The entire MODS & ROCKERS 2006
Film Festival on one page

All weekend programs at the Steven Spielberg Theatre at The Egyptian (Saturdays & Sundays at 6:00pm) are FREE-ADMISSION spoken word events.

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Tuesday July 4, 2006 - 4:00pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

GO-GO MANIA!
(1965, 70 mins, Directed by Fred Goode)
Wild, candy-colored music revue features the cream of the British Invasion bands

GOAL! THE 1966 WORLD CUP


Thursday July 13, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore Salute - Double Feature

BEDAZZLED
(1967, 107 mins, 20th Century Fox, Directed by Stanley Donen)
The definitive Mod Comedy, filled with leaping lesbian nuns, bottles of Froony Green Eyewash and Raquel Welch as Lillian Lust (the Babe with the Bust). Peter Cook wrote the screenplay and stars as the deliciously hip Devil, merrily ripping the last page out of Agatha Christie novels. Dudley Moore co-stars as the hapless hamburger chef who trades his soul for seven chances to bed the luscious Eleanor Bron.

THE BED-SITTING ROOM
(1969, 91 mins, Sony Repertory, Directed by 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!


Friday July 14, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Dennis Hopper/Peter Fonda Double Feature

EASY RIDER
(1969, 94 mins, Sony Repertory, Directed by Dennis Hopper)
Two lone wolf bikers (Peter Fonda, Hopper) make a killing on a drug deal and, to commemorate their new financial independence, decide to roll cross-country on a southwestern tour of America. What they find are exhilarating open spaces, free love communes and people living off the land. But they also find bad acid trips and a mortally dangerous climate of prejudice. Jack Nicholson shot to stardom (as well as received numerous awards, including a Supporting Actor Oscar nomination) for his funny, irreverent turn as a misfit alcoholic lawyer in a small, Southern town. The collaborative script was by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper & Terry Southern. With great music by Steppenwolf, Roger McGuinn, Jimi Hendrix and more!

THE TRIP
(1967, 85 mins, Sony Repertory, Directed by Roger Corman)
Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Bruce Dern and Susan Strasberg star in this Jack Nicholson-scripted story of a burned-out TV commercial director who takes the ultimate acid trip. American International Pictures changed the ending without Corman’s approval to suggest a more anti-drug stance; still, the film captures the Sunset Strip at the height of its lurid, frenzied glory. Music by The Electric Flag.


Friday July 14, 2006 - 7:30pm
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

PERFORMANCE
(1970, 105 mins, Warner Bros., Directed by Nicolas Roeg & Donald Cammell)
Perhaps the wildest, most deeply layered psychedelic movie ever made -- gangster James Fox goes on the lam, hiding out in reclusive pop-star Mick Jagger’s decaying townhouse in the hippie London ghetto. Jagger and polysexual girlfriend Anita Pallenberg put Fox through his paces with mind games and large doses of psylocibin mushrooms -- all climaxing in the mind-blowing "Memo For Turner" production number. Brutal beatings, sexual identity crises and prodigious drug-taking is punctuated by one of Jack Nitzsche’s best scores (highlighted by Ry Cooder’s incredible bottleneck guitar work). NOT ON DVD!


Saturday July 15, 2006 - 6:00pm
Steven Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian

FREE ADMISSION! Live Theatre Event!

GREAT EXPLOITATIONS! AN AUDIENCE WITH MARTIN LEWIS
(2006, 60 mins, Directed by Martin Lewis)
Described as a “veteran hipster” (New York Press) humorist Martin Lewis’ critically-acclaimed one-man show sprinkles hilarious tales from his life in rock’s fast lane - working with The Beatles, The Who, Sex Pistols, Rutles, Monkees, Wham!, Sting, Townshend, Daltrey, McCartney, Clapton, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins, Bob Geldof, Eric Burdon, Donovan, George Michael, Bryan Ferry, Chrissie Hynde, Cat Stevens, Slash and other rock luminaries. "The ultra-high-energy Lewis... a machine-gun style delivery of sardonic observations sweetened by an irrepressible exuberance... the sort of wit I call unimpeachable." - L.A. Weekly • "A treat! Incites and inspires with his witticisms." - Village Voice • "A very captivating raconteur." - Los Angeles Magazine • "He reminds me of my mother..." – Slash. FREE ADMISSION


Saturday July 15, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Ultra-Rare ‘It’s-A-Drag-Being-A-Rock-Star’ Double Feature

PRIVILEGE
(1967, 101 mins, Universal, Directed by Peter Watkins)
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!

STARDUST
(1974, 111 mins, Sony Repertory, Directed by Michael Apted)
"Show me a boy who never wanted to become a rock star and I'll show you a liar." Director Michael Apted’s follow-up to the cult sleeper THAT’LL BE THE DAY follows rock star Jim MacLaine (David Essex) on his rise to the top with his band, “The Stray Cats.” Adam Faith is his manager and his group includes Dave Edmunds, Paul Nicholas and Keith Moon. Once the boys hit the big time, Machievellian Larry Hagman materializes to worm his way into the moneymaking pop machine. Great music with an unusually realistic look at the darker side of the business. “It's a…cynical film, but a brutally honest one, showing in no uncertain terms what really lay behind the sex, drugs and rock'n'roll mirage.” – Michael Brooke, BFI Screen Online. (Print is faded.) NOT ON DVD!


Saturday July 15, 2006 - 7:30pm
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
(1964, 85 mins, Miramax, Directed by Richard Lester)
This brilliant, carefree comedy set the tone for the rest of the 1960’s, and captured the Beatles at their best, clowning (as one respected reviewer said) like the musical Marx Bros. From Lester’s restless, handheld camerawork to writer Alun Owen’s surreal Day-in-the-Life script, to the Beatles themselves -- exuberantly singing "Can’t Buy Me Love," "If I Fell" and many others, -- this is the essence of the Sixties.


Sunday July 16, 2006 - 6:00pm
Steven Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian

FREE ADMISSION! Live Theatre Event!

GREAT EXPLOITATIONS! AN AUDIENCE WITH MARTIN LEWIS
(2006, 60 mins, Directed by Martin Lewis)
Described as a “veteran hipster” (New York Press) humorist Martin Lewis’ critically-acclaimed one-man show sprinkles hilarious tales from his life in rock’s fast lane - working with The Beatles, The Who, Sex Pistols, Rutles, Monkees, Wham!, Sting, Townshend, Daltrey, McCartney, Clapton, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins, Bob Geldof, Eric Burdon, Donovan, George Michael, Bryan Ferry, Chrissie Hynde, Cat Stevens, Slash and other rock luminaries. "The ultra-high-energy Lewis... a machine-gun style delivery of sardonic observations sweetened by an irrepressible exuberance... the sort of wit I call unimpeachable." - L.A. Weekly • "A treat! Incites and inspires with his witticisms." - Village Voice • "A very captivating raconteur." - Los Angeles Magazine • "He reminds me of my mother..." – Slash. FREE ADMISSION


Sunday July 16, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Ultra-Rare Double Feature

A MAN COULD GET KILLED
(1966, 97 mins, Universal, Directed by Ronald Neame)
This very engaging action comedy is filled with a wealth of sixties style and remains one of the most likeable (and most unseen) pure entertainments from that swinging decade. James Garner is a bewildered American businessman arriving at the Lisbon airport who is mistaken for a top British agent searching for missing diamonds. No sooner has he been introduced to the British Embassy’s Robert Coote, than his car is blown up. A gangster’s amorous widow (delicious Melina Mercouri), as well as Portuguese conman Tony Franciosa and innocent, young Sandra Dee enter the picture, and the stage is set for infectious, expertly-timed fun and intrigue. NOT ON DVD!

