their good works-must refrain hom cmal puNiis io md.

-: net mortaliry But when a hmdsome stranger ente$ their )ires, all *re are unable to abstain, md supernatural sex chaos ensues. A full Chinese menu will be served at both shows.

(shot

in

1976, released

f-'
JAN 4 & JAN 7-10 7:00 & 9:30
SeenVanilla Sky? Now
the original
Linklater, R, 99 min.) "2001 is Richard Linklater's renaissance Wnking lfe, is truly groundbreaking, m inuedible display of visual splendor held together with a delicate, subtle narative that vou really only begin to grasp about halfway through the film. The movie is as exhilarating in its style and visuals as in its ideas-indeed, the trvo are interlocked. Richud Lhklater and his collaborators have filmed a series of conversations, debates, rmts, monologues and speculations, and then animated their film using a new process which creaies a shimmering, pulsaiing life on the screenr This movie seems alive, seems vibrating rvith urgenry and excitement. I have seen Waktng Life tluee times now I lvmt to see it again-not to master it, or even to remember it better, but simply to experience all of these ideas, aii of this passio4 the very act of irying to figure things out." - Roger Exert, Chicago Srn Trne $1 ADMISSION ON MONDAY
(2001, d. Richard

Abby, Grizzly,

in 1980, directed by the Amzhg William Girdler on a Merthoak) Leslie Neilson (playing it straight) as a kung

fu

experi/double secret agent/drug smuggler who wants out o{ the

business. Unfortunately {or Leslie, there's only one way out - DEATHII! This

year. His first ol hvo new films,

see

filnt he died in a helicopter crash in 1978 in the Phillipines while scouting locations for what would be his 10th filn1 Ihe Oaerlords. Something lVeird Wednesdavs is sponsored by KVRX Radio.
was Girdler's 9th and final

oPEN YOUR EYES (ABRE tOS OJOS)

JAN l -3 7:00 & 9:45
(197, d. Alejandro Amenabar, & 117 min.) Wimer of seven Spanish Oscas, this feature by Amenabar (The Others) is a deeply complex psychological mind warp that begs to be viewed more than once. To label it a thriller hardly does it justice; Oper Yaur Eyes rs a brilliant puzzlebox caughi on celluloid. The story combines science fiction and horror in a timeless love story wrapped with Hitchcock twists. No wriiten description ol Open Your Eyes will do justice to this surreaf disturbing tale of dreams md nightmares, Eadt successive scene opens uP more questions than answers, deepening tlie mystery yei staying true to its om maddening logc. Open Your Eyes ts one of ihe most original fikns in the last 20 years, the ultimate post-modern examination of percePtion versus reality. A complex, dizzying blend of noirish mystery, moody romance, paranoid sci-fi and morality play inspired by The Phantom af the Opera and Beaufy and the Bust.DeftIy iuggiing flashbacks, dream sequences md insidious ploi twists, it's a tesiament to Amenabar's multiple talents. In addition to miting directing and producing, he contributes an evocative
score. The {ilm boasts a cast of the hottest talents in cuffent SPanish cinema,

including tle stuming Penelope Cruz. Tom Cruise stars in the remake called Vmilla Sky (playing now at Almo North). We say Viva L'originalel -

progrm

notes - Intredible Film FestitslNew Zealand

JAN IO.I2 MIDNIGHT

"Ar mbitiously complex, disturbing md terri{ic-looking thriller, ils strong saipt md hot cast and fierce direciorial intelligence comes from Spain's
brightest young talent." - Vailety

FORGOITEN SITVER
JAN 5,7:30 & 9130
dryly fumw mockumentarv about the lost work of a pioneering New Zealand film genius is probably one of the best examples of the faux-docunentary genre. In fact, ii was so successful that when it originallv aired on Nerv Zealand televisio[ hundreds of vielers bought the premise hooh line, and sinker If vou difu't knors anr,beiter r.oursel{, its entirelv possible you night be duped into believhg the extremelr lall tale of one Colh MacKenzie, an ambitious iilmaker H,ho made the n,orld s first talking novie (years before T/re /n:; Si;rger), invented coior film, md created a huge biblical epic that would put Cecil B. DeMille md D.\\'. Griiiith to shame. lilmaker Peter Jackson (Lord af thc Rittgs, Hearctlu Creahrres) sluewdly inserts himself into the film via his documentation oi the 'discoven/ o{ McKeroie's lost epic, which for years lvas presen.ed in a gaden shed. This hidden gold mine, which Jaikson
(1996, d. Peter Jackon, G, 70 min.) This

(1990, d. Tim Burton. PG-11, 10il min.) From E.T. to the Elephant Man to the

Lgh Duckling,
be the oldest

the noble'hearled outsider gelting persecuted by society mav

and moit touching - storv in the book, In "Edward Tim Burton gives ihai peremial tale a gothic"goofy h{ist skewering Mary Shelley, MTV, the Brothers Grimm and Ozzie and

Scissorhands," director

Harriet in the process. This extended parable about a shy punk-being (Johnny Depp) u,ith blades for fingers, tire high school girl (Winona R1'der) he s sweet o4 and the gonzo-suburban world that fences ihem in is a sheer delight. Dreamv md sileei, \et sharp md satiric, Edu;ard Scissorhands is vintage Burton at his llnest, complete rrith fantastical and crazy set pieces and an unparalleled ca:t cri riotrrus characters. -Desson Holve, Wnslrirgion Posi

(1975, d, Don Sdrain, R, 85 min.) Cheri Caflaro (beiter krown as Ginger fiom the irredeemably sleazy Ginger franciise) siars as Samantha Fox, a bounty hmter hired to bust up a black market syndicate. Among manv other titillations, Caffaro dresses as a dominatrix to seduce and kill a mm and fantasizes during a cockfight. Eighties entertainment sensation

Sammtha "Take Me Now" Fox took her singing and pomo name {rom this feature, One lucky person this Wednesday will take home their very own Samantha Fox LPI Sonething Weird Wednesdays is sponsored by KVRX
Radio.

likens to findhg Cili:n ilnr h m attic, will forever rervrite the historv of filn-a fact to rrhich boih critic Leonard Maltin and studio exec Harvev Weinstein eagerlv aitest. Jackson chronicles MacKenzie's fame through newspaper accounis, still photos, md keenly inventive footage showing both the behind-the-scenes shenanigans of MacKeuie's Salome as well as clips hom that crownhg film achievemeni. Jackson has the self-importance of {ilm documentaries dohn pat, irom the reoeations" of past events through photos md voice-overs (ihe film's narration is properly stentorian), and never tips his hand once. Even non-film historians and aficionados will be won over bl Jackon s subtle humor and inventiveness-vou'll remember the story of Colir MacKeroie for a long time to come - Amazon.com

JABBERWOCIfi (RESTORED 35mm PRINT!)

JAN
(1977, d. Terru success 0f

ll

& 129:55, Jon 13 & l4 7:00 PM

R, 100

PLANET OF THE APES (1968)

JAN 3-5 MIDNIGHT
Iranklin J. Shaffner, G, 112 min.) "Dam, you, Tim Burton, Damn you to hell! There has been a disturbing trend these past years among
(1968, d.

