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cinema_babeI know I say this every year but this year I mean it....
I want to hit a lot of the movies being shown as part of the fall2008 New Jersey Film Festival. There are some really good movies scheduled including a very tasty looking Halloween double feature of Cabinet of Doctor Caligari *and* Creature from the Black Lagoon (the latter in 3-D!)
Now I don't *mind* going to these movies alone, and indeed I usually do, however, it would be nice to have some company; the more the company the merrier! I'll try to post about the individual movies in advance but feel free to let me know if there are any that you might be interested in going to.
The screenings are all on the Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick so it's easily accessible by mass transit.
Friday 9/12
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson + Sigur Ros On Screen
Scott 123-7PM
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - Alex Gibney
From Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney comes a probing look into the uncanny life of journalist Hunter S. Thompson and the radically shifting eras—the late 60s to the 90s—that he channeled onto the pages of Rolling Stone . As Thompson is alternately shot up with sheer adrenalin, his own cocktail of every drug known to man, or shooting off his inimitable, speed-freak volley of words, this fast-moving, intensely entertaining documentary considers his ill-fated relationship with the biker gang, the Hell's Angels, his near-successful bid to become the sheriff of Aspen, the notoriously drug-infested road trip that became the basis of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , his deep involvement in George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign, and much more. From the director of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Taxi to the Dark Side . Narrated by Johnny Depp. 2008; 120 min. Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University Office of Academic Engagement and Programming! A New Jersey Premiere!
Sigur Ros On Screen
This special screening features the videos for Sigur Ros's newly-released and mesmerizing record Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust , including the uncensored Gobbledigook video, a documentary about the making of the video, tour rehearsals, the early shows of the current tour, as well as an exclusive band interview. 2008; 45 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
Saturday 9/13
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson + Sigur Ros On Screen
Scott 123-7PM
Sunday 9/14
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson + Sigur Ros On Screen
Scott 123-7PM
Thursday 9/18
Dreams That Money Can Buy
Ruth Adams 001 -7:30PM
Dreams That Money Can Buy - Hans Richter
The ultimate Dada/Surrealist cinematic experience. Dreams That Money Can Buy brings to life the dreams of seven people who find themselves in the office of a mind-reading psychiatrist. When he looks into their eyes he sees the reflected images of their unconscious worlds. These visions are then manifested on the screen, in saturated, surrealist Technicolor, and are based directly on the drawings, paintings, and scripts of six leading modern artists: Man Ray, Max Ernst, Alexander Calder, Ferdinand Leger, Marcel Duchamp, and Hans Richter. 1946; 80 min. Back by popular demand! Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University American Studies Department!
Friday 9/19 Greetings from Asbury Park + Refusenik Scott 123-7PM
Greetings from Asbury Park - Christina Eliopoulos
Will the wrecking balls soon descend on Asbury Park? In this timely new documentary, Christina Eliopoulos profiles a beach town, its citizens, and the vexing conflict between ruin and renewal. Angie is 91 and has lived through three decades of rust and riot in Asbury Park, the one-time paradise of the Jersey Shore. Now her tiny bungalow is threatened by eminent domain. In fact, 29 city blocks, 56 acres of waterfront property and historic boardwalk attractions now belong to a private developer and are slated to be razed and replaced by 3,100 luxury condominiums. City officials claim that a revitalized Asbury Park will be a thrilling combination of SoHo and South Beach. Meanwhile, the bulldozers are in Angie's backyard. A court case challenge is difficult and costly. This could be the last Indian summer that her beloved garden will be in bloom. 2008; 80 min. Back by popular demand ! With an in-person appearance by filmmaker Christina Eliopoulos on Fr-9/19!
Refusenik - Laura Bialis
What began as a small resistance movement led by Soviet Jews--who became known as the Refuseniks and boldly took on a Cold War superpower--grew into an international human rights crusade that engaged the disempowered and world leaders alike. In this expertly-woven new documentary, activists from both sides of the Iron Curtain, many of whom survived punishment in Soviet labor camps, relay their moving accounts of extraordinary courage, sacrifice, and ultimately, liberation. Interviews with key leaders in the resistance movement are combined with covert film footage that was smuggled out of the Soviet Union, to make Refusenik a unique and inspiring portrait of collective struggle. One of the proudest chapters in Jewish and world history, the story of the Refuseniks vividly demonstrates the power of solidarity against tyranny. 2008; 117 min.
Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University American Studies Department, the Rutgers University Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, the Rutgers University Office of Academic Engagement and Programming, the Rutgers University College Avenue Campus Dean, the Rutgers University Vice President for Undergraduate Education, and the Rutgers University Global Initiatives -- Part of the "Human Rights: Content and Discontent" Series. A New Jersey Premiere!
Saturday 9/20 Greetings from Asbury Park + Refusenik Scott 123-7PM
Sunday 9/21 Greetings from Asbury Park + Refusenik Scott 123-7PM
Thursday 9/25
L'Atalante
Ruth Adams 001 -7:30PM
L'Atalante – Jean Vigo
This intoxicatingly inventive masterpiece is a perennial entry on the best-film-of-all-time lists. Jean Vigo's innovative directorial style transforms the story of a young woman's stormy initiation into married life on a river barge into a kaleidoscope of dazzling digressions and tour-de-force scenes that still seem fresh and startling. When the young captain of the barge L'Atalante marries Juliette, a village girl who has never left home before, they sail away together into seeming bliss. However, along for the ride is an old salty dog named Pere Jules, played by Michel Simon in a legendary, uproarious, and unpredictable performance that forms the very heart of Vigo's magical, anarchic universe . 1934; 84 min.
