Friday, January 12.  7:00 PM.  Fools Foundation.  Admission: $5.00

loudQUIETloud: A Film About The Pixies

The band that inspired some of the most innovative rock acts of the new millennium reunites to conquer the globe 12 years after calling it quits, and filmmaker Steven Cantor is there to capture all the low-lights and highlights of their tentative reunion in a probing documentary exploring the re-birth of The Pixies. Plagued by personal problems from the beginning but driven to create such classic albums as Surfer Rosa and Doolittle, Frank Black, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago, and David Lovering smashed convention to deliver a wailing wall of chaotic but catchy riffs that, when combined with Black's disjointed lyrics and volatile vocals, gave birth to an entirely new sound. Initially self-destructing in 1993 and fragmenting into a variety of compelling offshoots, the Pixies weathered out the remainder of the decade and the first years of the new millennial crossover on their own before a series of jam sessions between the former bandmates led to a wildly successful 2004 North American tour.

Looks splendid, the sound is first-rate and numerous cameras provide a prowling appraisal of the band. Includes a great deal of inspired music and a solid perspective on art and tension. - Variety


That's Friday January 12 at 7 PM - $5 gets ya in. Presented by Shiny Object and Fools Foundation. Location: Fools Foundation - 1025 19th St, Sacto. 19th & K - off of K St between 19th and 20th next to the back end of Old Spaghetti Factory. Digital projection on to a big screen. Seating is on folding chairs - feel free to bring a pillow or cushion or whatever.

We are doing regular weekly film screenings with Fools Foundation on Fridays at 7 PM - and most are $5 (unless otherwise noted in advance), and will have filmmakers out from time to time.


Coming up next week: 1/19: F**k - from the folks who brought you The Aristocrats - with Janeane Garofalo, Bill Maher, Pat Boone, Ron Jeremy, Ice-T, Hunter S. Thompson (one of his last interviews), Drew Carey, Sam Donaldson, Alanis Morissette, Kevin Smith, Alan Keyes, Steven Bochco, Michael Medved and many, many more! Featuring animation by the great Bill Plympton. It's a documentary about the word itself, focusing on free speech and censorship issues (including the spike in indecency complaints to the FCC since 2000), origin and history of the word and its cultural significance  This title will be $7.00 admission, as it ain't cheap to run.

F**k will play with the 1997 Shock Productions short film Shock Asylum with Stephen Colbert and Paul Dinello - from the twisted minds behind Strangers With Candy. You won't want to miss this!


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