From: Weekly Listing (email suppressed)
Date: Sat Apr 11 2009 - 12:16:11 PDT
Part 2 of 2: This week [April 11 - 19, 2009] in avant garde cinema
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SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2009
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4/18
Houston, Texas: Aurora Picture Show
http://www.aurorapictureshow.org
8:00 pm, Museum of Fine Arts 1001 Bissonnet St
MAXIMAL ART: THE ORIGINS AND AESTHETICS OF WEST COAST LIGHT SHOWS
8 p.m. Saturday, April 18, 2009 Maximal Art: The Origins and Aesthetics
of West Coast Light Shows Presentation by Robin Oppenheimer, followed by
a special screening of Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable with
The Velvet Underground by Ronald Nameth. The Museum of Fine Art,
Houston, 1001 Bissonnet Tickets $10 in advance and $12 at the door;
Aurora members $10 _ Robin Oppenheimer's presentation will trace the
historical origins and aesthetics of light shows on the West Coast –
from Vietnam war protests to attempts by artists of the 60s to blend the
"new" twentieth century communications media technologies – photography,
film, audio, projectors. The presentation will feature rare documentary
footage. Robin Oppenheimer is an internationally recognized media arts
consultant, historian, curator, writer, and educator who has worked in
the field since 1980. She is a professor at the University of
Washington. Ms. Oppenheimer was the first
Media-Arts-Historian-in-Residence at Bellevue Art Museum, near Seattle
(2000-2). As Manager of the Seattle Art Museum's Open Studio Project
(1997-2000), she oversaw Web production and literacy training for almost
60 Seattle artists and arts organizations. She is also a former
Executive Director of 911 Media Arts Center in Seattle (1989-95), and
IMAGE Film/Video Center in Atlanta (1984-8), where she directed the
Atlanta Film & Video Festival. About the Curator Bree Edwards,
Co-Founder of Be Johnny: Video, Art & Design is an independent curator
based in Los Angeles. Edwards has held the positions of Program Manager
at the Mitchell Center for the Arts at the University of Houston and
Curator of Public Programs at the Asheville Museum of Art. Ticket
Information Tickets to each individual show are $10 in advance and $12
at the door. Aurora members can purchase tickets for $10 at any time.
Tickets are available online at www.aurorapictureshow.org or by
contacting Aurora at 713.868.2101. About Aurora Picture Show Founded in
1998, the Aurora Picture Show is the only facility of its kind in the
Southwest. Art in America has called it "one of the most interesting and
unusual new spaces in Houston." Originally housed in a 1924 converted
church building in the Heights, Aurora supports non-commercial
independent and artist-made film, video and new media artists through
fifty programs a year, an Aurora Video Library that is open to the
public five days a week, and a DVD Label that is distributed nationally.
Aurora Picture Show is funded by its stellar membership, Houston
Endowment, Inc, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the
Brown Foundation,Inc., Oshman Foundation, Nightingale Code Foundation,
Texas Commission on the Arts, The City of Houston through the Houston
Arts Alliance, and National Endowment for the Arts. Aurora Picture Show
is a proud member of Fresh Arts Coalition www.fresharts.org. _
4/18
New York, New York: Migrating Forms
http://migratingforms.org
10:00, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd ave, NY, NY 10003
TUBE TIME!
Annual web found footage tournament. Teams headed by Michelle Collins
(Best Week Ever!), Ben Coonley (artist), Ed Halter (Light Industry), and
Joe Mande (comedian) square off with the freakiest videos as decided by
audience applause. Hosted by Gabe Liedman.
4/18
New York, New York: Migrating Forms
http://migratingforms.org
12:30, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd ave, NY, NY 10003
OKSANA BULGAKOWA'S THE FACOTRY OF GESTURES
A study of evolving body language in Soviet cinema throughout the 20th
century.
4/18
New York, New York: Migrating Forms
http://migratingforms.org
3:00, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd ave, NY, NY 10003
LEE ANNE SCHMITT'S CALIFORNIA COMPANY TOWN LEE ANNE SCHMITT
A series of portraits juxtaposing the histories and mythologies
California towns with their deteriorating present state.
