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sat jan 1 Rocky Horror Picture Show (Village) pg.26 tue jan 18 Terror Tuesday: BLOOD RAGE (Ritz) pg.18
Girlie Night: PRETTY IN PINK (Ritz) pg.30
sun jan 2 ENTER THE VOID (Ritz) pg.34 EVANGELION 1.0 (Lake Creek) pg.14
Austin Film Society Essential Cinema: LE BONHEUR (Lamar) pg. 32
mon jan 3 Music Monday: who is harry nilsson encore (Ritz) pg. 16
and everything is going fine (Ritz) pg.34 wed jan 19 Tough Guy Cinema: ROBOCOP (Ritz) pg.27
tue jan 4 Weird Wednesday: FLESHPOT ON 42nd St. (Ritz) pg.20
Terror Tuesday: GALAXY OF TERROR (Ritz) pg.18 SANTA SANGRE (Ritz) pg.30
AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE (Ritz) pg.34 AMOA Presents: FOOD DESIGN (Lamar) pg.24
wed jan 5 EVANGELION 2.0 (Lake Creek) pg.14
Weird Wednesday: BLACK GESTAPO (Ritz) pg.20 AFS: TINY FURNITURE (Village) pg.34
AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE (Ritz) pg.34
Dionysium (Lamar) pg.26 thu jan 20 The Action Pack: In Da Club Sing-Along (Ritz) pg.27
thu jan 6 The Action Pack: BIG LEBOWSKI Quote-Along (Ritz) pg.27
The Action Pack: 90s One Hit Wonders Sing-Along (Ritz) pg.27
The Action Pack: BIG LEBOWSKI Quote-Along (Ritz) pg.27
fri jan 7
The Action Pack: SUPER TROOPERS Quote-Along pg.27
The Action Pack: DARK SIDE OF THE RAINBOW pg.27
SUMMER WARS Opens (Lamar) pg.14
COUNTRY STRONG Opens (Lamar) pg.10
thu jan 27 The Action Pack: 90s One Hit Wonders Sing-Along (Ritz) pg.27
The Action Pack: BIG LEBOWSKI Quote-Along (Ritz) pg.27
sun feb 20 Cinema Club: BIGGER THAN LIFE with Marjorie Baumgarten (Ritz) pg.30
Best Of Monkey Bash (Ritz) pg.15
tue feb 8
MANIAC w/ director LIVE (Ritz) pg.31 mon feb 21 Music Monday: PHIL OCHS (Ritz) pg. 16
Terror Tuesday: MANIAC COP 2 w/ director LIVE (Ritz) pg.18 Master Pancake: Star Trek (Ritz) pg.11
Austin Film Society Essential Cinema: Best of Monkey Bash (Lake Creek) pg.15
THE GLEANERS AND I (Lamar) pg. 32
tue feb 22 Terror Tuesday: THE ORACLE (Ritz) pg.18
wed feb 9 Weird Wednesday: VIGILANTE w/ director LIVE (Ritz) pg.20
Girlie Night: DIRTY DANCING (Ritz) pg.30
Tom Waits BIG TIME (Ritz) pg. 16
Austin Film Society Essential Cinema:
Austin Film Festival: SONS OF PERDITION (Ritz) pg.25
THOSE THREE (AN SEH) (Lamar) pg. 32
THE STATE OF WATER (Lamar) pg.25
wed feb 23 Weird Wednesday: BLACK COBRA (Ritz) pg.20
thu feb 10 LOVE BITES Sing-Along (Ritz) pg. 27
The Action Pack: MOULIN ROUGE Sing-Along (Ritz) pg.27 Open Screen Night (Ritz) pg.26
Master Pancake: NOTEBOOK (Lake Creek) pg.11 Celluloid Handbag: ALL ABOUT EVE (Ritz) pg.26
Austin Film Society Documentary Tour:
FOR THE LOVE OF MOVIES pg. 32 thu feb 24 PULP FICTION Quote-Along (Ritz)
The Action Pack: Jiggy Crunk: The Pop Rap Sing-Along (Ritz)
Master Pancake: THE NOTEBOOK (Ritz) pg.11 Master Pancake: ROBOCOP (Lake Creek) pg.11
fri feb 11
OSCAR SHORTS Opens (Lamar) fri feb 25
LOVE BITES (Lake Creek) Master Pancake: ROBOCOP (Ritz) pg.11
sat feb 26 Master Pancake: ROBOCOP (Ritz) pg.11
sat feb 12 Saturday Morning Cartoon Cereal (Ritz) pg.12
Master Pancake: NOTEBOOK (Ritz) pg.11 Free Kids Club: MAX FLEISCHER ANIMATION (Lamar) pg. 25
The Action Pack: Moulin Rouge Sing-Along (Lake Creek) pg.27 ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Village) pg.26
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Village) pg.26
mon feb 28 Cine Las Americas LEAP YEAR (Ritz) pg.24
sun feb 13 Zzang!! BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (Ritz) pg.30 Music Monday: RAINBOWS END (Ritz) pg. 16
Best Of Monkey Bash (Ritz) pg.15
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THE NOTEBOOK
Jan 28, 29, &
Feb 4, 5, 11, 12 at the Ritz
FORREST GUMP
Jan 21 & 22, Village, DIR. Robert Zemeckis, 1994
For one weekend, Master Pancake is going to boil, bake, batter and fry the beloved ‘90s classic FORREST GUMP. Featuring Tom Hanks (TURNER & HOOCH) as a good-hearted
shrimp baron whose hobbies include jogging, playing ping-pong, eating chocolates and telling long, boring stories. Also featuring Sally Field (NOT WITHOUT MY DAUGHTER) as
momma Gump, Robin Wright Penn as Gump’s baby momma, and Gary Sinise as Gump’s bosom buddy. Watch Master Pancake and guest-mocker Scott Chester give new meaning
to the phrase “Run,Forrest, Run” as they gleefully pursue this overrated icon. (John)
THE NOTEBOOK
Jan 28 & 29, Feb 4& 5, 11 & 12, Ritz, dir. Nick Cassavetes, 2004
Feb 10, Lake Creek
This January/February, Master Pancake whips out their giant Sharpie and scribbles all over THE NOTEBOOK, the romantic movie sensation of the decade that has left more
boyfriends with moist shoulders than a gigantic army of shoulders caught in a rainstorm. James Garner plays Noah, who narrates the story-within-the-story to his lady friend
Allie, who has Alzheimer’s (for the memory-impaired, the writer has offered a mnemonic device you’ll never forget: Allie has Alzheimer’s). Ryan Gosling plays the young hero
of the story, who takes one gander at Rachel McAdams and his goose is cooked. By the end of the movie there won’t be a dry shoulder in the house. Come on out, two by two,
and see how Noah navigates this flood of tears as Master Pancake dives into the most sentimental movie ever made! (John)
VIDEO JUKEBOXX II
Feb 2, Ritz
Do you have a short attention span? Do you like quick-cuts, explosions, childrens choirs, and scantily clad ladies? Ever wish Master Pancake would tackle short, easily digestible