IB Technicolor Print!

KISS THE GIRLS AND MAKE THEM DIE
(1966, 106 mins, Sony Repertory, Directed by Henry Levin, Arduino Maiuri (uncredited). )
Producer Dino DeLaurentis made several similar tongue-in-cheek action movies in the mid-sixties (i.e. Mario Bava’s DANGER: DIABOLIK), and this is one of the most diverting. Secret agent Mike Connors (TV’s “Mannix”) careens around gorgeous Rio locations tracking the henchmen of evil Mr. Ardonian (Raf Vallone), a tycoon hoping to introduce the world’s female population to an extreme form of birth control with his own sterility-inducing satellite! Helping and hindering Connors is affluent spy Dorothy Provine, chauffeured around by her assistant, Terry Thomas. Loads of eye-popping action as well as a stunning bevy of European and American starlets (Margaret Lee, Nicoletta Machiavelli, Marilu Tolo, Beverly Adams) in supporting roles. NOT ON DVD!


Sunday July 16, 2006 - 7:30pm
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

BARBARELLA
(1968, 98 mins, Paramount, Directed by Roger Vadim)
Jane Fonda, the final word in comic-strip space heroines, trips the light fantastic in director Roger Vadim's delightfully whacked-out romp in the 41st century, an acid-trip lightshow of a universe populated by blind birdman John Phillip Law, one-eyed dominatrix Anita Pallenberg (Keith Richards’ one-time girlfriend!) and galaxy dictator Duran Duran (Milo O'Shea) and his orgasm machine. Ultra-groovy soft-psych soundtrack by Bob Crewe and the Glitterhouse. With David Hemmings, Marcel Marceau

DANGER:DIABOLIK
(1976, 100 mins, Paramount, Directed by Mario Bava)
"Diabolik – out for all he can take, seduce or get away with …!" Is there a groovier 60’s flick than this surreal Euro thriller based on the popular Italian comic strip anti-hero??! From sexy, cat-suited super-thief John Phillip Law to gorgeous gal-pal Marisa Mell, to Ennio Morricone’s psychedelic paradise of a score (including "Deep Deep Down," one of the greatest spy-themes ever) … this is as Mod as it gets, baby!!


Wednesday July 19, 2006 - 7:30pm
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

PRIVILEGE
(1967, 101 mins, Universal, Directed by Peter Watkins)
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!


Thursday July 20, 2006 - 7:30pm
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

THE APPLE
(1980, 90 mins, Sony Repertory, Directed by Menahem Golan)
This is your chance to see one of the most mind-melting musicals ever made. Cannon Films mogul Menahem Golan’s over the top directorial debut is a camp-lover’s delight, set "far in the future" (the year 1994) where almost all the world has become enslaved to the hedonistic disco music of the BIM corporation, supervised by the demonic Mr. Boogaloo. Be prepared for jaw-dropping set design, costumes and musical numbers that jump from sappy soft-rock to ‘70s disco to glitter rock to cabaret and Broadway. Hold on to your seats and don’t be surprised if you feel the urge to don metallic fabrics and strange make-up as you exit the theatre! Dress as your favorite character from the film (Mr. Boogaloo anyone?) and we will have a special goodie bag for the winner (apple included)!


Friday July 21, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Double Feature!

THE KNACK… AND HOW TO GET IT
(1965, 84 mins, Sony Repertory, Directed by Richard Lester)
A How-to Manual in the art of Swinging Seduction -- from the enormously-talented director of A HARD DAY’S NIGHT and HELP!, Richard Lester. Michael Crawford and Ray Brooks star as teacher and student, learning the fine points of pursuing girls -- including TASTE OF HONEY star Rita Tushingham, Jacqueline Bisset and a young Charlotte Rampling. With music by John Barry.

WORK IS A FOUR LETTER WORD
(1967, 93 mins, Universal, Directed by Sir Peter Hall)
Another true pop rarity, from stage director turned filmmaker Sir Peter Hall (A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM). David Warner and songstress/Beatle pal Cilla Black star in this delightfully-absurd account of a young man on a mission – to grow giant psychedelic mushrooms to promote happiness for Britain's overworked masses!! Based on the play Eh? NOT ON DVD!


Friday July 21, 2006 - 7:30pm
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

TOMMY
(1975, 111 mins, Sony Repertory, Directed by Ken Russell)
Having already brought an outlandish, hellzapoppin quality to such films as THE DEVILS, director Ken Russell was the perfect choice to helm The Who’s landmark rock opera TOMMY, transforming it into a stream-of-consciousness catalog of wild performances from the likes of Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Tina Turner, Elton John, Keith Moon, Jack Nicholson and others.


Saturday July 22, 2006 - 6:00pm
Steven Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian

FREE ADMISSION! Live Theatre Event!

GREAT EXPLOITATIONS! AN AUDIENCE WITH MARTIN LEWIS
(2006, 60 mins, Directed by Martin Lewis)
Described as a “veteran hipster” (New York Press) humorist Martin Lewis’ critically-acclaimed one-man show sprinkles hilarious tales from his life in rock’s fast lane - working with The Beatles, The Who, Sex Pistols, Rutles, Monkees, Wham!, Sting, Townshend, Daltrey, McCartney, Clapton, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins, Bob Geldof, Eric Burdon, Donovan, George Michael, Bryan Ferry, Chrissie Hynde, Cat Stevens, Slash and other rock luminaries. "The ultra-high-energy Lewis... a machine-gun style delivery of sardonic observations sweetened by an irrepressible exuberance... the sort of wit I call unimpeachable." - L.A. Weekly • "A treat! Incites and inspires with his witticisms." - Village Voice • "A very captivating raconteur." - Los Angeles Magazine • "He reminds me of my mother..." – Slash. FREE ADMISSION


Saturday July 22, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Ultra-Rare Double Feature

DUFFY
(1968, 101 mins, Sony Repertory, Directed by Robert Parrish)
Two spoiled, swinging brothers (James Fox, John Alderton) enlist expatriate American bad boy, James Coburn, to help them relieve their super-rich father (James Mason) of his fortune. Spanish and Mediterranean locations highlight this hip, underrated and captivating caper comedy. NOT ON DVD

THE JOKERS
(1967, 94 mins, Universal, Directed by Michael Winner)
A dazzling (but rarely-screened) satire of Young London, features Michael Crawford (pre-Phantom of the Opera) and Oliver Reed as a pair of rich, freewheeling brothers making the rounds of posh parties. Their anarchic spirit gets the better of them -- and a string of increasingly elaborate pranks results in their making off with the Crown Jewels. Scripted by Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais (THE COMMITMENTS & STILL CRAZY). NOT ON DVD.


