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Hi Everyone! One of my favorite spots on earth is sponsoring one of my favorite events again this year. I am free for pre and post festival noshing. If anyone is game, let me know.
ONE SHORT MONTH AWAY!!
The Raconteur Presents
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW 2006 FILM FESTIVAL
Metuchen, New Jersey, 2006. Nothing much has changed...or has it?
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Saturday, Sept 16
THE FORUM THEATRE
314 Main Street, Metuchen
TICKETS
$15 (general)
$10 (students/seniors/artists)
The festival will feature award winning shorts from all over the world, including:
MORE (Mark Osbourne)
Emotionally affecting and visually stunning, this Oscar nominated (2003) animated short tells the story of a lonely inventor, whose colorless existence is brightened only by dreams of a once carefree childhood. By day, he is trapped at a dehumanizing job in a joyless world. By night, however, he tinkers away on a visionary invention, desperate to translate his blissful vagaries into something meaningful. When his invention is complete, it will change the way people see the world. But he will find that success comes at a high price. 5 min.
SIX SHOOTER (Martin McDonagh, Best Live Action Short Oscar 2006)
A black and bloody Irish comedy about a sad train journey where an older man, whose wife has died that morning, encounters a strange and possibly psychotic young man. The first film by celebrated, Irish playwright Martin McDonaugh (Pillowman, Lieutenant of Inishmore) who, at 27, was the first playwright since Shakespeare to have four plays running simultaneously in London's West-End. 30 min.
THE CUTMAN (Yon Motskin)
Beautifully photographed by cinematographer Andrij Parekh, Yon Motskin's The Cutman follows an aging cutman (Jack McCormack), a man who attends the lacerations of battered boxers. With only 27 minutes to tell its weighty story, Motskin's film accomplishes plenty with minimal dialogue, zero sentiment and lots of narrative craft. It also respectfully pays homage to a forgotten generation of New York pugs, many of whom make an appearance in the film. 27 min.
LATE BLOOMER (Craig MacNeil/Clay Mcleod Chapman)
Loosely based on the dark tales of H. P. Lovecraft, Late Bloomer is a brilliant little gem of fabulously perverse filmmaking and a spot-on re-creation of the horrors of seventh grade sex ed. The film is not only bold and honest, it's also utterly hilarious, thanks mostly to the deliciously creepy voice-over work of screenwriter Chapman. 10 min.
WHO I AM AND WHAT I WANT (David Shrigley/Chris Shepherd)
Who indeed? The long-awaited first film collaboration between acclaimed director Chris Shepherd and cult artist/illustrator David Shrigley is anarchic, hilarious and very, very naughty. This 22-minute animated short follows Pete (voiced by Kevin Eldon), by turns an amusing and spooky little fellow, as he bares his soul and chews heads off birds. Despite his eccentricities, a very strange relationship with his father and a spell in the nuthouse, Pete’s really one of us. No, really. And you thought you had nothing in common with a naked guy who lives alone in the woods. Shame on you. 22 min.
Other highlights include Virgil Widrich's amazing, 2002 Oscar nominated Copy Shop, Sean Ellis's 2006 Oscar nominated Cashback, Chris Shepherd's critically acclaimed Dad's Dead and much, much more...
The evening will also include a panel of notable film professionals including Robert Festinger (Oscar nominated writer, In the Bedroom; October Squall), Joe Bini (editor, various Werner Herzog films including Grizzly Man and My Best Friend starring Klaus Kinski), Craig MacNeil (dir, Late Bloomer and the upcoming Winter Sea starring Roy Scheider), Clay Mcleod Chapman (writer, Late Bloomer), Yon Motskin (writer/dir, The Cutman), and Daniel M. Rosenberg (exec. producer, Spike Lee's Inside Man; Novacaine). The panel will field queries prepared by Robert Kaplow (an award winning novelist, Me & Orson Welles, and an NPR regular) and then answer questions from the audience.
$15 (general)
$10 (students/seniors/artists)
Tickets available in advance (starting Sept 1) at The Raconteur. Tickets available at The Forum night of show. Reservations made be made by responding directly to this e-mail or contacting Alex at raconteurbooks@aol.com.
Hundreds of discounted classic/independent film books and foreign film posters will be on sale in The Forum's upstairs foyer the night of the show. There will be two 10 min intermissions during which complimentary wine will be served.
The Last Picture Show 2006 Film Festival is a celebration not only of independent film but also of its landmark venue, The Forum Theatre. In 1928, James Forgione and H. A. Rumler established The Forum Theatre, naming it by combining the first three letters of their last names. Initially built as a vaudeville venue, it switched its focus to film while still under construction. The 500-seat movie house opened on March 6 of that year and showed films for over half a century before becoming home to a nonprofit theater company founded and managed by Peter Loewy.
And lastly...
I am frequently asked about the name of the festival and why exactly it references Peter Bogdanovich's black and white masterpiece. In that film, the closing of Anarene's only movie house threatened to decimate the town's sense of community. While The Forum is in no immediate danger, its future is by no means guaranteed, and the absence of art, whether it's a shuttered movie house or simply a lack of things to do, can and will kill a town. Keep Metuchen alive and well, support The Last Picture Show 2006 Film Festival.
If you know of someone who might be interested in the above event, please forward this e-mail. For more information contact Alex at raconteurbooks@aol.com.
