In the satirical horror of John Carpenter’s They Live (1988), aliens have taken over the planet and conspired with yuppies to keep the working manchampioned by wrestler Roddy Piperin his place. Mind control is achieved through coded TV and advertising that Piper can discern, along with the aliens, thanks to magical eyeglasses. But its also the economic structure that has him living in a crowded Hooverville. And the films bleak end, like that of Carpenter’s The Thing, implies the system will prevail. (Late screenings 21 and over.) (R) BRIAN MILLER
Fri., April 16, 7 p.m.; April 18-19, 9:30 p.m.; April 21-22, 9:30 p.m., 2010
