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Notes
from Austin, Volume 2 #13
Including:
Wiley Wiggins on Lube TV
Patti Smith
"Time Code"
"Road Trip"
Austin Free Shakespeare Society
Jay Edwards' shorts
Bruce LaBruce
The Agency
Punchy
The Alamo Drafthouse Spring/Summer calendar
The Houston Landmark Theaters Calendar
and the F13 E-mail bag
Hey everyone - We are compiling the Filethirteen Calendar for
May right now. Bands like Punchy, The Force and The Agency get
on there simply by e-mailing me their gig updates. And, by god,
you can too! Simply send me the info via e-mail for May by Wednesday
4/26 and we will get it up! Even if the gig is out of Austin,
we'll publish it. So send me the 411.
BTW - the same goes for any event, film, play, art opening,
poetry reading, happening or whatever. Just get me the info
and I will get it on the site. If you want to be on May calendar
though, Deadline is 4/26. O-Tay!
e-mail me at lodger@filethirteen.com
Cool!
Wiley Wiggins guest starred on my friends' cable access show
this week. John Christensen and Mark Brauner have a little show
called "Lube TV" on Channel 10 at 11pm Wednesday nights. John
and Wiley are in Rick Linklater's new film "Waking Life." (Funny
how I think of him as Rick now - it's an Austin thing. I'll
be calling Sandra Bullock "Sandy" soon). Anyway, it was about
the best Lube TV ever, even with Wiley's awful, silly, pointless
little video freakshow thrown in. "Binary Cancer Tacos" was
fun but boring. Wiley has dyed his hair and he looks great.
His just so damn cool and smart and unique. And yes, damn it,
cute. Too bad I can never talk to him without coming across
as a completely moronic stalker. I don't exactly drool. Drooling
would be a step up. It's one of those things where you meet
someone famous and you think you are doing well and then, afterwards,
you realize you came across as a complete weirdo. Oh well. I'll
just have to stay warm and comfy here in my complete hopelessness.
Wiley, in addition to "Waking Life," has a film of his own
that he is working on called "Gated Communities" as well as
an appearance slated in the new film by the Zellner Brothers.
He was in the Zellners' "Plastic Utopia" a couple of years
back. Right now he's in Europe traveling around the countryside.
Some German gay guy is probably making a complete fool of
himself talking to him as we speak.
Kelly called me right at the end of Lube TV and asked me to
come over and help him with his new CD burner. Rich was editing
or working at school or something but he stopped by for a few
minutes. I think Kelly wanted to see me but didn't want to invite
me over just to hang out, which would have been fine. Kelly
read to me from a play he is writing for some class that had
all these philosophers in it that I had never heard of. No Hagel.
No Nitsche. But it also has John Cassavettes and this guy George,
an artist from San Marcos that Kelly and Rich know. Rich did
a documentary about him, with some girl from school - Leslie
something, called "City of Chickens." George used to paint all
kinds of interesting and odd pictures which usual had female
nudes in them. Now he paints only chickens.
I just finished reading an interview with Patti Smith that was
printed in the Austin Chronicle a couple of weeks ago. I'm just
in love with this lady. She is an American treasure. We need
to exalt her. Not in a pretentious God-like way, but with songs
and prayers of spirit and light. She's an amazing woman and
I am crazy about her gifts, which she shares so freely with
the world.
One of the jaw-dropping surprises from the interview: She's
53. That just amazes me. "Horses" came out in 1975, I guess
that's 25 years ago. She would have been 28. Look at her on
the cover. She looks 16 years old. amazing.
May life and fate smile upon you Patti, you sweet angel
of light....
Went to see "High Fidelity." They had a new trailer up for "Road
Trip," the new movie with Breckin Meyer and Tom Greene that
comes out later this summer. This must have been what they call
a Red Band trailer (only to be shown with rated R movies) because
it was really racy. There's this goofy, weird looking young
guy in the film, the kind that I think is cute but everyone
else thinks is far too dorky to even be human, and you see him
in his underwear. It's funny. But of course, it was kinda sexy
to me. I really am a freak. Anyway, now I REALLY want to see
this movie.
I also saw the trailer for "Time Code" on "Black and White."