G KONG CINEMA AND CUISINE EROTIC GHOST STORY

othemise talented directors to take on unremakeable classics (e,g., Gus Van Sant's Psyc,lro). Instead, travel back through time and view the get-youroriginal. Pierre Boulle s novel stinking-paws-off-me-you-damned-dirf-ape was adapted lor the screen by Rod Serling and explored the issue of racism in a namer that was shocking {or a sociaily heaving, rioftorn America The eamest Charlton Heston is perfect as astronaut George Ta,vlor, who finds

JAN67:00&9:45

Alter the success of Tsui Hark's 1987 supernaturally-themed Hong Kong period iilm, Chinese Ghosi Storv lilmmakers on the island became infanrated with the idea of making similar period pieces culled from
mcient Chinese folklore, but none were ever quite as bizarre as Eratic Ghost Sfory. Loosely based upon both a series of ghost stories written by Pu Songling during the Qing Dynasty and The Witches o{ Eastwick with Jack Nicholsory EGS chronicle's the temptations and transgressions of three buxom sisters-who are actually fairies given human forms as a reward for

himself in a madhouse of a world presided over by the powerful and knowing Dr Zaius." - Red Vic Mode House ptlgrafl nates

the runaway (and unaniicipated) Haly Grnil, Terrv Gilliam and fellow Python Michael Palin got together {or this hilarious look at life in the Middle Ages. Michael Palin's not-so-srvift country bumpkin does battie with the Jabbenvock, a monster who is ravaging the medieval Krngdom of King Bruno the Questionable, der,ouring and terrorizing the miserable peasants. King Bruno's not terriblv interested in the alfairs ol lhe staie, but when ii's pointed out that there rvill soon be no peasants left to pav taxes, dre King is persuaded to hold a Tournament to chose a Chanpion Kdght to go out and slay the monster. Palin's character Dennis Cooper is onl,v interested in wiming the hand of the fair (and {at) Griselda Fis}rfinger, but through a series of misadventures inside ihe ciiy with kdghis, armorers, nuns, fanatics, kings, princesses, nerchants, and bishops, he finds himself in the amazing situation of slaying the Jabbenvock and winning half the Kingdom md the hand of King Bruno's beautiful daughter Bul Dennis still has eyes only {or Grlseldal /abberuocky bears almosi no relation to Lewis Carroll but tums out to be instead an uncamily persuasive Breughelesque portrait of the Middle Ages with many slyly snide side glances at the modern day. For what distinguishes the Python approach from the Hellzapoppin/Max Brothers/Goodies style extravagarua is that it creates its comir-cartoon fantasy world with immense care {or realistic, tangible detail, mixing together genuine beauty and real horror in a way that is sometimes reminiscent of Bergman or Fellini. " -AIan Brierl The London Times.

Cillian,

nh.) After

Mortu Pvrhan nnd

the

$1

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verdicts rvere handed down to all, The tensions the trial inflamed soarked riots behveen servicemen and the Mexican American community thai led to "zoot-suiters" being beaten md stripped of their clothes.

(1978, d, Ross Hagery R" 90 min.) John Saxon stars as a hard-boiled bounty

JAN l
(1985, d.

BRAZIt (the direclor's cul)

& 12 7t00
PlVl,

Jon l 3 & 14 9:30 PM

Terrv Cilliam, & 142 min) lf Frm Kalka had been an mimator and film director-ofu and a member of Monfy Pylhan's Flying Circus-ltis is the sort oi outrageously dystopian saiire one could easilv imagire him naking. However, Brnzll was made b,v Terry Gillim, who is all of the above except, of course, Frm Ka{ka. Be that as it nay, Grlliam sure captures the paranoidsubr,ersive spint o{ Kalka's The llrial n this bureaucratic nightmare-comedy
about a meek lii-e is destroyed

(D. Evm Lee, 1977) A cheap gore film about a comatose pro{essor of the occult conjuring up forces to wreak vengeance on the four tlugs who killed his {amil1' (an attack by deadly cacti is a highlight of the conjuring). lf you liked Christopher Lee as Sarumm nFellawship of the Ring, you will love hin as the narrator of MetLtclesaer Massacre.' kponsoredby 91.7 EM KVRX)

govermental clerk named Sam Lowry fonathan Pryce) whose by a simple bug. Not a softruare bug, a real bug (no doubt

hunter who we.ei on Lhe iob a feq tine,. roughing people up and cha.ing them around...but then he gets a really big job. There s a big, black man out there (Rosie Grier, from Thing With Two Heads fame) who gears up in body armor, puts on these steel-plated leather gloves and beats the living crap out of some really unlucky white Iolks. The titular glove appears to give its wearer not oniy the power to deliver very painful punches, but also the super-strength necessary to punch through walls and rip doors o{f ol hinges. The theme song, cleverly entitled "The Glove" sounds like its sung by Pat Boone. It's gotta be heard to be believed. The closing theme song is called "The Gane Of Love", u.hich you might notice is just "The Glove" with a pesky "ame o{" shrck in there. Also krown as Lethal Terminatol, which might have fooled one or two people out there into thinking that this is an extremely rae Gibson/Schwarzemegger collaboration. - Caaalcnde of
Scfrloct

Review (sponsored by 91.7 FM KVIIX)

related to Kafka's lam ous Metamorphosis nsect) that gets smooshed in a printer

md causes a typographical error unjustly identi{ying an imoceni citizery one Mr. Buttle, as suspected teffodst Harry Tuttle (Robert DeNiro). When Sm becomes enmeshed in unraveling this bueaucratic glitch, he hinself winds up labeled as a miscreant. Before each screening of Brazil, see the 30 minute behind the scenes "making of" doomentary $1 ADMISSION MONDAY!

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(1983, d, Terry Gillim, R, 107 nin) The Python swansong a nostalgic retum to the sketch format of the original TV shows, garnished with the explicit' sex md violence jokes that are deemed necessary to get bms on seats in cinemas in these depraved times. Legendary sequences from The Meaning ol Life include Mr Creosote, tle parody of Zulu, the live orgm donors, and the musical dance opener "Even Sperm is Sacred." Free with every ticket, the Almo's MEANING OI LIFE SONCBOOK lvdcs io every song in the film, feel {ree to sing alongl

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SATURDAY, JAN

26, NOON .

(1959, d. Roberi Stevenson C, 93 min.) Though

FREE ADMISSION! it is one of the lesser known

Disney titles, this is a chaming film with warmth, ienderness, tragedy, love, drama, betrayal and nobility al1 rolled into one and seasoned with humor Darby O'Cill is a siory-teller who actually lives the kish folk tales that he tells when he falls down a well and caphrres the kng oi the leprechauns. Shot back when the Disney Studios maintained their own special e{fects studios, the seamless blending of fulI size actors with tiny leprechauns is amazingly well done, and the fine cast ol actors Jncludes a very young Sean Connery in his pre-James Bond years. Wonderful acting, lovely Irish singlng and a hosi of imaginative tall tales make this m enchanting and memorable movie.