mini-movies every once in a while? Your wish comes true for one night, as the Master Pancake Video Jukebox turns their withering gaze upon the worst in music videos! We’ll
have a new line-up of special guest-mockers tackle an all-new slate of cheesy classics from the ‘80s, ‘90s, and present day. And at the end of the night, the top 3 teams as decided
by you will have to battle it out in an improvised group mock. Don’t miss this one-night-only event as we get all MTV on the big screen. (John)
ROBOCOP
Feb 18, 19, 25 & 26 Ritz, dir. Paul Verhoeven, 1987
Feb 24, Lake Creek
This February, Master Pancake Theater impounds the sci-fi classic ROBOCOP. Directed by insane genius Paul Verhoeven
(SHOWGIRLS, BASIC INSTINCT) and featuring Peter Weller (BUCKAROO BANZAI) as the cycloptic robo-hero and Kurtwood Smith
(THAT ‘70S SHOW) as his evil nemesis. Set in a dystopian future when arms corporations control the government and Detroit
has gone to hell (who could have predicted any of that?), ROBOCOP tells the story of how one man’s death, rebirth, and second
coming as a kick-ass Robo-Jesus can make a real difference. This show features ultra-funny guest mockers Mac Blake and David
Jara of Mascot Wedding and the costume designs of insane duct-tape genius Joe Parsons. Join us as we mock the most thrilling
machine to come out of Detroit since the Pinto. (John)
STAR TREK MOCK V: KLINGONS vs. KLINGONS!
Feb 21, Ritz
NERD ALERT!! Normally, we take on full-length movies, but just for tonight, Master Pancake will be boldly mocking the greatest sci-fi television series of all time: STAR TREK.
And because Master Pancake can’t agree on which is the best iteration of the TV series (John is a fan of STAR TREK: T.O.S., Joe loves NEXT GENERATION) we’ll be showing – and
mocking – one episode from each era. John will satisfy his Shatner boner; Joe will unleash all his Tasha Yar jokes; and the audience will reap the rewards of our collective nerd
juice. In this fifth iteration of the “Star Trek Mock” series, we’ll be pitting old Klingons vs New Klingons and you, the audience, will decide which species is more badass. The only
losers tonight will be fans of the lame-ass VOYAGER and DEEP SPACE NINE.
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PRINCESS BRIDE VALENTINE’S DAY FEAST
Feb 14 at Village
SATURDAY MORNING CARTOON CEREAL PARTY - BOY TOONS VS. GIRL TOONS
FEB 12, RITZ, ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT CEREAL!
Even before they are escorted into separate rooms for sex ed, boys and girls are aware of their differences. The frightening NOVA
videos of goopy childbirth and outdated boner filmstrips are horrifying but ultimately unnecessary. Everything we needed to know
we learned the first time we watched Saturday morning cartoons. Boys, with their army of awkward bodies and squeaky voices,
sat firmly on the side of leaders such as GI Joe, He-Man and Batman. Girls, on the other hand, drew their power from Care Bears,
My Little Pony and Jem. Two divergent forces, one lifting the banner of a better world through violence while the other looked
to peace, sparkles and computer-aided rock music. Can’t we all just get along? Absolutely not! Prepare yourself for the ultimate
showdown of girl cartoons vs. boy cartoons. This is more than a show; it’s a full on battle. Only one side will emerge as the victors
and claim the grand prize of a lifetime of bragging rights. Everyone, however, will share in the consolation prize of an all-you-can-
eat cereal buffet that will make the roof of your mouth ache for a week.
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CHOCOLAT Valentine’s Day Feast
Feb 14, LAKE CREEK, DIR. LASSE HALLSTROM, 2000, PG-13, 121 MIN, 35MM
What better way to usher in the most romantic day of the year than with the thick, creamy goodness of CHOCOLAT? Vianne (Juliette Binoche) moves to a small French
village with her daughter to open a chocolaterie. At first, the modest townsfolk are weary of their new, buxom resident, but once they partake in the delights of her
shop, they discover the almost magical charms of Vianne’s treats. While her desserts bring pleasure to the locals, Vianne also finds her indulgence in a dreamy eyed Gypsy
(Johnny Depp). This picture celebrates the power of passion and chocolate in equal measures, a ratio we can support while licking our fingers.
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BEST OF SUPER HAPPY FUN MONKEY BASH
Feb at Ritz and Lake Creek
SUMMER WARS
Jan 10-12, RITZ, DIR. MAMORU HOSODA, 2009, NR, 114 MIN,
35MM
Winner of the Japan Academy Prize as Best Animated Feature and acclaimed by
Variety as “spectacular” and “visionary,” SUMMER WARS opens at Lamar for a full
week matinee run in the English dubbed version and for several night shows at the
Ritz in the subtitled version. While not rated, SUMMER WARS is the equivalent of PG.
An animated epic, SUMMER WARS tells the tale of a young nerdling pretending to
be the boyfriend of a schoolmate on her summer trip to her aging grandmother’s
house. When an online social networking community known as Oz gets attacked by
a piece of sentient malware that threatens to deliver a denial of service attack to
the entire world, her massive extended family unites to restore peace to cyberspace.