"Time Code" is the new Mike Figgis movie that is filmed in
real time and has a quad-split screen effect throughout, from
what I understand. It looks really cool. I had heard the film
was only going to open in NY/LA, but hopefully we'll get to
see it in Austin somehow.
The next meeting of the Cinemaker Co-op is at the Artplex on
Guadalupe, as usual, on Sunday, April 30 at 7 pm. Bring 8mm
films or video to show if ya want.
The Two Gentleman of Verona
Two Boys, One Princess, vile dealings, exotic locales, Cross-Dressing
Woodland Wenches, Love-Lorn Ladder-Laden Lads, Furious Fathers
following Fleeing Fate-Flounced Fawners, harrowing high-speed
hi-jinx with Hiccupping Hicks hounded by Heinous Hucksters
and the Help, and a dog named Crab. In William Shakespeare's
"The Two Gentleman of Verona," best friends Valentine and
Proteus vie for the love of the beautiful Princess Sylvia.
Will Proteus backstab his friend and forget his fair Julia
for Sylvia? Come find out! The Austin Free Shakespeare Society
(AFSS) presents a popcorn-tossing, booing and hissing, cheer-for-the-goodguy,tie-the-girl-to-the-railroad-tracks
Vaudevillian Romp through this classic tale of love, betrayal,
and redemption.
When: April 21 through May 6th. Fri-Sat. 8 pm.
Where: CMA Auditorium (CMA 2.320) in the College of Communication
building, UT Campus. Located at the corner of Dean Keaton
St. (26th St.) and Whitis Ave, one block east of Guadalupe.
Admission is FREE!
The Austin Free Shakespeare Society is a sponsored project of
ACoT, the Austin Circle of Theatres. For more information on
AFSS, please contact us at ella@utxsvs.cc.utexas.edu.
I saw Jay Edwards' short, "Mountain of Terror, Day of Dread"
at the ZXZW film festival. He was nice enough to send me a copy
of it on video along with an earlier short called "Project:
Tiki Puka Puka." The latter somehow manages to spoof old 50's
and 60's Roger Corman sci-fi classics and Marlon Brando's turn
in the recent "Island of Dr. Moreau" at the same time. Both
of them are hilarious. "Mountain" is a wonderful and loving
homage to "The Creeping Terror," a film I have only heard about,
but never been fortunate enough to see. (E-bay alert). "Creeping
Terror" is highlighted in one of the Medved brother's books
of the worst films of all time. In it, the monster is a rolled
up piece of carpeting that eats people. A classic.
I did my laundry tonight and as I was waiting for the dryer
to finish, I listened to the Sex Pistol's "Bullocks" CD on my
walkman. There's something about hearing Johnny Rotten spit
out "I am an anarchist" while folding your freshly laundered
underwear that just seems wrong.
Bruce LaBruce tells me that his film "Skin Flick," which has
already been released in video as a porno, will be seeing the
light of day in the "Art" version as well. The porno ("Skin
Gang") is available from All Worlds Video. The "film" version
will be showing at the Cinema Village in New York in later April
or early May. The video of this will be distributed by The French
Connection (?) as well. LaBruce will also have a book of his
photographs available soon as well.
The next Agency gig will be Thursday, April 27th at The Backroom
on E. Riverside. 10:00 PM. Bring Cheez Whiz and a well-adjusted
lemming, and you could win a FABULOUS PRIZE!!! (Or so claims
lead swinger Jason Lee)
Jason Pankoke puts out a good mag about the Champaign/Urbana
Illinois indie film scene called "Micro Film." He's gonna send
me a copy of the new issue, #2, so I can tell you all what good
schtuff is in there.
April 25th, it's 3 shorts by Julie Dash at the Texas Union Theater
This is part of the AFS free cinema series. For more info,
salvatore botti Austin Film Society 512.322.0145
Austin's PUNCHY will be recording a single for www.MusicBlitz.com
early this summer. In addition, they'll will be recording a
new full- length cd (for a yet-to-be named label).
And If you're in Austin next Thursday (the 27th), don't
miss PUNCHY opening for The Honeydogs (Minneapolis) at Antone's.
