talk about a bad trip! TONIGHT Grindhouse presents the cult classic An American Hippie In Israel at the Steve Allen Theater. the cheeseball psychedelic masterpiece of terrible is screening after thirty-one years of obscurity. seems like it will probably be full of antidisestablishmentarianism. and also drugs. lots of drugs. i have no idea why but The Ettes are also bringing their Nashville lo-fi garage rock to the night. this seems like a whole lot of amazing for only $10, and movies actually sell out at the Steve Allen a lot so get your tickets in advance here. (The Ettes are also playing tomorrow night at the Echo - tickets here for only $8.) “shut your ass!” (*update: there are cheaper tickets available through Goldstar here. get them fast, it stops a few hours before the show.)
Cinefamily has programmed a great fucking month of quality (in other words, terrible) horror films and i’m truly sorry i haven’t been able to post more about the absolutely stellar run they’ve had. this week wraps up the series with a trilogy of terror (no, not the movie, but definitely the same general idea) tonight, tomorrow night, and Saturday. tickets for all three evenings are available via their calendar page here.
tonight there is a triple-feature with Hatchet (even though the amazing Chopping Mall is pictured in their flyer for some reason), Shakma and Night of the Demon.
tomorrow night, and holy fuck buttons do i want to go to this but i’ll be too busy getting loaded, is a double feature from torture porn auteur José Mojica Marins, with uncensored runs of Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind and Embodiment of Evil (wonderfully NSFW trailer below).
and Halloween they close it all up with the Bollyween party and fundraiser. info from the site below the pic.
This Hallow’s Eve, The Cinefamily joins forces with Dublab to throw the best Halloween party ever, Bollywood-style! One thing they really understand in India: every movie’s better with song-and-dance numbers — even horror movies! In that spirit, the Cinefamily premieres Bollyweird: The Movie — our very own feature-length video mashup celebrating the most horrifying, fantastic, costume-crazed and outlandish moments of vintage Indian musical madness ever. This isn’t just Bollywood, it’s Bollyweeeeeird. Then, once the movie’s over, we’re gonna clear the couches, light the incense, make a dance floor, start doing the electric vindaloo, and have a real monster mashala!
+ Drinks and dosas (provided by The Dosa Truck)!
+ Ghoulish giveaways!
+ Costume prizes!
+ DJ sets from the dublab “Bloodsucking” Sound System and Dr. Who Witchcraft Coven!
+ Live performances by freaks like:
12am – Bobb Bruno
1am – Private Beach + the pschedelic horror film Snake Mountain Colada!
2am – Golden Hits
+ The Phantom Photo Booth!
+ Franken Stand’s vegan hot dogs!
+ Terrifying tarot readings!
+ The best Halloween ever! It’s better than Halloween…its Bollyween!
ok you fcuks. i know that I didn’t go see transformers 2 over the weekend, so ONE OF YOU DID. well? i’m waiting? what i don’t think you people realize is that with every dollar you give to this director for transforming movies into giant pieces of shit, he gains just that much more influence, which means even MORE MOVIES THAT ARE TRANSFORMED INTO GIANT PIECES OF SHIT. so stop, right now, before i take away your privileges. and your car keys, because if you’re going to see it, then you’re clearly too drunk to drive.
transfomers 2 took in more than motherfcuking $200 million over the weekend, and i for one am going to do my part to stop the madness. here are links to awful yet hilarious reviews from pretty much everyone in the world who has seen it. so please, do your part to heal the world, and pass this on to anyone and everyone you know that still has a job and can afford to spend fifteen bucks at a movie. ROGER EBERT’S amazing review is a great place to start, and he follows it up with a sequel of his own on his blog here. the Awl discusses the only intersting part of the movie i.e. Megan Fox’s tits here, Harry Knowles from Ain’t It Cool bitches about it here and you know if he doesn’t like it the fucking thing must be terrible, The Onion warns of a dark future here, some interesting questions that need to be answered from The Stranger here, and the lovely as always Topless Robot discusses in length the unholy Transformers/michael bay union here, here, here and here.
at any rate, fuck you, michael bay. stop ruining my childhood.
the only explosion i'd like to see involving michael bay ever again...