F.W. MURNAU'S FAUST live music by GOLDEN ARM TRIO JANUARY 15 & 17, 7100 & 9145
Mumau 115 min.) Fresh from the hiumphant releases of largh, F. W. Murnau was given carte blanche to direct this epic {able of the supernatural. Ireed from the burden of plausibility by the story's fantastic premise, Murnau summoned iorth a tempest of chematic brimstone so that every scene ripples with reckless ingenuity, Utilizing the full resources of the UIA Studios (including elaborate miniature models and experimental special effects), Iaasl captures the intensity of a medieval universe steeped in religious fanaticism and pagan alchemy. Biack-hooded pallbearers lead a torchlit procession through a plague-stricken village liierallv cloaked by the wings of Satan. Crowded landscapes maierialize and vanish in wisps of smoke, demonic creatures soar tluough the heavens and earthly beings are tormented by the vaporous spirits that permeate the dungeon-like homes and Caligari-esque rooftops of this shadow world.
(1926,

d.

LW

Nosferatu andThe Lasl

A live musical score has been composed and will be per{ormed by lhe Galden Am ?l4 Austin silent score veterans who have scored numerous Alamo silent classics inciuding the lt/ind, Psndora's Bot, tlrc Lost Warld, and Battleship Pofemkin. 'Golden ArmTria's exquisilely furrowed performmces on both piano and percussion continue to be just as awe-inspiring as his compositions. Is there anything this man cm't do?" -Greg Beets, Austin Clronicle

SUPERBOWT PARTY
SUNDAY JAN 27,4100 PM
The Alamo is the best place to watch football in Austin and this year we have

SPIKE AND MIKE's

THURS-SAI
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Att

NEW 2002

SICK AND TWISTED FESTIVAT OF ANIMATION JAN I 8-FEB l0 SUN-WED 7:00 & 9145

the best Superbowl pady in town. Each ticket includes one drink coupons good {or any dralt or bottled beer and the all you can eai fajita buffet in the lobby. We will have #eat prize giveaways throughout the game, and all the high end commercials will come to vou in blazing surround stereo. Reserve your group iodayi this pariy fills up fastl (tickets $16)

;00, 9t45 & MIDNITE

No 7:00 show on Jan 27, discount nights Jan 28 & Feb 4 md Mike, the guys rvho {irsi brought you Beavis and Butthead, South Pak, Rugrats and Wallace & Cronit, are back and ready to unleash their 2001 feature length collection of bizarre, shocking and disturbingly grotesque animated short films. Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted lestival of Animation is not for those with an overly refined artistic palate, The Sick
& Twisted Festival hosts animated short films which are too rude, crude and

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totally lewd Ior tleir prestigious and tasteful Classic Festival o{ Animation.

DOCUMENTARY TOUR
JOSEPH TOVARES PRESENTS ZOOT SUIT RIOTS JANUARY l6lh, 7:30 P[tl In August 1942, the murder of a young Mexican American ignited
a

tirestorm in Los Argeles. The tensions that had been buiiding up for years between Mexican and white Los Angelenos boiled over The press claimed that Mexican youth -- known as "zoot-suite$" for the clothes they wore were terrorizhg the city with a wave of aime. Police Iamed out across the city arresting 600 Mexican Americans. Seventeen "zoot-suiters" headed to a trial in which proseruiors had liitle evidence to present. Nonetheless, guilty

As usual, Spike and Mike have {ound an impressive batch o{ filrns selected to make your hot buttered popcorn come back up. The brand new 2001 Sick and Twisted Festival of Admation will premiere 18 BRAND NEW short animated {ilms md two returning favorites. Among the not-to-miss titles are BEHIND THE MUSIC THAT SUCKS, a complete skewering of pop rulture at its worsf BAD PHONE SEX, featuring comedian Chris Rocl tlvo primers on children's literature - HARRY POTHEAD AND THE MAGICAL HERB and CHOKE, SPOT, CHOKE; the newest from rult animator Bill Plymptory entitled EAT; md a love song to the ladies from Tenacious D (Jack Black of Hrgfr fidelih| and Kyle Gass) titled I-@# HER GENTLY

(1979, d. Norman J. Warren R, 83 min.) "Norman J. Warren's homage to Argento's Sasplrin is a colorfuf gratuitous exploitation classic. A horror{ilm director sets out to make a semi-autobiographical film about a curse that has hung over his family (of which he is the obligatory 'lasi of the line ) srnce they bumed a witch at the stake 300 years earlier As one can expecf this reconstruction of events awakens ihe vengeful witch and puis in motion a string ol gruesome deaths for those rvorking on the lilm (including a woman impaled on a treel). As one o{ Britain's more prolific independent direciors of the 1970's, Waren's films share a mique territory with those of Peter Walker (Irightmare, The House of Whipcord) with their abundant nudiiy and voracious gore," Kier-la Janisse - Cinemuerfe Program Notes (sponsotedby 91.7 FM KVIIX)

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(1977, d. Wes Craven, Il" 98.min.) A typical Cod-fearing middlc-class American family with an ex-cop dad leaves the lvilds of Cleveland and heads for Calilornia in a trailer and station wagon. When the car's axle breaks in the desert thev're faced n'ith another famihr The father, a mutant leit to die on an atomic test site, is called Jupiter. His rvife is a fat exprostitute that "nobody in torvn ever missed." The 'kids" are Pluto, Mars, Mercury and Ruby - they're all camibals who mmmunicate with stolen C.B. radiosl The Clevelanders are dying off quickly and the hill people have the baby, soon to be dinner. It's an exciting, sar,age movie u'ith touches of hrmor - Psychatronic. Movie Guide, sponsoted by 91,7 lM KVRX

FEBRUARY I 7 7:00PM Flicker is a bi-monthlv iilm {estii'al lhat ieatures short filns bv local filmmakcrs and all other enlhusiasts r.ho dare.rubmit via nail. Everything screened at Fljcker must originate orr fihn and be under 15 minutes in
length. Flicker guarantees an arral' of projects and intriguing juxtapositions at everv shol., with linear narratir,es butting up againsi radical experiments, polished productions lbllowed bv earnest tirst eflorts. Come for vour chance to win vour own free roll of Super 8 and see nhich local iilmmaker rvins the next flicker Grantl more information, please go lo http: / /nrurfl ickeraustin,com.

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(1955,

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lilm

for

d. Nomran Ft Simple but big-hearii portraved br Fess Paker, rras a hero for a generation. From \{restling bears during his vouth in Tennessee to his final a.i of courageous dei.otion at the Alamo, this filn is a light-hearted storv of the liie ol Davev Crocketi and his sidekick Georgie Russell (played by Buddy Ebson oi Beverlv Hillbillr' s fame). Serious hisiorians can dispute the film s adherence to the stilct facts, but for the children of nidjifties, these were nen tolering above other men. rvho rrere responsible for a generation of little bovs refusing to take off thejr coon-skin hats beiore going to bed at
has a hero arisen that has caused so manv young people to loi e a couple of screen characters so deeplr; md irith such sponianeous jolr

nlght. Seldon

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DAVE FREIDMAN LIVE IN PERSON! MAU MAU SEX SEX WEEKEND! (1961, d. H.G. Lewis,87 njn) The sma1l town of Pleasmt \,iller; wiped out bv the Union during the Cir,il War, magicallv retums p,. er\ liundrecl vears for a celebration and revenge. Six vacationing Northerrers are lured lnto the tolvn lVile-E.-Covote-sty1e and subsequenllr loriured in rather inventive n,avs. The movie has a genuine r,ackr; ieel-good charm (despite its e\iremelv grue,\ome naiure) that keeps you smiling, an,i r ou il :urelv be singing its iheme song (n ritten bv HG Lelvis) afler lhe nl.r\ie . rrlcrl
I