(Grady Hendrix, NYAFF)
THE ROOM
JAN 14, 21, 28, FEB 4, VILLAGE, DIR. TOMMY WISEAU, R, 99
MIN, 35mm
Whether or not Tommy Wiseau intentionally shot his film as a “black comedy”, or if he
is simply an inept filmmaker (and actor) is utterly irrelevant. THE ROOM will stand the
test of time as one of the most mind-bendingly awesome offerings to ever drop from
the celluloid heavens. Completely financed and distributed by Mr. Wiseau, the film
premiered at the Laemmle Theatre in Los Angeles in June of 2003. Within minutes
of the start of the film, audience members were literally rolling around and crying
with laughter. Since its release, the film has built a cult following playing midnight
screenings across the country and has solidified its place as the “CITIZEN KANE” of
terrible movies. The Guardian described the film as a mix of “Tennessee Williams, Ed
Wood and R. Kelly’s Trapped in the Closet,” which is as apt a description as we could
possibly provide. For lovers of laughably bad cinema, THE ROOM is like sweet manna
from heaven. God bless the great Tommy Wiseau! (Bret)
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and spent less than $100 to make his magnum opus. A mind-boggling feat, to be
sure, but it wasn’t just some crazy, pointless experiment. Nope, the resulting film
is actually good. Praised by audiences and critics alike, this film delivers a sincere
and enjoyable take on Dave Morrell’s original story. Even Morrell gave this film
his stamp of approval thanks to the undeniable energy and passion of Oberzan’s
manic one man mission.
GERRYMANDERING
JAN 24, RITZ, DIR. JEFF REICHERT, 2010, NR, 81 MIN
Right now, politicians are gearing up for the once-a-decade battle to decide
who will control Congress for the next ten years or more. Behind the scenes, and
away from the prying eyes of their constituents, they are jostling for control of
the ultimate political weapon - the ability to directly determine the outcome
of elections. Why bother with stuffing ballots when you can just draw your THE CINEFAMILY presents ANOTHER “VERY
own districts? In GERRYMANDERING, filmmaker Jeff Reichert exposes the most SPECIAL” EPISODE
effective form of manipulating elections short of outright fraud. District lines FEB 16, RITZ, 1980s, 85 MIN
are re-drawn to suit the interests of a few and manipulated for political gain. ALL NEW EPISODES! Caught in the looming shadows of life, mankind has often
Democrats and Republicans collude to ensure their own re-elections while our escaped to the reassuring arms of TV comedy. But somewhere in the ‘80s, Laugh-
whole democratic process is threatened. GERRYMANDERING covers this important Til-You-Cry got mixed up with Cry-Til-You-Puke. The results were stupefying,
facet of our political process, and does so in a way that is both informative and as established network goofballs suddenly found themselves facing viciously
easily digestible. (Bret) topical issues: abortion, racism, child molestation, and more. These subjects may
not have been fit for mixed company, but they were somehow acceptable fodder
FLOODING WITH LOVE FOR THE KID for prime time television. Following our successful 2010 foray into laugh track-
ONE MAN’S REMAKE OF FIRST BLOOD! accompanied homicide and pedophilia, we bring you four all-new 30 minute
JAN 30, RITZ, DIR. ZACHARY OBERZAN, 2009, 107 MIN chunks of commercial-free heartbreak. From THE GOLDEN GIRLS to NIGHT COURT
Filmed in a tiny New York City apartment -- you know, the kind where the toilet to MR. BELVEDERE, you’ll see how whimsically unreal characters deal with brutally
is in the kitchenette -- this extremely low budget remake of FIRST BLOOD is not real issues. And don’t think we went and forgot the horrific bulimia episode of
unlike Rambo himself; in the story as well as the production, we have one man DIFF’RENT STROKES. Because we didn’t.
who isn’t afraid to take on the world. The visionary behind and in front of the
camera (and computer, and edit bay and probably craft services table too) is
Zachary Oberzan, a filmmaker and actor who decided to put every single one of his
skills to the test simultaneously. He performs as no fewer than a dozen characters
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Austin Film Festival Presents:
RAINBOWS END
Feb 28 at Ritz
MUSIC MONDAYS
ONLY $2. EVERY MONDAY NIGHT AT THE RITZ!
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THE BLUES BROTHERS
Jan 24, Ritz, $2 Dir. John Landis, 1980, R, 133 min, 35mm
Encore brunch screening Jan 30 (regular price)
In honor of the late John Belushi’s birthday (he would have been 62 this Jan 24th), we present one of
the comic’s most beloved films, THE BLUES BROTHERS. Belushi and Dan Akroyd star as Jake and Elwood
Blues, two brothers on a “mission from God” to save their old Catholic orphanage the only way they know
how: by putting their old band back together and performing a charity gig. Along the way, they dodge
lawmen of every kind, neo-Nazis, and crazy ex-girlfriends. Featuring performances by James Brown,
Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles at their funky, late ‘70s best.
TIMES SQUARE
FEB 14, RITZ, $2, Dir. ALLAN MOYLE, 1980, R, 111 MIN, 35MM
Back by overwhelming demand! The last time we screened this masterpiece of post-adolescent wild-
assedness, we were told by the studio that it’d be the final time the film ever ran. But through insane
luck, we’ve managed to find the only other known print on Earth, and bring it to you! TIMES SQUARE tells
the story of Pammy and Nicky, two teenage runaways who form a powerful relationship in the hardest
streets of the big city. Eventually, their irrepressible lust for freedom manifests in rock and roll, and they
form the group The Sleez Sisters, a new wave sensation that sweeps up half of New York in a seething
frenzy. Tim Curry appears as dissentious DJ Johnny LaGuardia, but the real star here is Robin Johnson as
Nicky, a gravel-voiced 14-year-old girl who’s just as comfortable swinging a chain as an electric guitar.
A truly incredible experience, long out of print on video, and destined to change your entire damn life.
