Listen up, Princess Buttercup, this weekend delivers a double dose of ’80s childhood nostalgia at our two city-named theaters. Saturday, Jan. 23, the Eureka Theater hosts a community tribute to Rob Reiner with a screening of his endlessly quotable and charming 1987 fairy tale (with a stacked cast of comedy greats) The Princess Bride at 7 p.m. ($10, $5 kids). Sunday, Jan. 24, the Arcata Theatre Lounge counters with Wolfgang Petersen’s The NeverEnding Story, the 1984 fantasy with the catchy theme song that taught a generation stories could save us (and left us emotionally wrecked by a certain swamp scene). Themed cocktails and a curated pre-show start at 5 p.m., movie at 6 p.m. ($8, $12 w/poster).
Kali Cozyris is the calendar editor of the North Coast Journal. More by Kali Cozyris