Saturday July 22, 2006 - 7:30pm
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
(1973, 108 mins, Universal, Directed by Norman Jewison)
Adapted from Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s landmark rock-opera, and featuring such standout numbers as "I Don’t Know How to Love Him," "What’s the Buzz?" and "Jesus Christ, Superstar” performed by an extremely talented cast including Ted Neeley as Christ, Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene and the late Carl Anderson in a standout role as Judas Iscariot.

HAIR
(1979, 121 mins, Sony Repertory, Directed by Milos Foreman)
Adapted from Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s landmark rock-opera, and featuring such standout numbers as "I Don’t Know How to Love Him," "What’s the Buzz?" and "Jesus Christ, Superstar” performed by an extremely talented cast including Ted Neeley as Christ, Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene and the late Carl Anderson in a standout role as Judas Iscariot.


Sunday July 23, 2006 - 6:00pm
Steven Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian

FREE ADMISSION! Live Theatre Event!

GREAT EXPLOITATIONS! AN AUDIENCE WITH MARTIN LEWIS
(2006, 60 mins, Directed by Martin Lewis)
Described as a “veteran hipster” (New York Press) humorist Martin Lewis’ critically-acclaimed one-man show sprinkles hilarious tales from his life in rock’s fast lane - working with The Beatles, The Who, Sex Pistols, Rutles, Monkees, Wham!, Sting, Townshend, Daltrey, McCartney, Clapton, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins, Bob Geldof, Eric Burdon, Donovan, George Michael, Bryan Ferry, Chrissie Hynde, Cat Stevens, Slash and other rock luminaries. "The ultra-high-energy Lewis... a machine-gun style delivery of sardonic observations sweetened by an irrepressible exuberance... the sort of wit I call unimpeachable." - L.A. Weekly • "A treat! Incites and inspires with his witticisms." - Village Voice • "A very captivating raconteur." - Los Angeles Magazine • "He reminds me of my mother..." – Slash. FREE ADMISSION


Sunday July 23, 2006 - 4:00pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

ENCHANTED TIKI LUAU NIGHT AND ELVIS!

ENCHANTED ISLAND
(1958, 93 mins, Warner Bros., Directed by Allen Dwan)
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.

There will be a pre-show selection of Tiki short films and surprise guests. Approx. 45 min.


Sunday July 23, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

ENCHANTED TIKI LUAU NIGHT AND ELVIS!

BLUE HAWAII
(1961, 101 mins, Paramount, Directed by 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.

A selection of "Blue Hawaii-themed” short films and special guests prior to BLUE HAWAII. Approx. 45 min.


Wednesday July 26, 2006 - 7:30pm
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

FLASHDANCE
(1983, 105 mins, Paramount, Directed by Adrian Lyne)
Alex (Jennifer Beals) is a blue-collar worker by day and aspiring dancer by night. She dances in bars, longing for a true career in dance. An 80’s movie-candy fairy tale, with a romance subplot between welder/dancer Beals and boss Michael Nouri that is especially sweet. The city of Pittsburgh co-stars. Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey and Irene Cara won the Oscar and the Golden Globe for the title song “Flashdance…What A Feeling”.

Actor Lee Ving will appear for discussion following the film.


Thursday July 27, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Double Feature!

HAVING A WILD WEEKEND
(1965, 91 mins, Warner Bros, Directed by John Boorman)
Hoping to cash in on the success of A HARD DAY’S NIGHT, producer David Deutsch hired first-timer John Boorman (who later directed POINT BLANK and DELIVERANCE) to bang out a quick pop confection starring Britain’s hugely-successful Dave Clark Five. Instead, Boorman delivered this provocative Anti-Pop Film about the pressures of Mod stardom – in which drummer Clark and model Barbara Ferris try to disappear for a few days, and find themselves pursued by a rabid caravan of press agents, managers, reporters and the rest. NOT ON DVD!

WONDERWALL
(1969, 94 mins, Directed by Joe Massot)
Absolutely glorious/meaningless headtripping madness, this is a virtually plotless fantasy about a doddering old professor (Jack MacGowran) who discovers a secret window into the endless sex-life of gorgeous nymph Jane Birkin (Serge Gainsbourg’s main squeeze and co-singer of "Je t’aime moi non plus"-!) Awash in swirling oranges, golds and reds (and featuring a shimmering, sitar-laced score by Beatle George Harrison, plus the film's lost (and previously unused) theme song later discovered in Harrison's vaults,) WONDERWALL is a surreal journey back to the Age of Altered Consciousness -- lap it up. Preceded by the short: "Reflections On Love," 1965, 13 min. Exuberant cinemascope portrait of Swinging London from director Joe Massot featuring definitive London dollybird Jenny Boyd (sister of Beatle George's wife Pattie and future wife of Mick Fleetwood).


Friday July 28, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Actor Bill Nighy In-Person!

STILL CRAZY
(1998, 97 mins, Sony Repertory, Directed by Brian Gibson)
A classic “film that got away” - adored by the cognoscenti. Writers/producers Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais reinvigorate the familiar scenario of ‘aging rockers struggling with past glories and demons to make comeback’ - turning it into a glorious, hilarious paean to rock ’n’ roll camaraderie and Seventies excess tempered with sweet poignancy. Think SPINAL TAP meets MY FAVORITE YEAR through THE FULL MONTY as British hard-rock has-beens, Strange Fruit - including Stephen Rea, Bruce Robinson and a magnificent Bill Nighy - etch realistic portraits of middle-age rockster revival. Billy Connolly (“Deadwood”) plays the Greek chorus as the band’s fatalistic, wise-cracking roadie. Spot-on songs by Foreigner’s Mick Jones and Squeeze’s Chris Difford.

Discussion in between films ('Still Crazy' & 'The Commitments') with actor Bill Nighy

THE COMMITMENTS
(1991, 117 mins, 20th Century Fox, Directed by Alan Parker)
A rollicking saga of mishap and achingly funny defeats snatched from the jaws of victory. A young hustling Dubliner shapes a ragtag bunch of miscreant Irish kids into a full-blown rock ‘n’ soul revue despite their best endeavors to self-destruct. The raw talent of the Irish performers - including Andrea Corr of The Corrs - imbue Motown soul classics with Celtic heart. Their would-be manager explains the improbable collusion simply: “The Irish are the blacks of Europe. And Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland…”


Saturday July 29, 2006 - 6:00pm
Steven Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian

FREE ADMISSION! Live Theatre Event!