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SQUIRM
Jan 11 at Ritz
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GALAXY OF TERROR
JAN 4, RITZ, $1, DIR. B.D. CLARK, 1981, R, 81 MIN, 35MM
A real jerk of a floating pyramid plagues interstellar travelers by causing their deepest fears to manifest in the
oozing, reeking flesh. Burnt human facemeat, severed limbs, blunt trauma and inconceivable anatomy abound
as the cro-magnon-intellect equivalent of SOLARIS unfolds with no regard for sanity or structured storytelling,
but as you can see from the artist’s depiction accompanying this paragraph, shit gets real. Quite possibly the
goriest and most hyperactive of the ALIEN knock-offs, GALAXY OF TERROR features an all-B-star cast including
Ray “MY FAVORITE MARTIAN” Walston, Zalman “BLUE SUNSHINE” King, the great Sid Haig, Robert “Freddy Krueger”
Englund...and even Joannie from HAPPY DAYS! The plot keywords listed on the film’s IMDB page are Female Nudity,
Alien, Monster, Rape and Astronaut. Yep, that about nails it. Also released as PLANET OF HORRORS and MINDWARP:
AN INFINITY OF TERROR. (Zack)
SQUIRM
JAN 11, RITZ, $1, DIR. JEFF LIEBERMAN, 1976, PG, 92 MIN, 35MM
Remember that fateful night in 1975 when an electrical storm caused 100,000 shrieking bloodworms to go on a carnivorous rampage through a small Southern town? Me
neither. But according to this fondly remembered drive-in epic, it actually happened. Paranoia-milking horror-spinner Jeff Lieberman legendarily nauseated audiences
worldwide with this descent into the darkest heart of invertebrate wrath. An unstoppable tidal wave of wee, flesh-devouring slimers lay waste to the denizens of humble
Fly Creek, their only hope a sniveling big city nerd who’d just as soon head for the highway. And the worms aren’t his only problem once he inadvertently pisses off the
local hayseed contingent: “Now YOU gonna be da wormface!” This back alley favorite is just jam-packed with skin-razing terror and hillbilly homicide, yet inexplicably
rated PG. I mean, what’s a movie gotta do to get a goddamn R around this dump? (Zack)
BLOOD RAGE
JAN 18, RITZ, $1, DIR. JOHN GRISSMER, 1983, R, 84 MIN, 35MM
Two entirely unrelated films were released with the title “BLOOD RAGE.” The first – from 1979 – was about an unassuming,
mentally ill teenager who delights in carving up innocents. Then came this underwatched sleazoid gem about an unassuming,
mentally ill teenager who delights in carving up innocents. Lucky you...we got the good one. This blade fetish thunderbolt is a
minor masterwork of counterintuitive exploitation, as a set of identical twins (played by one actor, of course) embark on a cat-
and-mouse disemboweling spree across their own apartment complex. There’s not all that much more to the plot, but the movie
practically radiates with the type of intellectual abandon usually reserved for mentally challenged people watching a New Years
parade. While each individual performance seems beamed in from a different dimension, the twins’ suffering mother – played by
TV comedy star Louise Lasser – truly brings the insanity home. Watch closely to see a grown-ass man mush up a piece of pumpkin
pie and throw it at a wall. (Zack)
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NIGHT TRAIN TO TERROR
JAN 25, RITZ, $1, DIR. VARIOUS, 1985, R, 98 MIN, 35MM
The only reason this movie exists is to spite humanity. As a species, we’ve spent thousands of years struggling to make sense of the world around us. Then this horror
anthology shows up and ruins it. The premise: Two old men named Mr. God and Mr. Satan are on board a (night) train discussing the fates of various individuals. Each
subject’s story appears on a magic screen, and we see their macabre tales unfold. Within, you’ll find a clearly labeled collection of human heads, Richard “Bull from NIGHT
COURT” Moll, a giant claymation tarantula demon, a 15-pound bee, satanic occultism, Richard Moll AGAIN, horrible slayings, horrible-er nudity and much more. The
installments were shortened from feature length films -- one of which was never completed -- and then evidently edited together by a five-year-old with three fingers
and some scotch tape. While Mr. God and Mr. Satan continue their discussion, an aerobics crew perform a toe-tapping synchronized song-n’-dance that will keep your skull
shattering on into the night. The weirdest movie we’ve ever screened at Terror Tuesday, no shit. (Zack)
CRITTERS 2
FEB 1, RITZ, $1, DIR. MICK GARRIS, 1988,
PG-13, 93 MIN, 35MM
The denizens of Grover’s Bend must again band together to face the razor-toothed onslaught of the star-born Crites,
but now the meat-seeking spherical beasteroids have multiplied and learned some new tactics for mass ingestion.
These mangy malevolent muppets are larger and trickier than before, and though they’ve discovered the pleasures of
fast food and live cattle, humans are still at the top of their grocery list. Earth’s fate lies in the hands of a melon-headed
teenager, a fat ex-sheriff, a bucktoothed drunk and two shape-shifting galactic bounty hunters named Ug and Lee. Look
for Hollywood’s ultimate meganerd Eddie Deezen in the role of “Hungry Heifer Manager.” And don’t be fooled by the PG-13
rating...this installment features much heavier doses of nudity, profanity and manic, outrageous violence, including a
mutilated policeman in a pink bunny suit crashing through a stained glass church window into the laps of grandmas and
children. Take that, God. (Zack)
THE ORACLE
FEB 22, RITZ, $1, DIR. ROBERTA FINDLAY, 1985, R, 94 MIN, 35MM
After an impressive career in welfare-budget porn, female filmmaker Findlay did a mid-’80s 180 and
turned her attentions to what she’d openly admit is her least favorite genre: horror. In this theoretically
lucrative shift from butts to guts, THE ORACLE was born...sideways...strangled by its umbilical cord. An evil
supernatural force wreaks havoc on a tenement and its occupants. Greek dudes are reduced to bubbling
goo. Cars are driven on crowded sidewalks. A potato-shaped lesbian slices up victims in a sex dungeon.
