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16  Sacramento, CA Discussion / Events / 2/22 - HP Lovecraft Doc + RHPS! on: February 21, 2008, 09:44:29 AM
The Eldritch Influence: The Life, Vision, and Phenomenon of H.P. Lovecraft



Friday, Feb 22, 2008.  7 PM.  Admission: $5.00

Location: 600 4th St, West Sacramento - that's the corner of 4th & F in West Sacramento, just over the river from downtown.

"The Eldritch Influence" looks at the world of literary outsider H.P. Lovecraft who posthumously infected a large number of artists, writers, mystics, and fanatics with his wonderfully bleak worldview. Using passionate interviews and colorful commentary the film presents a picture of Lovecraft's life and thought through those he's touched and inspired.

Features extensive interviews with authors Neil Gaiman ("Sandman"), Ramsey Campbell, Brian Lumley, filmmaker Stuart Gordon ("Re-Animator" and "From Beyond"), and Lovecraft biographer S.T. Joshi.


And then at 10 PM  (admission: $6.00)

17  Sacramento, CA Discussion / Events / Friday 2/15 - Porn King: The Trials of Al Goldstein + RHPS!! on: February 14, 2008, 03:41:18 PM
Friday,  Feb 15.  7 PM.  Admission: $5.00.   

Location: 600 4th St, West Sacramento.  That's the corner of 4th & F in West Sac, just over the river from downtown.

Because today is Valentine's Day, we figured we'd follow that up with a screening of Porn King: The Trials of Al Goldstein.  Let's not kid ourselves here - Al was/is a verbally offensive and inflammatory guy in many ways.  You may be offended by some of this movie.  Also, there is some fairly graphic nudity in spots, so you must be over 18.



"The Trials of Al Godstein" documents the life of controversial adult magazine publisher Al Goldstein, focusing specifically on his 2002 misdemeanor harassment charge which turned into an all-out battle for First Amendment rights. Whether you love or loathe Goldstein, this fascinating doc explores the extremely important and timely topic of whether unpopular speech can still be defended under the First Amendment. Features Larry Flynt, Ron Jeremy and long-time friend of Goldstein's, Al "Grandpa Munster" Lewis (in one of his final on-camera appearances).

Belive it or not, Al is also running for president this year - and guess what?  The filmmaker managed to get us a few campaign spots of Al's to run beforehand, and the campaign sent us a ton of buttons.  We'll have them there for you at the screening.

And then -- at 10 PM



Admission: $6.00.

You can always check the Movies on a Big Screen site for more info at: http://www.shiny-object.com/screenings/

Hope to see you there!!
18  Sacramento, CA Discussion / Events / Friday 2/8 - Crimewave from Kids in the Hall director + RHPS on: February 07, 2008, 01:50:32 PM
Friday, 2/8  7:00 PM.  Admission: $5.00

Location: 600 4th St, West Sacramento - that's the corner of 4th & F in *West* Sacramento, just over the river from downtown.

Crimewave



We ran this over a year ago, and reaction was so strongly positive (in addition to being a favorite of ours), we decided to run it again!

From Kids in the Hall director John Paizs comes a true obscurity from 1985. Rarely screened or seen in the US, Movies on a Big Screen is excited to bring this brilliantly bent oddity to Sacramento, thanks entirely to Mr. Paizs himself. There's no realistic way to try to convey this film in words, but the general plot centers on a quiet young man (also played by Paizs) who is intent on writing "the greatest color crime movie ever made," but can only write beginnings and endings - and only those by streetlight. After befriending the young Kim, she tries to help him complete his opus, but fails. Throughout the film, the various beginnings, endings, and rejected "middles" are dramatized. Throw in a mysterious and psychotic script doctor named Dr. Jolly, a private club for imaginary friends, a quarantined city -- and you still won't come close to the idea of what this film is really like. Trivia note: Guy Maddin's first on-screen appearance was in a 1981 short by John Paizs.



