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JUST A ]EW OF THE NEW TNOVIEScomtNG sooN!ew release Hollywood features make up the bulk of the Alamo's daily programming. Wc select the best (and lcave out thjunk) from current release stuclio pictures for the majority of our u'eekly shows. Evening shows are generally arouncl 7:0and 9:30, but they do sometimes vary from day to d;ry, so chcck our claily listings to confirm. Seating begins ,15 mintrtebcfore each shon'time, and we rccommend arriving; early to get a good seat and to place L)rders before the slrow startDinner, drinks, coffee and desserts are served at cvery show, and vou can order anytine you like throughout the moviWith dinner, drinks and a movic all at the same place, why go anvn here else!n'E,ff.1fl,,',,',g,g..Ro:1*l( I.I BEST.I,','$; U$T.[Nti3E$T.:Slll.ilt*,::*[ID.'rA,:,il101{1t,,:,,I,998" "BEST THIAIER',:($H$Stl0}l$,,'.1',oog

These and other movies will be coming soon to the Alarno Drafthouse Cinema! Check ourdaily Statesman Ad, our weekly Chronicle Ad, call 867-7839 or check us out on the web atwww.drafthouse.com for weekly showtimes and schedules!ryIA/INNtr.ffif AC.A PEfr-Y _A\,l'lt R" H>=d BEST PTC'TIIRESrlr E(4t!5 BuT stmotnrL l(ruls UIT Oilc \{ \ oqtD! }(O*:{t}wh l|{-m* l*li Dd{ir !r?ls \iirbr.l!t5t ARt DiRttllo\ 8i5T c05lll9t orJl6\ !r5r oriS\r s{t{l\n,l.]&d,n {}rild! t li|} qlder s*ndr a6*.tl k tu I lon 9.opp{d

rHE TNATRIXtogether out of bits of pop psychology, cyberpunk lore, and what feels likc those oldnight bull sessions during r.hich you and your t.lotm roomntate rvould arguc about l'hetheris just the dream oi some sleepina giant, TI1E \IATRIX is a heaclr., challenging ritle intcr

r)f the most fabulouslv constmcted science iiclion parallel unir erses this relierrer has elerBevond that, ii's an action film rvith -- sorn. g.,u51:- Keor,., Recr es as a mod.m-d,r\ h.r.kerdreams of something more. \\'hai, exacth', lhat something is shall renain n,rmr'le:! - THEloaded lvith gut-punching surprises that are best discrrrcrc'tl on their Lri\n term!...

have so many startlinglv original image-s l.cen ihrorr'n intcr a single sionline. manr ..ifeaturinp; a ne\{ process called 'bullet-fime Fhotograph\',' rrhich utilizes dvnanic cameraaround slor.motion events approaching 12,000 trames pcr second.'Enough trf thestuff, ihough. Really, the only thing you need to kno\r is that THE \IATRIX doesn t just raiseaction films, it rips that sucker ofi and sords it spiraling irrto the sun. In

the Wachowski brothers (Bound) have broken through into a rvhole nel.ballsame here, notin terms of graphic design and effects rvork, but also in editing, sound, and all the other p.1rtsm.rke up a terrific action film." -Mark Savlov, Austin Chronicle

from the directorOf SWTNGERS

Iife begins at 3am.and mercurial, this new outing by Swingers'director Liman takcs off somewhere

Mach 3 and never iets up, leaving vou with either a pounding headache or a wickcd grin,both. Mucking up the conventions of traditional linear narratives a la Tarantino,has broken his iilm into three separate storvlines that weave and bisect anongst cachuntil thev finallv collidc hcad on. Mark Savlor,, Austin Chronicle