Without a doubt, this is one of the sleaziest, greaziest, displeaziest tales to ever crawl from the sewers of
NYC. The sets look like they were borrowed from Hungarian public access soap operas. The actors perform
as if their parents are being held at gunpoint off-camera. Watching this movie is exactly like taking a stroll
through a wino’s brain immediately after you’ve set him on fire. “Lick the knife.” (Zack)
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VIGILANTE with Director William Lustig Live!
Feb 9 at Ritz
Since the fall of 2001, we’ve been hosting a weekly program of exploitation classics. From Cheerleaders Gone Bad to Blaxploitation to ‘70s Action
Cheese and even to Women In Prison, it’s all there - scratches, splices and all. Many of these films are so obscure that little is known or has been
written about them. Some of them are bad, most of them are enjoyable, and a rare few are mind-blowingly amazing. Weird Wednesdays is the
vanguard of cinema exploration in Austin. Escape the crushing lameness of the real world with us every week. For only a dollar! - Lars Nilsen, Weird
Wednesday Programmer and Host
Special thanks to I Luv Video for helping to make this series possible. Check out their amazing stores for the best selection of cinematic rarities in
town. And see www.iluvvideo.com for news and reviews. Made Possible In Part By The American Genre Film Archive (www.americangenrefilm.org)
GET MEAN
JAN 12, MIDNIGHT, $1, DIR. FERDINANDO BALDI, 1976, NR, 84 min, 35MM
As the spaghetti western cycle reached its inevitable end in the 70s, the genre started getting weirder.
Producers sought to prolong the formula by juicing it up with outside elements so audiences ended up
with kung-fu westerns, sex westerns, many (bad) comedy westerns and this movie, about an American
gunslinger who ends up fighting Vikings and Moors while trying to transport a Spanish Princess back to
her rightful throne. The anachronisms are never explained or even alluded to. It’s just a Spaghetti Western
where the cigarillo-chomping man with no name wanders around medieval Europe fighting fur-clad
barbarians with broadswords. Producer and star Tony Anthony was the last real Spaghetti Western star of
the era. His other gimmick westerns included BLINDMAN (with Ringo Starr) and COMIN’ AT YA! in 3D. (Lars)
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FLESHPOT ON 42nd STREET
JAN 19, MIDNIGHT, $1, DIR. ANDY MILLIGAN, 1973, R, 80 min, 35MM
Of all the well-known “cult auteurs,” Andy Milligan is possibly the most problematic. His films lack any production polish
whatsoever; the camera moves and shakes wildly, the sound is bad and the music is just cuts from his record collection,
haphazardly mixed. But the most commercially difficult aspect of Milligan’s films is their unrelenting misanthropy. Each film
is like a hate poem to some aspect of human nature. FLESHPOT ON 42nd STREET is his final sexploitation feature and with it he
completes his lifelong argument that sex is horrifying and degrading. As in all of his films, his grossly manipulative characters
bicker endlessly and insult each other with special vehemence. Milligan himself was a walking colossus of hatred and bitterness,
disliked and avoided by most of his peers but able to build a stock company of masochists who debased and degraded themselves
onscreen for him. This is not for everyone but if you have a place in your shrunken heart for the blackest, darkest, most evil comedy
in the world, this will move right in - and steal your TV set. (Lars)
CHARLEY VARRICK
JAN 26, MIDNIGHT, $1, DIR. DON SIEGEL, 1973, PG, 111 min, 35MM
Ever since we widened the scope of Weird Wednesday to include manly action and pulp films, we have presented such titans of
testosterone as Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood. Now add Walter Matthau to the list. CHARLEY VARRICK is another
of the great outlaw classics of the ‘70s and it’s impossible to imagine anyone better for the role of the titular bank robber than the
pooch-faced, slouchy Matthau. Billing himself “The Last Of The Independents,” Charley Varrick robs rural banks for a living and
keeps moving, until one heist goes wrong and Varrick accidentally ends up with the mob’s money. The syndicate dispatches tough
guy Joe Don Baker to recover the loot and the chase is on. A lot of people die, but the crafty Varrick always manages to stay a step
ahead. Director Don Siegel was the absolute master at this sort of thing and he keeps the tempo high, the characters real and the
action popping. Not to be missed. (Lars)
PENITENTIARY
FEB 2, MIDNIGHT, $1, DIR. JAMAA FANAKA, 1979, R, 99 min, 35MM
The story of boxer “Too Sweet” (Leon Isaac Kennedy), whose only way out of lockdown is by winning the big fight. Highly
plausible scenario? Of course not. Entertaining? Oh hell yeah. Director Jamaa Fanaka specializes in the smuggler’s approach
to socially relevant film-making. He’ll sneak some serious shit past you like a jailhouse shiv while you’re looking the other way.
And this film, enjoyable though it may be, scores some heavy points even as it entertains. He presents a nightmarish microcosm
of American society where prison is an omnipresent threat in the lives of African American males, and where sports and
entertainment are viewed as the only means of escape. A gritty, highly entertaining movie, with tons of great dialogue you’ll
be quoting for weeks. (Lars)
LOVE ME DEADLY
FEB 16, MIDNIGHT, $1, DIR. JAQUES LACERTE, 1973, R, 95 min, 35MM
Just in time for two days after Valentine’s Day! Finally a film that takes a sympathetic view of necrophilia. This film
examines California blonde Mary Wilcox’s little corpse-fucking “problem,” as if it were an afterschool special about
a teenager who takes too many diet pills or something. In this movie, she’s driven to join a cult of devil-worshipping
necrophiliacs by the intolerance of a few bluenoses. And really, why can’t we have more compassion for those who
break into mortuaries and hump our recently deceased loved ones? Maybe if we all get together and watch LOVE
ME DEADLY we can get over our silly Victorian hangups about sex with the dead! (Lars)
BLACK COBRA
FEB 23, MIDNIGHT, $1, DIR. JOE D’AMATO, 1976, R, 98 min, 35MM
Every night before I lie down to sleep, I say my prayers. I thank God for the birds and the flowers and the
morning dew and puppy dogs... But mostly I thank God -- at length -- for Laura Gemser, star of BLACK
COBRA. Miss Gemser was positively heaven-sent for the sex-film explosion of the ‘70s: lithe, dark-skinned,
with doe-eyes and movements as graceful as a lily in the breeze. She may well have been the most
beautiful actress of the ‘70s -- period. But her career track led her to star in some of the most perverse
films ever made. Her Black Emanuelle knockoff movies more than made up for in kink what they lacked in
glossy production values. The director she collaborated with most fruitfully was Joe D’Amato, a filmmaker
of sporadic brilliance whose talent really came to life with the addition of Gemser. BLACK COBRA is one of
their best collaborations, and my personal favorite. Gemser plays a stripper with a python act who has a
very strange effect on two brothers -- sleazy charmer (and her real life husband) Gabriele Tinti and the
late, great Jack Palance, as a bizarre, ranting snake fetishist. With an ending that will leave you speechless.