(2001, d. David Mamet, & 111 min.)Joe Morre has a beautifulyoung rvit'e, money owed to him and a job he loves. He s a thief. But his job goes sour md the money (and his wife) go u'est. Broke, betrayed and blackmailed, Moore is forced to commit his crert to do one last big job for the man responsible for most o{ his rvoes. The situatim is ripe for a storvteller of Mmet's status. No one trusts anvone and everv step is shaded u'ith the

THE CRUISE
7:00 & 9:45 Q&A Wilh Speed Levitch lollowing lhe {ilm
FEBRUARY 23 Live per{ormonce by THE ONGOING WOW before the film
d. Bennet lvliller, PC 13, /6 min.) From atop his perch on the upper deck oi Nerv York Citv's Gray Line tour buses, Timothv "Speed" Levitch .rees it all, and says it all. Lrke some omniscient chronicler of the city s iife, he daily weaves a mind-bending spiel for the tourists rvho end up on his bus, seeking to "rewdte their souls and to redo eierv dav that the,v lived thus far before ihcy came onto the double-decker bus." You get the t-eeling Levitch accornplishes that iornidable task nore oiten than he reallzes. tri,r rir.le:r-.i:r Ll.cal \\ilde niih a Combinins the nrr, outrageous
(1998,

unexpected. $1

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FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY

l8-I9

TAPE

7:00 & 9:30

I3

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The Texas Documentary Tour has been established to iacilitate and nurture

Austinls incredible excitement about documentary filmrnaking by btitrging in the top docunentarians fiom around the country to screen their ivork, discuss their strategies, and offer advice and inspiration to Austjnls {ilmmaking conmunity. We present a new filnnaker each month. Ihe Doc. Tour is supported in part bv grants from the National Endorvment for the
Arts and the lexas Commission on the Arts,

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(1981, d.

l\i1liam Asher,

R, 96

min.) Jimmr' \{cNichol (contlnuing the role he

half-rrit) is harrassed bl basketball bulli'Bill Paxton (then a complete unknol'n) ancl seriouslv homophobic cop Bo
perfecied: talentless, effeninate Svenson (Wnlkrng Tall). On one front Jimmy must proi'e he is not gay to beai a bogus murder rap and on the other hand he must er,ade his aunt/legai lorbirldn Zone) as she spirals into a guardian Susan Tvrell (the Queen of

(2001, d. R. Linklater, R,86 min.) ftpL couldnt be nrore dilferent lrom llakmgL)fe, the director's other film currenth'in release, but both films are marked bv their intelligence and passion, and bv their rvil)ingness to take risks in a filmic landscape too oltcn marred bv n itless formulaics. Whereas the terrific IA'irkirg Lr/e is a spran ling intellectual macrocosm that urges vou to think outside the box (or even to dispense r,ith the box entirel,v), ftpL, adapted by Stephen Belber from his plal', is a confined microcosm: three characters, one room, and a lhole ht oi head-trippenr Hau,ke plavs Vince, an obsessive, druggy character rvho rerrnites with his olel high school chur iohnny (Leonard) in a dingl,Lansing, N'lichigan, molcl room rvhile the latter is in town to screen his new iilm at the local fesl. Thev re later joined bi' Thurman's Amy, \1nce's old high+chool girlliiend who, at the cnd oi the trio's senior yeal ended up sleeping with lohnnr under highlv questionable circumstances. Vince believes it was daie-rape, and before Amy arrives, he goads Johnny about the incident. In behveen the shaming, \iince shotguns Rolling Rocks, smokes pot, and does lines of bloir; hes an Oakland fiLefighter by, dali but a dealer by definitio4 and nhen Johnnr bugs him to clean rp his act, he parries u'ith increasing hostiiih. Hawke, Thurman, and Leonard are nole-pcrfect in their respective roles, Linklaters digital video camera is ever,vu'here at oncc, and the final 10 minutes contain some of the most poirerful fjlmmaking out there. Smart, plat,ful, disturbing, and most of ail aiii e - it's time sonebodv gar,c Linklater ii-s MVP designation {or good.
- 4 stars, Marc

angsi al.l i \Eirtr::. Fh..i..grafhic memon concerning erenthing vou d eler lranl to kno$. ll.]n a iou guide. he ieels more like a fictional construct than a reai, i-1esh-md-'rirrod otizen. Levitch has NYC coursing through his veins like some magical drug, ancl his orgoing, lor e rfi ai" u ith the cih .'ar.late- directh ro -\e audrence. li rou re ner,er been there, The Cruise rvill send vou rushing t0 \.ou travel agent to book a flight into jFK, and if vou're a native, the {ilm rdll reafiirm that with which you ijrst fell ln love. Shot over the course oi three years, Ihe Cruise {nllcxvs its rvild-maned, adenoidal-voiced subject through the ups and dowrs o{ his dail1' grind at the tour company (his dismay ai eventuallv having to be made to wear a rurlforn js one of the filns comic highlights). ln betlveen nork and protracted bouts of couch-sur{ing, Levitch wanders the city and enthuses on evervthing trom architecture to history to all

healinr .i....e ot

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manner of persons, famous and otherrvise (he seems to har,e a special place in his heart for Thomas Paine). This, according to Levitch, is "the cruise," the act oi living and mo\'ing through li{e with an explorator\i open mindset. Rarelv will I'ou find anvone with such a gaping maw of intelleci as Levitch, who alternateiv cornes across as a hippie-esque nail street scholar, md poet. It's a tour unlike any you have ever taken. -'1 stars, Arsllrr Chlnrrls

Sar'lor; Austin Chronicfu $1 ADMISSION ON MONDAYI

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possesive freakout that makes Kathv Bates seem dou,nright charming. This

film, despite its inlerent qualih; nas shuft-led lrom one dving 80s ndie disiributor t0 the next and barelt' satr ani' theatrical release. A truc mhown ger readi to b. pn i-hed. - u- \uJ fpr ro \! Iu 'r Drrn ' b, ol. Also hown as N(/rl !ftnrirrg. Sponsored br 91.i F\l K\R\

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JAILHOUSE

(2000, d. Joe Mantegna, R, 98 min.) Renowted character actor Joe Mantegna makes his directorial debut rvith this film adaptation of one of Puliizer Prize

winning David Manet's first plays. Based on Manet's experiences of

working on Great Lake freighters while a grad student, the film centers on Dale (Tony Mamet, David's brother), an h'v League college kid rvorking on the Seaway Queen on an internship one sumnef, Though his ronuntic vision o{ life on the sea is soon dashed, he befriends a half-dozen members of the world-weary crew and learns about the unexpectedlv rich-and occasionally tragic-1ives ihey lead. Robert Forster (Oscar-nominated for lnckit Broun) stafds out in a blazing, anard-caliber perfomance as Joe,

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FEBRUARY 20 7100 & 9:30 (d, Shunva lto, 1973, Not rated, 93 mjnutcs, subtitled)
Srcrpion: latlhouse 11 needs to be seen to be belleved. and Louise look like