SHAKESPEARE IN 1OV'In much the same rr.l that Baz Luhrmann ma.1c Sh.rkespeare accessible to a l.hoseneration a couple ot i.0., ug,r rvith his pop operanc \rTLil\\1 sH\KESPEARE',S RA\D JULIEI SHAKESPEARE lN LOVE takes the te\t and the trapFinss trf the Elizdrama and embroiders them into a thoroughlv moden romantic contedr', aions theWHEN BILL MET VIOLA or ANNIE HALL.... In SI-IAKESPEARE L\ LOYE, the auihoblend of historic information, imagined events, and stray bits of literary luminescence tolove affair that might have occurrcd in the lifc of William Shakespeare. It's flighty, impstuff, meant not to be a historical restorative but a modcm tribute to the scribe tvhose worlaunched a million sonnets.....The end result is a clelighttul, though a smidge too long, reof ont' of the reasons rre so enjoi going to the movies: perchance to dream." -MBaumg.trten, Ausiin ChroniclcR-RT'R R.RY'F}LN[ROCK OPERAToe, guirari-st for the local band PigPoke and an occasional drug dealer, r.ants so badlytour rrith his bancl (if onh- io plav "to a clifferent four people et'ery night") that he bac

series of friends, steals iheir drug turf, gets the bejeesus beaten out of him by a pslrcho deacnds up with a n'hole lot of blood on his hands, nd all of rvhich is his on'n. At once suaccuate in its portralal of the creepier end of the AusLin rnusic scene (infamous local bFuckemos are all over the place) and scathingly hilarious, Ray's fiim is a spot-on quasi-pathe day-to-day existence of strugrling Austin musicians and their wayward n'ays.Austinites lvill haie a blast spotting locations, cameos, and the assotcd band membhangers-on that populate Rarls film, rvhile ouisiders rvill recognize the cracked mustemplatc as S.O.P for anv scene in the country. It could be Seattle if not for the presence oBock (fewer clams, too). So is this a biography of the Austin scene? "Sort of," says Ray.pieces of the {ilm are based on stories that I've heard or r,itnessed or been told by drunkaround torvn, but then there's a lot of it that's iictionalized as well. A loi of pcople areexaggerated versions of thenseh,es, like Russeil Porter from the Fuckemos, who playnamed Ross rvho's in the Frrckemos.' Finally, cinema as a mirror that doubles as a dopeMarc Savlov, Austin Chronicle


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SUMMER 99Hello Alamo Iratrons!

This calendar lists our midnight mo\ries antl special events through August.Don't forget, though, in acldition to our classic titles, lve also shoiv nerr'Hollvrvood releases every rveek, and we har,e new daily specials (See belolr,).Our silent film classics series continues kr Egoilr, as each l1etv auclience lealesthc theater astor:nded and coming back ior more. We have had to turn ail'av somany pcople from the last trvo events that n'c ha','e expanded each cvent lo trrL,davs. THE UNKNOWN is our first silcnt classic, shoiving June 2 arrd 3 n'itir lir emusicirl accompanime-nt at each screenins bv the Gvpsies. THE UNKNO\V\stars Lon Cheney as at1 armless knife thron'er ilho falls in love r.ith his lovehtarget, a voung Joan Cra$,forLl. Directed by Tod Bro\.vning, THE UNKNO\VN ha.the sarne urNettling ;rtmosplrere Lhat made his 1932 FREAKS a cult classic. THEUNKNO\,VN, hon'er,er, is just that, unkno\\rt to aucliences, in part due lo tht'mere fact that it js silent, but also because the prinl l\,as literallv lost for,lll vcars.cxrlr. resurfacing rn the late 1970's frorn a French collector $'ho had it rnirerl inr'vith his prints of incomplete- ieatures, all labeltd "UNKNOW\I" ior rhetraditional mcanirlg of the rvord. All existing prints irave btcn struck from th::one collector's print. Also this season, lre are scrcening the beautiful, kruchinlCITY LIGHTS, nritten, directecl, produced, and starring Charlie Clr;rplir.Chaplin e.ven composed the original scorel Writing a nerv score for the iilm i: ;herculean task, bui stepping up to the platc will be Glover Cill anrl Tosca. rrh.should be equal io the task.Last vear, u'e srvapped TIN{E BANDITS for the scheclulecl screerLrrs: :,:BRAZIL. It seems that the onlv print of BRAZIL that Unilersal lt;.t 1p ;n,.,r , -had been duct-taped to the u'heels of a semi and driven cross-c()Lrnlr\. \: il:::point, we promiseci to iind and cxhibit the rarely seen clirector':.ut.,t bR\ZlL :.beshorvninit'sfull glorv. \{e11,thattitnehascomc. \\'ehaleltrcait'tl:,:r;ii,.-r.-ia pristine archive print of BR{ZIL: ihc European crjt. --\s.rin:i C:--::.::r. :,.:..major critical scerles \\.ere cut from the sccond hali of tht -\rrrn:,:: ..:,.rthirteen minutes of footage whrch tie the picturc together in a'.-: :.:: --::.package. BRAZIL rvill play at 9:30 PV from to.' 2;-1une I r" . :: : -.-:rlDr.riihou:u Linenr.r.