This is planned to show with the even more obscure 1982 short film by John Paizs, "Springtime in Greenland."

And then at 10 PM (separate $6.00 admission):



Digital projection on to a large screen.  Seating is mostly on folding chairs - feel free to bring a pillow or cushion, or even your own chair!

www.shiny-object.com/screenings/
19  Sacramento, CA Discussion / Events / Friday 1/25 - Miss Gulag and RHPS!! on: January 24, 2008, 01:30:24 PM
Friday January 25

7:00 PM   Admission: $5.00

Miss Gulag



Location:  600 4th St, West Sacramento.  That's the corner of 4th & F in West Sacramento (just over the river from downtown near the Pyramid Building).

Through the prism of a beauty pageant staged by female inmates of a Siberian prison camp emerges a complex narrative of the lives of the first generation of women to come of age in Post-Soviet Russia.

Miss Gulag explores the individual destinies of three women: Yulia, Tatiana, and Natasha, all bound together by long prison sentences and circumstances that have made them the vigilantes of their own destinies.

For these women, undoubtedly, life is harsh under the constant surveillance of UF-91/9, but it is no less so on the outside. Today they, their families, and loved ones are sustained by hope for a better life upon release. This is a story of survival told from both sides of the fence.

"A smashing debut by a young documentarian who discovers a unique way to investigate contemporary Russian society." - Hollywood Reporter

And at 10 PM (admission $6.00):



Digital projection on to a large screen.  Seating is mostly on folding chairs.  Feel free to bring a pillow or cushion.

You can always check http://www.shiny-object.com/screenings/

screenings@shiny-object.com

There's great stuff coming, too, including:
Crimewave - the return of this virtually unseen (and completely unavailable) hilarious film from Kids in the Hall director John Paizs
Porn King: The Trials of Al Goldstein - title pretty much says it all...
Abel Raises Cain - doc on the life and hoaxes of legendary media prankster Alan Abel
Final Rinse - obscure comedy with Joey Ramone (in his last film role), Sebastian Bach, The Dictators, The Independents Frank Gorshin and a huge soundtrack featuring The Ramones, Count Five, Last Hard Men, Meat Puppets, Biohazzard, The Bee Gees (?) and more!!

20  Sacramento, CA Discussion / Events / Sat 1/19: The Business of Being Born (CA Assn of Midwives fundraiser) + The Room on: January 17, 2008, 12:55:14 PM
Saturday, January 19  3:30 PM

Admission:  $10.00

The California Association of Midwives and Movies on a Big Screen Present:

The Business of Being Born - a fundraiser for The California Association of Midwives




Location:  600 4th St, West Sacramento.  That's the corner of 4th & F in West Sacramento (just over the river from downtown near the Pyramid Building).

Birth: it’s a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a business.

Compelled to find answers after a disappointing birth experience with her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to examine and question the way American women have babies. The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal. Should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency?

A panel discussion is scheduled to follow the screening.

You can purchase advance tickets for this at Brown Paper Tickets, the first and only fair trade ticketing service, by going here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/25193

Take a look at http://www.californiamidwives.org

Digital projection on to a large screen.  Seating is mostly on folding chairs.  Feel free to bring a pillow or cushion or even your own chair!


And later at 10 PM on January 19 (admission $5.00):

Because you laughed, you cried, you expressed yourself and most importantly, did not hurt each other, we will again be showing...



The Room

When we first screened this last month, the Sacramento News & Review did a fantastic cover story on "The Room."  If you missed it, you can read it at: http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=606244

For over 3 years, "The Room" has been playing monthly to sold-out crowds in Los Angeles. And as it turns out, "The Room" has a bit of a fan base right here in Sacramento! Described by some as a vanity project gone horribly wrong, Tommy Wiseau's "The Room" defies description. Bizarrely writtend and delivered dialog, subplots that go nowhere, mysterious artwork in the background, and so much more!