C0ilritf,

lt s both an art tihn and

LIVE KUNG FU SOUND EFFECTS BY BUZZ MORAN LIVE SCORE BY GOTDEN ARM IRIO

an exploitation fiJm. Most of a1l, it s a leminisi document that rnakes Thelma

FEB24,7:00 & 9:45

On Januaw 18, Steve Oedekerk releases his pet project Kung Pow: Enter the Fist nherin the comedian has digitaliv inserted himself into a 1970's chop sockr, kung fu fl ick Tiger and CLane Fist l977 u'ith comedic results. \ot to
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seling'circle matrons. Made in Japan in 1973, but not released in ihe US until recentlri frlnlc Conarcf, Srorpio;r has saturated color, a sirideni soundtrack and a storv that sound-s like pure trash: A voung 'f,r.rij lnman namerl Sasr)'i rots in the iturrcorr of e rrjion. qcltlnc btricrr

hope iiat led to hjs ned-5nicicie is as pm and Jrteni as anrthing in the Mmet cmon. The rest oi the sterling cast includes: Peter Fall Charles
Duming, Denis Leary md Ceorge Wendi.

n- a rtr \ e alue,j :ien. Sa-.: ::., :. dmaeed Fom ihe honors heaped upon irer. Oii: we realize ihis, lre begin to glear the morie s *riousness of purpo*. Sastri
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appears to be phvsicallv

urlillable. Her compmions, however, are mere mortals, r'ulnerable rromen n'ho have been drilen to crime by men. The most badlv damaged is Shiraishi, who killed her children nhen she found out her husband was ieaving her. Despair has truisted her into an unnatural savage. An erploitation piot turns into a surrealistic poem in the hands of director Shunva Ito. Audiences have time to contemplate the consequences o{ violence, thanks to his use of still images and silent sequences. He also creates gorgeous conposilions that intentionally recall Jesus and the disciples: The rvomen u'alk with flolving capes across parched and desoiate iandscapes. "Female Convict, Scorpion" is in er,ery wav an ambitious, audacious piece o{ l'ork socially, thematicallv and cinematicallt - Mick LaSalle San lranclsco Clrroricfu. 5 of 5 stars.
represenls the female principle. As such, she is

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the criticallv acclaimed 5a1r aqe \ anguad production o{ The Intergalactic \eme.i.. I he Colden .rio aJ.o p-oviJed mu-ical accompd{menr to The Intergalactic Nemesis as rrell as numerous silent films at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.

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PRESENTED
(1979,

IN SENSURROUND ROGUE.O.VISION!
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of killilg gang leader Cyrus at the annual NYC gang conventiory the Warriors must lind their wav home from the Brom all the r,ay io Conev Island with 100,000 of the goofie.rt assortunent oi gangsters ever conceived: The Pmks, the Lizzies, the Turnbull AC's, the Gramercy Riffs, the Baseball luries, the Rogues and the everlethal Orphans. Gmg riois erupted in NYC theaters during it's initial release, so be on your guard. On special, duee 8 oz. nini-budweiser boitles, put them 0n youl d. Walter Hill,

&

93 min.) Wrongfully accused

The Crolvn prince of the cheeseball 80 s sword and sandal revival pror,ides

the goods in force: gore, naked chicks, and the best unwieldy srvord ever imagined. "lVell, last nlght I n'atched it again. lt had been abou t ten
,years

fingers and make the menacing sound ihe Rouges make at the end of ihe movie

(sensuround Rogue-o-Vision). Waaaarriorrrrs, Come out to Plaaa-eeeaaaavl

Would it hold up? Would all the nifty, ultra coolness of halflaked chicks, huge swords, and gruesome monsters I revelled in as a kid now be banished br, ny jaded, modern, hip matureness nolr'? Nol Heck i loved it more than everl This iilm rockedi Not a techrical triumph, not a stoil'of eternal value - ii's an honest to God fun, fun, IUN filml" - IMDB.
since
SiutrLl nnd the Sorcerer

I last sau, the

FEBRUARY

25-28 AND MARCH 4 7:00 & 9:45

(2001. d. Joel Coen. 116 nin, rated R) The Coen Brothers spin a typicallv hlisted tale, this time in a tilm noir style, replete with greed, dark secrets and

murder,

md

sei in a norld

ol

fedoras, cigarette smoke and deep moral

lurpitude. O{ course, r hen the Coens take on a genre, the last thing you end up r,ith is a rm-oi-the-mill representative; here is no exception, as the story veers off into territon Laden rrith aliens and astrophysics. Chalk up another one; the Coen Brothers are 9 for 9. lf thev give ui me more incredible film, thev n iil hit the perieci 10. 51 ADMISSION ON MONDAY!

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(1986,

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& 22, MAR 1,7,22 7:00 & 9:45

d. Tony Scott, PC, 110 min.) Very similar in tone to Red Dawn: serious-ninded young studs out to squash the Red Menace in the height of cold-war {renzy, This time, holvever, they mostlv hmg oui in tou'els in the iocker room or in tight jeans with Village People mustaches. Add a slapped
on romantic angle, some inventive insult slinging (i.e. "You Sthk!"), a cheesy

80's synthesizer beat and some o{ the best flight action er,er iilmed, and wha-la: instant 80's classic.

WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP

FEBRUARY 21 7:30 & 9:45 nin) Arson. Nlurder Suicide. Nladness. Adulterv. llague. Another dar ,r, lre 'i. ,'Blar\ R rer I all-. hi:cor.in. circr i800. Inspired by Michael Lesris 1973 book of the same name, this 75-minute
(1999, d. James Marsh, 76

MAU MAU SEX SEX

FEB 16,7100 & 9:45 PM LIVE MUSIC BY THE PATTBEARERS BEFORE THE SHOW (2000, d. Ted Bomit, 80 min.) A hilrious no-holds-barred documentary
portrait of "Americas oldest independeni filmmakers," Mau Mnu Sex Sex profiles America's two oldest salesmen of cinematic sex, Dan Somey, 84, md David lreidman, 76, who have had a bigger impact on our cultural
concept of sexuality than Masters and Johnson. Since the 1940 s, they have produced an avalanche of "Adults only' product for generaiions of insatiable noviegoers.These masters of sleaze and sexploitation produced all time grindhouse classics like Blaod Feast, The Det'ilers, and A Srun/lou ol Brize. Reminiscences o{ their decades in the no-budget, carnie{ike world of exploitation movies are interspersed rvith eye-popping clips from their archive o{ nudie cuties, S&M roughies and other mutant treasures.

documentarv is a r,ir-id, shocking, darklr humorous accouni of the disasters that belell the smail town of Black River Falls, \\tsconsin during the final decade of the l9th Centun. Combining vivid 1890s photographs and newspaper accounts from Lisr's book with blackrnd-r'hite rienictnents and color footage taken at Black Riler Falls todalt the filn is a dizzying montage of bizarre \.ignettes and indelible images taken from a single community frozen in time over a hundred years ago. Since its premiere Wisconsin Death Trip has rron the 2000 BBC2 Annrd for Most Imovative Dorumentan, The 2001 Roval Telerision Societv s Best Arts Documentari' Award and the 1999 Fipresci Special Prize at the San Sebastien Film festival in Spain. Hailed bv critics since its theatrical debut over a vear ago, the lilm has been praised by The Independent s film critic David Thomson with ihe headline "l doubt you rvill see a more important American filn this year." Narration by Ian Holme, music bl DJ Shadow

(1977 d. Frant Packard, PC) A rvell'to-do physician moves into an all-white neighborhood md experiences racial hatred off the charts. With a syringe of his homebrew swum that has made his test rabbits bulletproof, the doctor injects locai nilitart vouth leader Abar and transforms him into the Iirst black Superman, rvith CRAZY powers: the polver to teach ho s karate to kick their pimp-< asses; the porrer to tum reprobate winos into milk-drinkers, the po\{er to turn shiitless lavabouts irto college graduates ard on md on and on. This is gdttr', hard-core blarploitation, and that's how we like it.

