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New York's Museum of Modern Art has selected "Forbidden Zone" to be screened as part of their Tim Burton retrospective. This screening of the new color version will be on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 7:30pm and will be attended by Richard Elfman for a Q & A session. MoMA says "The film, which documents the work of Los Angeles–based musical performance artists The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo and features Danny Elfman’s first film score, serves as a reminder of the influence that West Coast pop culture of the era had on Burton’s creative imagination." Website: www.moma.org/visit/calendar/film_screenings/8885

September 3, 2009 "Forbidden Zone" Live On Stage!

Coming in May 2010, the Sacred Fools Theater in Hollywood, California will be presenting for the first time ever, a live musical stage play adaptation of Richard Elfman's cult film "Forbidden Zone". Featuring Danny Elfman's music and other classic songs from the film. The stage play will also have the beloved characters as King Fausto, Queen Doris, Squeezit Henderson, Satan, Bust Rod and of course the always topless Princess. Click Here for the official Press Release. For the Sacred Fools' website Click Here. See the stage play and be a part of the insanity!

July 11, 2009 Richard Elfman shows Hollywood!

In order to promote the American Cinematheque screenings of Richard Elfman's classic films Modern Vampires, Shrunken Heads and Forbidden Zone, what to do? If you are Richard Elfman, you get together a small band of characters and promote, promote, promote. Here is the video taken at 5 locations in and around Hollywood. Click Here.

June 20, 2008 "Forbidden Zone" on the Big Screen in Hollywood

Mark your calendars! Wednesday, July 30 at 8:00pm. The world famous Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood will be screening "Forbidden Zone" in Color on their giant screen. Sound is 6 channel Dolby Digital. Richard Elfman and surprise guests will be there to make this a special event, not to be missed. If you have seen Richard at other events, you know what a fun evening this will be. Website: www.egyptiantheatre.com

June 10, 2008 Richard Elfman at Comic-Con 2008 in San Diego, CA

Richard Elfman will be at Comic-Con 2008 to launch Legend Films' new color version of "Forbidden Zone" in San Diego, California. He will be signing DVDs and other items at the Sails Pavilion, Saturday July 26, 2008 from 3:00pm to 7:00pm. Richard will also be at Legend Films' booth (#3251) on the main floor on Friday afternoon July 25 and Saturday, July 26. Website: www.comic-con.org

January 27, 2008 "Forbidden Zone" In Spain and Portugal

Spanish DVD label AMAZING ! (Notro Films) will be releasing a deluxe DVD of "Forbidden Zone" in Spain and Portugal on June 6, 2008. The PAL DVD edition will be released with Spanish Subtitles, including all of the bonus material. The disc will also contain a Spanish dubbed soundtrack. Website: www.notrofilms.com

January 27, 2008 "Forbidden Zone" In France

French DVD label LE CHAT QUI FUME will be releasing a deluxe DVD of "Forbidden Zone" in France on February 17, 2008.  The PAL DVD edition will be released with French Subtitles, including all of the bonus material.  A special interview with Marie-Pascale Elfman was conducted in French for this release.  Also  the French DVD will have a DTS sound track encoded in 24 bits, for the feature.  Website:  http://www.lechatquifume.com/forbidden-zone.html

August 18, 2006 Forbidden Zone at the Drop Dead Festival Saturday, September 2, 2006 3pm to 7pm

The Knitting Factory - New York is being transformed into the Forbidden Zone for the annual Drop Dead Festival. Come see the special screening of the Movie how it was meant to be seen, inside the Forbidden Zone set, with a bunch of post punk weirdoes and with a drink in your hand. Only 60 tickets available to the general public with the rest being reserved for the Drop Dead Festival VIP Ticket Holders. There will also be reserved seating for the Drop Dead Festival Ticket Holders. For more info about Drop Dead Festival and to get the VIP Tickets visit www.dropdeadfestival.com

May 2006 - New item added to the Forbidden Zone Store. 

Los Angeles design house Klaklo has prepared a limited edition set of PHOTO PIN-SETS with favorite characters from the film. The set contains 8 one-inch PHOTO BADGES with locking back pins. Once these are sold out there will be no more. Click here.

January 3, 2006 Arrow Film Distributors to Release "Forbidden Zone"

Our friends in the U.K. will have "Forbidden Zone" released by Arrow Film Distributors Ltd., sometime in the Spring of 2006. www.arrowfilms.co.uk More details later...

May 1, 2005. Ain't It Cool News Article

Richard Elfman and Harry Knowles of top rated website Ain't It Cool News meet in Austin, Texas and discuss "Forbidden Zone" and BB-Q. Click here for article.

March 24, 2005. “Forbidden Zone” Japanese Website Launched

The new Japanese website is up and running to provide fans with info about the theatrical showing of "Forbidden Zone" at the popular BAUS THEATER in Tokyo. The film will start on April 23, 2005 and continue indefinitely. Bio-Tide and Associates of Tokyo, Japan is the official distributor. Website: http://www.biotide-films.com/forbidden/ 

February 1, 2005.    “Forbidden Zone” to be released in Japan

You heard right. Japanese distributor Bio-Tide and Associates of Tokyo, Japan will be releasing “Forbidden Zone” in special theater showings early this year. The film will be screened in its original 35mm English version with Japanese subtitles. The distributors are big fans of the film and Danny Elfman’s music, and feel that “Forbidden Zone” will appeal to a new generation of Japanese teenagers who follow American pop culture. More later…

January 31, 2005.  25^th Anniversary of “Forbidden Zone”

This year, 2005, marks the 25^th anniversary of the theatrical release of Richard Elfman’s cult classic “Forbidden Zone” in the USA. 

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