Here's where you can keep track of all the exciting stuff being brought to you by Dave and Eon's Secret Psychotronic Film Society.
Where: Coolidge Corner Theatre
When: 10 October 1998, 10pm
Whose Fault: Eon
Join your host Eon on a trip to the Coolidge on Saturday, October 10th (that's this Saturday, folks) for the 10pm screening of "Six String Samurai," cult classic in the making. This flick has been touted as the best indie film of 1998, and has got the critics raving. It's slick, it's chilled, it's sexy and mean. Another in the long line of musician/mayhem master movies, Six String is slugging for king of the heap.
TNT Rough Cut sez:"This is the ultimate fanboy experience: wide open vista shots, a too cool for words antihero and a surf-rock soundtrack to die for."
TVgen sez: "It comes across as an amalgam of "Lawrence of Arabia,'' "Mad Max,'' and a Japanese animation film. It's also arguably the most visually sweeping, picturesque low-budget U.S. indie to be made in years. Compare it to the visuals of almost any big budget studio film released this year and it holds up."
Where: Coolidge Corner Theatre
When: 10 October 1998, Midnight (OK, technically it's 11 October)
Whose Fault: DESPFS
Stick around after Six String Samurai, and join Dave and Eon for "Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation" at midnight at the very same time-honored establishment. The Sick & Twisted Festival is sure to become top button in the tight leather pants that is the DESPFS.
Join us in this general society event for the fun you know it'll be.
Where: Coolidge Corner Theatre
When:17 October 1998, Midnight (yeah, technically this is 18 October)
Whose Fault: Eon
Join your host Eon on Saturday October 17th at Midnight for the Coolidge's screening of John Waters's monument of filmmaking, "Pink Flamingos."
Roger Ebert, that institution of film criticism, had this to say about it: "I am not giving a star rating to PINK FLAMINGOS, because stars simply seem not to apply. It should be considered not as a film but as a fact, or perhaps as an object."
(Dave has been one up on me in Film Society movies since we inaugurated this fine institution. My egalitarian heart has been beating irregularly in my chest the entire time, let me tell you, so it's a pleasure to finally be able to bring things on even footing again. Vengeance is swe- er, trust me. You'll love it.)
'nuff said.
Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Where: Brattle Theatre
When: 20 October 1998, 7:45pm
Whose Fault: Dave
The classic Russ Meyer flick. Dave and Eon have seen the preview so many times they can almost recite it word for word. Filmed in Jiggle-Rama.
The Brattle schedule says the following: "Three years ago, this Russ Meyer film was reissued and what was once viewed merely as another 'skin flick' is now being re-examined by critics and feminists. Ostensibly a raunchy story about a gang of women who take revenge on anything needing Viagra FASTER PUSSYCAT is actually a fantasy film for women about female empowerment. John Waters simply called it 'beyond a doubt the best movie ever made.' You decide."
Russ Meyer, when asked about this film in an interview said the following: "I like breasts."
Female empowerment or skin flick? You decide.
Where: Dave's House
When: 23 October 1998, 6:30pm
Whose Fault: DESPFS
Join us for a triple-feature veiwing of Sam Raimi's first films Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, and Army of Darkness. While you're watching you'll be treated to a Hallowe'en-themed Food Fest(*).
(*) Ideas for Hallowe'en-themed food will be joyfully accepted.
The evening begins at 6:30pm.
Showtime for the first film, Evil Dead will be 7pm. This is Raimi's ground-breaking first foray into the film industry. In this film you can see that Raimi is just starting out, but signs of his as yet developing horror genius are clearly evident. The inspired twist on the "evil incantation" cliche' alone is worth the price of admission.
[editor's note: OK. For fear of being subpeona'ed later, I need to tell you the truth about this movie. It's horrible. It tries so hard to treat itself as a serious horror film, but it's just, well, really bad. I mean comically bad. It's so bad it's fun. Come mock it with us. Oh, it's worth noting that, in this case, "price of admission" equals "free"...]
After a short break, we'll screen Evil Dead 2. Having been recognized for the film genius he is, Raimi is back with studio backing this time and it shows. Do not be confused by the opening re-cap of Evil Dead. Finally, mid-way through the film Raimi uses the blistering acting performance of up and coming Bruce Campbell to show that he does in fact have a lighter side.
[editor's note: A little translation's in order here. When he says "with studio backing" what he actually means is "they actually had a budget this time"... As far as the confusing opening re-cap, well, it sort of re-caps Evil Dead, but it simplifies the story a bit by, well, changing it. This has led to the common movie critic amorphism "Normally when you simplify things you don't need to add a piano." This movie starts out trying to take itself seriously, but fortunately gives up about half-way through. You'll know you've crossed the line when you hear the line "Grrrooooovy".]
One more short break later, and we'll show our third and final film of the evening, what should be known as Evil Dead 3, but instead made it to actual first-run movie theatres as Army of Darkness. This movie with full studio backing is a non-stop fun-filled romp which surprised us when the Academy didn't even have the common decency to nominate Bruce Campbell for Best Actor. It's great. You'll love it.
[editor's note: Me again. OK, a little more translation. "Full studio backing" means "a reasonable budget". This movie gives up any pretense of serious horror and is actually a lot of fun. No really. Trust me. It's great. You'll love it.]
Please, RSVP for this one, so we know how much food to make. Plus, we want advance notice on how crowded Dave's living room is going to be.