DAZED AND CONFUSED

FEBRUARY 28.MARCH 2 MIDNIGHT
(1993, d, Richard Linklater, R, 103 min.) Dnzed and Confised ought to be in a prominent p ace at the Librm oi Corgre... ne\t ro /lrr Codfrtlnr Aueiran Grnfiti, Nnshtille, Citizen Knne and other quintessentially American works. Like all those films, Dn:ed succeeds on its own ierms and reflects American culture so well that it becomes part of it. Richard Linklater's satirical take on high school life in the 1970s is not only funnv and entertaining, iis practicall,v a historic document o{ Iife during the smiley-face button era when people wore wide-bottomed pants, lisiened to Edgar Winter and actually inhaled lvhen thev smoked marijuana. Dnzrd is not a call to smoke 'em if vou got'em; nor is it a civic-minded admonition aboui the evils of narcotics. It's aboui life during wartime - the rvartime of high school, where the sia{{ is crazy, the parents are clueless and ihe students are bizarre. Linklater, whose Slncker reaped similar culturally reflective success (the

A guarmteed

evening of gonzo, grindhouse madness. We have here, a

thought-provoking and laugh-inducing look at a hugely proiitable, but morally marginalized slice of the 'sexploitation" business. Above the sociology lesson, the fiin challenges our preconceived notions, and exanhes the fanily lives 0l h{o distinctive characters: Friedma4 a 'carnie" Irom Alabam4 who dropped a Parmount check to pursue his renegade career; and the other half of ihe notorious twosome, son o{ a lrontier lawmary Somel', who became ihe nation's leading purveyor ol sleaze, while raising lour daughters in the Catholic Church. Championed by free speech advocates and vilified by self-appointed watchdogs, the pair has enjoyed a long association and remarkable Iriendship, which they discuss with eye-opening candor and hilarig During a period when Hollywood white washed any hint oi the lurid or salacious, the duo oliered a ravenoLrs public, gems like T,lrnr Sftc Blot's, a pseudo-lavish, completely tongue-in-cheek send up of Hollywood movies, with plenty of sex splashed around. They were aiso responsible for the Iirst of what became knom to the trade as 'roughies, ' tvith The D{rlers, an umeruing film about two af{luent degenerates who kidnap and torture an imocent young woman. Mau Mau Sex Sex presenis us a kaleidoscopic take on a loopy sex-mad society and two cagey operators who knew horv to exploit it. The legendary exploiter himself, Dave Friedman, will be live in person and conduct a Q&A after each screening. Also, check out original Friedman masterwork2000 Maniacs onSrndat' at 7:00 & 9:30.

FEBRUARY

2I .23 MIDNIGHT

From the evil genluses behind South Park comes the Citizen Kane of pornographic/Mormon/mariiai arts/superhero/buddy lilms, Orgazno * Iike everything else Parker puts his mind to - is equallv outlandish, part skewed moralitv play part sophomoric slapstic( and u,holly rididous, Bottom line? Super-porno-Mormons are preitv damn funnv Nearll, ns ru.lt
as

with nothing political or iife-tlueatening to fight for), sums up an even ),ounger generation's absurdities, frustrations and jovs. There's a knorving, sympathetic md witty spirit about the exercise that
angst of young Amedcans makes vou laugh as vou wince, whether vou inhaled or not.

watching Ron Jerem)r trv to act.

MAR

I8-20 7:00 & 9:45, MAR 23 7:00, MAR 25 9t45

AMELIE

(2001, d. Jean Pierre Jeunet. 122 miry rated R. French w/English subtitles) Some movies are so inexplicably funny and touching and sad all at once that

I,IARCH 27 MIDNIGHI

WEIRD WEDNESDAY. DEMONS 2

FREE

ADMISSION

you want to cry out of sheerjoy': This is what The Movies are supposed to be all about, magicaf transporting con{ections of dreams and hopes and kindness and true love. Scratch the surface. and Amelie is the same basic boy-meets-girl story Hollywood has been telling us for years, but the sgle that Jeunet (auteur and director of the incredible Citl of Lost Children and Dellrniesser) brings to the tableau introduces a fmtastical spirit that tickles your intellectual funnv bone; ihe filn is breezy, witty, with a dose of snideness to sar,e it from saccharine. This is nothing short of m utterly delightfulfilm. MONDAY IS $l NIGHT

(1986, d. Lanberto Bava, 91 min, not rated) Anybody who is expecting Tfte English Palient fiom a movie called Denons 2 will be sorely disappointed.

SATURDAY MARCH
(1961,

2,7200 &9245

This is an 80s low-budget Italian horor movie and as such has serlous plot, dubbing md acting prollems. That said, this is actuallv a ven good movie {or the genre. The comection to the original movie is a bit blurv but it does try to connect the two together Apparently somebody made a dorumentan about the first incident, and it is this {ilm that "infects" a new building filled rvith b'adly-dubbed Italian actors, fhe make-up effects are quite good, and the demons pretty unsettling. Denons 2 delir,ers the goods er.erv bit as much as iis predecessor

d, Richard Lester. 87 min, rated G) This acting debut by the fab { immortalizes the 'innocent" moptop era of the Beatles. Ieahrring their Bdtish invasion pop songs Hnrd Day's Night, Cm't Buy Mt Lare, and, She Lores Me, among others, this bubblv little movie also shoivcases the ifleverent and contagious Liverpudiian hmor that also defined the group. It's a peek into the crazv whirlrvind center of Beatlemania, and will transport you to the inane, slightly ridiculous charm of the earlv 60's. Austin's far,orite Beatles tuibute band, the Egemen, rvill perforn m aliBeatles set, including the songs o{ I Hard Dav's \igftf, before the filn.

MARCH 20

WEIRD WEDNESDAY . DEMONS MIDNIGHT. FREE ADMISSION

TREASURE OF THE FOUR CROWNS IYIARCH 28 7:00 & 9:30

(1982, d. Ferdinando Ba1di, PG, 97 nin.) lt's a badly dubbed, Italian, lowbudget Raldrrs of the Lost Ark ripoff. I know ihat initial description has already sold some o{ voq but Ior the res! see this movie for the incredible gusto wlth which it uhlizes the 3-D medium. Pretty nuch every other scene involves a guy sticking something toward the camera in an exaggerated mmer and for an unrealistically long time. Anything that isn't bolted down gets picked up and thrown into the camera: kevt sticlc, guns, {ingers, bottles of booze, skeleton arms, spears, dangling bits of string, even a squirrel. If it's long and pointy and il'as il'ithin 50 miles of the shoot ol Four Crouns, it was used to enhance vour 3-D experience. If lls 3-D you want, it's 3-D you get with the ininitable lreanLre af theFotLr Crawns.

