What's Going On In July
DVD Releases:
Nothing really coming up tomorrow, but here's one from last week that I missed: We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen, a documentary on the band with three full shows included from 80, 84 and 85!
July 11: I want to see Brick, the well-reviewed high school noir in the style of Raymond Chandler, and the Chaplin Mutual Comedies set is probably the essential archival disc of the week. Also, Afro Punk is the documentary on black punk rockers, which sounds interesting. And if you don't have HBO, you might want to check out Bill Maher: New Rules, which is the catchiest (but definitely not best) part of Bill Maher's great Real Time show.
July 18: No question, the DVD of the week is Ultraman: Season 1. But there's also The Pee Wee Herman Show, the more "adult" version of Pee Wee's Playhouse that aired many times on HBO during the 80's. I could pretty much recite this show to you right now, but I wouldn't mind having the disc. And the very, very, very well-reviewed African film Tsotsi.
July 25: Obviously, tops on my list is The Beastie Boys: Awesome! I Fuckin' Shot That! But also tempting is the Bogie/Bacall Box. The greatest screen couple of all time. I've never seen Dark Passage, and I can't remember much about To Have and Have Not, but I'll watch anything with these two in it. Howard Hawkes' The Big Sleep is considered their best, but personally, I like John Huston's Key Largo, set in my parents' current home, in an off-season hotel during a hurricane, and starring possibly the best cast of Warner Bros. contract actors ever assembled: Bogey, Bacall, Edward G. Robinson and Lionel Barrymore. I probably won't buy this, since I just picked up a used VHS of Key Largo last year, but $30 is a damn good price.
I missed the 4-hour Ultraman blowout at the Egyptian last weekend, but now the annual Mods and Rockers festival is starting! Ever heard of The Bed-Sitting Room?
THE BED SITTING ROOM, 1969, Sony Repertory, 91 min. Dir. Richard Lester. An ultra-rare lost classic, this surreal dark satire anticipated and influenced Monty Python and blended DR. STRANGELOVE-style apocalyptic barbs with Salvador Dali-meets-FELLINI’S SATYRICON visual brilliance. Lester and British comedic guru/Goon Spike Milligan (who co-authored) concoct a post-nuclear-holocaust Britain as a device to savage every last sacred cow - utilizing absurd characters drawn from a who’s who of British comedy (Milligan, fellow Goon Harry Secombe, Marty Feldman, Roy Kinnear, Arthur Lowe, Peter Cook & Dudley Moore) and leading thespians (Ralph Richardson, Rita Tushingham, Michael Hordern, Mona Washbourne). The film defies capsule descriptions but is universally hailed as the Holy Grail of black comedy by those lucky enough to have seen it. Check out the raves on IMDB. File under "un-miss-able!" NOT ON DVD!
Nice! (double featured with Bedazzled!) How about Privelege?
PRIVILEGE, 1967, Universal, 101 min. From Peter Watkins, director of THE WAR GAME and PUNISHMENT PARK, an uncannily prescient and hypnotically sinister look at the media-controlled future -- where pretty young pop-star Paul Jones (former lead singer for Manfred Mann) is manipulated by Church and State to influence his legions of adoring fans. Sixties supermodel/icon Jean Shrimpton (in her only major film role) plays Jones’ disillusioned girlfriend, who finally convinces him to rebel against the forces controlling their lives. NOT ON DVD!
And on July 16, Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die! How awesome might this movie be? It depends on how much you believe Harry Knowles' hyperbole (I usually believe it, sometimes to my detriment!).
And!!!
Sunday, July 23 – ENCHANTED TIKI LUAU NIGHT AND ELVIS!
Join us in the Egyptian Courtyard for a Royal Southern Californian-style Luau between a double feature of island adventures exotic musical entertainment from King Kukelele and his Friki Tikis There will also be Tiki vendors and other special surprises in the courtyard from 1:00 PM till we shut it down.
4:00 PM - IB Technicolor print! ENCHANTED ISLAND, 1958, Warner Brothers, 93 min. The movie poster tagline screamed: "He dared to love a cannibal princess!" Director Allen Dwan (SLIGHTLY SCARLET), no stranger to meager budgets, brought his trademark lyrical romanticism to this kitschy, bargain basement adaptation of Herman Melville’s Typee. Shot on location as well as some studio sets, this tiki-laden story of a deserting sailor (Dana Andrews) who falls in love with a native princess (Jane Powell, of all people!) gets the full Technicolor treatment. Co-starring Arthur Shields, Don Dubbins and tough guy Ted de Corsia, this was the last film RKO Pictures produced before going bankrupt. Also a pre-show selection of Tiki short films and surprise guests. Approx. 45 min. All pre-show shorts compiled by Kevin Kidney.