What's it all about? Since the official synopsis is far too lengthy, suffice it to say that the core of the plot is a love triangle involving Johnny (Tommy Wiseau), his fiance Lisa (Juliette Danielle), and his best friend Mark (Greg Sestero). Also involved is Denny (Philip Haldiman), the oddly enthusiastic orphan who sees Johnny as a father figure. If you want to know more, you've just got to get out to this screening.

Shot in both 35mm and hi-def digital because, as Tommy Wiseau states, "I was confused about these two formats."

Fans and the uninitiated alike are more than welcome to break out black wigs, sunglasses and ties (just remember to wear that tie askew)! Some plastic spoons will be provided. Roses will not (so you'll have to bring 'em if you want 'em). AND - if you bring a football, PLEASE only bring a nerf-type!!

"You can laugh, you can cry, you can express yourself, but please don't hurt each other." -- Tommy Wiseau

Again, seating is mostly on folding chairs - feel free to bring a pillow or cushion, or even your own chair!  Digital projection on to a large screen.

You can always check the Movies on a Big Screen site at http://www.shiny-object.com/screenings/

screenings@shiny-object.com
21  Sacramento, CA Discussion / Events / Fri 1/18 - Sonic Youth: Sleeping Nights Awake + RHPS! on: January 17, 2008, 12:52:23 PM
Friday, January 18  7:00 PM

Admission:  $5.00

The Sacramento sneak preview of Sonic Youth: Sleeping Nights Awake



Location:  600 4th St, West Sacramento.  That's the corner of 4th & F in West Sacramento (just over the river from downtown near the Pyramid Building).

This amazing documentary/concert film captures Sonic Youth at their July 4, 2006 performance in Reno, NV. The film was shot by seven high school teens as part of Project Moonshine, a non-profit organization designed to teach filmmaking skills to students by providing opportunities to document important events happening in their community. Project Moonshine's Michael Albright (also the director) says that the documentary "contains some of the most intimate concert footage ever captured."

The film recently premiered at San Francisco's NoisePop Festival.


And at 10 PM (admission $6.00):



Digital projection on to a large screen.  Seating is mostly on folding chairs.  Feel free to bring a pillow or cushion.

You can always check the Movies on a Big Screen site at http://www.shiny-object.com/screenings/

screenings@shiny-object.com
22  Sacramento, CA Discussion / Events / Re: Friday 1/11 - Dirty Country from writers for The Onion + RHPS on: January 10, 2008, 01:21:27 PM
Um - Dirty Country starts at 7:00 PM.  Somehow dropped that bit in the above post...
23  Sacramento, CA Discussion / Events / Friday 1/11 - Dirty Country from writers for The Onion + RHPS on: January 09, 2008, 01:34:46 PM
Friday, January, 11.

Location:  600 4th St, West Sacramento.  That's the corner of 4th & F in West Sacramento (just over the river from downtown near the Pyramid Building).

From Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher, both of whom have written for The Onion (and Prueher is a former segment producer for the Late Show With David Letterman):

Dirty Country



Meet Larry Pierce: a small-town factory worker and family man who happens to be the raunchiest country music singer in America. Since 1993, Larry has quietly released over a dozen dirty country albums at truck stops across the country. Without the time or money to pursue a "legitimate" career in country music, Larry is content to lead an ordinary life and moonlight as a dirty country singer. But when he is forced into early retirement at his factory job of 30 years, Larry faces an uncertain future. That is, until a young band with dirty songs of its own shows up at his door and offers to take Larry onstage.

"Dirty Country" introduces an ordinary man with an extraordinary gift for dirty music and tells the unlikely story of how his songs were thrust out of obscurity and into the spotlight. The film explores the history of dirty music in society and profiles several living legends of the raunchy music business, including piano virtuoso Dr. Dirty, seminal funk singer Blowfly, and the original party band, Doug Clark's Hot Nuts. With commentary from leading authors, experts and social critics, the film poses the question: is America a nation of prudes or are we living in a dirty country?