GREAT EXPLOITATIONS! AN AUDIENCE WITH MARTIN LEWIS
(2006, 60 mins, Directed by Martin Lewis)
Described as a “veteran hipster” (New York Press) humorist Martin Lewis’ critically-acclaimed one-man show sprinkles hilarious tales from his life in rock’s fast lane - working with The Beatles, The Who, Sex Pistols, Rutles, Monkees, Wham!, Sting, Townshend, Daltrey, McCartney, Clapton, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins, Bob Geldof, Eric Burdon, Donovan, George Michael, Bryan Ferry, Chrissie Hynde, Cat Stevens, Slash and other rock luminaries. "The ultra-high-energy Lewis... a machine-gun style delivery of sardonic observations sweetened by an irrepressible exuberance... the sort of wit I call unimpeachable." - L.A. Weekly • "A treat! Incites and inspires with his witticisms." - Village Voice • "A very captivating raconteur." - Los Angeles Magazine • "He reminds me of my mother..." – Slash. FREE ADMISSION


Saturday July 29, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Christopher Jones Double Feature

WILD IN THE STREETS
(1968, 97 mins, Sony Repertory, Directed by Barry Shear)
Astounding, grunge-fueled political satire of rock star, Max Frost (Christopher Jones) who gets elected President after the voting age is lowered to 15. He gets his spaced-out girlfriend (Diane Varsi) elected to Congress, dumps LSD into the Washington, D.C. water supply and sets up concentration camps for anyone over-35! With songs by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil performed by Max Frost & The Troopers, including the thundersome "Shape of Things to Come." Co-starring Hal Holbrook, Shelley Winters, Richard Pryor, Larry Bishop and Millie Perkins.

Actor Larry Bishop and executive producer Burt Topper will speak between films.

THREE IN THE ATTIC
(1968, 90 mins, Sony Repertory, Directed by Richard Wilson)
College lothario, Paxton Quigley (Christopher Jones) decides to settle down when he meets his match in the intelligent, vivacious Tobey (Yvette Mimieux). But he soon finds that his libido has a mind of its own, attracted first to foxy soul sister, Eulice (Judy Pace) and then hippie chick, Jan (Maggie Thrett). When the three girls find out about each other, they resolve to join together to teach their swinging, mutual boyfriend a lesson, caging him in the attic of their dormitory and overdosing him with their ample physical charms in non-stop lovemaking! NOT ON DVD.


Saturday July 29, 2006 - 7:30pm
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

Director Allan Arkush in-person!

ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL
(1979, 93 mins, New World, Directed by Allan Arkush)
Rebel party girl and The Ramones’ biggest fan, P.J. Soles, converts both fellow high school misfits and conservative students alike to the joys of the black leather quartet’s intoxicating brand of punk pop, which leads to open rebellion against the teachers, in particular, dictator principal Miss Togar (Mary Woronov). Perfectly captures a teenager’s mindset where food fights and anarchy are equated, and blowing up the school building is the best antidote for a boring Saturday night!

Discussion following with director Allan Arkush, writers Richard Whitley, Joseph McBride and Russ Dvonch.


Sunday July 30, 2006 - 6:00pm
Steven Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian

FREE ADMISSION! Live Theatre Event!

GREAT EXPLOITATIONS! AN AUDIENCE WITH MARTIN LEWIS
(2006, 60 mins, Directed by Martin Lewis)
Described as a “veteran hipster” (New York Press) humorist Martin Lewis’ critically-acclaimed one-man show sprinkles hilarious tales from his life in rock’s fast lane - working with The Beatles, The Who, Sex Pistols, Rutles, Monkees, Wham!, Sting, Townshend, Daltrey, McCartney, Clapton, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins, Bob Geldof, Eric Burdon, Donovan, George Michael, Bryan Ferry, Chrissie Hynde, Cat Stevens, Slash and other rock luminaries. "The ultra-high-energy Lewis... a machine-gun style delivery of sardonic observations sweetened by an irrepressible exuberance... the sort of wit I call unimpeachable." - L.A. Weekly • "A treat! Incites and inspires with his witticisms." - Village Voice • "A very captivating raconteur." - Los Angeles Magazine • "He reminds me of my mother..." – Slash. FREE ADMISSION


Sunday July 30, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Peter Sellers Double Feature
Val Guest Memorial Tribute

CASINO ROYAL
(1967, 130 mins, Sony Repertory, Directed by Val Guest, John Huston, Ken Hughes, Robert Parrish, Joe McGrath.)
A classic everything-but-the-kitchen-sink cinematic carnival with a record number of loopy spy film cliches skewering the James Bond mythos, all done up in candy-colored, psychedelic wrapping. A sixties’ who's who of old-and-new hip stars appear including Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven, Woody Allen, Deborah Kerr, Orson Welles, Daliah Lavi, Barbara Bouchet and too many others to mention. Featuring Burt Bacharach’s loveliest score, highlighted by Dusty Springfield’s heavenly "The Look of Love."

WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT
(1965, 108 mins, Sony Repertory, Directed by Clive Donner)
Emotionally frazzled Peter O'Toole goes to analyst Peter Sellers for guidance with his complicated love-life, not counting on Sellers’ own hilariously-overheated sex-drive and a merry-go-round of the Sixties most beautiful women, including Romy Schneider, Capucine, Paula Prentiss and Ursula Andress. Co-starring and written by Woody Allen, with another brilliant pop score by Burt Bacharach, WHAT’S NEW PUSSYCAT? is the ultimate Mod confection.


Wednesday August 2, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Sneak Preview!

BROTHERS OF THE HEAD
(2005, 93 mins, IFC Films)
A raucous ride through a burning flash of glory in seventies British rock music,BROTHERS OF THE HEAD is an utterly uncharacterizable tour de force from two of the world's most interesting emerging directors. - Noah Cowen, Toronto Film Festival. Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe (the acclaimed directors of LOST IN LA MANCHA) offer up a twisted, satiric rock 'n roll odyssey about pretty boy conjoined-at-the-chest teen twins, Tom and Barry Howe who were plucked from obscurity by a 1970’s music promoter and groomed into a freak show punk act, The Bang Bang. The brothers, one moody and violent, the other, pensive and sensitive, free fall into an endless night of rock 'n roll decadence and self-destruction fueled by the usual sex, drugs and booze, and further incited by artistic rivalry and an erotic intimacy. With footage from Ken Russell's unfinished documentary on The Bang Bang, TWO WAY ROMEO. "The tunes off the Bang Bang's one and only album are perfect, raw and roaring and just on the edge of catching the lightning bolt Johnny Rotten and the boys rode into history. " - Ain't-It-Cool-News

Discussion following with directors Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe and actors Luke and Harry Treadaway.