Friday 9/26 Idiots and Angels + Murder, Spies and Voting Lies Scott 123-7PM
Idiots and Angels * – Bill Plympton
In this new and supremely twisted dark comedy from internationally acclaimed animator Bill Plympton a morally bankrupt man battles for his soul. Angel is selfish and abusive, spending his days hanging out at his local bar berating the other patrons. One day, he mysteriously wakes up with a pair of wings stuck on his back which make him perform good deeds, contrary to his nature. As he desperately tries to rid himself of these lofty appendages, he finds himself fighting those who view the wings as their own ticket to fame and fortune. 2008; 78 min. Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University Office of Academic Engagement and Programming! A New Jersey Premiere! With an in-person appearance by animator Bill Plympton on Fr-9/26!
Murder, Spies and Voting Lies* - Patty Sharaf
Will your vote be counted this November or not? How can you be certain if you vote on a computer whose software is owned by a private corporation and which leaves no paper record? These are not idle questions, as Murder, Spies, and Voting Lies reveals. This provocative and timely new documentary, which unrolls like a murder mystery but is all true, profiles the seamiest side of our democracy: the creation of vote-rigging software and the wholesale transfer of control over local, state, and national elections to the Republican-dominated Diebold Corporation. Before the debacle of the 2000 presidential election, Clint Curtis--a loyal Republican and computer programmer from Florida--was asked by Congressman Tom Feeney,
R (FL), to create a prototype for vote-rigging software for electronic voting machines. Once Curtis developed the software, he had a change of heart, and his exposure of the vote-rigging scandal developed into a murder mystery, when one of his colleagues turned up dead in a Georgia motel room. Curtis is joined by journalist-blogger Brad Friedman, fellow whistlebowers, Gore Vidal, and computer security experts, among others, to consider the implications of what happened in Florida on the future of our democratic system. 2008; 68 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
Saturday 9/27 Idiots and Angels + Murder, Spies and Voting Lies Scott 123-7PM
Sunday 9/28 Idiots and Angels + Murder, Spies and Voting Lies Scott 123-7PM
Friday 10/3
Chelsea Girls (Dual-Screen Projection)
Scott 123-7PM
Chelsea Girls (Dual-Screen Projection) – Andy Warhol
A rare dual-screen projection of Warhol's underground epic, Chelsea Girls , is a once-in-a-lifetime event. Starring Andy Warhol's legendary Factory entourage, including Nico, Ondine, Brigid Polk, Ingrid Superstar, Gerald Malanga, Marie Menkin, and Mary Woronov, the film was Warhol's first major commercial success, and was shot at the Hotel Chelsea and various other locations in New York City. Once principal photography wrapped, Warhol and co-director Paul Morrissey selected the twelve most striking vignettes and projected them side-by-side to create a visual juxtaposition of both contrasting images and divergent content (the so-called "white" or light and innocent aspects of life against the "black" or darker, more disturbing aspects). As a result, the actual 6 1/2 hour running time was cut in half, to 3 hours and 20 minutes. However, Warhol's concept for the film was that it would be unlike watching a regular movie, as the two projectors could never achieve exact synchronization from viewing to viewing; therefore, each viewing of the film is, in essence, an entirely different experience. 1966; 210 min. A New Jersey Premiere! Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University Zimmerli Art Museum.
Saturday 10/4
Chelsea Girls (Dual-Screen Projection)
Scott 123-7PM
Sunday 10/5
Chelsea Girls (Dual-Screen Projection)
Scott 123-7PM
Friday 10/10 Beauty #2 + Inner and Outer Space Scott 123-7PM
Beauty #2+– Andy Warhol
Edie Sedgwick was downtown New York's "It girl" of 1965, when she was inseparable from Andy Warhol; they briefly reigned together as the king of Pop Art and his star. Sedgwick appeared in nearly all of Warhol's films that year. In “Beauty #2,” her most playful and alluring performance, Sedgwick flirts in bed with a half-naked man—and the camera—while responding to jealous insults from an off-screen voyeur. "Edie was incredible on camera—just the way she moved," said Warhol. "She was all energy. She didn't know what to do with it when it came to living her life, but it was wonderful to film."1965, 70 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
Outer and Inner Space (Dual-Screen Projection) + – Andy Warhol
This split-screen extravaganza will be shown, as Warhol intended, in dual-screen projection. Seated next to her own image on a television monitor, Edie Sedgwick free associates about subjects that include outer space, medication, and her family. In this innovative merging of two visual mediums, film and television, the movie screen doubles as both a vanity mirror and a confession booth. 1965, 70 min. Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University Zimmerli Art Museum. A New Jersey Premiere!
Saturday 10/11 Beauty #2 + Inner and Outer Space Scott 123-7PM
Sunday 10/12 Beauty #2 + Inner and Outer Space Scott 123-7PM
Friday 10/17 Barber + Reboot + Queenpin + My Quest for the Holy Burrito Milledoler100-7:30PM
Barber * - Christopher Ventura
A touching short documentary about a well-established New Jersey barber. 2008; 7 min. A New Jersey Premiere! With an in-person appearance by filmmaker Christopher Ventura!