Anvil from ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL is playing tonight at the Fairfax Regency Cinema 3 on Fairfax and Beverly … i’ve been wanting to see this movie real bad cause it’s all uplifting about not giving up and all sorts of flowery shit like that sort of like American Movie that everyone was bonkers over until everyone involved faded back into obscurity.
Cinespia is beginning it’s ninth (!) season at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery with a screening of Cool Hand Luke. not a lot of the planned films have been released yet, but immediately there are some great offerings with To Catch A Thief on the 23rd, Dazed and Confused (if you’ll be able to see it through the haze of smoke) on the 24th, and Sleeper on the 30th. you can bring wine and snacks and stuff, and it’s actually a lot of fun. plus the touch of morbidity from watching a movie in a cemetery will keep your date all snuggled up close or some lame shit like that i don’t know i usually go all alone and get really drunk and end up shouting my own commentary tracks at the projection. (don’t worry, it turns out they have plenty of security on site.)
the Silent Movie Theater is playing F. W. Murnau’s Faust with live musical accompaniment tonight. it’s to celebrate jesus. that’s okay, i guess i’ll give him today, since every other day in the year is to celebrate jesus satan, which is ALWAYS a way better party, anyway.
say, what’s your name?
Faust (w/ live score by Cabeza De Vaca Arkestra)
Saturday, April 12th @ 8:00pm
Co-presented by L.A. Record
Tickets – $14
Buy Tickets!
A landmark of German Expressionism, Faust was Murnau’s final film in Germany, impressing Fox Studios so much that they lured him to the U.S. immediately afterwards. The most expensive UFA film to date-taking six months to film, and costing over two million marks–Faust is full of bravura effects, including the magnificent signature visual of Mephistopheles towering over a miniature of Faust’s village like an enormous Angel of Death. Faust was also the final collaboration with Emil Jannings (who also played the fired doorman in Murnau’s Last Laugh, and the title role in Tartuffe). Jannings’ chameleonic performance is typically excellent, and, along with the film’s expert Rembrandt lighting and Bruegelesque imagery, makes Faust a complete cinematic experience never to be forgotten. The evening’s live score is provided by Cabeza De Vaca Arkestra, an all-star L.A. ensemble featuring Nora Keyes, and members of Dios Malos.
the Silent Movie Theater is playing F. W. Murnau’s Faust with live musical accompaniment on Sunday. it’s to celebrate jesus. that’s okay, i’ll let him have Easter since every other day in the year is to celebrate jesus satan, which is ALWAYS a way better party, anyway.
say, what's your name?
Faust (w/ live score by Cabeza De Vaca Arkestra)
Saturday, April 12th @ 8:00pm
Co-presented by L.A. Record
Tickets – $14
Buy Tickets!
A landmark of German Expressionism, Faust was Murnau’s final film in Germany, impressing Fox Studios so much that they lured him to the U.S. immediately afterwards. The most expensive UFA film to date-taking six months to film, and costing over two million marks–Faust is full of bravura effects, including the magnificent signature visual of Mephistopheles towering over a miniature of Faust’s village like an enormous Angel of Death. Faust was also the final collaboration with Emil Jannings (who also played the fired doorman in Murnau’s Last Laugh, and the title role in Tartuffe). Jannings’ chameleonic performance is typically excellent, and, along with the film’s expert Rembrandt lighting and Bruegelesque imagery, makes Faust a complete cinematic experience never to be forgotten. The evening’s live score is provided by Cabeza De Vaca Arkestra, an all-star L.A. ensemble featuring Nora Keyes, and members of Dios Malos.
tonight, the New Beverly is showing all of the Mad Max movies for the second night, as well as City Limits and Equalizer. super sweet awesome except that the seats in the New Bev are pretty damned uncomfortable.
Saturday March 21
ALL DAY POSTAPOCALYPTIC EVENT! 5 Films. $10 All Day Pass!
CITY LIMITS 4:15pm
EQUALIZER 2000 6pm
MAD MAX 8pm
THE ROAD WARRIOR 10pm
MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME Midnight
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