\\/e also h;rr-e a coupl. 0f celebritv guest dpp.tril1ie: :tt:. ..,:. : -.. - -t.\foore, the original Dr,lenriie, rrill be live in p.err.,u:::.'. -,. r : :.::.::r: \l: "l- :. :-r. :::t. :t :.tlk,,.I.tr,.r: l.:. ::::::- ::.::-::-:,:: _ : ::.: : -.r.l-tlr:..t:.i:.:, ::::...r-:.: .\'tu\:.--:l(.---. --.,a . -- .:-.: :.:-.trtni tn Arncric,tn Cinem.r. Iuining Rudi Rar \1,'. :, -,. -,,., ..star irom THE HUMAN TORNADO and DISCO GODF-\THER Trr:On Saturdar,; Mav 1, they are bringing out their tnie skills, a mu:ic.l cr.--^ - - r-.: _-. ,exiravaganza up on the stage, featurirlli the best of the besi ot thrtr .:.:-:.corncdr routine'.At the other end of the spectrun, we nill also bc rvelcoming Jerrr'\fare: ::.:original Lollipop munchkin irom the WIZARD OF OZ. He is f1i,ing in irtrn. -..Angeles to ansrver cluestions and to sing us the bllipop song in person. \\c ,r:,-have matince screenings for children as tveil as midnight screenings ior aeir:-r:.For select midnight screeninlis, ne will be scrcening the WIZARD OF OZsvnched r-1p to Pink Flovd's DARK SIDE OF THE NIOON (dubbed DARK SIDFOF THE RAINBOW). Roger l,Vaters denies any premeditation, but it certain.rsecms uncann\.'. For cxample, a hcartbeat sounds or.L the album as Dorothl i:banging on the Tin man's chesl in the morrie. She pounds to the be.rt. \ou c,tncheck oui an exhaustir,e list of synchronor-rs items on our ureb page. Is it rnerth .tcult oi stoners l'ho could find svnchronicitf in a i,ideo test paticin, or is this truha back-door rvork of art? You be the judge.

These treats, and a rvhole lot more an,ait vou at the Alamo in the next iourrnonths. Thanks again for your continued support of the theater, and rve lookiuru.rrd tu cntcrtainint \ uu dt.rin .u\'n.Sincerell',Tim and Karrie LeagueOwners, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