Wednesday August 2, 2006 - 7:30pm
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

THE PIED PIPER
(1972, 90 mins, Paramount, Directed by Jacques Demy)
This rarely-screened cult, pop musical from French new wave director Jacques Demy (THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG) is not a children’s film, but a dark fairy tale about science, religion, disease and classicism. Pop singer Donavan delivers as the pied piper hired by the baron (Donald Pleasence) to rid the town of rats in a truthful depiction of the medieval era. Features an unforgettable banquet scene. Also stars Jack Wild and John Hurt. “Come children of the universe, let Donovan take you away, far far away.”


Thursday August 3, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Sneak Preview - New Police Documentary!
In-person! Director/Police drummer Stewart Copeland
Tribute to new-wave music agent Ian Copeland

EVERYONE STARES: THE POLICE INSIDE OUT
(2006, 75 mins, Directed by Stewart Copeland)
Police drummer Stewart Copeland was an inveterate home-movie maker and rolled his Super-8 camera throughout the tumultuous rise and rise of the band as it toured and recorded its way to becoming the top band in the post-punk world. The footage captured intimacy and insights that only a band member could record. After all, Sting and Andy Summers knew that the filming was just for fun... Drawing on hours of priceless footage, director Copeland has created a memorable portrait from inside the eye of the hurricane that was the Police. His organic style is the antithesis of VH1’s formula “Inside The Music” docus. Exhilarating, funny and poignant. NOT ON DVD!

Discussion between films with Film Director/Police drummer Stewart Copeland.

The evening is dedicated to the memory of Stewart’s brother Ian Copeland – who died of melanoma at the age of 57 in May. Ian is featured in the Police documentary – and was a guiding light behind “Urgh! A Music War” - and many of the artists in the film.

URGH! A MUSIC WAR
(1981, 96 mins, Warner Bros., Directed by Derek Burbridge)
Between them, Police manager/IRS Records founder Miles Copeland and his brother, the late Ian Copeland, who ran the fabled FBI music booking agency, represented and championed many of the most iconic acts in punk and the new wave. Including The Police (with their brother Stewart Copeland on drums), Joan Jett, Oingo Boingo, The Go-Go’s and The Dead Kennedys. Those acts and a slew more – including X, Devo, The Cramps, Chelsea, Echo and the Bunnymen, XTC, Gary Numan, OMD, Fleshtones, UB40 – were filmed in raw performance in London, L.A. and all points between for this Hellzapoppin’ snapshot of the 1980 music world at its rampaging best. Full of reckless energy and serrated-edged rock, punk, techno and reggae – this is a priceless, time-capsule of the last gasp before MTV hair-moussed the visual presentation of 80’s music into a gallery of vapid pretty pictures. NOT ON DVD!


Friday August 4, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Lou Adler Tribute Double Feature

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS
(1981, 87 mins, Paramount, Directed by Lou Adler)
As the co-creator of the Monterey Pop Festival and the record producer behind the Mamas & Papas and Carole King among many others - Lou Adler was already a veteran when he directed this little-seen, but slyly knowing satirical drama of the excesses of the music industry. Diane Lane is brash teen, Corrinne “Third Degree” Burns, a gal on a mission to bring her all girl punk trio (including Laura Dern as Jessica “Dizzy Heights” McNeil) to fame. By hook or by crook, she gets the band on a tour opening for over-the-hill glam combo, The Metal Corpses (with Tubes singer, Fee Waybill) and punk rockers, The Looters (featuring Steve Jones & Paul Cook of The Sex Pistols and Paul Simonon of The Clash). Co-starring a great supporting cast, including Ray Winstone, Christine Lahti, David Clennon. Jonathan Demme and Nancy Dowd (SLAPSHOT) had a hand in the script which predicts it all: MTV vacuity, Madonna wannabes, Courtney Love’s rapid rise and swifter plunge… Every media-fueled celebrity suck ‘n’ slug fest of the past 25 years is anticipated in Adler’s keenly acid film. The studio gave it a very limited theatrical release, and it has never appeared on video. Don’t miss this ultra-rare screening of an underrated classic. NOT ON DVD!

UP IN SMOKE
(1978, 86 mins, Paramount, Directed by Lou Adler)
Lou Adler produced Cheech & Chong’s string of drugged-out comedy albums that were de rigueur listening in the THC-fuelled early to mid-70’s and had produced acclaimed offbeat films BREWSTER MCCLOUD and THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, so it was logical that he would distill his multiple talents into directing. His debut transformed the archetypal hippies into stoner-movie heroes. Short on plot and high (very high) on laughs – the film follows the clueless duo as they drive a vehicle made entirely of dope from Mexico to the US – blissed out and blissfully unaware that they are in a mobile stash. A great soundtrack as well as a rock spoof sequence as the pair enter a battle of the bands at Hollywood club, The Roxy (which features several then-current L.A. groups, including The Dils!). Another stupendous supporting cast - look for the very funny Stacey Keach as narc, Sgt. Stedenko, as well as Tom Skerritt, June Fairchild and Val Avery. With Strother Martin and Edie Adams (!) as Tommy Chong’s rich parents. Adler delivers the best of the team’s six pictures.


Saturday August 5, 2006 - 6:00pm
Steven Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian

Free Spoken-Word Event with Acclaimed Writer Michael Walker!

LAUREL CANYON: ROCK 'N' ROLL'S LEGENDARY NEIGHBORHOOD
(2006, 60 mins, Directed by Michael Walker)
In the sixties and seventies, an impromptu collection of musicians colonized a eucalyptus-scented canyon deep in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles and melded folk, rock, and savvy American pop into a sound that conquered the world as thoroughly as the songs of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. In his special talk Laurel Canyon – adapted from his new book of the same name - writer Michael Walker tells the inside story of this rock ‘n’ roll neighborhood, the unprecedented gathering of stars - including Joni Mitchell; Jim Morrison; Crosby, Stills & Nash; John Mayall; the Mamas and the Papas; Carole King; the Eagles; and Frank Zappa - and the indelible swath of popular culture created in a leafy canyon just ten minutes from the Egyptian Theatre…Michael Walker has written extensively about popular culture for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and other publications. He lives in Laurel Canyon…

MORE INFO! Laurel Canyon: Rock 'n' Roll's Legendary Neighborhood by Michael Walker


Saturday August 5, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Surf And Sand Double Feature

THE GIRLS ON THE BEACH
(1965, 80 mins, Paramount, Directed by William Witney)
“The jet action surf-set hits the beaches and captures a love-load of bikini beauties!” The girls from Alpha Beta need to raise a staggering amount to save their sorority house, so they plan a beauty contest and other fundraising activities. When three guys appear claiming to know The Beatles, the girls decide a benefit concert with the moptops would be the best bet at saving their sinking fortunes. Little do they know these bragging boys are full of hot air. Who will step in to save the day? Why, The Beach Boys (singing “Little Honda” and “Lonely Sea”), Leslie Gore and the post-Buddy Holly Crickets. Starring Martin West (LORD LOVE-A-DUCK), Noreen Corcoran, Ahna Capri (PAYDAY), Mary Mitchel (SPIDER BABY, DEMENTIA 13), Lana Wood (Natalie’s sister) and Dick Miller as a grouchy bartender! NOT ON DVD!