Winner, Audience Award, 2007 SXSW Film Festival

"Good (unclean) fun." - Nashville Scene

"A raunchy, surprisingly affecting doc." - Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine

"As critically engaging as it is jaw-droppingly foul." -Calgary International Film Festival

"I have rarely heard people laugh so much at a documentary -- and not just giggles but full-blown belly laughs." - Cinematical

NOTE: If you're under 18 years of age, you need to have an accompanying parent or guardian. Yeah, this movie is actually THAT dirty.

Admission:  $5.00.

Digital projection on to a large screen.  Seating is mostly on folding chairs.  Feel free to bring a pillow or cushion.

And at 10 PM (admission $6.00):



You can always check http://www.shiny-object.com/screenings/

screenings@shiny-object.com
24  Sacramento, CA Discussion / Events / 12/21: The Man From Earth and Rocky Horror!! on: December 20, 2007, 01:09:07 PM
Friday, Dec 21.  7 PM.  Jerome Bixby's, "The Man From Earth."

Believe it or not, this was at #5 on imdb late last month.  Not too shabby for an indie, eh?

Admission: $5.00

Location: 600 4th St, West Sacramento (that's the corner of 4th & F in WEST Sacramento - just over the river by the Pyramid Building).



If Jerome Bixby's name doesn't ring a bell, he was the author of 4 acclaimed original Star Trek episodes ("Requiem for Methuselah," "Mirror, Mirror," "Day of the Dove," and "By Any Other Name"), the Twilight Zone episode, "It's a Good Life," the 1966 film "Fantastic Voyage," and even "It, The Terror From Beyond Space," (which was heavily borrowed from for "Alien"). Bixby first conceived the idea for "The Man From Earth" in the early 1960's, but the script was not completed until 1998 shortly before Bixby's death.

About "The Man From Earth:" An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman, played by David Lee Smith ("Star Trek Voyager," "Mysterious Skin," "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood," becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he is an immortal who has walked the earth for 14,000 years.

Although shot in only two weeks on a very limited budget, the stellar authorship of Bixby is brilliantly portrayed. Don't expect scifi with a lot of special effects - this is most definitely scifi for those who like to think.

"The Man From Earth" also stars John Billingsley ("Star Trek: Enterprise"), Ellen Crawford ("ER"), Tony Todd ("Candyman," "Star Trek Next Generation," Star Trek Deep Space Nine"), Richard Riehle (noted character actor with over 120 credits to his name), and William Katt ("Carrie," "The Greatest American Hero," "Jawbreaker"). Directed by Richard Schenkman ("Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five").

"Quietly restores dignity to science fiction of the mind. For those who like to flex their brain, 'Man From Earth' is a rewarding workout. - Twitch


And then at 10 PM:  (Separate admission: $6.00):



Seating is mostly on folding chairs - feel free to bring a pillow or cushion, or even your own chair!  Digital projection on to a large screen.

You can always check the Movies on a Big Screen site at http://www.shiny-object.com/screenings/
25  Sacramento, CA Discussion / Events / 12/14 AND 12/15: Media That Matters, Rocky Horror and The Room! on: December 13, 2007, 11:54:08 AM
What a weekend it's going to be at Movies on a Big Screen! We have stuff on both Friday and Saturday night this week!  Make sure to read on!!

Location: 600 4th St, West Sacramento (that's the corner of 4th & F in WEST Sacramento - just over the river by the Pyramid Building).

On both Friday AND Saturday nights (Dec 14th and 15th) at 7 PM:



2007-08 Media That Matters Short Film Festival

We previously brought this annual compilation of socially conscious short films to Sacramento for the first time. Now, we are presenting the newest festival and this year's is even better than last! All are made by independent filmmakers, many of them youths. Included are short films dealing with waste collection and recycling in Cairo, the Narragansett's fight for sovereignty in Rhode Island, the massacre at Murambi, rescued animals and veganism, weapons in space, vigilantism on the US/Mexico border, the trailblazing students who over 20 years ago fought to make Martin Luther King's birthday a national holiday, and so much more. Moving, engaging and essential viewing. And this year, we are screening this over two nights to make it easier for folks to catch it.