Alamo Drafthouse just released their latest schedule and they
have a ton of cool movies coming up. Here's the lowdown:
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER APRIL 20-22, MIDNIGHT Trip the light
fantastic in the Alamo "disco" lobby and learn the moves that
made John Travolta the #1 poster boy of a Tiger Beat Generation.
Before the film, you will be treated to the single finest
reel of 1970's disco trailers known to man. Also, each night,
win prizes from HOG WILD!
CINE LAS AMERICAS APRIL 25-29 In addition to bringing art
house quality films to Austin, Cine Las Americas, Festival
of New Latin American Cinema, will be hosting acclaimed directors
this year. Mexico's Eduardo Marquez, Miguel Rodarte, Gabriel
Priede, and Alejandro Springall, Cuba's Pastor Vega, and California's
Anahauc and Kinan Valdez will be presenting their films. New
director, Laurie Collyer, who was a Sundance film festival
participant, will also be in attendance., along with Austin's
own Marcy Garriott and David Ocaņas. Many of this year's films
will be regional premieres and if not in English, screened
in their original languages with English subtitles. Cine Las
Americas provides a forum where Latino directors, producers,
writers and actors can promote their works while simultaneously
developing an understanding and appreciation of Latino culture
within a global context. ADVANCE TICKETS AT 454-tixs. For
more info, check out the website at www.cinelasamericas.org.
Alamo passes not valid.
RISKY BUSINESS APRIL 27-29, MIDNIGHT
SATURDAY MORNING FILM CLUB FORBIDDEN PLANET APRIL 29, 12:00
NOON The Saturday Morning Film Club is free for kids and the
adults with them. Unaccompanied adults must pay! We will have
a barrage of space-themed shorts and cartoons before the feature,
and kids, dress up like a space-man and win fabulous prizes!
Seating begins one hour before showtime, arrive early, no
advance tickets available.
APRIL 30 9:30 and Midnight FUGAZI: INSTRUMENT (1999, d.
Jem Cohen and Fugazi, 115 min, NR, $5, all ages, passes welcome)
A collaboration between filmmaker Jem Cohen and the Washington
DC band, the project covers the ten-year period from the band's
inception in 1987. Far from a traditional documentary, the
project is a musical document: a portrait of musicians at
work. Mixing sync-sound 16mm, Super-8, video, and a wide range
of archival formats, the piece includes concert footage, studio
sessions, practice, touring, interviews and portraits of audience
members from around the country. "Piecing it together over
the course of about 5 years, I thought of bringing "dub" to
documentary -- of a project where unadulterated real-time
performances, abstract, rough-hewn Super 8 collages and archival
artifacts would collide and conjoin in a way that honestly
represented musical experience. The project was edited with
band members and extensively uses soundtrack elements provided
by Fugazi specifically for the film." -filmmaker Jem Cohen
BARBARELLA MAY 4-6, MIDNIGHT BONUS: Win prizes each night
from HOG WILD!
HONG KONG SUNDAYS! Hong Kong Action: The first Sunday of
every month Sunday, May 7: HONG KONG SUNDAYS! The first Sunday
of every month from now until eternity, come on out to the
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema for a rip-roaring, knuckle-busting
kung fu attack. We will be bringing the best of the best,
from brand new films to the old guard classics. Sundays will
also feature a special Asian-themed menu to compliment the
on-screen Hong Kong Action.
HONG KONG SUNDAYS: HEROIC TRIO MAY 7, 8:00 & 10:00 (1992,
d. Siu-Tung Ching & Johnny To, NR, 104 min, $6 reg admission,
$4.50 student, 18 and up, passes not valid) Has Hollywood
ever gotten a comic book adaptation right? I think the answer
is no. The Heroic Trio, however, shows Hollywood just what
a great comic book movie is - the story and characters seem
to come straight from a four-color strip, and nothing is lost
in the translation. The action is wicked and fantastical,
the plot line is appropriately two dimensional, and the generous
heaps of humor balance the melodramatically tragic aspects
of the story. The film is painted with broad brushstrokes
- no room for subtlety in a super hero yarn. The Heroic Trio
is the tale of three super-powered babes who must overcome
an evil, magical force that is taking over their Gotham-esque
city. Wonderwoman (Anita Mui, "the Madonna of Asia"), Invisible
Girl (Michelle Yeoh, "Asia's Top Action Actress") and Thief
Catcher (Maggie Cheung, "Former Miss Hong Kong") form an uneasy
alliance in order to solve the mystery of a city-wide epidemic
of disappearing babies Spectacular wire-fu fight sequences;
blazing gunfire; a cannibalistic, unstoppable, morphing villain
who resides in a bizarre subterranean hell and skin-tight
leather body suits on voluptuous ass-kicking heroines add
up to one hell of a movie.