(1980, d, Lamberto Bava, not rated, 88 min.)Brainchild of Lmberto Bava (son of the legendary Mario Bava) md Italim honor icon Dario Argento (ndo

SEX AND ZEN

MARCH 3,7100 & 9:45
Very loosely based on the erotic Chinese tale The Carnal Prayer Mnl (published in 1534), 5ex snd Zm lolilows Ihe adulierous odyssev o{ Mei Yang
(Lawrence Ng). When his equipment is

produced and co-wrote this film), Dflr0ns stands as a illt classic amongst fans of foreign gore flicks, and serves as perhaps the best siarting point (or those not initiated in the ways of Euro-horror Sergro Stivaletti (Pftenomena, Cemelery Mnn, The Stendhal Spdronr) provides the film's numerous and impressive gore FX: viervers are treated to a barrage oi demon bites, slashings, stabbings, a guy n'ho gets his eyes popped out, demon tra;rsformations (fu1l o{ exploding green pus lesions) md more. Gore {ms love this fiim: it delivers the goods en masse. Glam rock fans iove it for ihe clothes, hair and double-barrel somdtrack: it's a heaw metal horror showl

fomd

to be lacking, he has a rather

advmced transplant operation inyoh'ing a horse and ends up as a cross behveen John Walne Bobbitt and N{an o' llhr (the transplant scene, by the lval', if the stuff of cinematic legend!). Sex is a diffirult, time-consuming and exhausting business in Set and Zor, enploying ladders, braces, ceiling mounts, loaves o{ bread, musical instruments, and positions only a chiropractor could understand, or treat. A full Chinese menu will be
available ior both screenings.

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COMIN'AT YA
t',lARCH 21 7100 & 9:30
Ferdinando Baldr, & 91 min) This is the one, the most important 3D film of the new age: without Conll Al Y4 there wouid be no Fridny the '13th 3-D, no Metnlstotn, no Rltfuleiletl Because one man, producer and star Tony Anthonli was hell-bent on creating his drean, the second wave (the 80's New lVave) of 3-D iilms rvas born. Box ofice was so strong lbr this fil4 3-D glasses manulacturers couidn't keep up with the demand from the theaters and the film had to be pulled {rom release prematurely. Conin' ,4f Ya is a thin Spaghetti Western revenge plotline used to weave together a vast arsenal o{ 3-D effects: not 5 minutes pass without guns, daggers, arrows, sticks, spilling beans, baby asses (midway through a diaper chmge), rats, bats and soap bubbles flying out in your face. It wasn't the character development thai glued asses into seats for Coilln,4f Yn in 1981, it ivas 3-D, baby, delivered in spades.
(1981, d.

STRANGE BREW
MARCH 28.30 MIDNIGHT
nore beer you drink, the {unnier this picture becomes. That's why we are starting ,vou off right, u,ith a free bottle of linited edition ELSINORE BEER with every ticket, jusl like Bob and Doug guzzle in the movie, The storv lollows the McKenzie brothers to the Elsinore breweryi where they try to get iree beer bv claiming thev found a dead mouse inside a bottle ol beer they bought. Instead, thev end up w,orklng ai the plant and get siuck in the middle of a plot by the brewmaster to take over the rvorld. Wiihout a doub! the most retarded version of Hamlet you wjli ever see. Also, each nigh! the Alano will be giving awav the McFarlane Bob and Doug action figuresl
The

lilARCH 5 7100 - CLARA BOWS FIRST TALKIE

Dir: Dorothy Arzner 1929, 110 minutes. The\Nild Party is abott a flirty co-ed attending a college where no one ever studies, and her romantic conquest oi a stuffv anthropology pro{essor, played by Frederic March, It capitalized not onlv on the 1920s craze for college films, but echoed Clara Bow's greatest success, IT, in its theme of female friendship and Bolv's sparing a friend's reputation b,v taking the blame for a transgression herself.

MR. SINUS THEATER 3OOO PRESENTS

CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC
MARCH 29 7:00 & 9:45

The plotline is inconsequential (but nonetheless acted out with intense bravado) - a prisoner with a heart of gold and a slight anger management problem goes toe to toe lvith the inmates md warden of a corrupt fuiudstic

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|I'IARCH

2l -23 MIDNIGHT

MARCH 5 7:00 & 9:30

GEORGE HARRISON TRIBUIE

In 1968 a modest little film rvas released that depicted the late 60's UK youth culture through the eyes of a stodgy, middle-aged man. lt disappeared as quietlv as it arrived, leaving in its wake one of the great soundtracks of sixties pop cinema. Thanls to the resurgence ol interest in mod pop culture in the wake oi Austin Powers, director Joe Massot (SONC REMAINS THE SAME) has restored and trinmed WONDERWALL giving it a sparkling polish. In 1960 s London an eccentric reclusive professor named Oscar (THE EXORCISTs Jack MacGorvran) spends his davs gazing at microscope samples. He becomes fixated with a beautiful model Penny Lane (pop chanteuse and Euro film starlet Jane Birkin), the girlfriend o{ a Sr,engali like {ashion photographer (lain Quarrier). T}uough a hole in the ivall in his gothic flat he spies the young couple engaging in several idvlls rvith their models and visitors. Eventually the line behveen fmtasy and reality blurs and he embarks on a quixotic quest to become her champion, The kaleidoscope of images and George Harrison's musical score catapult the

privatized prison. What is of consequence, however, is the level of ChiCong Kung Fu practiced by all parties involved. Superhuman strength gives Ricky and company the ability to pundr through stomachs, skulls, che.t carihe. ano anv orher bodl pal that .iand: in lhe'r path.. See R;Lkv dig inio his lacerated arm and suture the wound with his own ligamentsl See ihe minl dispensing glass eyel See a prisoner strangle Ricky with his own intestinesl You MUST SEE THIS MOVIE TO BELIEVE ITI Just rvhen you think Rrki-O/r has run oui oi wavs to do violence to the human form, ii surprises you all over again. Yet it somehoul oddly, manages to avoid being lold r mean-.piriled; urlile Lhe c:rrlog ol arrocil es in .ar, rou'rveraH. Italian chrrnk-blotrer. rhe -tufl on di.play in Rickl i. nore lile tfre
exuberant grossness of a 13 year-old n ho has been drawing his orvn comlc books and suddenlv discovers the magic of a red marker.

Nancy Madge, the Bounty QuickerPicker-Upper Waitress" Walker, nin.) Cnn't Stop the Music, the embarrassingly awful pseudoautobiography of the Viliage People, is the next in line for the Sinus Treahrent The film is so bad in so many wavs, il would have you crying out ''Vu'l 5rop the N4or iel if nor ror Owen. John and Jerm. n ho n.ll be .irting Iront-row-cente! armed with nicophones, ]okes, and the will to turn this piece of crap into comic gold. Apart from the wooden acting md ridiculous plof the heart of the comedv of this {ilm comes fiom watching the band nembers desperately attempt to hide their homosexualitv in order to appease the conservative social moral standards ofthe eariy 80's md io sell tickets to a wider audience (Can'l Slop tle Mlsic was promoted as a family picture, and even had a marketing tie-in with the dairy industry leading to the Baskin Robbins pronotional ice-cream flavor, "Can't Stop the... Nuts").
PG, i18 Anvone attending dressed as a member of the Village People gets in 12 off.