Music by Piero Umiliani. (Lars)
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Food Design character is involved in some kind of skullduggery, including: drugs, fraud, murder,
Jan 19, Lamar, DIR. and bribery. The story is built around Sosa and Lujan’s romance, which gives the
MARTIN HABELSREITER, film a strong emotional core. Martina Gusman and Ricardo Dar’n—both of whom
2009, NR, 60 MIN plus have an intense onscreen chemistry—strike a perfect balance of sympathetic
Discussion and sleazy. Every single element of this film is absolutely on point. Do not miss
Deliciously complex, the new German it! (Rodney Perkins, Fantastic Fest) For more information about Cine Las Americas,
documentary FOOD DESIGN reveals taking place on April 21 through 28, see cinelasamericas.org.
how color, form, shape, smell, and
sound all influence the food we eat.
Just as product designers synthesize
form and function, so do chefs. Horror Remix:
Taste along with the film with a DEATHROCK PART 1
special menu created with the film in mind by Executive Chef John Bullington. Co- JAN 26, LAKE CREEK,
presented by Edible Austin magazine and the Austin Museum Of Art. DIR. VARIOUS, R,
120 MIN
Horror Remix is prepared to kick
Cine Las your ass! Death Rock Part One
explores a marriage made in
Americas: hell, horror-rock. Now, if you’re
CARANCHO expecting a night filled with
Jan 23, RITZ, DIR. chills and scares, forget it. The test of time has deemed the horror-rock genre as
PABLO TRAPERO, less than frightening. Horror Remix is fine by that. Our objective is to kick your ass
2010, NR, 107 and have fun while doing it. And these films deliver on both counts. Legendary
MIN, 35MM rocker, Jon Mikl Thor, writes and stars in ROCK ‘N’ ROLL NIGHTMARE (1987), a film
CARANCHO—a Spanish that is the perfect time capsule for Canadian hair metal in the 80s. TRICK OR TREAT
word for a bird of prey— (1986) rounds out the bill; basically this is THE KARATE KID with lots of boobs,
is an intense noirish backmasking, and cameos by Gene Simmons and Ozzy Osborne. Plus, tons of ‘70s
thriller set in an unseemly and ‘80s rock shorts, oddities and your puppet MCs, Cheesecake and Thunderclap.
world of shady doctors, (EJ Antilla)
corrupt cops, and, most
importantly, sleazy
lawyers. In Argentina, more than 8,000 people a year die in road accidents. All of AIN’T IT COOL NEWS & AUSTIN CHRONICLE PRESENT:
these car wrecks bring the possibility of big insurance payouts, which attracts a
certain type of ruthless amoral lawyer. Sosa—played by Ricardo Dar’n (THE SECRET
FREE SATURDAY MORNING KIDS CLUB: ANNIE
IN THEIR EYES)—is one of this special breed. He hovers around car wrecks, funerals, JAN 29, LAMAR, DIR. JOHN HUSTON, 1982, PG, 127 MIN,
and emergency rooms like a vulture who catches the scent of a dying animal. 35MM
During his nightly search for clients, Sosa meets Lujan (Martina Gusman), a young Leapin’ lizards! Who would believe that one of the most iconic children of the 20th
emergency room doctor who rides shotgun in an ambulance. After repeatedly century would be an orphaned tomboy who hangs out with a mutt and an old
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bald billionaire? But when you see the sheer energy and no-grown-ups rebellion that spans five states and portions of three countries. In THE STATE OF THE GULF
that pours forth from Annie’s heart, you’ll understand how she turns the world – AMERICA’S SEA, a documentary scheduled to air on Texas PBS stations in late
upside down in this colorful, lightning-flashy adaptation of Harold Gray’s classic February, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department dives right in to explore this
comic strip. And she’s not the only bright star of this serendipitous rags-to-riches vast body of water. The film examines the Gulf’s unique ecology, diverse flora and
adventure; brilliant actors like Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Bernadette Peters and fauna and important habitats that nurture a bounty of fish and wildlife including
Tim Curry pop in to fill every corner of the film with that old type of Hollywood endangered species such as whooping cranes and the Kemps’ Ridley sea turtle.
magic that you just don’t see anymore. Even president Roosevelt makes an Then there are the forces that threaten the Gulf: industry, pollution, powerful
appearance! Well, it’s not really him, but it sure looks like the dude. Anyway, this hurricanes, climate change and disasters like the recent Deepwater Horizon oil
movie is a timeless tale packed full o’ rampaging kid wildness and rule-breakin’ and spill – a drama with biological and economic ramifications that continue to unfold.
life-changin’! The sun will come out tomorrow, but today we’ll be in the theater, Protecting and managing America’s sea is an overwhelming and challenging task,
eating free candy and watching ANNIE! but collaborative efforts being made by a multitude of state, federal, international,
public and private entities are essential. Carter Smith, Executive Director of Texas
Parks and Wildlife, and other Gulf of Mexico experts will be on hand at the
Film Score Focus: screening to discuss these challenges and how everyone can play a role in the
restoration and protection of this valuable resource.