THE TEXAS DOC TOUR ELLEN SPIRO RETROSPECTIVE MAY 10, 7:00
& 9:45 Spiro's dynamic docs (Roam Sweet Home, Diana's Hair
Ego, Greetings from Out Here and others) are famous for their
humor, spontaneity and technical finesse. She is a one woman/one
dog crew whose work has been broadcast around the world. Gene
Siskel called her work "visually striking and deeply moving".
Spiro will show a series of excerpts from early works plus
new ones, The Shampoo King and a sexy surprise. Alamo passes
not valid
FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH MAY 11-13, MIDNIGHT MAY 13
& 14, 4:30
TWIN PEAKS EXTRAVAGANZA 3 EPISODES 6-9 MAY 14, 9:30 PM (Admission
$6, advance tickets available at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
or call 476-1320 to charge by phone, passes not valid, 18
and over.) This is a night for the pure of heart, for those
of us who kept this magical series alive for as long as we
could and still look back on it with fondness unparalleled.
For this night, the Alamo will feature a special Twin Peaks
menu featuring, among other items, black coffee, cherry pie
and DONUTS! Special bonus features for this month: An informative
essay, the history and significance of the lodges of Twin
Peaks; an expert level trivia contest; a cherry stem tying
contest and a recreation of Lucy Moran's arty donut display.
STRANGE BREW MAY 18-20, MIDNIGHT Every ticket entitles you
to a free ice cold Elsinore Beer, made specifically for this
very special engagement. Additional Elsinore Beers available
upon request.
TRUE ROMANCE MAY 25-27, MIDNIGHT The print they will be
screening comes directly from the personal collection of Quentin
Tarantino.
SATURDAY MORNING FILM CLUB ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN MAY
27, 12:00 NOON Admission to the Saturday Morning Film Club
is free for children and adults accompanying children. Others
are welcome, but will have to wait until noon to enter and
will be charged. Live magic show before the film plus Witch
Mountain games and prizes!
THE TEXAS DOCUMENTARY TOUR A WELL FOUNDED FEAR MAY 31, 7:00
(D. Michael Camerini and Shari Robertson, $6, $4 students
and AFS, passes not valid) Imagine that your life has fallen
apart -- maybe you've been tortured or raped, or maybe you've
gotten out just in time. You'll have one chance to start a
new life in the U.S., and an hour to tell your story to a
neutral bureaucrat. Now imagine yourself on the other side
of the desk, listening to people seeking refuge from any one
of a hundred countries. The law says you can offer asylum
if you find that someone has a "well-founded fear of persecution."
Three times a day, your job is to decide their fates. Political
asylum--who deserves it? Who gets it? With unprecedented access,
filmmakers Michael Camerini and Shari Robertson enter the
closed corridors of the INS to reveal the dramatic real-life
stage where human rights and American ideals collide with
the nearly impossible task of trying to know the truth.
THE TERMINATOR JUNE 1-3, MIDNIGHT Before the film, check
out an extremely charismatic young Arnold command the screen
in the bodybuilding documentary : Pumping Iron. Before each
show win prizes from HOG WILD!