Reboot* – Michael Cheski & Susan Hamilton
In this engaging short video, a lifelong cobbler from New York talks about his shoemaking craft—which is disappearing as a majority of consumers now choose to chuck their old shoes, rather than repair them. 2008; 8 min. A New Jersey Premiere! With in-person appearances by filmmakers Michael Cheski & Susan Hamilton!
Queenpin* - Eugene Barron
An illuminating documentary about gender, working-class culture, and the tenacity of an outspoken Jersey girl named Kelly: played out in the bowling alleys of the Garden State. Professional bowling in New Jersey has been dominated by men until Kelly faces up to the challenge of entering into the men's league and making her mark as a bowler. Her unusual background has prepared her for this challenge, working in the tough environment of her father's body shop in New Jersey. 2007; 28 min. A New Jersey Premiere ! With an in-person appearance by filmmaker Eugene Barron!
My Quest for the Holy Burrito * – Jonathan Sell
At once a road trip movie and a quest for personal fulfillment, My Quest for the Holy Burrito is, above all, a comic documentary about one man's liberation from the office cubicle. Director Jonathan Sell suspected there was more to life than a dead-end job. Some of the items on his wish list included quitting his job, Carnival in Brazil, and hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. In pursuit of his dreams, Sell had to fend off robbers, tidal waves, sharks and other unexpected derailments. This film is for all those who feel like screaming at the end of a 40-hour work week and dream up of getting away from it all. A journey into the mind of a modern office serf, as well as a scenic and cultura l exploration of South America. 2008; 50 min. A New Jersey Premiere! With an in-person appearance by filmmaker Jonathan Sell!
Sunday 10/19
Man + The Ladies + Ethan and Jane + Hold On + All Along
Scott 123-7PM
Man * - Myna Joseph
A quietly intense film about two teenage sisters, who try and navigate their way through the bewildering mix of anonymity and intimacy made available on the internet. Moving from the virtual space of the computer into an abandoned house, they forge an unusual bond during a sexual encounter with a young stranger. 2007; 15 min. A New Jersey Premiere! With an in-person appearance by filmmaker Myna Joseph on Fr-10/24!
The Ladies * - Christina Voros
Before the Hungarian Revolution Vali and Mimi led separate lives: the elder was a bohemian costume designer, the younger a tomboy who drove a taxi. After escaping to the US, they had to rebuild their lives as 40-year-old women in a foreign land. Now in their eighties, and still working, the two women are both inseparable and fiercely independent. Their relationship encompasses an entire era and exemplifies the paramount importance of creativity in a world of perpetual change. In Hungarian, subtitled. 2007; 13 min. A New Jersey Premiere! With an in-person appearance by filmmaker Christina Voros on Su-10/19!
Ethan and Jane * - Joohyun Lee
A young man who doesn't know what he wants in life finds happiness in the most unusual place. 2008; 16 min.
Hold On* - Jackie Julio and Doug Olear
Hold On is a quirky comedy about Rose, a spirited quadriplegic and physicist who goes to extreme measures in her quest for romance. Featuring a great soundtrack by Bruce Springsteen and starring Jackie Julio, Doug Olear (“The Wire,” “Something the Lord Made”) and Dominic West (“300,” “Chicago”). 2008; 20 min. An Area Premiere!
All Along* - Robert Masciantonio & Bill Page
A comedy that seeks to unlock the mysteries of midlife. Richard Harrison has a good job, a wife, and two teenage children. While every middle-aged working stiff descends into daydreams in order to escape the mundane, Richard doesn't merely scratch the surface of his fantasies. He actually lives out his dreams as a professional wrestler, rock star, and ladies man, until he is forced to snap back into reality with hiliarious results. Once Sara, a psychologist, begins to help him trace the source of his problems, the appearance in his dreams of a blonde-haired beauty could hold the key to his happiness—or maybe not. 2007; 75 min. A New Jersey Premiere! With an in-person appearance by filmmaker Bill Page on Su-10/19!
Friday 10/24
Man + The Ladies + Ethan and Jane + Hold On + All Along
Scott 123-7PM
Saturday 10/25 Lowenstein's A Terrorist + Victims +
Familiar Voices Scott 123-7PM
Lowenstein's a Terrorist * - Eric Siegelstein
In this short comedy, a man's attempt to impress a beautiful, politically-active woman may inadvertently start a revolution. 2007; 15 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
Victims * - Nino Strohecker
Victims is a compelling experimental film that delves into the lives of Austrians prior to and during the Nazi era.. 2008; 22 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
Familiar Voices * - Danny Mendoza
Familiar Voices is a feature-length documentary about the ongoing genocide in Darfur. Its purpose is to enable audiences to understand the crisis clearly and to empower them to act. Shot on location in South Darfu, Eastern Chad, and the Central African Republic, it brings together the voices of Nobel Peace Prize winners, soldiers, Darfuri refugees, humanitarian aid workers, politicians, university level and fifth-grade activists, and others, to convey a collective movement for change in a direct, concrete, and accessible way. 2008; 77 min. Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program! A New Jersey Premiere! With an in-person appearance by filmmaker Danny Mendoza on Sa-10/19+Su-10/26!
Sunday 10/26 Lowenstein's A Terrorist + Victims +
Familiar Voices Scott 123-7PM
Friday 10/31
Creature Double Feature - Celebrate Halloween with the New Jersey Film Festival!
Scott 123-7PM
Creature Double Feature - Celebrate Halloween with the New Jersey Film Festival!
Come in costume and get $2 off the admission price. Great Prizes will be awarded for the Best Costumes! Come as your favorite ghoul, witch, gill-man, or zombie. . .or come as you are!