Admission is $5.00

Friday Dec 14th at 10 PM:  (Separate admission: $6.00)




And then on Saturday Dec 15th at 10 PM following the encore presentation of Media That Matters:



The Room (Separate Admission: $5.00)

Make sure to read the Sacramento News & Review fantastic cover story on "The Room" and this Saturday's screening of it.  If you can't pick up a hardcopy, you can read it at: http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=606244

For over 3 years, "The Room" has been playing monthly to sold-out crowds in Los Angeles. And as it turns out, "The Room" has a bit of a fan base right here in Sacramento! Described by some as a vanity project gone horribly wrong, Tommy Wiseau's "The Room" defies description. Bizarrely writtend and delivered dialog, subplots that go nowhere, mysterious artwork in the background, and so much more!

What's it all about? Since the official synopsis is far too lengthy, suffice it to say that the core of the plot is a love triangle involving Johnny (Tommy Wiseau), his fiance Lisa (Juliette Danielle), and his best friend Mark (Greg Sestero). Also involved is Denny (Philip Haldiman), the oddly enthusiastic orphan who sees Johnny as a father figure. If you want to know more, you've just got to get out to this screening.

Shot in both 35mm and hi-def digital because, as Tommy Wiseau states, "I was confused about these two formats."

Fans and the uninitiated alike are more than welcome to break out black wigs, sunglasses and ties (just remember to wear that tie askew)! Some plastic spoons will be provided. Roses will not (so you'll have to bring 'em if you want 'em). AND - if you bring a football, PLEASE only bring a nerf-type!!

"You can laugh, you can cry, you can express yourself, but please don't hurt each other." -- Tommy Wiseau


Seating is mostly on folding chairs - feel free to bring a pillow or cushion, or even your own chair!  Digital projection on to a large screen.

You can always check the Movies on a Big Screen site at http://www.shiny-object.com/screenings/

We finally have some heat!  BUT - we'll see how well it works on Friday...
26  Sacramento, CA Discussion / Events / Friday 12/7 - Frank & Cindy (NPR's This American Life) + RHPS on: December 04, 2007, 10:47:46 AM
Frank & Cindy

Friday, December 7.  7 PM.  Admission: $5.00

Location: 600 4th St, West Sacramento.  That's on the corner of 4th & F in *West* Sacramento, just over the river from downtown.

When Cindy married a rock star, Frank, in 1983 she imagined a life of glamour and Grammys. But the song that propelled Frank to fame, "Whirly Girl," would be the only chart-topper from his short-lived group, OXO. Years later, out of shape and nearly bankrupt after spending his money on "gas, food, dry cleaning and drugs." Frank is not the vision Cindy married.

Now, twenty-three years after appearing on American Bandstand, Frank lives sequestered to the basement where he uses coffee cans as his improvised bathroom.

Both appalled and amused by his parents' behavior, Cindy's filmmaker son, G.J., picks up his video camera and aims it at them. After a year of filming, what began as an attempt to mock his one-hit-wonder step-father, instead becomes a candid portrait of the pursuit of happiness.

Frank & Cindy was the subject of an entire episode of "This American Life" on Showtime earlier this year, and in October, Ira Glass hosted a screening at New York's MOMA.

On Friday, Dec 7th, tune in to "Insight" on NPR's KXJZ 90.9 FM between 2:00 and 3:00 pm to hear a live interview with filmmaker G.J. Echternkamp.