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sPr0Ar rvr].lTs!APRIT 3O-AUGUST I3DATES AND SHOWTIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, PLEASE CHECKWEBPAGE, CHRONICLE OR STAIESMAN AD OR CALL 867-1839 TO VERIFYI

to our regular new-release Hollyrvood features, the Alamo offers up thespecial screenings this spring and summer For our regular daily features, pleaseour ads in the Chronicle and Statesman or our web page at rvrvw.drafthousc.com.ome delivery of this calendar, e-mail or send us your postal addressWI1D SIY1ETHURS, APRIL 29, I/.IDNITE(Charlie Ahearn, 1982) Some know it as the cool"I'd paint two or three murals for some of that ass"

sample from the Beastie Boys, but WILD STYLE isso much more. The original Hip Hop movie, withearly pcr{ormances by Crandrnastcr Flash, DoubleTrouble and Fab Five Freddy. Loads of the oldschool club scene, break dancing, graffitti art andhip hop culture. Purchase a ticket to any RudyRay Moore event and get a free ticket to WILDSTYLE, otherwise $3.50.

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SUN, MAY 16, 7:00 PM(1q46, Tay Garnett) It's Hollywood in the forties: wear black and white, see movie stars, andfilm noir prizes. "Fashion in Fihn Noir" presented by BLACKMAIL featuring the best dresstars of Holywood: Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, Joan Crawford and others wearing vintfashions from the most famous films of the forties. Following the fashion show, we wiscreening the noir classic: THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE. Considered by many tthe highest grade of forbidden pulp fiction, THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE chronithe starcrossed paths of Lana Turner and John Garfield as they murcler, cheat, iie and steafulfill their lusty desires. Director Tay Garnett said, "lt was a real chore to do POSTMAN unthe Hays Office, but I think I managed to get the sex across." With the opcning shot of aannouncing "MAN WANTED," and Lana Turner's first appearance heralded by a lipsteasingly rolled across the floor to John Garfield's feet, no bed is needed to show u'hat shselling. Don't miss this one-of-a-kind noir evening at the Alamo. Advance tickeis available.

BIAZING SADD1ESTH U RS-SAL MAY 20-22 Mt DN tcHTALSO 52 MATINEES ON SAT & SUN(197'1, Mel Brooks) In this rip-roaring farce, greedy governor's aid Hedly Larnaff wantsteal all the land from the citizens of Rock Itidge before they realize the railroad is gothrough. Hoping to make resiclents flee, he sends in what he considers to be a disrupelement: a sheriff. The difference here is that the sheriff is black. Brooks takes whaessentially a rather nasty scenario and turns it into infectious, riotous, anarchic comcdy.script is credited to five different writers and accordingly the humour ranges {rom guttu

to high brow, but the jokes never stop. Restored 35mm print courtesy of Warner Bros.

RAY TNOORE 1IVEFRI-SUN, APRIL 3O-MAY 2scatological standup comedy routine predated Richard Pryor and was bolder thanFoxx. Rudy Ray Moore is the Godfather of Rap and the King of the Party Record.comedy structure influenced a wholc generation of rappers. Without theof any radio play, Moore's eighteen party albums have sold over a million units. InMoore produced a movie bascd on his most famous character, Dolemitc. It was ahit and launched Moore's fihn career. His blend of violence and comedy rnade hisamong the movies of the cra. Come meet Rudy Ray Moore live in person atFriday, April 30 ancl Sunday, May 2 at 9:30 PM u'e present the double feature:Ilucly Ray Moore u,ill introduce the films anda Q&A during intermission. Saturdav May 1, 9:30 and 1t:00, 2 Shows of the OldRudy Rav Moore Party slron': Rudy's stand-up cornedy, raunchy rhyming routines,live music. Rudy Ray Moore's live routines made him famous, and he isqame ADVANCF TICKFTS AVATLABI F AND RFCOMMFNTDFDT

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IHE ROAD WARRIORTHURS-SAI JUNE I 7 -19, M|DNIGHTGeorge Miller) The Western didn't die - it just, n'ell, sort of mutated. A lonerrarely speaks (played by Mel Gibson) comes across a peaceful settlernentby bad guys. The loner stays at the settl'ment and helps them fight againstbad guys. Yup, that's a Western all right, but ihis western is smoking a glorvingcrack-pipe! Leather Clad "loner" \fel Gibson cruises the post-apocalypiicin his tricked-out mustani searching for gas and battling muscle-boundkillers on wheels-some of the best notorizecl chase scenes eversS lttnu.lumnoTio[,,eDOCUfiIE]ITARY IOURWED, JUNE 23Les Blank will be in attendance to present THE BLUES ACCORDINGLIGHTNIN'HOPKINS and GAP-TOOTHED WOMEN.