Cabinet of Doctor Caligari – Robert Weine
A milestone of the silent film era, this eerie German classic from 1920 remains the most prominent example of German expressionism in the emerging art of the cinema. Stylistically, the look of the film's painted sets--distorted perspectives, sharp angles, twisted architecture--was designed to reflect the splintered psychology of Dr Caligari, a sinister figure who uses a sleepwalker to commit murder. With its mad-doctor scenario, striking visuals, and a haunting, zombie-like character at its center, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was one of the first horror films to reach an international audience, sending shock waves through artistic circles and serving as a strong influence on the classic horror films of the 1920s, '30s, and beyond. 1920; 71 min.
Creature from the Black Lagoon - In 3D - Jack Arnold
Amphibious Prehistoric Gill-Man Discovered in Amazonian Bog! See him in Spectacular 3-D! In this classic creature feature from the l950s, the Gill-Man peacefully inhabits his pristine lagoon until a team of American scientists intrude upon his domain.1954; 80 min. Admission price includes special 3D glasses!
Saturday 11/1
ANIMANIA 3: L'Amie de Zoe + The Cave + Hot Dog + Outsource + The Visitor + Alternate Endings + Quality Time
Scott 123-7PM
ANIMANIA 3
L'amie de Zoe * – Make LLC
When a red family lands on little Zoe's ordinary green planet, a new friend shows her how unique her green world is and inspires her to explore the colorful galaxy. 2007; 2 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
The Cave: An Adaptation of Plato's Allegory in Clay * - Michael Ramsey
An excerpt from Plato's Republic , the 'Allegory of the Cave' is a classic commentary on the human condition and taught in every Philosophy 101 course. In this inspired animation, the allegory of the cave is animated through 4,000 still photographs, claymation figures, and a real fire that burned at the back of the set. 2007; 3 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
Hot Dog * - Bill Plympton
Bill Plympton's new film Hot Dog is the second sequel to the Oscar-nominated short Guard Dog. This time, our intrepid "hero" dog goes to work for the fire department, and complete chaos ensues... A New Jersey Premiere!
Outsource * - Daniel Trezise
Max is about to awaken his long dormant desire for human contact. In his tiny cell of wall-to-wall screens, he performs menial tasks through a robotic pod. When he discovers a way to communicate with Alice in the neighboring cell, he'll stop at nothing to reach her. 2008; 12 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
The Visitor * - Paul Andersen
Lucia lives with her teenage daughter in disconnected silence. Something is missing from her life. One night she sews herself a new man from discarded rags and, slowly, he comes to life. An unconventional drama of loneliness and redemption. 2007; 12 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
Alternate Endings * - Greg Townsend
Who would kill someone over an alternate ending on a DVD? Clearly someone would because a young film director has been murdered, and now everyone is a suspect. Should Russell, the overwhelmed studio security guard turned detective, focus on the producer's evidence? The editor's motive? The writer's grudge? The actress' secret? In this interactive comedy, the audience has the power to make these decisions and guide Russel's investigation. As choices are made, story lines will branch out and merge, characters will come and go, secrets will be revealed, and everything will culminate in one of five alternate endings. Can Russell save the day, or will someone be getting away with murder? Everything is possible in the world of 'Alternate Endings'. 2008 30 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
Quality Time * - Chris LaMont
In this sci-fi horror film, Stewart Savage lives in an idyllic universe, where his girlfriend adores him and his family is as wholesome as the Osmonds. He also lives in a parallel universe where he hates his meaningless job and prefers the psychotic solace of the world inside his head. The polar ice caps have melted and flooded the world while Stewart's dating life has reached an epic drought. Unaware of the rift between his preferred and actual reality, Stewart brings home his latest girlfriend to meet the parents for a family birthday celebration and all hell breaks loose. 2008; 80 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
Sunday 11/2
ANIMANIA 3: L'Amie de Zoe + The Cave + Hot Dog + Outsource + The Visitor + Alternate Endings + Quality Time
Scott 123-7PM
Friday 11/7
RFK + The Death of Andy Kaufman
Scott 123-7PM
Saturday 11/8 RFK + The Death of Andy Kaufman Scott 123-7PM
RFK* – Mark Sobel
This first feature film documentary about the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, and the subsequent trial of Sirhan Sirhan for the murder, is a detailed and controversial account that begins with the fateful night of June 4, 1968 and follows the developments in the case over the next four decades. As fascinating as it is disturbing, this film includes interviews with numerous eyewitnesses and others who have maintained their silence for almost 40 years, and who are at long last willing to come forward and disclose facts about the case that have been kept from the public. Not a film that takes sides with any specific theories, RFK is an in-depth account of the assassination and its aftermath--documenting the failures in the original investigation of the crime that have left many bizarre and puzzling unanswered questions. 2008; 90 min. Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University American Studies Department! A New Jersey Premiere!
The Death of Andy Kaufman – Christopher Maloney
Andy Kaufman, often erroneously cited as a comedian, was the world's first performance artist. He defied genre and categorization to become a true artistic pioneer. Given the absence of separation between his life and his performances, the news of his terminal illness in 1984 was treated by many as another of his practical jokes. Then, upon his death from lung cancer months later, the questions and incredulity continued. Now, over twenty years later, his death is still not considered to be an undisputed reality. Many continue to wonder if Andy is alive... and if he is, what is he doing? What does he look like? Will he return to the spotlight? These are the questions explored in depth by this documentary. 2008; 80 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
I want to hit a lot of the movies being shown as part of the fall2008 New Jersey Film Festival. There are some really good movies scheduled including a very tasty looking Halloween double feature of Cabinet of Doctor Caligari *and* Creature from the Black Lagoon (the latter in 3-D!)