"Every single thing about Frank & Cindy seems new and fresh and alive. It's rare to see a documentary that's so raw and funny and infuriating too" - Ira Glass, Host of This American Life

"Comical and tragic... Compelling" - Maureen Ryan, Chicago Tribune

"It's raw, it's riveting, it's appalling and it's disturbingly hilarious" - Orlando Weekly

Winner - Best Documentary, Raindance Film Festival

And at 10 PM: Rocky Horror!!! (separate $6.00 admission)

Seating is mostly on folding chairs - feel free to bring a pillow or cushion, or even your own chair!  Digital projection on to a large screen.

Coming up next week: On Friday AND Saturday nights at 7 PM, The Media That Matters Short Film Festival, Rocky Horror on Friday at 10 PM and The Room on Saturday at 10 PM!.

You can always check the Movies on a Big Screen site for more info at http://www.shiny-object.com/screenings/
27  Sacramento, CA Discussion / Events / Friday - 11/30 - The 4th Dimension and Rocky Horror?? on: November 29, 2007, 06:38:35 PM
Hi there!! 

Been a bit behind lately -- I usually try to post earlier in the week here... but, here's this week's announcement:

First off, I want to plug something - on Saturday, December 1 - you ought to head on over to the YWCA of Sacramento at 1122 17th St in midtown (between 2 and 9 PM) for IndieSacramento.  It's Sacramento's largest indie/alternative craft fair, and a great place to buy gifts for you or someone else for the holidays! 

And if you go, you might have a chance to win free passes to Movies on a Big Screen!!!  We'll also have schedules there. There's lots more going on, too, including live music, cupcake decorating classes and, well, lots of stuff - check it all out at www.indiesacramento.com

OK - so Friday.  Before I go into The 4th Dimension, which screens at 7 PM, I want to let you all in on something that hasn't really been promoted due to a very odd week last week.  We had planned to begin regular Friday 10 PM screenings of Rocky Horror.  Then didn't spread the word.  But ya know what??  We're gonna kick it off this week ANYWAY, even if not many folks are there for it.  Feel free to tell friends, and we do plan to keep showing this if people show up (we won't base that on the first night's attendance Smiley    ).  So yeah - Friday, 11/30.  10 PM.  Rocky Horror Picture Show.  Admission for this will be $6.00 each week (rather than $5 - it's a little pricey to run).  Audience participation, as it should be, will be encouraged.


PRIOR to that - at 7 PM (admission: $5.00):  The 4th Dimension.

Jack (Louis Morabito) is a loner confined to a workbench in the back of an antique shop. When a mysterious woman presents him with a broken antique clock, unexplainable events begin to occur. After finding Albert Einstein's journal on his still unsolved Unified Field Theory, Jack becomes compulsive about analyzing time and theorizing its connection to his supernatural experiences, his surreal dreams, and his perception of reality, only to lead to the discovery of the biggest mystery of all - himself. Written and directed by Tom Mattera and Dave Mazzoni.

"An Alice-like rabbit hole of suppressed memories... Simmering with neurotic emotions and surreal dream states... Sustains a disturbing, somnambulistic mood." ­ Robert Koehler, Variety

“Kafkaesque…a densely etched portrait... Stylistically channeling David Lynch and Darren Aronofsky… Striking black-and-white cinematography and stark atmospherics set an intriguing tone” - Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter

“Dark, brooding mood and tone are seductive and compelling.” ­ Ain’t it Cool News

Honorable Mention recipient from the Cinevegas Grand Jury.

You might not want to miss this one...

All happening at:  600 4th St, West Sacramento. At the corner of 4th & F in *West Sacramento* (not downtown Sac) just over the river near The Pyramid Building.
28  Sacramento, CA Discussion / Events / 12/7/07:Sac City College Photography Dept Exhibit- Eye View: From Grain to Pixel on: November 22, 2007, 11:30:05 AM
Sacramento City College Photography Department Presents Winter Exhibit: 'Eye View: From Grain to Pixel'

On December 7, 2007, the students and faculty of the Sacramento City College Photography Department will present the best work from the fall 2007 semester in an exhibit entitled "Eye View: From Grain to Pixel." The exhibit is open to the public and admission is free.