4/18
New York, New York: Migrating Forms
http://migratingforms.org
3:15, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd ave, NY, NY 10003
E-FLUX VIDEO RENTAL
Video art by Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla, Michel Auder,
Wilson Diaz, Jakup Ferri, Jorge Macchi, Diego Perrone, Jozef Robakowski,
Corinna Schnitt, Superflex
4/18
New York, New York: Migrating Forms
http://migratingforms.org
4:30, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd ave, NY, NY 10003
TEMPORARY POSITIONS (SHORTS PROGRAM)
sutro Jeanne Liotta, Riverbed Robert Todd, Jerk Stom Sogo, My Temporary
Visiting Position from the Sunset Terrace Bar Carlo Zanni, Horizontal
Boundaries Pat O'Neil
4/18
New York, New York: Migrating Forms
http://migratingforms.org
5:00, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd ave, NY, NY 10003
E-FLUX PRESENTS JOANA HADJITHOMAS AND KHALIL JOREIGE'S KHIAM
A metaphysical reflection on the persistence of humanity in a cruel
South Lebanese detention camp (2000).
4/18
New York, New York: Migrating Forms
http://migratingforms.org
5:45, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd ave, NY, NY 10003
SILENT TRADITIONS (SHORTS PROGRAM)
The Last Silent Movie Susan Hiller, Without Books Life Would Have Been
Very Poor Eva Linder, zasto ne govorim srpski (na srpskom) Phil Collins
4/18
New York, New York: Migrating Forms
http://migratingforms.org
6:15, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd ave, NY, NY 10003
ERIN COSGROVE'S WHAT MANNER OF PERSON ART THOU?
"The twisted tale of Elijah Yoder and Enoch Troyer; two anachronistic
believers who dispense violent justice on those they deem to be
evildoers." (EC)
4/18
New York, New York: Migrating Forms
http://migratingforms.org
7:15, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd ave, NY, NY 10003
MIXED AND MAXED (SHORTS PROGRAM)
The Peace Tape Jacob Ciocci, Edge TV with Animal Charm Animal Charm,
Condensed Movie #2 Kent Lambert, Oh, That's Wonderful Aaron Valdez,
Motor Post Motor Band Disband Erika Vogt, Still Untitled Oliver Laric,
0% Down Josephine Meckseper, False Adaptation Phillip Gerson
4/18
New York, New York: Migrating Forms
http://migratingforms.org
8:00, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd ave, NY, NY 10003
JESSICA ORECK'S BEETLE QUEEN CONQUERS TOKYO
A lyrical, anthropological look at the historical and cultural basis for
Japan's love of insects.
4/18
New York, New York: Migrating Forms
http://migratingforms.org
8:30, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd ave, NY, NY 10003
CONJURER VISIT (SHORTS PROGRAM)
Sand Saga Shana Moulton, the visit and the play Stephanie Barber,
Somethings Gonna Soon EMR, Black Oval White Sabine Gruffat,
Transmissions Grey Gersten, The Ancient Set Steve Claydon, Untitled RPG
JD Walsh, What If? Darrin Martin and Torsten Zenas Burns, Untitled
(super-8s) Jacob Ciocci & Shana Moulton
4/18
San Francisco, California: Other Cinema
http://www.othercinema.com/
8:30 PM, 992 Valencia St.
RECOMBINANT MUSIC: GIRL TALK IN *RIP* - A REMIX MANIFESTO
Created over a period of six years, RiP features the collaborative work
of hundreds of people who have contributed to this, the world's first
open-source documentary, about copyright and Remix Culture. Web activist
and filmmaker Brett Gaylor explores issues of intellectual property in
the Information Age, mixing up the mediascape and shattering the wall
between users and producers. Gaylor's doc features artists like mash-up
master and Illegal Art exponent Girl Talk, who blends samples of
existing music into new songs. Engaging interviews with additional
creators, lawmakers, companies, and consumers are interspersed with
animation, collage, and archival footage in this righteous rave-up.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2009
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4/19
Los Angeles, California: Filmforum
http://www.lafilmforum.org/
7:00 pm, Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd. at Las Palmas, Los Angeles CA 90028.