Now I don't *mind* going to these movies alone, and indeed I usually do, however, it would be nice to have some company; the more the company the merrier! I'll try to post about the individual movies in advance but feel free to let me know if there are any that you might be interested in going to.
The screenings are all on the Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick so it's easily accessible by mass transit.
Friday 9/12
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson + Sigur Ros On Screen
Scott 123-7PM
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - Alex Gibney
From Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney comes a probing look into the uncanny life of journalist Hunter S. Thompson and the radically shifting eras—the late 60s to the 90s—that he channeled onto the pages of Rolling Stone . As Thompson is alternately shot up with sheer adrenalin, his own cocktail of every drug known to man, or shooting off his inimitable, speed-freak volley of words, this fast-moving, intensely entertaining documentary considers his ill-fated relationship with the biker gang, the Hell's Angels, his near-successful bid to become the sheriff of Aspen, the notoriously drug-infested road trip that became the basis of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , his deep involvement in George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign, and much more. From the director of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Taxi to the Dark Side . Narrated by Johnny Depp. 2008; 120 min. Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University Office of Academic Engagement and Programming! A New Jersey Premiere!
Sigur Ros On Screen
This special screening features the videos for Sigur Ros's newly-released and mesmerizing record Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust , including the uncensored Gobbledigook video, a documentary about the making of the video, tour rehearsals, the early shows of the current tour, as well as an exclusive band interview. 2008; 45 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
Saturday 9/13
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson + Sigur Ros On Screen
Scott 123-7PM
Sunday 9/14
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson + Sigur Ros On Screen
Scott 123-7PM
Thursday 9/18
Dreams That Money Can Buy
Ruth Adams 001 -7:30PM
Dreams That Money Can Buy - Hans Richter
The ultimate Dada/Surrealist cinematic experience. Dreams That Money Can Buy brings to life the dreams of seven people who find themselves in the office of a mind-reading psychiatrist. When he looks into their eyes he sees the reflected images of their unconscious worlds. These visions are then manifested on the screen, in saturated, surrealist Technicolor, and are based directly on the drawings, paintings, and scripts of six leading modern artists: Man Ray, Max Ernst, Alexander Calder, Ferdinand Leger, Marcel Duchamp, and Hans Richter. 1946; 80 min. Back by popular demand! Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University American Studies Department!
Friday 9/19 Greetings from Asbury Park + Refusenik Scott 123-7PM
Greetings from Asbury Park - Christina Eliopoulos
Will the wrecking balls soon descend on Asbury Park? In this timely new documentary, Christina Eliopoulos profiles a beach town, its citizens, and the vexing conflict between ruin and renewal. Angie is 91 and has lived through three decades of rust and riot in Asbury Park, the one-time paradise of the Jersey Shore. Now her tiny bungalow is threatened by eminent domain. In fact, 29 city blocks, 56 acres of waterfront property and historic boardwalk attractions now belong to a private developer and are slated to be razed and replaced by 3,100 luxury condominiums. City officials claim that a revitalized Asbury Park will be a thrilling combination of SoHo and South Beach. Meanwhile, the bulldozers are in Angie's backyard. A court case challenge is difficult and costly. This could be the last Indian summer that her beloved garden will be in bloom. 2008; 80 min. Back by popular demand ! With an in-person appearance by filmmaker Christina Eliopoulos on Fr-9/19!
Refusenik - Laura Bialis
What began as a small resistance movement led by Soviet Jews--who became known as the Refuseniks and boldly took on a Cold War superpower--grew into an international human rights crusade that engaged the disempowered and world leaders alike. In this expertly-woven new documentary, activists from both sides of the Iron Curtain, many of whom survived punishment in Soviet labor camps, relay their moving accounts of extraordinary courage, sacrifice, and ultimately, liberation. Interviews with key leaders in the resistance movement are combined with covert film footage that was smuggled out of the Soviet Union, to make Refusenik a unique and inspiring portrait of collective struggle. One of the proudest chapters in Jewish and world history, the story of the Refuseniks vividly demonstrates the power of solidarity against tyranny. 2008; 117 min.
Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University American Studies Department, the Rutgers University Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, the Rutgers University Office of Academic Engagement and Programming, the Rutgers University College Avenue Campus Dean, the Rutgers University Vice President for Undergraduate Education, and the Rutgers University Global Initiatives -- Part of the "Human Rights: Content and Discontent" Series. A New Jersey Premiere!
Saturday 9/20 Greetings from Asbury Park + Refusenik Scott 123-7PM
Sunday 9/21 Greetings from Asbury Park + Refusenik Scott 123-7PM
Thursday 9/25
L'Atalante
Ruth Adams 001 -7:30PM
L'Atalante – Jean Vigo
This intoxicatingly inventive masterpiece is a perennial entry on the best-film-of-all-time lists. Jean Vigo's innovative directorial style transforms the story of a young woman's stormy initiation into married life on a river barge into a kaleidoscope of dazzling digressions and tour-de-force scenes that still seem fresh and startling. When the young captain of the barge L'Atalante marries Juliette, a village girl who has never left home before, they sail away together into seeming bliss. However, along for the ride is an old salty dog named Pere Jules, played by Michel Simon in a legendary, uproarious, and unpredictable performance that forms the very heart of Vigo's magical, anarchic universe . 1934; 84 min.