HONG KONG SUNDAYS A BETTER TOMORROW PART 2 JUNE 4, 8:00
& 10:00
SID AND NANCY JUNE 8-10, MIDNIGHT
STAND BY ME JUNE 15-17, MIDNIGHT June 17 & 18, 4:30
LUKE SAVISKY AND THE GOLDEN ARM TRIO FILM ACTION IV JUNE
21, 8:00 & 10:00 (18 and up, advance tickets available. Passes
not valid.) The beautiful film collages of Luke Savisky meet
the dynamic music of the Golden Arm Trio. Austin-based media
and performance artist, Savisky, uses multiple 16mm and 35mm
projectors with film loops to create an amazing stream of
images and actions. Like a painting in motion, his works sweep
you up, engaging the viewer completely. The Golden Arm Trio
has presented dazzling live scores at the Alamo for Battleship
Potemkin, The Wind, and The Lost World (with Brown Whornet).
The collaboration is a natural fit and the evening should
be one to remember.
HOUSE PARTY JUNE 22-24, MIDNIGHT Your $6.50 ticket gets
you admission to the film AND an ice cold 40 oz. Malt Liquor.
SATURDAY MORNING FILM CLUB BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS JUNE
24, 12:00 NOON Admission to the Saturday Morning Film Club
is free for children and adults accompanying children. Unaccompanied
adults must wait until noon to enter and will be charged.
THE GOLEM: MUSIC BY MARK RUBIN JUNE 28 & 29, 7:00 & 9:30
(1920, d. Paul Wegener, 118 min, tickets $12 in advance, $14
day of show. Advance tickets on sale May 28 at the Alamo,
passes not valid) This rarely seen silent film is based on
the ancient Jewish legend of the clay figure created by Rabbi
Loew in the 16th century to defend the Jews in the Prague
ghetto against pogrom. In this great classic famous for its
extraordinary crowd scenes and painted sets, the Golem falls
in love with the Rabbi's daughter, terrorizes the emperor's
court and is subdued by an innocent child. "The alternately
terrified and exultant crowd at times recalls the flamboyant
outlines and disjointed movement of a painting by El Greco"
- Lotte Eisner, Facets. Live musical accompaniment by Mark
Rubin and Friends.
HIGHLANDER JUNE 29-July 1, MIDNIGHT
HONG KONG SUNDAYS - HOLY WEAPON JULY 2, 8:00 & 10:00 (1993,
d. Jing Wong, 18 and up, $6, passes not valid) Hong Kong Sundays
continue with a film that is so alien to the Western Film
Tradition that it makes China look like another planet. The
story of this kung-fu oddity focuses on a battle between the
Japanese and Chinese Gods. Gods use kung fu, just like mortals,
but their kung fu is so strong and furious that when they
whip it out, they leave a bloody wake of body parts one mile
wide. Mortals can raise themselves to god-like status for
the defense of the country by consuming massive quantities
of "the greatest drugs," but not without serious side-effects
(the main ones are death and/or insanity) In Holy Weapon,
you will see swordfights with 30 foot crucifixes, green-skinned
blood-sucking vampires, women who turn into giant black widow
spiders to devour their mates, and some truly inexplicable
cross-dressing. Holy Weapon defies imagination, defies American
movie sensibilities, defies all reason and logic and, most
importantly, seriously defies gravity.
CITY OF LOST CHILDREN JULY 6-8, MIDNIGHT - JULY 8 & 9, 4:00
THE BREAKFAST CLUB JULY 13-15, MIDNITE - JULY 15 & 16, 4:00
Know your 80's trivia and win prizes from HOGWILD!