The Raconteur
A Damn Fine Bookstore
732-906-0009
431 Main Street, Metuchen
www.raconteurbooks.com
ONE SHORT MONTH AWAY!!
The Raconteur Presents
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW 2006 FILM FESTIVAL
Metuchen, New Jersey, 2006. Nothing much has changed...or has it?
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Saturday, Sept 16
THE FORUM THEATRE
314 Main Street, Metuchen
TICKETS
$15 (general)
$10 (students/seniors/artists)
The festival will feature award winning shorts from all over the world, including:
MORE (Mark Osbourne)
Emotionally affecting and visually stunning, this Oscar nominated (2003) animated short tells the story of a lonely inventor, whose colorless existence is brightened only by dreams of a once carefree childhood. By day, he is trapped at a dehumanizing job in a joyless world. By night, however, he tinkers away on a visionary invention, desperate to translate his blissful vagaries into something meaningful. When his invention is complete, it will change the way people see the world. But he will find that success comes at a high price. 5 min.
SIX SHOOTER (Martin McDonagh, Best Live Action Short Oscar 2006)
A black and bloody Irish comedy about a sad train journey where an older man, whose wife has died that morning, encounters a strange and possibly psychotic young man. The first film by celebrated, Irish playwright Martin McDonaugh (Pillowman, Lieutenant of Inishmore) who, at 27, was the first playwright since Shakespeare to have four plays running simultaneously in London's West-End. 30 min.
THE CUTMAN (Yon Motskin)
Beautifully photographed by cinematographer Andrij Parekh, Yon Motskin's The Cutman follows an aging cutman (Jack McCormack), a man who attends the lacerations of battered boxers. With only 27 minutes to tell its weighty story, Motskin's film accomplishes plenty with minimal dialogue, zero sentiment and lots of narrative craft. It also respectfully pays homage to a forgotten generation of New York pugs, many of whom make an appearance in the film. 27 min.
LATE BLOOMER (Craig MacNeil/Clay Mcleod Chapman)
Loosely based on the dark tales of H. P. Lovecraft, Late Bloomer is a brilliant little gem of fabulously perverse filmmaking and a spot-on re-creation of the horrors of seventh grade sex ed. The film is not only bold and honest, it's also utterly hilarious, thanks mostly to the deliciously creepy voice-over work of screenwriter Chapman. 10 min.
WHO I AM AND WHAT I WANT (David Shrigley/Chris Shepherd)
Who indeed? The long-awaited first film collaboration between acclaimed director Chris Shepherd and cult artist/illustrator David Shrigley is anarchic, hilarious and very, very naughty. This 22-minute animated short follows Pete (voiced by Kevin Eldon), by turns an amusing and spooky little fellow, as he bares his soul and chews heads off birds. Despite his eccentricities, a very strange relationship with his father and a spell in the nuthouse, Pete’s really one of us. No, really. And you thought you had nothing in common with a naked guy who lives alone in the woods. Shame on you. 22 min.
Other highlights include Virgil Widrich's amazing, 2002 Oscar nominated Copy Shop, Sean Ellis's 2006 Oscar nominated Cashback, Chris Shepherd's critically acclaimed Dad's Dead and much, much more...
The evening will also include a panel of notable film professionals including Robert Festinger (Oscar nominated writer, In the Bedroom; October Squall), Joe Bini (editor, various Werner Herzog films including Grizzly Man and My Best Friend starring Klaus Kinski), Craig MacNeil (dir, Late Bloomer and the upcoming Winter Sea starring Roy Scheider), Clay Mcleod Chapman (writer, Late Bloomer), Yon Motskin (writer/dir, The Cutman), and Daniel M. Rosenberg (exec. producer, Spike Lee's Inside Man; Novacaine). The panel will field queries prepared by Robert Kaplow (an award winning novelist, Me & Orson Welles, and an NPR regular) and then answer questions from the audience.
$15 (general)
$10 (students/seniors/artists)
Tickets available in advance (starting Sept 1) at The Raconteur. Tickets available at The Forum night of show. Reservations made be made by responding directly to this e-mail or contacting Alex at raconteurbooks@aol.com.
Hundreds of discounted classic/independent film books and foreign film posters will be on sale in The Forum's upstairs foyer the night of the show. There will be two 10 min intermissions during which complimentary wine will be served.
The Last Picture Show 2006 Film Festival is a celebration not only of independent film but also of its landmark venue, The Forum Theatre. In 1928, James Forgione and H. A. Rumler established The Forum Theatre, naming it by combining the first three letters of their last names. Initially built as a vaudeville venue, it switched its focus to film while still under construction. The 500-seat movie house opened on March 6 of that year and showed films for over half a century before becoming home to a nonprofit theater company founded and managed by Peter Loewy.
And lastly...
I am frequently asked about the name of the festival and why exactly it references Peter Bogdanovich's black and white masterpiece. In that film, the closing of Anarene's only movie house threatened to decimate the town's sense of community. While The Forum is in no immediate danger, its future is by no means guaranteed, and the absence of art, whether it's a shuttered movie house or simply a lack of things to do, can and will kill a town. Keep Metuchen alive and well, support The Last Picture Show 2006 Film Festival.
If you know of someone who might be interested in the above event, please forward this e-mail. For more information contact Alex at raconteurbooks@aol.com.
The Raconteur
A Damn Fine Bookstore
732-906-0009
431 Main Street, Metuchen
www.raconteurbooks.com