Friday 9/26 Idiots and Angels + Murder, Spies and Voting Lies Scott 123-7PM
Idiots and Angels * – Bill Plympton
In this new and supremely twisted dark comedy from internationally acclaimed animator Bill Plympton a morally bankrupt man battles for his soul. Angel is selfish and abusive, spending his days hanging out at his local bar berating the other patrons. One day, he mysteriously wakes up with a pair of wings stuck on his back which make him perform good deeds, contrary to his nature. As he desperately tries to rid himself of these lofty appendages, he finds himself fighting those who view the wings as their own ticket to fame and fortune. 2008; 78 min. Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University Office of Academic Engagement and Programming! A New Jersey Premiere! With an in-person appearance by animator Bill Plympton on Fr-9/26!
Murder, Spies and Voting Lies* - Patty Sharaf
Will your vote be counted this November or not? How can you be certain if you vote on a computer whose software is owned by a private corporation and which leaves no paper record? These are not idle questions, as Murder, Spies, and Voting Lies reveals. This provocative and timely new documentary, which unrolls like a murder mystery but is all true, profiles the seamiest side of our democracy: the creation of vote-rigging software and the wholesale transfer of control over local, state, and national elections to the Republican-dominated Diebold Corporation. Before the debacle of the 2000 presidential election, Clint Curtis--a loyal Republican and computer programmer from Florida--was asked by Congressman Tom Feeney,
R (FL), to create a prototype for vote-rigging software for electronic voting machines. Once Curtis developed the software, he had a change of heart, and his exposure of the vote-rigging scandal developed into a murder mystery, when one of his colleagues turned up dead in a Georgia motel room. Curtis is joined by journalist-blogger Brad Friedman, fellow whistlebowers, Gore Vidal, and computer security experts, among others, to consider the implications of what happened in Florida on the future of our democratic system. 2008; 68 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
Saturday 9/27 Idiots and Angels + Murder, Spies and Voting Lies Scott 123-7PM
Sunday 9/28 Idiots and Angels + Murder, Spies and Voting Lies Scott 123-7PM
Friday 10/3
Chelsea Girls (Dual-Screen Projection)
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Chelsea Girls (Dual-Screen Projection) – Andy Warhol
A rare dual-screen projection of Warhol's underground epic, Chelsea Girls , is a once-in-a-lifetime event. Starring Andy Warhol's legendary Factory entourage, including Nico, Ondine, Brigid Polk, Ingrid Superstar, Gerald Malanga, Marie Menkin, and Mary Woronov, the film was Warhol's first major commercial success, and was shot at the Hotel Chelsea and various other locations in New York City. Once principal photography wrapped, Warhol and co-director Paul Morrissey selected the twelve most striking vignettes and projected them side-by-side to create a visual juxtaposition of both contrasting images and divergent content (the so-called "white" or light and innocent aspects of life against the "black" or darker, more disturbing aspects). As a result, the actual 6 1/2 hour running time was cut in half, to 3 hours and 20 minutes. However, Warhol's concept for the film was that it would be unlike watching a regular movie, as the two projectors could never achieve exact synchronization from viewing to viewing; therefore, each viewing of the film is, in essence, an entirely different experience. 1966; 210 min. A New Jersey Premiere! Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University Zimmerli Art Museum.
Saturday 10/4
Chelsea Girls (Dual-Screen Projection)
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Sunday 10/5
Chelsea Girls (Dual-Screen Projection)
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Friday 10/10 Beauty #2 + Inner and Outer Space Scott 123-7PM
Beauty #2+– Andy Warhol
Edie Sedgwick was downtown New York's "It girl" of 1965, when she was inseparable from Andy Warhol; they briefly reigned together as the king of Pop Art and his star. Sedgwick appeared in nearly all of Warhol's films that year. In “Beauty #2,” her most playful and alluring performance, Sedgwick flirts in bed with a half-naked man—and the camera—while responding to jealous insults from an off-screen voyeur. "Edie was incredible on camera—just the way she moved," said Warhol. "She was all energy. She didn't know what to do with it when it came to living her life, but it was wonderful to film."1965, 70 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
Outer and Inner Space (Dual-Screen Projection) + – Andy Warhol
This split-screen extravaganza will be shown, as Warhol intended, in dual-screen projection. Seated next to her own image on a television monitor, Edie Sedgwick free associates about subjects that include outer space, medication, and her family. In this innovative merging of two visual mediums, film and television, the movie screen doubles as both a vanity mirror and a confession booth. 1965, 70 min. Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University Zimmerli Art Museum. A New Jersey Premiere!
Saturday 10/11 Beauty #2 + Inner and Outer Space Scott 123-7PM
Sunday 10/12 Beauty #2 + Inner and Outer Space Scott 123-7PM
Friday 10/17 Barber + Reboot + Queenpin + My Quest for the Holy Burrito Milledoler100-7:30PM
Barber * - Christopher Ventura
A touching short documentary about a well-established New Jersey barber. 2008; 7 min. A New Jersey Premiere! With an in-person appearance by filmmaker Christopher Ventura!
Reboot* – Michael Cheski & Susan Hamilton
In this engaging short video, a lifelong cobbler from New York talks about his shoemaking craft—which is disappearing as a majority of consumers now choose to chuck their old shoes, rather than repair them. 2008; 8 min. A New Jersey Premiere! With in-person appearances by filmmakers Michael Cheski & Susan Hamilton!