RAISING ARIZ(INAJUNE 24-26, MIDNIGHTMATINEES ON SAT & SUN(1982, Joel and Ethan Coen) The smash hitfollorv-up to the Coen Brother's edgy, lowbudget feature BLOOD SIMPLE, RAISINGARIZONA has already established itself as acult classic. Sublimely incompetentconvenience store robber Hi McDonnough(Nicholas Cage) seems doomed to returnrepeatedly to the same penitentiary until truelove arrlves in the form of prison officerEdwina (Holly Hunter). RAISINC ARIZONAfollows the post-salad days of their marriedlife, a time filled wiih infertility, kidnapping,blackmail and a gaggle of white-trash no-hopers, half-wits and has-beens.

GHOSIBUSIERSTHURS-SAI JULY 22-24. MtDN|GHT(1984, lvan Reitman) Think CLOSE ENCOUNTERS meets ANIMAL HOUSE. Biil \Harold llamis and Dan Aykroyd, defrocked parapsychologists whose universrty erperhave bcen exposed as pure boondoggle, creaie a company named Ghostbusters and ospeed to the rescue like a supernatural version of the Orkin man. GHOSTBUSTERS is aon collision of two great midnight movie themes: over the top special effects and smaschool Saturday Night Live buddy comedy. This is one of the few mega-budget specialproductions that survives u'ith a genuinely funny story. Plus, at the Alamo, you get frejello rvith your regular adrnissionl

TOR A TEW DOL1ARS ITIORSUN, JULY 25, 7:00 PM(1965, Sergio Leone) The Alamo's Spaghetti Western/Spaghetti Feast series cowith the sequel to FISTFUL OF DOLLARS. Back from the previous filmEastwood and Gian Maria Volante face off against a formidable new force, LeCleef. A classic three act play structure drives the tlrree-way face-off betrvegritty leads. Leone's style has tightened and matured from FISTFUL OF DOL(due in part to the much largcr production budget), and Ennio Morricone's blisscore creates an underlying; tension thick enough to cut with a knife. Aspaghetti western, and again, lon5; enou5;h to stuff yourself silly with salad, foand all-you-can-eat spaghetti. Advance tickets available and highly recornmencESCAPE ]ROIUINEW YORKJULY 29-3I, MIDNIGHT(1981, John Carpenter) Sporting a black eye-patch and a mutinous sneer, anti-hero SnakePlissken (Kurt I{ussell) prepares to invade thcManhatian of the future: the distant 1997. Sealecloff as a self-regulating maximum secudty prisonfollon'ing a 400% rise in the crime rate, the cityis ruled over by a black drug-dealing Prospero(Isaac Hayes). Victirn of a Catch-22 situationand primed to self-desimct if he fails, Snake'stask is to rescue the hijacked US President fromthis ominous underworld. Carpenter's narrativeeconomy and cxplosive visual style crcate a

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DARK CRYSIATTHURS-SAI MAY 6-8 MIDNIGHTALSO 52 MATINEES ON SAT & SUNJim Henson, Frank Oz) Chargcd bv his master's last dying n'orc'ls, our(Jen) embarks on a (luest to fulfill an anclent prophecy. Travclingstrantie places and encountering rnany ertraordinary beings, Jenagainst time to unravel the mvstcry of his quest and s;rve his world from theof evil. Frank Oz and Jim Hensen collaborated on this adolescent evefeast (the first fully aninatronic featurc film) Yeah, sure it's for kids, buthave to be pretty cynical to not gct a charge out of it as an adult.