Join us in the Egyptian Courtyard for a Royal Southern Californian-style Luau.
7:30 PM - BLUE HAWAII, 1961, Paramount, 101 min. Dir. Norman Taurog. Before all the formula sixties movies that turned Elvis Presley from an icon into a self-parody, came this sparkling original that subsequent filmmakers sought to use as the cookie-cutter guarantee to Presley movie success. But this was the original. Sumptuous cinematography, frothy plot, pleasing comic turns and skillful acting by co-stars Angela Lansbury and Joan Blackman, a thin, tanned and rested Elvis – and, above all, songs as enchanting as the island paradise depicted. From 'Rock-A-Hula Baby' to 'Can't Help Falling In Love' and the title song – this is classic Elvis 2.0. Post-army and pre-rhinestone. This Elvis is as luscious as the Hawaiian landscape, as lovable as a tiki god and just as skillfully shot. The movie and the soundtrack were among the most successful of his career. Remember Elvis THIS way… The Mods & Rockers Festival will present our first-ever celluloid salute to Elvis in August. This film serves as a delectable teaser... Plus a selection of "Blue Hawaii-themed" short films and special guests prior to BLUE HAWAII. Approx. 45 min. All pre-show shorts compiled by Kevin Kidney.
Meanwhile, on TCM:
Friday, July 7, 11:15pm - Seijun Suzuki's yakuza flick Tokyo Drifter!
Saturday, July 8, 5am - Kubrick's first major work, Killer's Kiss
Friday, July 14, 9pm - Hot Rods to Hell!!!
Wednesday, July 19, 9:15pm - Sam Fuller's insane melonoir, The Naked Kiss!
Wednesday, July 26, all day rock n roll movies (Hootenanny Hoot!, The Fastest Guitar Alive, Hold On!, and more)
Friday, July 28, 11pm, Spirit of the Beehive
Nothing really coming up tomorrow, but here's one from last week that I missed: We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen, a documentary on the band with three full shows included from 80, 84 and 85!
July 11: I want to see Brick, the well-reviewed high school noir in the style of Raymond Chandler, and the Chaplin Mutual Comedies set is probably the essential archival disc of the week. Also, Afro Punk is the documentary on black punk rockers, which sounds interesting. And if you don't have HBO, you might want to check out Bill Maher: New Rules, which is the catchiest (but definitely not best) part of Bill Maher's great Real Time show.
July 18: No question, the DVD of the week is Ultraman: Season 1. But there's also The Pee Wee Herman Show, the more "adult" version of Pee Wee's Playhouse that aired many times on HBO during the 80's. I could pretty much recite this show to you right now, but I wouldn't mind having the disc. And the very, very, very well-reviewed African film Tsotsi.
July 25: Obviously, tops on my list is The Beastie Boys: Awesome! I Fuckin' Shot That! But also tempting is the Bogie/Bacall Box. The greatest screen couple of all time. I've never seen Dark Passage, and I can't remember much about To Have and Have Not, but I'll watch anything with these two in it. Howard Hawkes' The Big Sleep is considered their best, but personally, I like John Huston's Key Largo, set in my parents' current home, in an off-season hotel during a hurricane, and starring possibly the best cast of Warner Bros. contract actors ever assembled: Bogey, Bacall, Edward G. Robinson and Lionel Barrymore. I probably won't buy this, since I just picked up a used VHS of Key Largo last year, but $30 is a damn good price.
I missed the 4-hour Ultraman blowout at the Egyptian last weekend, but now the annual Mods and Rockers festival is starting! Ever heard of The Bed-Sitting Room?