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
OF THE THIRD KIND
with special guest Horror Remix: DEATHROCK PART 2
Brian Satterwhite FEB 23, LAKE CREEK, DIR. VARIOUS, R, 120 MIN
Feb 6, RITZ, DIR. STEVEN Since you were young, adults have been telling you that rock music is corroding
SPIELBERG, 1977, PG, 132 your soul and horror films are bankrupting your morals. Well, Horror Remix has
MIN, 35MM proof that they were right. While we can’t be responsible for what happens to
For years, Brian Satterwhite’s Film your soul, we can make sure you have fun before you are condemned to eternal
Score Focus program on KMFA FM damnation. That’s why we bring you Death Rock Part Two. This trash is just too
has been a must listen. Not only does he play film music, he explains the way film awesome to be crammed into one show. In BLACK ROSES (1988) director John
music works. And that’s exactly what he does live onstage as part of our Film Score Fasano (ROCK ‘N’ ROLL NIGHTMARE) proves that lightning can indeed strike twice,
Focus screening program. Last time he dissected and explained Bernard Herrman’s creating his second rock-horror film in as many years. SCREAM DREAM (1989) is a
NORTH BY NORTHWEST score and gave us a whole new level of understanding of shot-on-video mess that looks absolutely terrible, but somehow keeps us coming
the film and the way the music complements the drama, builds character and back. Sometimes magic happens in filmmaking, even if it was shot with a VHS
forms part of the dramatic architecture. This time, Brian will present one of the camcorder. Plus, tons of ‘70s and ‘80s rock shorts, oddities and your puppet MCs,
most famous scores yet, John Williams’ CLOSE ENCOUNTERS. First Brian will give a Cheesecake and Thunderclap. (EJ Antilla)
lecture and musical presentation, then we will play a beautiful 35mm print as a
treat for your eyes and ears.
FREE SATURDAY MORNING KIDS CLUB:
THE ANIMATION MADNESS OF MAX FLEISCHER
Austin Film Festival presents: FEB 26, LAMAR, DIR. MAX FLEISCHER, G, 100 MIN, 35MM
SONS OF PERDITION Before Judgement Day, when
Feb 9, Ritz, Dirs. Tyler Measom and Jennilyn Merten, computers took over every animation
2010, NR, 85 min studio on the planet and began
In the remote desert of Utah hides Colorado City, the oldest polygamist compound churning out interchangeable digital
in the United States. Here men have plural wives and raise their children by the cartoon blobs, years of work by the
strict code of the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saint religion (FLDS). Shortly after hands of true artists went into the
his rise to power in 2003, the FLDS’ prophet Warren Jeffs began a systematic effort creation of animated films. One of
to cleanse his flock for the end of the world. He banned public schooling, gentile the greats was Max Fleischer who,
books, recreations, and excommunicated prominent men, marrying their women along with his brother Dave, not
and children to other men. Hundreds of teenage boys were exiled to the streets only produced some of the finest
of neighboring communities. Many more followed, giving up their families and animated works of all time, but
salvation in the hope of escape. SONS OF PERDITION follows three boys after they also innovated the art with new techniques such as rotoscoping (filming a live
leave the isolation of Colorado City and join an underground network of exiled actor and then animating the image) and 3-D modeling (a way to bring more
FLDS teens. Condemned to hell by their community, many of the boys turn to drugs realism and depth into backgrounds). This retrospective features several of the
and alcohol. With limited educations and rarely a stable address, these boys face Fleischer brothers’ most famous works such as the pre-censorship BETTY BOOP IN
enormous obstacles. All the boys have big dreams—starting with the hope of BLUNDERLAND from 1933, 1941’s SUPERMAN & THE MECHANICAL MONSTERS and a
attending high school— but what they want most is contact with their families. fully restored version of POPEYE MEETS ALI BABA & HIS FORTY THIEVES. The show
With unprecedented access, SONS OF PERDITION takes audiences on a three-year- concludes with 1939’s GULLIVER’S TRAVELS--considered Fleischer’s masterpiece--
journey into the lives of these remarkable teens. shown from the super rare original three-strip Technicolor print!
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Celluloid Handbag: ALL ABOUT EVE
Feb 23 at Ritz
live action
Because sometimes you just can’t keep all the action on the screen
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Beloved classics brought to new life in several series - Cinema Club, Girlie Night, and ZZang!!!
Zzang!!!: THRASHIN’
JAN 16, RITZ, DIR. DAVID WINTERS, 1986, PG-13, 93 MIN, 35MM
It’s like a tragic Shakespearean love story ollying on a wicked half-pipe! Oscar nominee Josh Brolin plays Corey, a
skateboard-crazed teen tourist who quickly falls for a true California dreamgirl. Unfortunately, her brother Tommy is
the kingpin of The Daggers, a gang of criminal deckriders who rule Venice Beach with a denim fist. These off-suburban
nogoodniks dent cars, berate breakdancers and get severely peeved when Valley pissants like Corey horn in on their ramps
and/or siblings. The rivalry is fierce; Corey is called “Val trash” and counters with “punk poseur.” Hatred flairs, limbs are
broken in wheeled combat and Tommy performs some blazing air guitar in preparation for the film’s epic climax: a 20-mile
downhill skate race named The LA Massacre. Incredibly, Brolin and the other cast members do much of their own skate
and stunt work, adding surplus thrills to this already-raging adolescent eyeburner. Definitely the single most combustible
triumph in skater cinema, presented to you in a gorgeous 35mm print! ZZANG!!! (Zack)
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This film set the standard for teen movie cliches and created teams way before Edward and Jacob. So come celebrate the cinematic greatness of PRETTY IN PINK at Girlie
Night, where we’ll angst it up with Andie, love on Iona and lip synch the shizz outta some Otis Redding along with Duckie. (Sarah Pitre)
Severin Films Presents: SANTA SANGRE
JAN 19, RITZ, DIR. ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY, 1989, R, 123 MIN, 35MM
In celebration of their new DVD release of this Jodorowsky classic, Severin Films is presenting this rare 35mm screening. SANTA SANGRE is as worthy of classic status
as Alejandro Jodorowsky’s earlier tandem EL TOPO and THE HOLY MOUNTAIN. It takes the hysteria and strangeness of Mexican pulp art and pushes it to the limit and
far beyond, creating a bizarre world of armless saints, ruthless drunken knife throwers, deformity and madness. Along the way, there is beauty, love and towering
imagination. If you’ve never seen SANTA SANGRE on the big screen don’t miss this chance.