LOS ANGELES FILMFORUM PRESENTS COMMON GROUND: FOUR FILMS
Four young film-makers celebrate the commonplace and the contingent.
They lead us to notice anew what we might miss in our everyday
surroundings. All filmmakers will be present. Includes Common Ground
(2008, World Premiere) by Vera Brunner-Sung; For a Brighter Day (2005)
by Haeyong Moon; Motor Post Motor Band Disband (2007-09) by Erika Vogt;
My Tears Are Dry (2009, World Premiere) by Laida Lertxundi. General
admission $10, students/seniors $6, free for Filmforum members.
http://lafilmforum.wordpress.com. The Egyptian Theatre has a validation
stamp for the Hollywood & Highland complex. Park 4 hours for $2 with
validation.
4/19
New York, New York: Migrating Forms
http://migratingforms.org
1:15, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd ave, NY, NY 10003
JOHN SMITH'S HOTEL DIARIES 1–8
Shot over six years, John Smith documents global turmoil from a series
of sterile, comfortable hotel rooms.
4/19
New York, New York: Migrating Forms
http://migratingforms.org
2:30, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd ave, NY, NY 10003
16BEAVER PRESENTS AN OPEN SCREENING
Organized by 16beaver, the collective—and audience members—show films
related to topic of occupation. Free admission.
4/19
New York, New York: Migrating Forms
http://migratingforms.org
3:00, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd ave, NY, NY 10003
STEVE REINKE'S FINAL THOUGHTS, SERIES ONE
A series of nine episodes, covering everything from the pain of Susan
Sontag to the life of a teen PA.
4/19
New York, New York: Migrating Forms
http://migratingforms.org
4:00, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd ave, NY, NY 10003
BIDOUN PRESENTS PAVIZ KIMIAVI'S MOGHOLLHA (THE MONGOLS)
A leftfield satire and sharp commentary on the expanding presence of
cinema and television in Iran (1973).
4/19
New York, New York: Migrating Forms
http://migratingforms.org
4:45, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd ave, NY, NY 10003
MATURE AUDIENCES (SHORTS PROGRAM)
My Happy Family Nina Schwanse, Carol Anne is Dead Michael Robinson,
Boy/Analysis Steve Reinke, Infinite Doors Takeshi Murata, The House That
Herman Built Jackie Sumell and Herman Wallace, Somewhere only we know
Jesse McLean, Court TV Unknown Eileen Maxson, Silverplay Stom Sogo,
Novel City Leslie Thornton, Crazy and Freaky Jesse Hulcher, Carol Anne
is Dead Michael Robinson, Boy/Analysis Steve Reinke
4/19
New York, New York: Migrating Forms
http://migratingforms.org
6:00, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd ave, NY, NY 10003
BARRY DOUPE'S PONYTAIL
"A series of entropic scenarios held together by an attraction to
failure and its spectacle." (BD)
4/19
New York, New York: Migrating Forms
http://migratingforms.org
6:15, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd ave, NY, NY 10003
DAY BY DAY (SHORTS PROGRAM)
Origin of the Species Ben Rivers, A Necessary Music Beatrice Gibson,
Minot, North Dakota Angelika Brudniak,& Cynthia Madansky, Kalendar Naomi
Uman
4/19
New York, New York: Migrating Forms
http://migratingforms.org
8:00, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd ave, NY, NY 10003
MICHAEL GITLIN'S THE EARTH IS YOUNG
"The Earth Is Young takes as its starting point a series of interviews
conducted with Young Earth Creationists, who find evidence of a six-day,
six-thousand-year old creation in their reading of the fossil and
geological record. Bordering on a kind of science-fiction film, The
Earth Is Young is an essay about the nature of science, and about the
tools, both physical and ideological, with which one builds a model of
the world." (MG)
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