THE BED SITTING ROOM, 1969, Sony Repertory, 91 min. Dir. Richard Lester. An ultra-rare lost classic, this surreal dark satire anticipated and influenced Monty Python and blended DR. STRANGELOVE-style apocalyptic barbs with Salvador Dali-meets-FELLINI’S SATYRICON visual brilliance. Lester and British comedic guru/Goon Spike Milligan (who co-authored) concoct a post-nuclear-holocaust Britain as a device to savage every last sacred cow - utilizing absurd characters drawn from a who’s who of British comedy (Milligan, fellow Goon Harry Secombe, Marty Feldman, Roy Kinnear, Arthur Lowe, Peter Cook & Dudley Moore) and leading thespians (Ralph Richardson, Rita Tushingham, Michael Hordern, Mona Washbourne). The film defies capsule descriptions but is universally hailed as the Holy Grail of black comedy by those lucky enough to have seen it. Check out the raves on IMDB. File under "un-miss-able!" NOT ON DVD!
Nice! (double featured with Bedazzled!) How about Privelege?
PRIVILEGE, 1967, Universal, 101 min. From Peter Watkins, director of THE WAR GAME and PUNISHMENT PARK, an uncannily prescient and hypnotically sinister look at the media-controlled future -- where pretty young pop-star Paul Jones (former lead singer for Manfred Mann) is manipulated by Church and State to influence his legions of adoring fans. Sixties supermodel/icon Jean Shrimpton (in her only major film role) plays Jones’ disillusioned girlfriend, who finally convinces him to rebel against the forces controlling their lives. NOT ON DVD!
And on July 16, Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die! How awesome might this movie be? It depends on how much you believe Harry Knowles' hyperbole (I usually believe it, sometimes to my detriment!).
And!!!
Sunday, July 23 – ENCHANTED TIKI LUAU NIGHT AND ELVIS!
Join us in the Egyptian Courtyard for a Royal Southern Californian-style Luau between a double feature of island adventures exotic musical entertainment from King Kukelele and his Friki Tikis There will also be Tiki vendors and other special surprises in the courtyard from 1:00 PM till we shut it down.
4:00 PM - IB Technicolor print! ENCHANTED ISLAND, 1958, Warner Brothers, 93 min. The movie poster tagline screamed: "He dared to love a cannibal princess!" Director Allen Dwan (SLIGHTLY SCARLET), no stranger to meager budgets, brought his trademark lyrical romanticism to this kitschy, bargain basement adaptation of Herman Melville’s Typee. Shot on location as well as some studio sets, this tiki-laden story of a deserting sailor (Dana Andrews) who falls in love with a native princess (Jane Powell, of all people!) gets the full Technicolor treatment. Co-starring Arthur Shields, Don Dubbins and tough guy Ted de Corsia, this was the last film RKO Pictures produced before going bankrupt. Also a pre-show selection of Tiki short films and surprise guests. Approx. 45 min. All pre-show shorts compiled by Kevin Kidney.
Join us in the Egyptian Courtyard for a Royal Southern Californian-style Luau.
7:30 PM - BLUE HAWAII, 1961, Paramount, 101 min. Dir. Norman Taurog. Before all the formula sixties movies that turned Elvis Presley from an icon into a self-parody, came this sparkling original that subsequent filmmakers sought to use as the cookie-cutter guarantee to Presley movie success. But this was the original. Sumptuous cinematography, frothy plot, pleasing comic turns and skillful acting by co-stars Angela Lansbury and Joan Blackman, a thin, tanned and rested Elvis – and, above all, songs as enchanting as the island paradise depicted. From 'Rock-A-Hula Baby' to 'Can't Help Falling In Love' and the title song – this is classic Elvis 2.0. Post-army and pre-rhinestone. This Elvis is as luscious as the Hawaiian landscape, as lovable as a tiki god and just as skillfully shot. The movie and the soundtrack were among the most successful of his career. Remember Elvis THIS way… The Mods & Rockers Festival will present our first-ever celluloid salute to Elvis in August. This film serves as a delectable teaser... Plus a selection of "Blue Hawaii-themed" short films and special guests prior to BLUE HAWAII. Approx. 45 min. All pre-show shorts compiled by Kevin Kidney.
Meanwhile, on TCM:
Friday, July 7, 11:15pm - Seijun Suzuki's yakuza flick Tokyo Drifter!
Saturday, July 8, 5am - Kubrick's first major work, Killer's Kiss
Friday, July 14, 9pm - Hot Rods to Hell!!!
Wednesday, July 19, 9:15pm - Sam Fuller's insane melonoir, The Naked Kiss!
Wednesday, July 26, all day rock n roll movies (Hootenanny Hoot!, The Fastest Guitar Alive, Hold On!, and more)
Friday, July 28, 11pm, Spirit of the Beehive
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