527687971995224/ https://s.kast.live/g/d62m4p924m4 Betamax Video Club 3/27- A celebration of 80's B movie classics and home video club culture featuring live music by Velocity 128 Title: Dead Heat Rating: R Genre: Comedy, Horror, Action Directed By: Mark Goldblatt Written By: Terry Black In Theaters: May 6, 1988 Runtime: 94 minutes Studio: New World Pictures When a dutiful Los Angeles police officer named Roger Mortis tries to apprehend robbers that happen to be zombies, he ends up as one of the undead himself. Since Mortis has managed to stay in his right mind, he aids his loudmouthed partner, Doug Bigelow, in getting to the bottom of the macabre crime ring. Eventually the cops track down the villains and try to end their supernatural thievery.

Odd commercials, movie trailers, and found footage will play before and after the film along with music performed live by local synthwave duo, Velocity 128 Velocity 128 - Synthwave live production by Eric Garwood & Jonathan Lim: https://www.facebook.com/Velocity128/

Schedule 6:30-7:00 Coming Attractions 7:00-8:30 Dead Heat (1988) 8:30-9:30 Velocity128 live 9:30-11:00 BVC Late Night

Betamax Video Club

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Slash Run, 201 Upshur St NW, Washington, D.C. 20011

https://www.facebook.com/events/1089584045150445/ https://s.kast.live/g/d62m4p924m4 Betamax Video Club 2/27- A celebration of 80's B movie classics and home video club culture featuring live music by Velocity 128 Title: New York Ninja Rating: Unrated Genre: Action, Comedy Directed By: John Liu, Kurtis Spieler Written By: Arthur Schweitzer, John Liu, Kurtis Spieler In Theaters: 2021 Runtime: 93 minutes Studio: Vinegar Syndrome A sound technician in New York City turns to vigilantism after his pregnant wife is murdered.

Odd commercials, movie trailers, and found footage will play before and after the film along with music performed live by local synthwave duo, Velocity 128 Velocity 128 - Synthwave live production by Eric Garwood & Jonathan Lim: https://www.facebook.com/Velocity128/

Schedule 6:30-7:00 Coming Attractions 7:00-8:30 New York Ninja (2021) 8:30-9:30 Velocity128 live 9:30-11:00 BVC Late Night

Betamax Video Club

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Kast.live; Twitch.tv, Online

https://www.facebook.com/events/337159074883972/

Betamax Video Club 1/30- A celebration of 80's B movie classics and home video club culture featuring live music by Velocity 128 Title: Flesh for Frankenstein Rating: R Genre: Horror Directed By: ÇPaul Morrissey, Anthony M. Dawson Written By: Paul Morrissey In Theaters: November 3, 1973 Runtime: 94 minutes Studio: Gold Film Baron Frankenstein dreams of restoring Serbia to glory, so he builds male and female monsters whose children will become the new master race.

Odd commercials, movie trailers, and found footage will play before and after the film along with music performed live by local synthwave duo, Velocity 128 Velocity 128 - Synthwave live production by Eric Garwood & Jonathan Lim: https://www.facebook.com/Velocity128/

Schedule 6:30-7:00 Coming Attractions 7:00-8:30 Flesh for Frankenstein 8:30-9:30 Velocity128 live 9:30-11:00 BVC Late Night

Deep Tech L[ive]

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Zeba Bar, 3423 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20010

Marie Ann Hedonia, Velocity 128, Ri Caragol, Moises Duran For this edition of Deep Tech DC, we're bringing back the hardware! This one is for the live hardware and modular fanatics out there. Join us at our home in Columbia Heights - Zeba Bar - as we host 4 great live acts here in the DMV This event is free w/ RSVP - please consider donating to support the local DJs on this event! We have a donation ticket option available - you can donate whatever amount you want! You can also send donations to our Venmo account (@deeptechdc). All Donations will support the local artists playing on this event lineup 🙂 9 PM - CLOSE, FREE W/ RSVP DONATIONS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED Lineup: Marie Ann Hedonia https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtRoEzpvmaPX3cS3azPe2RA Velocity 128 [ Jade Anvil Collective ] https://www.beatport.com/artist/velocity-128/746480 Ri Caragol https://www.beatport.com/artist/ri-caragol/542609 Moises Duran https://www.instagram.com/mo1ses_duran/

Betamax Video Club

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Slash Run, 201 Upshur St NW, Washington, DC 20011

Betamax Video Club 11/21- A celebration of 80's B movie classics and home video club culture featuring live music by Velocity 128 Title: The Man Who Saves the World aka Turkish Star Wars Rating: unrated Genre: SciFi, Adventure Directed By: Çetin Inanç Written By: Cuneyt Arkin In Theaters: November 1. 1982 Runtime: 91 minutes Studio: Anit Film Two space cadets crash-land on a desert planet, where an evil wizard seeks the ultimate power to take over the world. Although the movie borrows some background footage from Star Wars, the plot is mostly unrelated.

Odd commercials, movie trailers, and found footage will play before and after the film along with music performed live by local synthwave duo, Velocity 128 Velocity 128 - Synthwave live production by Eric Garwood & Jonathan Lim: https://www.facebook.com/Velocity128/

Schedule 6:45-7:00 Coming Attractions 7:00-8:30 The Man Who Saves the World (1982) 8:30-9:30 Velocity128 live 9:30-11:00 BVC Late Night

Betamax Video Club

Slash Run, 201 Upshur St NW, Washington, DC 20011

https://www.facebook.com/events/846313576074719 Betamax Video Club 10/24- A celebration of 80's B movie classics and home video club culture featuring live music by Velocity 128 Title: Black Roses Rating: R Genre: Horror Directed By: John Fasano Written By: Cindy Cirile In Theaters: December, 1988 Runtime: 90 minutes Studio: Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment A small-town teacher saves teenage souls from a heavy-metal rocker and his band from hell.

Odd commercials, movie trailers, and found footage will play before and after the film along with music performed live by local synthwave duo, Velocity 128 Velocity 128 - Synthwave live production by Eric Garwood & Jonathan Lim: https://www.facebook.com/Velocity128/

Schedule 6:45-7:00 Coming Attractions 7:00-8:30 Black Roses (1988) 8:30-9:30 Velocity128 live 9:30-11:00 Body Melt (1993)

Betamax Video Club

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Slash Run, 201 Upshur St NW, Washington, D.C. 20011

Betamax Video Club 8/29- A celebration of 80's B movie classics and home video club culture featuring live music by Velocity 128 Details coming soon!

Odd commercials, movie trailers, and found footage will play before and after the film along with music performed live by local synthwave duo, Velocity 128 Velocity 128 - Synthwave live production by Eric Garwood & Jonathan Lim: https://www.facebook.com/Velocity128/

Schedule 6:30-7:00 Coming Attractions 7:00-8:30 TBA 8:30-9:30 Velocity128 live 9:30-11:00 BVC Late Night