Queenpin* - Eugene Barron
An illuminating documentary about gender, working-class culture, and the tenacity of an outspoken Jersey girl named Kelly: played out in the bowling alleys of the Garden State. Professional bowling in New Jersey has been dominated by men until Kelly faces up to the challenge of entering into the men's league and making her mark as a bowler. Her unusual background has prepared her for this challenge, working in the tough environment of her father's body shop in New Jersey. 2007; 28 min. A New Jersey Premiere ! With an in-person appearance by filmmaker Eugene Barron!
My Quest for the Holy Burrito * – Jonathan Sell
At once a road trip movie and a quest for personal fulfillment, My Quest for the Holy Burrito is, above all, a comic documentary about one man's liberation from the office cubicle. Director Jonathan Sell suspected there was more to life than a dead-end job. Some of the items on his wish list included quitting his job, Carnival in Brazil, and hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. In pursuit of his dreams, Sell had to fend off robbers, tidal waves, sharks and other unexpected derailments. This film is for all those who feel like screaming at the end of a 40-hour work week and dream up of getting away from it all. A journey into the mind of a modern office serf, as well as a scenic and cultura l exploration of South America. 2008; 50 min. A New Jersey Premiere! With an in-person appearance by filmmaker Jonathan Sell!
Sunday 10/19
Man + The Ladies + Ethan and Jane + Hold On + All Along
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Man * - Myna Joseph
A quietly intense film about two teenage sisters, who try and navigate their way through the bewildering mix of anonymity and intimacy made available on the internet. Moving from the virtual space of the computer into an abandoned house, they forge an unusual bond during a sexual encounter with a young stranger. 2007; 15 min. A New Jersey Premiere! With an in-person appearance by filmmaker Myna Joseph on Fr-10/24!
The Ladies * - Christina Voros
Before the Hungarian Revolution Vali and Mimi led separate lives: the elder was a bohemian costume designer, the younger a tomboy who drove a taxi. After escaping to the US, they had to rebuild their lives as 40-year-old women in a foreign land. Now in their eighties, and still working, the two women are both inseparable and fiercely independent. Their relationship encompasses an entire era and exemplifies the paramount importance of creativity in a world of perpetual change. In Hungarian, subtitled. 2007; 13 min. A New Jersey Premiere! With an in-person appearance by filmmaker Christina Voros on Su-10/19!
Ethan and Jane * - Joohyun Lee
A young man who doesn't know what he wants in life finds happiness in the most unusual place. 2008; 16 min.
Hold On* - Jackie Julio and Doug Olear
Hold On is a quirky comedy about Rose, a spirited quadriplegic and physicist who goes to extreme measures in her quest for romance. Featuring a great soundtrack by Bruce Springsteen and starring Jackie Julio, Doug Olear (“The Wire,” “Something the Lord Made”) and Dominic West (“300,” “Chicago”). 2008; 20 min. An Area Premiere!
All Along* - Robert Masciantonio & Bill Page
A comedy that seeks to unlock the mysteries of midlife. Richard Harrison has a good job, a wife, and two teenage children. While every middle-aged working stiff descends into daydreams in order to escape the mundane, Richard doesn't merely scratch the surface of his fantasies. He actually lives out his dreams as a professional wrestler, rock star, and ladies man, until he is forced to snap back into reality with hiliarious results. Once Sara, a psychologist, begins to help him trace the source of his problems, the appearance in his dreams of a blonde-haired beauty could hold the key to his happiness—or maybe not. 2007; 75 min. A New Jersey Premiere! With an in-person appearance by filmmaker Bill Page on Su-10/19!
Friday 10/24
Man + The Ladies + Ethan and Jane + Hold On + All Along
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Saturday 10/25 Lowenstein's A Terrorist + Victims +
Familiar Voices Scott 123-7PM
Lowenstein's a Terrorist * - Eric Siegelstein
In this short comedy, a man's attempt to impress a beautiful, politically-active woman may inadvertently start a revolution. 2007; 15 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
Victims * - Nino Strohecker
Victims is a compelling experimental film that delves into the lives of Austrians prior to and during the Nazi era.. 2008; 22 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
Familiar Voices * - Danny Mendoza
Familiar Voices is a feature-length documentary about the ongoing genocide in Darfur. Its purpose is to enable audiences to understand the crisis clearly and to empower them to act. Shot on location in South Darfu, Eastern Chad, and the Central African Republic, it brings together the voices of Nobel Peace Prize winners, soldiers, Darfuri refugees, humanitarian aid workers, politicians, university level and fifth-grade activists, and others, to convey a collective movement for change in a direct, concrete, and accessible way. 2008; 77 min. Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program! A New Jersey Premiere! With an in-person appearance by filmmaker Danny Mendoza on Sa-10/19+Su-10/26!
Sunday 10/26 Lowenstein's A Terrorist + Victims +
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Friday 10/31
Creature Double Feature - Celebrate Halloween with the New Jersey Film Festival!
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Creature Double Feature - Celebrate Halloween with the New Jersey Film Festival!
Come in costume and get $2 off the admission price. Great Prizes will be awarded for the Best Costumes! Come as your favorite ghoul, witch, gill-man, or zombie. . .or come as you are!