(1979, d.

audience into another realm

of

consciousness. Better knowr as

soundtrack bv George Harrison, the music mingles sitars, woodrvinds, and rock beats into m amazing pop fusion. Harrison's original studio tapes have been renixed in Dolb| digital, resulthg in a speciaculd spacious stereo soundscape, WONDER\\ALL is r en much a product oi ils time. A gentle rer,ealing time capsule oi a glorious era irhen lilms rrere experimental and proudly shorved an exuberance for uroeshained cinematic freedom. Intedible Filn Festiul Progranr lloles

AINI IN COOI

NEWS. AUSTIN CHRONICIE.

BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS

SATURDAY MORNING FIIM CIUB THE TIME MACHTNE (1960)

MARCH 30 NOON

FREE

ADMISSION

(i960, d, George Pal, 103 mi4 G) In England during the late 1880s, George, m inventor (omplerec d mrchire to -pan Lhe dimen-jon o' time. De ron.tirlirg its capabilities to Dr Hillyer, he shoots through the future, not realizing that hi- fabulou. \icronan 'nrention nil. be a dino.rur in thr mode-n age. he should be in the midst ofTitne Machins 2002 at the time o{ this screening, so we of{er up this selection as a friendlv compare and contrast. \{'e hope in 40 years, Hollyrvood has not forgotten the charms of the original.

If imitation is the
AKADesth Lsid An Egg (d. Giulio Questi, Italy, 1967) Jean-Louis Trinfignant plavs Marco, a poultry {arm executive whose passion for violent sex with prostitutes is onl,v matched by his devotion to his new mutmt breed o{ n ingless, headless chickens. If this sounds crazed, just wait till vou actuallv see the moviel A masterpiece o{ the newlyJorning Giallo genre, and a kick in the pmts to the French Nen' Wave filns it parodies rvith its dislointed music and collage'slve editing.

sincerest {orm of flatterv then Steven Spielberg must feei very {lattered indeed. This shameless E.T, rip-olf tells the story of a wrinidv little alien who gets separated from his tamily and enlists the help oi a young rheelcl^air-bourd bo1. The film could hare uied )ome heJp trom:pielberg tlhe achng.uck.r and 'rom ll V 'lhe a ier. here look ridiculou-r. But perhap, the most egregious aspect of the movie is its product placement, which itself is derivative: while the original E.T. caved Reese's pieces, this magical extrateileshial joneses for Coca Cola and McDonald's food - rvhv do you think thev call him \{ac ? A-. \'[ir grd Il, fol]orred close on the heels oi E.T. in order i0 e\ploit the market, rre proudlv offer up ihis encore screenhg of Mac md N{e, 21 hous aJter the 20th amiversary theatrical rerelease of E.T.

JOHNNY TEGEND

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TEENAGE UFO PSYCHO SEX MONSIER SHOW 2 HOURS OF INSANE EXPTOITATION TRAITERS!
MARCH 30 9130 PM
3rd in our ongoing series of Trailer shorvs! This one conpiled by Rockabilly

MARCH 24 5 PM
The Alamo partr is now firmly established as the preniere Academy Awards Bash in Austin. Scads of prize giveawavs, drink specials, and the Academy Awards action on the movie screen is just the beginning. During lhe Lommercial breakr, checl out embarra.-irg tailed projeLt. of the nominees, compete in the "Song of the year" sing-along contest (you don't need to krow the ords, just follolv the bouncing ball on the movie screen), see memorable moments frorn Oscar nights of yore, and choose the wimers in our single elimination ballot to be crowned oflicial Academy Award Grand Poobah. 57 admission includes a glass of champagne, a copy oi the Razzie award wimers md a chance at the Alamo Academy Award raffle.

superstar/Andy Kaufman ally/sleaze merchant extrordinaire: Johnny Legend, Johmy Legend has scoured the world to compile the ultimate trailer show Covering everv hue of the cinematic spectrum - beach partl' flicks, 60s ultra gore, vintage sleaze, sci-fi, Euro-trash, horror, b/w sex roughies - it's got everything worth fighting forl This show includes such legendary classics as William Castle's House on Haunted Hill, Robert Mse's The Haunting, and Clambake with Elvjs Presle,v, not to mention Fir,e Loose Women, The Immoral, The Haunting of Hill House, Nudes on the Rocks, Surf Nazis Must Die, Madame Olga's Massage Parlor, Wild Guitar,
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STAR CHASER. THE TEGEND OF ORIN MARCH 7 MIDNIGHI

A diamond snuggler with an anazing ship (Hm Solo perhaps), a young boy escaping from a crapp,v life to {ight an evil bad guy rvith the use ol his new\r found sword (Luke and his iight saber?). Sure, it samples liberallv from the Star lVars cannon, but ivhat hack sci-ii distributor didn't in that day and age. The important factor is that Stilduser has some of the most astonishing 3-D effects of it s day, cool animatiory set and character design, superb music and outstanding voices. The pdnt we are screening is a pristine 35mm Stereovision 3-D copl', a rare treat, and a great kicko{f to the 3-D Film Fest!

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The Alamo Drafthouse downtown has come to be known as one of the premiere rneeting and conference facilities in Austin. Our powerful audio-visual equipment makes for impressive presentations, our flexible catering staf{ can set the tone you want, and the entertainment options offer a perfect way to unwind following the business at hand.

AND NOW THERE'S ftIORE...

The new Alamo Drafthouse North is also be available for private functions. Situated conveniently close to many of the high tech centers in Austin, our new location offers easy access from Mopac and Highway 183, and has ample parking adjacent to the theater.

AND ilORE AND ftTORE...

The Aiamo is famous for creating special events that have attracted nationwide attention. Now we can recreate some of these events just for you, for a truly memorable party. The Spaghetti Westem Spaghetti Feast: Enjoy heaping all-you -can-eat spaghetti with a classic spaghetti western like Tfte Good, The Bad anrl the IJgIy or A Fistful of Dollars. (The spaghetti theme also
goes

well with

The Godfatherl

Mr. Sinus Theater 3000: Based on the popular tv show Mystery Science Theater, our version combines live comedy with skits and musical interludes. The Mr. Sinus comedians take some of the world's worst movies and turn them into a rollicking good time by adding comedic dlalog and commentary. This is one of the Alamo's most popular special events, drawing sold-out
crowds almost every time. Food themed movies: Many popular movies revolve around food. For the Alamo's two -year anniversary, we created a fivecourse meal that followed the progression of dishes served in the romantic epicurean masterpiece like Water For Chocolate. The possibilities are endless, and or kitchen staff is ready to prepare a menu specific to your event.

Alamo on the Road: Last summer marked the first Alamo off-site event ever! The outing was based on the movie Deliaerance tn which four city dwellers plan a canoe trip on the last wild river in the Souttr, soon doomed to extinction by the construction of a darn. They face the dangers of the river and the elements, and finally the ultimately terrifying encounter of man against man. We planned a canoe ttip on the Colorado River which ended up at a picnic by the banks of the river with music, food and beer. When the sun went down we had a massive 40 foot movie screen erected on the banks of the river and watched Deliuerance under the stars. We also have in the works other film outings, including a temporary drive-in for a weekJong festival this
spring. From meetings and presentation to team-building sessions and awards ceremonies, or iust a fun night out for a group, the Alamo has proven to be a per{ect site for parties of all ages.

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