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TINY FURNITURE
Jan 19 at Village
BEST OF THE FESTS Morrison (Paul Gordon, director and star of THE HAPPY POET) and Dr. Casey Cook
The Austin Film Society is pleased to announce a new monthly screening series (Zoe Simpson) compete against an artificially intelligent robot to find out what
presenting recent highlights of independent cinema fresh from the film festival the heck is up there on the red planet. On the first manned mission to our galactic
circuit. Each month we will feature a new narrative feature film, paired with a short neighbor, this trio of astronauts experiences life-threatening accidents, severe
film made by an Austin Film Society member. The program will focus on films that self-doubt, obnoxious reporters, and the boredom of extended space travel.
haven’t yet had a theatrical release in Austin, with an eye on emerging talent from Written and directed with a Southwestern flair, Geoff Marslett’s eccentric feature
Austin and Texas filmmakers. Frequently, the filmmakers will be in attendance for a debut features an indie-cool cast of supporting talent (Giant Sand singer-
post-screening discussion. Every screening will be at the Alamo Drafthouse Village, songwriter Howe Gelb, comic book artist and rock-n-roller James Kochalka, Cynthia
so film lovers on the north side of town will have a new cinematic destination. Watros (LOST), Liza Weil (Gilmore Girls), plus iconoclastic Texas humorist-musician-
politico Kinky Friedman as the President of the United States) and ultimately
presents an exploration of exploration. Why do we want to know what is out there?
Best of The Fests: TINY FURNITURE How do we react to what we find? Is it actually that important? And where does
JAN 19, Village, DIR. LENA DUNHAM, 2010, NR, 98 MIN, love fit into the whole thing?
35MM
The Austin Film Society is thrilled to kick off our new monthly series “Best of the
Fests” with Lena Dunham’s break-out feature TINY FURNITURE, back in the town Austin Film Society Essential Cinema
where it first broke out. Its debut at the SXSW Film Festival in March was met AGNES ON AGNES: LE CINEMA DE VARDA
with the Grand Jury Prize, and the film has since racked up two Gotham Award
nominations and 3 Spirit Award nominations on its way to becoming one of the
Tuesdays at Alamo S. Lamar, Jan 11 – Feb 8, 2011
All films in French with English subtitles. Each feature accompanied by a selected
biggest micro-budget successes of recent years. Lena Dunham writes, directs and
short directed by Agnes Varda
stars as Aura, a 22-year-old college graduate who lands back home in her artist
mother’s loft with the following: a useless film theory degree, 357 hits on her
YouTube page, and no shoulders to cry on. TINY FURNITURE is an utterly charming
tragicomedy about what does and does not happen when you graduate with no VAGABOND
skills, no love life, and a lot of free time. Jan 11, S. Lamar, France, 1985, 105 min
Mona is a grimy-faced tramp with a willful mind of her own, who dies after
wandering into a village in the South of France during winter.
Best of The Fests: LE BONHEUR
MARS Jan 18, S. Lamar, France, 1965, 79 min
FEB 16, VILLAGE, DIR. When a young father of two begins an affair with a cute telephone company
GEOFF MARSLETT, 2010, worker, he finds that his love for his wife and family have only expanded.
90 MIN
Welcome to the distant, high-tech
future... okay, 2015. A new space JACQUOT DE NANTES
race is born between NASA and Jan 25, S. Lamar, France, 1991, 118 min
the ESA when Charlie Brownsville Varda’s elegiac love note to her dying husband, filmmaker Jacques Demy, exploring
(Mark Duplass, director of CYRUS his life and career as only a world-class filmmaker and wife could.
and star of HUMPDAY), Hank
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LE PETIT AMOUR
Feb 1, S. Lamar, France,
1989, 80 miN
An older woman falls for one of her
daughter’s friends, a 14-year-old on
the cusp between child and man. Is
it love?
THE GLEANERS AND I
FeB 8, S. Lamar , France, 2000, 82 min
Gleaning, or picking over the remnants of harvest, like filmmaking, is about
repurposing, reusing and creatively reimaging that which has been collected.
BLISS (MUTLULUK)
Feb 15, S. Lamar, Dir.
Abdullah Oguz, Turkey,
2007, 105 min
17-year-old Meryem is found
unconscious and disheveled by the side
of a lake, and her family assumes she
has been raped. With the family honor
thus endangered by her “disgrace,” they
condemn the young girl to death and
require a distant cousin to carry out the
“honor killing.” Instead, the young man
and woman embark on an uplifting and
redemptive journey across traditional
and modern-day Turkey.
MY PERESTROIKA
Jan 12 , S. Lamar, Dir. Robin Hessman, USA, 2010,
87 min
With filmmaker in attendance
“MY PERESTROIKA follows five ordinary Russians living in extraordinary times —
from their sheltered Soviet childhood, to the collapse of the Soviet Union during
their teenage years, to the constantly shifting political landscape of post-Soviet
Russia. Together, these childhood classmates paint a complex picture of the dreams
and disillusionment of those raised behind the Iron Curtain.”
FOR THE LOVE OF MOVIES
Feb 10, S. Lamar, Dir: Gerald Peary, USA, 2010, 80 min
With filmmaker in attendance
Plus UT professor Thomas Schatz moderates a panel of Austin film critics discussing
the current state of film criticism (print/Internet). Long-time, respected film critics
are losing jobs right and left as the magazine / newspaper world gives way to
web-based sites. Bloggers, fanboys, loud amateurs, tweeters, and former print-
based critics are all trying to get the attention of movie-lovers. Some even want to
inform them. Looking into the 100- year history of film criticism in America, Peary’s
heartfelt, thoughtful documentary shows us how well constructed criticism arose
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ENTER THE VOID
JAN 2 & 8, RITZ
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