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, , , , . .--(1985, l'errv Gilliam) Tcrry Cilliam's masterpiece has bcen on our calcnclar once bcforc, bItave ne'r'er shorm it. Prior to this vear, the onlv print available for distribuLion in the UStatcs has been a betrt-up, scratchl', spllcv horrible drug through the dirt mess of a film.tear, Universal has struck a brand nov archive print, ancl not just anv ordinarv prinEuropean r.crsion, the direcior's cut u,ith crucial rrissing scenes fullv restorecl. See it firstal the Alarno, then cursc the studio nrachinc that u,ould dare to screrv n ith a master's visio

WED & THURS, JUNE 2 & 3 7:00 & 9:45(1927, Tod Brorning) This urovie u'as macle in the 1920's??? The Alamo's silent classicscontinues with lhis bizarre early filn from Tod Browning, clirector of the highlv acclaimedclassic talkie FREAKS (i932). Lon Chancv portravs Alonzo, thc "Armless l\bndct'an arknife-lhroirer in lorre rvith his target Estrellita, .r voung Joan Crariford. Murcler, mutation, dcrime, intriguc, romance and arnputatiur all n'eave into a plotline that only ihe masterfuBrounins could have conceived. One of thc greatcst silcnt mor.ies, astonishing in its intethis is by far the best o[ the remarkable serics of Brolrring/Chanev col]aborations. The acset in and among the gvpsy circus, so rve thought it appropriate to have livc maccompanimcnt providcd by thc virtuoso talenLs of lhe Cvpsies. Advance tickets recommenRED DAWN

THUR-SAI JUNE 3-5 MIDNI(1981. Dir. Iolin \liiirLs) \\'OLYERI\ESI'atrick Snavze, in his gocl-appointeclmastL'r/ass kickcr role, ieacls a group ofschool football stars and young huenthusiasts to save the world frorn the gocommunist inr'.rsion. RED DAWN is loabv manr' .rs a pro-NRA, pro Reproparanrla tilm. Wc art not denvingbut lhtrse ioLks just don't get it. The dral.l.rr er1 compleleh' slraight, but lvh.lilfr'rcncc in;.er5t".,1.'" a clecade and ac.rn rr.rke. -\n.1 hev kiclsl Keep those stubsl Thel are goocl for 1(197. offProcessing at Hudson N,{catsl Also,rrieht, fivc lucky audicncc members lvchoscn to cunpetc against thc Alamo stafpaintball grudge match on Sun, May 16.

JUNE l0-12: MIDNITE & MATINEES JUNE l2 &(1986, John Hughes) FERRIS BUELLER continues the Alamo's cxploration into the philosopadolescence, John Hughes. Ferv other movies evoke the clecade that generosity forgoi as vas FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF. From the hcro's MTV-inspired bedroom to the lieneticstockbrokcrs, it's a film that proclaims the Age Of Reagan. Thc storv chroniclcs the eventsday of a rather magical young man who gives in to an overwhelming urge to cut school andfor clollntoun Chicago tvith his girl and his best friend. A simple storl', yes, but With thHughcs touch, a simple story can become a unifying pop-ps1'chologv anthem for the masses

WED, MAY I2screening: DANCINC OULAW and DANCTNG OUTLA\'V II: IESCO COES Tt)In DANCINCI OUTLAW ;r man tries to live up to his faiher's lesacv asfinest dancer in thc. Appalacian Mountains. In DANCINC OUTLAW ll, the dancing

famous) is summoneci to Hollynood to appcar on IiOSANNE. Thedescribes Jacob Young's u,ork as "John Waters mec'ts TcllncsseeThc Filmmaker lvill be in attenclance for a Q&A after each screening.

