‘Twilight Zone’ sci-fi series marks 60th anniversary with rare theatrical screening (photos) – cleveland.com

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It's been 60 years since Rod Serling opened the door to "a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity... between light and shadow... between science and superstition... between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge."

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Roll out The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration.

At 7 p.m. Thursday November 14, the collection of six Twilight Zone digitally-restored episodes of the iconic television series will hit movie theaters around the country and in the area. The three-hour showing will also feature a short documentary, Remembering Rod Serling, which explores the life and concepts of its creator.

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For five years from 1959 to 1964 The Twilight Zone redefined science fiction. It introduced time and space travel to pop culture. It envisioned the apocalypse in new, compelling ways. It explored alienation and the loss and triumph of the human spirit.

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Binge viewing of "The Twilight Zone" has become a tradition that spans generations, thanks to marathons of the series that run on television on New Years Eve and Day and the Fourth of July.

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The dangers of the mob and totalitarianism were also common themes. So was the apocalypse, seen in episodes such as "Time Enough At Last. The 1959 episode tells the story of a man who cant find the time nor the place to read only to be given all the time in the world when he is the sole survivor of nuclear destruction. It stars Cleveland native Burgess Meredith and is one of the six episodes included in The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration.

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It was one of four appearances for Meredith, which helped carry his fame into the TV age. The show also introduced such actors as Jack Klugman and William Shatner.

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The 60th anniversary screening also features classic episodes such as: Walking Distance, Invaders, The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, To Serve Man, Eye of the Beholder and To Serve Man.

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'Twilight Zone' creator Rod Serling hated prejudice and government intrusion on the rights of the individual. He explored the dangers of McCarthyism and Cold War paranoia in episodes such as 'The Monsters are Due on Maple Street.' The episode, one of six including in the 60th anniversary screening, recounts the arrival of paranoia, recrimination and a mob mentality on, "A tree-lined little world of front-porch gliders, barbecues, the laughter of children and the bell of an ice cream vendor.

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The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration screens at area theaters including:

Cinemark 24 Cleveland, 6001 Canal Road, Valley View;

Cedar Lee Theatre, 2163 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights;

Regal Crocker Park Stadium 16 & IMAX, 30147 Detroit Road, Westlake;

Cinemark 15 Macedonia, 8161 Macedonia Commons, Macedonia;

Chagrin Cinemas, 8200 East Washington Street, Chagrin Falls;

AMC Classic Solon 16, 6185 Enterprise Parkway, Solon;

Atlas Cinemas Eastgate 10, 1345 Som Center Road, Mayfield Heights.

For more info, go to https://www.fathomevents.com/events/the-twilight-zone?date=2019-11-14

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