(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Closing out Women's History Month and charging straight into April, The ShowRoom invites audiences to experience GOOD FOR HER — a bold new screening series celebrating female rage in all its vengeance-fueled, blood-soaked, and cathartic glory. Spanning three consecutive Saturdays, the series showcases women pushed beyond their limits, reclaiming power through stories of revenge, resilience, and rebellion — each film offering its own unforgettable brand of righteous payback.
The series includes Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, Ms .45, and Carrie. Tickets for each film are $17 and available for purchase online. The ShowRoom Cinema, located at 707 Cookman Avenue in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair - Saturday, March 28th @ 7:00pm. A betrayed bride awakens from a coma with one mission: revenge against the deadly circle who left her for dead. Presented as Quentin Tarantino originally envisioned it, The Whole Bloody Affair merges Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 into one uncut, unrated epic with additional footage and a seamless narrative flow. Rarely screened in this complete form, this is a unique opportunity to experience the full scope of Tarantino's genre-spanning martial arts saga exactly as it was intended — on the big screen.
Ms .45 - Saturday, April 4th @ 8:00pm. In the unforgiving streets of New York City, a quiet seamstress has her life shattered by violence — twice in a single day. What follows is a chilling transformation as she arms herself and turns the city into her hunting ground. Directed by Abel Ferrara (Bad Lieutenant, King of New York, The Driller Killer), this gritty cult classic captures the raw atmosphere of early '80s Manhattan while charting one woman's descent into a vigilante crusade fueled by trauma, rage, and survival.
Carrie - Saturday, April 11th @ 8:00pm. Brian De Palma's landmark adaptation of Stephen King's breakthrough novel celebrates its 50th anniversary with a return to the big screen. Shy teenager Carrie White endures relentless bullying at school and repression at home while discovering her terrifying telekinetic powers. When a cruel prom-night prank pushes her past the breaking point, the result is one of cinema's most unforgettable acts of supernatural revenge — brought to life through De Palma's signature style, including his masterful use of split-screen cinematography during the film's climactic sequence.
The ShowRoom Cinema opened in Asbury Park, NJ, in April, 2009, as a single-screen, 50 seat movie theater, with a goal of bringing provocative and relevant independent movies and engaging special events to the city’s budding downtown. In 2012 the theater evolved into a 3-screen, independent cinema and became the leading entertainment destination in Asbury Park’s eclectic, art-infused downtown shopping district.
Through its eleven year run, The ShowRoom brought an important selection of independent, first-run films — including critically-acclaimed domestic and foreign features, documentaries, festival winners and shorts — to the Jersey Shore. It also hosted a variety of special one night only screenings, live performances and community-driven special events. The theater closed in 2020, but new owners Daria Parr and family are excited to welcome The ShowRoom back to Asbury Park. As the last year and a half has shown, the simple pleasure of seeing a new release on a big screen with a roomful of fellow film fans is an experience many of us didn’t realize we would miss until it was gone.
The ShowRoom will continue to deliver the same high quality film selection and impeccable customer service that the theater has become known for while working toward the big picture goal: restoring some of what was lost during the pandemic by inviting our cherished guests to share the energy and fun of going to the movies again.