PURPI.E RAINTHURS-SAT, MAY I3-I5 MIDNIGHT

ALSO 52 MNINEES ON SAT & SUN!Albert Magnoli) Thcrc is some scholarly debate as to thether it is appropriate to scrccnRAIN in 1999 or in the vears surrounding 1999. In 1999, horv can we not partv like it'sShouldn't the time to party like it's 1999 be the years prior (anticipation) and the vears(rcminiscencc). Such deep philosophical cluestions should be lefi at tirc door, horvever,

the screenings of PURPLE RAIN. Insteacl, revel in luscious Appolonia, the tortured(the kid), and the ovcr-the top Morris Day. Prince and PURI'LE RAIN are inextricablvto my mid-80's experience, so join me in homage and party exactiv like its 1999. Stralvberrvcookies (Prince's favoritc snack treat) l'i1i be the featured special.


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THURS-SAL JULY I -3, M|DN|GHTGeorge Cosmatos) It's July 4th weekend, and time to shon' vour true red-bloodedpride. RAMBO, the shining symbol of all that is great about freedom and thewav will bc playing at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema over the holiday weekend.an atypically thrifty attitude, the U.S. government sends Sylvestcr Stallone on amission to Southeast Asia to clear up that wholc messy M.I.A. thing. In one hair-situation after another, Sly proceeds to demonstrate the overw.helming tacticalenjoyed by a lone muscle-bound guy tvearing a headband. Come early; beforefeature, we will.be playing a fun yet informative short film: RAMBO: KIDS PLAYhosting a RAMBO COLORINC CONTEST, and giving away a vintage Rambofilled with beer.

BAD IASTETHURS-SAI JULY 8-t 0, MtDN|GHTPeter Jackson) In 1983, Pcter Jackson began shooting his first fihn, BAD TASTE.originally intended to be a fifteen minute short, progressed into a ninety ts'ofull blown feature {ilm. For more than four years, the crew (made up of Jackson'sweekends and holidays to get it completed. BAD TASTE set thefor Peter Jackson's vivid, imaginative and disgusting body of work. As masteris putting the finishing touches on his most ambitious n'ork to date, a liVe-actionTHE RINCS, u'e felt it rvas time to check out thc roots of that insarre talent.\\e:htul.lr...rrrthose:ee\if.scrrri.lh Hobl.it.,B\DT\STEi:iustir bal ta'te, L'ur icldidi.l\ >o.SPINAT IAPJULY I5-17 MIDNIGHT(1984, Rob Reincr) This is Spinal Tap, theoriginal mockumentary chronicles the life offictional metal band SPINAL TAe a group 10or so years past their prime. Rob Reiner,chronicles their American tour for their latestalbum SMELL THE CLOVE. Equipmentmalfunctions, stages bccome elusive,drunmers explode, puppet shows get topbilling, and midgets dance around apathetically small Stonehenge replica. Aboveall the hijinks, however, screams forth themighty music of SPINAL TAP- Always big inJapan, always turned to 11, SPINAL TAProcks!

WIZARD O] OZWEEKENDAUGUST 5-8(1939, Victor Flemming) We are running the gamut of WIZARD OF OZ erperiJerry Maren (the original lollipop munchkin) u'ill be live in person to sinLollipop song and ansn'er qucstions about the film, the making o{ the nworkinp; with Judy Garland, the whole nine yards. Also, at midnigirt, u'e rr'be screening thc WIZARD OF OZ/Pink Floyd combo (dubbed DAITK SIDE OFRAINBOW). When you start the Dark Side of the Moon album on the thir!'l :the MCM lion, all kinds of synchronicity hijinks ensue. Pink Fiovd deniepremeditatedscheme,butyoushouldbeihefinaljudge. Weuillbeh.rrins-:matinee screenings for kids, too (without the Pink Floyd soundtrack).

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Krawitz presents 'rrr" Yi.q'"Jy-L"\3J wAy rhe Filmmaker w'lin attendance for a Q&A after each screening.

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