BEACH PARTY
(1963, 101 mins, MGM Repertory, Directed by William Asher)
The film responsible (some might say “guilty”) of starting the whole beach movie cycle had this bizarre tagline: “The perfect summer when the urge meets the surge!” We suppose they had in mind the ocean waves as “the surge,” but whatever could they have meant by “the urge”? Answering that question are hot-to-trot sand- and-surf-loving teens, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, John Ashley, Jody McCrea. Reluctantly saddled with chaperoning the lovable kids are traumatized grown-ups Bob Cummings, Dorothy Malone and Morey Amsterdam (“The Dick Van Dyke Show”). With Harvey Lembeck in his first appearance as madman biker, Eric Von Zipper. Dick Dale and The Del Tones supply the music!


Sunday August 6, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Ski and Surf Double Feature

SKI PARTY
(1965, 90 mins, MGM Repertory, Directed by Alan Rafkin)
It seemed only natural that strange mutations would evolve as the beach pictures continued in popularity at the drive-ins, and here we have the kids hitting the snowy slopes for their summer fun. Hard-up teen guys, Frankie Avalon and Dwayne Hickman (TV’s “Dobie Gillis”), fearing they will continue to strike out with the objects of their affections, follow heartthrobs, Deborah Walley (GIDGET GOES HAWAIIAN) and Yvonne Craig (Batgirl from TV’s original “Batman”) when they depart on a ski trip. A bizarre subplot has Frankie and Dwayne taking a page from SOME LIKE IT HOT as they dress up in drag to spy on their girls. In the meantime James Brown and His Famous Flames (!) perform mega-hit, “I Feel Good” and Leslie Gore sings her ever-popular perennial, “Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows

SURF PARTY
(1964, 68 mins, 20th Century Fox, Directed by Maury Dexter)
Maury Dexter (THE DAY MARS INVADED EARTH, MARYJANE) helmed this ultra-rare, ultra-low budget knock-off of American International’s successful BEACH PARTY. Lead teens Bobby Vinton, Patricia Morrow and Jackie DeShannon (a then-regular on TV pop show “Shindig!” and soon to become a sixties pop idol herself) cavort on the beach to the sounds of The Routers (featuring Scott Walker!) and The Astronauts. Shot in colorful black-and-white with back-projected waves for that ultra-realistic beach ambience! NOT ON DVD!


Wednesday August 9, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Double Feature!

PULP
(1972, 95 mins, MGM Repertory, Directed by Mike Hodges)
“I wondered who he was, the poor dead bastard," muses hack-writer Michael Caine (author of classics like The Organ-Grinder and My Gun Is Long), in Hodges’ wonderfully eccentric black comedy -- his follow-up to GET CARTER (and about as different as two films can be). Caine stars as Chester King a.k.a. Guy Strange, a pulp writer happily stranded in Majorca -- until he’s hired by ex-Hollywood mobster Mickey Rooney to ghostwrite his autobiography. Littered with sight gags and random corpses (and co-starring the legendary Lizabeth Scott in her last screen appearance to date!), PULP is a rare and strange pleasure -- sip it like a dry martini. Also starring the great Lionel Stander (CUL-DE-SAC) and Al Lettieri (THE GETAWAY). With a score by Beatles producer Sir George Martin. NOT ON DVD!

SOME GIRLS DO
(1969, 88 mins, MGM Repertory, Directed by Ralph Thomas)
Suave Richard Johnson (THE HAUNTING) returns as the super-spy re-incarnation of Bulldog Drummond in this never-released-in-the-USA sequel to his previous outing in DEADLIER THAN THE MALE. Once more Drummond faces an onslaught of gorgeous women (Daliah Lavi, Beba Loncar, Sydne Rome, Yutte Stensgard) as he goes up against old arch-enemy, Carl Peterson (James Villiers), a wealthy lunatic bent on destroying Britain’s new supersonic plane with the aid of his all-female robots. Robert Morley is a standout as an oddball teacher of gourmet cooking. With swingin’ sixties score by WHAT’S NEW PUSSYCAT Musical Director Charles Blackwell. NOT ON DVD!


Thursday August 10, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

LONG LIVE THE KING! A Celluloid Salute To Elvis!
One Week Of Presley Movies, Documentaries & Bio-Pics!
Opening Night Celebration!

G.I. BLUES
(1960, 104 mins, Paramount, Directed by Norman Taurog)
Elvis Presley is Tulsa McLean, a G.I. stationed in Germany who becomes involved in a scheme with his buddies to melt the icy exterior of cabaret singer, Lili. But in the process our hero falls for the feisty chanteuse. Charismatic and sexy Juliet Prowse is the perfect match for Elvis in this early vehicle for the King before the movie formula became irreversibly set in stone. Elvis sings a lot of songs, including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “G.I. Blues” and more. Co-starring Leticia Roman, Arch Johnson, Mickey Knox, Jeremy Slate.

ELVIS AND JUNE: A LOVE STORY
(2002, 46 mins, BCI Eclipse, Directed by Stuart A. Goldman)
Elvis had many loves including some of Hollywood’s hottest stars. But in the beginning he was just a young Southern boy looking for fun and romance. He found both in 1955/56 in June Juanico, a 17-year-old beauty queen from Biloxi with whom he couldn’t help falling in love while on the cusp of the stardom that eventually broke up their relationship. Before the break-up – June got Elvis “All Shook Up” to the point of pledging his undying troth. Director Stuart Goldman’s charming documentary tells the whole story and features the earliest home movie footage of Elvis. On vacation in Biloxi with his Latest Flame - June in the faraway summer of 1956… Just before “Hound Dog” broke Elvis’ career and (at the same time) June’s dreams of marital bliss…


Friday August 11, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Double Feature!

FLAMING STAR
(1960, 91 mins, 20th Century Fox, Directed by Don Siegel)
Elvis Presley is a halfbreed son to white father, Sam (John McIntire) and Kiowa mother, Neddy (the beautiful Dolores del Rio) on their isolated homestead. When hostilities break out with the Kiowas, the King is caught in the middle – who will he be loyal to? Don Siegel (DIRTY HARRY) directs what many believe to be the King’s best picture, with certainly his best-ever performance. Steve Forrest is Elvis’ half-brother and Barbara Eden the girl who loves him (in a role originally earmarked for Barbara Steele!). With Karl Swenson, Richard Jaeckel, L.Q. Jones. Songs include “Flaming Star.”