Cabinet of Doctor Caligari – Robert Weine
A milestone of the silent film era, this eerie German classic from 1920 remains the most prominent example of German expressionism in the emerging art of the cinema. Stylistically, the look of the film's painted sets--distorted perspectives, sharp angles, twisted architecture--was designed to reflect the splintered psychology of Dr Caligari, a sinister figure who uses a sleepwalker to commit murder. With its mad-doctor scenario, striking visuals, and a haunting, zombie-like character at its center, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was one of the first horror films to reach an international audience, sending shock waves through artistic circles and serving as a strong influence on the classic horror films of the 1920s, '30s, and beyond. 1920; 71 min.
Creature from the Black Lagoon - In 3D - Jack Arnold
Amphibious Prehistoric Gill-Man Discovered in Amazonian Bog! See him in Spectacular 3-D! In this classic creature feature from the l950s, the Gill-Man peacefully inhabits his pristine lagoon until a team of American scientists intrude upon his domain.1954; 80 min. Admission price includes special 3D glasses!
Saturday 11/1
ANIMANIA 3: L'Amie de Zoe + The Cave + Hot Dog + Outsource + The Visitor + Alternate Endings + Quality Time
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ANIMANIA 3
L'amie de Zoe * – Make LLC
When a red family lands on little Zoe's ordinary green planet, a new friend shows her how unique her green world is and inspires her to explore the colorful galaxy. 2007; 2 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
The Cave: An Adaptation of Plato's Allegory in Clay * - Michael Ramsey
An excerpt from Plato's Republic , the 'Allegory of the Cave' is a classic commentary on the human condition and taught in every Philosophy 101 course. In this inspired animation, the allegory of the cave is animated through 4,000 still photographs, claymation figures, and a real fire that burned at the back of the set. 2007; 3 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
Hot Dog * - Bill Plympton
Bill Plympton's new film Hot Dog is the second sequel to the Oscar-nominated short Guard Dog. This time, our intrepid "hero" dog goes to work for the fire department, and complete chaos ensues... A New Jersey Premiere!
Outsource * - Daniel Trezise
Max is about to awaken his long dormant desire for human contact. In his tiny cell of wall-to-wall screens, he performs menial tasks through a robotic pod. When he discovers a way to communicate with Alice in the neighboring cell, he'll stop at nothing to reach her. 2008; 12 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
The Visitor * - Paul Andersen
Lucia lives with her teenage daughter in disconnected silence. Something is missing from her life. One night she sews herself a new man from discarded rags and, slowly, he comes to life. An unconventional drama of loneliness and redemption. 2007; 12 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
Alternate Endings * - Greg Townsend
Who would kill someone over an alternate ending on a DVD? Clearly someone would because a young film director has been murdered, and now everyone is a suspect. Should Russell, the overwhelmed studio security guard turned detective, focus on the producer's evidence? The editor's motive? The writer's grudge? The actress' secret? In this interactive comedy, the audience has the power to make these decisions and guide Russel's investigation. As choices are made, story lines will branch out and merge, characters will come and go, secrets will be revealed, and everything will culminate in one of five alternate endings. Can Russell save the day, or will someone be getting away with murder? Everything is possible in the world of 'Alternate Endings'. 2008 30 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
Quality Time * - Chris LaMont
In this sci-fi horror film, Stewart Savage lives in an idyllic universe, where his girlfriend adores him and his family is as wholesome as the Osmonds. He also lives in a parallel universe where he hates his meaningless job and prefers the psychotic solace of the world inside his head. The polar ice caps have melted and flooded the world while Stewart's dating life has reached an epic drought. Unaware of the rift between his preferred and actual reality, Stewart brings home his latest girlfriend to meet the parents for a family birthday celebration and all hell breaks loose. 2008; 80 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
Sunday 11/2
ANIMANIA 3: L'Amie de Zoe + The Cave + Hot Dog + Outsource + The Visitor + Alternate Endings + Quality Time
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Friday 11/7
RFK + The Death of Andy Kaufman
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Saturday 11/8 RFK + The Death of Andy Kaufman Scott 123-7PM
RFK* – Mark Sobel
This first feature film documentary about the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, and the subsequent trial of Sirhan Sirhan for the murder, is a detailed and controversial account that begins with the fateful night of June 4, 1968 and follows the developments in the case over the next four decades. As fascinating as it is disturbing, this film includes interviews with numerous eyewitnesses and others who have maintained their silence for almost 40 years, and who are at long last willing to come forward and disclose facts about the case that have been kept from the public. Not a film that takes sides with any specific theories, RFK is an in-depth account of the assassination and its aftermath--documenting the failures in the original investigation of the crime that have left many bizarre and puzzling unanswered questions. 2008; 90 min. Co-sponsored by the Rutgers University American Studies Department! A New Jersey Premiere!
The Death of Andy Kaufman – Christopher Maloney
Andy Kaufman, often erroneously cited as a comedian, was the world's first performance artist. He defied genre and categorization to become a true artistic pioneer. Given the absence of separation between his life and his performances, the news of his terminal illness in 1984 was treated by many as another of his practical jokes. Then, upon his death from lung cancer months later, the questions and incredulity continued. Now, over twenty years later, his death is still not considered to be an undisputed reality. Many continue to wonder if Andy is alive... and if he is, what is he doing? What does he look like? Will he return to the spotlight? These are the questions explored in depth by this documentary. 2008; 80 min. A New Jersey Premiere!
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Date: 2008-09-02 08:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-02 08:51 pm (UTC)Scott 123
Some of the movies sound very interesting to see... how is the seating?
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Date: 2008-09-02 09:21 pm (UTC)