If you live in Houston, here's what's coming to the Landmark
theaters there soon:
ME MYSELF I 4/28/2000 At the River Oaks Theatre http://www.spe.sony.com/classics/attractions.html
THE LAST SEPTEMBER 4/28/2000 At the River Oaks Theatre http://www.trimarkpictures.com/html/frameset.asp?fs=coming/coming.asp
EAST IS EAST 4/28/2000 At the Greenway Theatre http://www.miramax.com/mm_front/owa/mp.entryPoint?action=0&midStr=1334
THE VIRGIN SUICIDES 5/5/2000 At the Greenway Theatre http://www.virginsuicides.com/html_3/index.html
EAST/WEST 5/5/2000 At the River Oaks Theatre http://www.spe.sony.com/classics/eastwest/index.html
THE TERRORIST 5/12/2000 At the Greenway Theatre http://www.terrorist-thefilm.com/
HUMAN TRAFFIC 5/12/2000 At the Greenway Theatre http://www.human-traffic.com/index_02.html
THE BIG KAHUNA 5/19/2000 At the Greenway Theatre http://www.lionsgatefilms.com/thebigkahuna/index.htm
BEEFCAKE 5/26/2000 At the Greenway Theatre (opening film
for the 2000 Houston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival) http://www.strandrel.com/comingsoon/beefcake.html
BOSSA NOVA 5/26/2000 At the Greenway Theatre http://www.spe.sony.com/classics/bossanova/index.html
THE COLOR OF PARADISE 6/2/2000 At the Greenway Theatre http://www.spe.sony.com/classics/colorofparadise/index.htm
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HANK GREENBERG 6/23/2000 At the Greenway
Theatre http://www.hankgreenbergfilm.org/
SUNSET BLVD. (1950!) 6/23/2000 At the River Oaks Theatre
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0043014
AND FROM THE FILETHIRTEEN E-MAIL BAG (MAINLY THANKS TO SHANNON
OWENS OVER AT THE CINEMAKER CO-OP!) 1 Reel, The Seattle Short
Film Festival at Bumbershoot 2000
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: May 5TH The Fifth Annual 1 Reel
Film Festival is devoted to screening the best in Contemporary
American Short Cinema with a special presentation of the best
International Animations. All films in the American Live Action
Competition qualify for the Audience Choice Award and a juried
award of 1K. All films must be finished on 16mm or 35mm and
under 30 minutes, production date not prior to January 1999.
For more information on how to submit call 206.281.8111 or
visit their website at http://www.bumbershoot.org
Joel S. Bachar, President Microcinema, Inc./Blackchair Productions
2318 Second Ave., PMB#313-A, Seattle, WA 98121/phone: (206)
568-6051 http://www.microcinema.com
Our next production - WAR - written and directed by our beloved
playwright-in-residence Kirk Lynn is just around the corner,
running June 8 - July 1 at The Off Center. The play is in many
ways Kirk's most adventurous work to-date. This is due in no
small part to the large multi-media components of the production
which include a live DJ mixing the "soundscape" before your
very eyes (and ears) and the use of many large projection screens.
The trick is -- we need slide projectors. And lots of 'em.
So, we're coming to you, our friends and supporters, to
see you if you might have a slide projector just gathering
dust in your garage or hall closet that you might be willing
to lend to the cause. We can probably use as many as we can
find. If you just happen to have one that we can borrow for
the production, we promise to return them in good or better
condition once the show is over on July 1. We need projectors
with remote controllers and if you have the manuals and/or
any extra lenses that would sweet icing on the cake. If you
are able to help out, just pop an email to Robert Pierson
at mailto:robert@rudemechs.com robert@rudemechs.com or reply
to this email.
Interns needed!
The Texas Fine Arts Association (TFAA) at The Jones Center
for Contemporary Art in Austin, Texas is offering summer internships
beginning June 1, 2000. TFAA is the oldest statewide visual
arts organization in Texas and the only one devoted solely
to contemporary art and artists. TFAA needs university students
and recent graduates who are pursuing a degree in art history,
studio art or art education, or who have an interest in contemporary
art to work as unpaid interns for summer 2000, performing
clerical and gallery duties and assisting with special events.
Interns will gain experience in arts administration and resume
building for professional development. Most interns work from
5-10 hours per week. Please send letter of interest or resume
to Attn: Summer internship, Texas Fine Arts Association, 700
Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701 or call/email Laura at
512.453.5312 or lsmith@tfaa.org for more information.
WELL BOYZ AND GURLS - THAT'S IT FOR THIS ISSUE - MORE ISSUES
- PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE SOON - SAME GAY TIME - SAME GAY CHANNEL...
(I DIDN'T KNOW LODGER WAS GAY) (ARE YOU KIDDING, EVERYONE KNOWS
THAT) (LODGER ARE YOU GAY) (UM, WELL, YES, OF COURSE) (OH MY
GOD I'VE KNOWN YOU FOREVER AND YOU'VE NEVER MENTIONED IT) (UM...
I'M PRETTY PRIVATE ABOUT IT. IT'S KIND OF A SUBTEXTURAL THING)...
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