LOVE ME TENDER
(1956, 89 mins, 20th Century Fox, Directed by Robert D. Webb)
In his debut film, Elvis plays the youngest of the four Reno Brothers, the elder three of which (Richard Egan, James Drury, William Campbell) go off to fight for the Confederacy when the Civil War breaks out. The King stays at home to look after the farm as well as Ma Reno (Mildred Dunnock). When big brother Egan is reported killed, his former heartthrob, Debra Paget, marries our hero. But the brothers, including Egan, return after the war, embittered outlaws complicating things for those wishing to live in peace. More great support from Bruce Bennett, Neville Brand and Robert Middleton. Elvis sings “Love Me Tender,” “Poor Boy” and more.


Saturday August 12, 2006 - 4:00pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Special Screening of Acclaimed 2005 Mini-Series

ELVIS (2005 MINI-SERIES)
(2005, 178 mins, CBS, Directed by James Steven Sadwith)
This highly acclaimed (6 Emmy nominations) mini-series was hailed by Presley insiders as being the best yet of the plethora of Presley TV dramas that have flooded the airwaves in the 29 years since the passing of Elvis. It’s only aired once and is not yet on DVD. Jonathan Rhys Meyers stars as Elvis and projects the complex fusion of sexuality and naïve country-boy vulnerability to great effect – and a Golden Globe. Randy Quaid captured the canny manipulations of ex-carny “Colonel” Tom Parker whose svengali puppeteering engineered the rise of Elvis – yet also led indirectly to his tragic demise. Camryn Manheim and Robert Patrick flesh out poignant portrayals of the parents who cannot fathom the heights or depths their son will scale and sink to - yet love him unconditionally. The story takes us from the earliest days to the triumphant resurrection of his 1968 NBC comeback special. A great place to help us remember Elvis that way. A remarkably powerful evocation of the legend. NOT ON DVD!

This TV mini-series will be shown in 2 sections. Part One: 4:00pm-5:30pm. Part Two: 5:45pm-7:15pm. Followed by a Q&A with Executive Producer Ilene Kahn-Power and (subject to availability) key cast and crew. No Admission Charge. Suggested donation $9.00.


Saturday August 12, 2006 - 8:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Double Feature!

JAILHOUSE ROCK
(1957, 96 mins, Warner Bros, Directed by Richard Thorpe)
In his third film, Elvis is Vince Everett, a guy serving a term for manslaughter. His cellmate, Hunk Houghton (yikes!) played by Mickey Shaughnessy is a former country star who introduces him to the record business. Once the King is released from stir, he quickly rises to the top as a rock ‘n’ roll singer. But will he remember how he there? Another of Elvis’ best, it features slambang Leiber-Stoller songs, plus there’s that jawdroppingly good “Jailhouse Rock” production number. Tragically, female lead and love interest, Judy Tyler died in a car accident just before the film was released. Elvis belts out the title tune as well as “Baby, I Don’t Care” and more!

KING CREOLE
(1958, 116 mins, Paramount, Directed by Michael Curtiz)
Young New Orleans punk and high school dropout, Danny (Elvis) quits his busboy job and wrangles his way into performing a song in front of duly-stunned patrons. Before long, he is in demand and being pressured by mobster club owner, Maxie Fields (Walter Matthau) to sign an exclusive contract. Elvis once again receives grand support from such pros as Carolyn Jones, Dolores Hart (his leading lady in LOVING YOU and a future real-life nun!), Dean Jagger, Vic Morrow and Paul Stewart. Songs include the title ditty as well as “Hard Headed Woman”, “Trouble” and more!


Sunday August 13, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Elvis Double Feature

FOLLOW THAT DREAM
(1962, 109 mins, MGM Repertory, Directed by Gordon Douglas)
Country folk, Elvis and pa, Arthur O’Connell, are travelling in the Florida boondocks with their poor family in tow when they run out of gas. Short on funds, the clan stake a claim to what seems to be unused land, but soon have corrupt state officials harassing them as well as gangsters scouting acreage for a casino.

KING GALAHAD
(1962, 95 mins, MGM Repertory, Directed by Phil Karlson)
Elvis Presley is well-cast as the naïve boy pushed into the boxing ring to enrich the pockets of his less-than-honest mentor manager Gig Young.


Wednesday August 16, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Elvis Memorial Anniversary

VIVA LAS VEGAS
(1964, 84 mins, Warner Bros, Directed by George Sidney)
George Sidney (PAL JOEY, BYE BYE BIRDIE) directs what is certifiably one of Elvis’ better middle-period pictures. A great deal of the credit for it’s exhilirating verve can also be laid at the feet of fiery leading lady, Ann-Margret, who is more than up to the challenge of going head-to-head with The King. Elvis arrives in Vegas trying to get his car ready for The Las Vegas Grand Prix. In the meantime, he does some courting of his distinctly hard-to-get co-star. Formula and fluff are the order of the day, but whenever these two are together, you don’t mind. They are that good as a pair, especially at the knock-out finale where they perform the title tune, Elvis singing and Ann-Margret shimmying for all she’s worth. The closest Elvis got to really rockin’ in mid-sixties cinema. Elvis also sings Ray Charles’ “What’d I Say,” “Come On Everybody” and more. Ann-Margret smokes on the smoldering “Appreciation.”

Discussion in between films with ALTERED BY ELVIS directors Jayce Bartok & Tiffany Bartok – and with Larry Geller - Hairdresser/Spiritual Advisor to Elvis Presley

ALTERED BY ELVIS
(2006, 54 mins, Directed by Jayce & Tiffany Bartok)
An acclaimed documentary exploration of lives deeply and permanently affected by Elvis Presley. It follows those who have been impacted, mesmerized or fulfilled by Elvis - and even one childhood friend who claims to have been destroyed by the King of rock ‘n’ roll. Among the subjects is Larry Geller who fulfilled a dual role in the court of the King. He was Elvis’ longtime hairdresser – and also the man who Elvis credits with being his spiritual advisor. (One of the more unusual hyphenates in Hollywood.) His devotion extended to styling Elvis’ hair for his funeral… Husband & wife directing team Jayce & Tiffany Bartok use their film to illuminate both the phenomenon of worldwide Elvis obsession – and the broader topic of the impact of celebrity culture on ordinary people.


Thursday August 17, 2006 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Ultra-Rare Screening! Only Surviving 35mm Print - Frank Zappa's Original Director's Cut

BABY SNAKES
(1979, 164 mins, Intercontinental Absurdities, Directed by Frank Zappa)
In 1977, Frank Zappa gave a major concert in New York that gave full rein to the astonishing range of his talents. As a composer, musician, band-leader, conductor, satirist and ringmaster. Orchestrating the band, the event and the audience – the concert was a triumphant celebration of the breadth of his uniquely idiosyncratic vision. Zappa filmed the concert and spent the next two years editing, polishing and adding sequences to the film including ground-breaking claymation. As usual, Zappa was far ahead of his time – and the film did not enjoy wide distribution on release. Frank Zappa’s widow Gail is currently restoring the entire Zappa film and video archive and this screening is just a flavor of what is planned for a full-scale Zappa film retrospective in next year’s Mods & Rockers Festival.