Black-and-white and color photographs -- both film and digital -- will be displayed. The exhibit will include a juried competition with awards for outstanding photographs in a range of categories.

The exhibit will run from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the 3rd Floor of Rodda North at SCC's main campus, located at 3835 Freeport Blvd. A reception will be held at 6 p.m. at the same location.

Alumni of the SCC photography program have established successful photographic careers throughout the world and include many prestigious award winners, such as Ron Edmonds, who received a Pulitzer Prize in 1982 for his images of the assassination attempt on President Reagan.
29  Sacramento, CA Discussion / Events / Film 11/23: A Boy and His Dog - scifi cult classic! on: November 20, 2007, 12:44:48 PM
A Boy and His Dog

Friday, November 23.  7 PM.  Admission: $5.00

Location: 600 4th St, West Sacramento.  That's on the corner of 4th & F in *West* Sacramento, just over the river from downtown.

Follow-up your Thanksgiving with this 1975 indie classic based on Harlan Ellison's novella.

Yeah, for long-time followers of MOBS, it's another November repeat - we showed this last year, not knowing how many folks would come out due to it being the day after Thanksgiving, and it ended up being well attended! So we're doing it again! Hopefully folks come out like last year!

The year is 2024. World War IV, which only lasted 5 minutes, has long been over, leaving behind a post-apocalyptic wasteland. 18-year old Vic (Don Johnson in his first, and by far best, performance) wanders with his dog, Blood, who communicates with him telepathically. The none-too-bright Vic scavenges for food; the rather learned and sarcastically witty Blood sniffs out women for sex. Into this relationship comes Quilla, a woman from "Down Under" - a supposedly idyllic underground society which attempts to preserve the past. Quilla lures Vic "Down Under" where he discovers that there are some rather nefarious plans for him. Considered by fans and detractors alike to have one of the best film endings ever and was a direct influence on films such as "Mad Max" and "The Road Warrior."

Oh, and this ain't necessarily one for the kiddies.

Seating is mostly on folding chairs - feel free to bring a pillow or cushion, or even your own chair!  Digital projection on to a large screen.

Coming up next week: The 4th Dimension.

You can always check the Movies on a Big Screen site for more info at http://www.shiny-object.com/screenings/
30  Sacramento, CA Discussion / Events / Film: 11/16: You Think You Really Know Me: The Gary Wilson Story on: November 14, 2007, 11:38:12 AM
You Think You Really Know Me: The Gary Wilson Story

Friday, November 16.  7 PM.  Admission: $5.00

Location: 600 4th St, West Sacramento.  That's on the corner of 4th & F in *West* Sacramento, just over the river from downtown.

In 1977, Gary Wilson recorded his bizarrely brilliant album, "You Think You Really Know Me." In performance, he played his jazz/rock/sound-collage masterpieces while clad in just his underwear, or wrapped in duct tape, writhing on stage and destroying female mannequins. Then, suddenly, he simply vanished - leaving friends and fans mystified. This documentary explores the life, disappearance and re-birth of a funny and fierce American original.

"Indie-rock enthusiasts will find much to appreciate. Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates, as his band was known, do for used-record stores what R. Crumb and Harvey Pekar do for used comic-book stores." - The New York Times

"Welcome to the peculiar world of Gary Wilson. Outrageous... Fascinating..." - New York Post

"This low-key doc about lost-and-found Other Music cult hero Gary Wilson so sweetly underplays its hand that even the most jaundiced skeptics of Jandek worship come out simply rooting for the safe passage of town weirdos everywhere." - Village Voice

"A fascinating chapter in pop music history. The performance footage is particularly arresting." - Hollywood Reporter


Seating is mostly on folding chairs - feel free to bring a pillow or cushion, or even your own chair!  Digital projection on to a large screen.

You can always check the Movies on a Big Screen site for more info at http://www.shiny-object.com/screenings/

Coming up next week, Friday November 23: A Boy and His Dog, the 1970's indie cult classic!
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