Discussion with Gail Zappa following the screening


Saturday August 19, 2006 - 7:30pm
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

BEACH PARTY
(1963, 101 mins, MGM Repertory, Directed by William Asher)
The film responsible (some might say “guilty”) of starting the whole beach movie cycle had this bizarre tagline: “The perfect summer when the urge meets the surge!” We suppose they had in mind the ocean waves as “the surge,” but whatever could they have meant by “the urge”? Answering that question are hot-to-trot sand- and-surf-loving teens, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, John Ashley, Jody McCrea. Reluctantly saddled with chaperoning the lovable kids are traumatized grown-ups Bob Cummings, Dorothy Malone and Morey Amsterdam (“The Dick Van Dyke Show”). With Harvey Lembeck in his first appearance as madman biker, Eric Von Zipper. Dick Dale and The Del Tones supply the music!

THE GIRLS ON THE BEACH
(1965, 80 mins, Paramount, Directed by William Witney)
“The jet action surf-set hits the beaches and captures a love-load of bikini beauties!” The girls from Alpha Beta need to raise a staggering amount to save their sorority house, so they plan a beauty contest and other fundraising activities. When three guys appear claiming to know The Beatles, the girls decide a benefit concert with the moptops would be the best bet at saving their sinking fortunes. Little do they know these bragging boys are full of hot air. Who will step in to save the day? Why, The Beach Boys (singing “Little Honda” and “Lonely Sea”), Leslie Gore and the post-Buddy Holly Crickets. Starring Martin West (LORD LOVE-A-DUCK), Noreen Corcoran, Ahna Capri (PAYDAY), Mary Mitchel (SPIDER BABY, DEMENTIA 13), Lana Wood (Natalie’s sister) and Dick Miller as a grouchy bartender! NOT ON DVD!


Sunday August 20, 2006 - 4:00pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

Special Sing-Along Screening!

GREASE
(1978, 110 mins, Paramount, Directed by Randal Kleiser)
Pompadoured tough-guy John Travolta learns the meaning of true love, 1950’s style, from summertime sweetheart Olivia Newton-John, with help from a fantastic supporting cast including Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Eve Arden and Frankie Avalon. A soundtrack of wall-to-wall hits ("You’re The One That I Want," "Hopelessly Devoted To You," "Look At Me, I’m Sandra Dee") in director Randal Kleiser’s irresistible teen-dream of a movie musical.

Our first screening of this incredible, “sing-along” print of the film.


Sunday August 20, 2006 - 7:30pm
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

Elvis Salute! - Double Feature!

KING CREOLE
(1958, 116 mins, Paramount, Directed by Michael Curtiz)
Young New Orleans punk and high school dropout, Danny (Elvis) quits his busboy job and wrangles his way into performing a song in front of duly-stunned patrons. Before long, he is in demand and being pressured by mobster club owner, Maxie Fields (Walter Matthau) to sign an exclusive contract. Elvis once again receives grand support from such pros as Carolyn Jones, Dolores Hart (his leading lady in LOVING YOU and a future real-life nun!), Dean Jagger, Vic Morrow and Paul Stewart. Songs include the title ditty as well as “Hard Headed Woman”, “Trouble” and more!

VIVA LAS VEGAS
(1964, 84 mins, Warner Bros, Directed by George Sidney)
George Sidney (PAL JOEY, BYE BYE BIRDIE) directs what is certifiably one of Elvis’ better middle-period pictures. A great deal of the credit for it’s exhilirating verve can also be laid at the feet of fiery leading lady, Ann-Margret, who is more than up to the challenge of going head-to-head with The King. Elvis arrives in Vegas trying to get his car ready for The Las Vegas Grand Prix. In the meantime, he does some courting of his distinctly hard-to-get co-star. Formula and fluff are the order of the day, but whenever these two are together, you don’t mind. They are that good as a pair, especially at the knock-out finale where they perform the title tune, Elvis singing and Ann-Margret shimmying for all she’s worth. The closest Elvis got to really rockin’ in mid-sixties cinema. Elvis also sings Ray Charles’ “What’d I Say,” “Come On Everybody” and more. Ann-Margret smokes on the smoldering “Appreciation.”


Wednesday August 23, 2006 - 7:30pm
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

Los Angeles Premiere!
Salute To Harry Nilsson!

WHO IS HARRY NILSSON (AND WHY IS EVERYBODY TALKIN' ABOUT HIM) ?
(2006, 118 mins, LSL Productions, Directed by John Scheinfeld)
This brand-new documentary by the team behind the award-winning Brian Wilson film “Beautiful Dreamer” and the forthcoming "The U.S. Vs. John Lennon" is a portrait of the enigmatic and beloved singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson - who the Beatles once proclaimed as their “favorite group.” The film traces Nilsson’s rise and his turbulent life – seen through the perspective of his many illustrious friends including Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Brian Wilson, Randy Newman, Richard Perry and Robin Williams. Nilsson hits, unreleased recordings, home movies, archival footage and rare performance clips are combined to deftly answer the question posed in the title - with humor, heart and tender poignancy.

Discussion following with filmmakers John Scheinfeld and David Leaf – and several of Nilsson’s celebrated pals.


Thursday August 24, 2006 - 7:30pm
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

Brand New Print!

DON'T LOOK BACK
(1967, 96 mins, Pennebaker Hegedus Films, Directed by D.A. Pennebaker)
The young Bob Dylan -- scathingly brilliant, arrogant, rude, witty - is followed by doc filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker on his triumphant concert tour of England in 1965, accompanied by legendary manager, Albert Grossman, folk singer Joan Baez, various groupies, journalists and hangers-on in a no-holds-barred, thrilling, landmark of a documentary. With Donovan, John Mayall, Alan Price, Allen Ginsburg, Marianne Faithfull, Bobby Neuwirth.


Friday August 25, 2006 - 7:30pm
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

Two Classic Rock Festivals On One Double-Bill!
1967's Monterey and 1969's Altamont

MONTEREY POP
(1968, 78 mins, Pennebaker Hegedus Films, Directed by D.A. Pennebaker)
Widely considered the high-water mark of the 1960’s West Coast music scene, the Monterey Pop Festival was the brainchild of the Mamas & Papas’ John Phillips and Michelle Phillips and producer Lou Adler, and featured stunning performances by Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Simon & Garfunkel, Otis Redding, Eric Burdon & the Animals, Country Joe & The Fish and Ravi Shankar.

GIMME SHELTER
(1971, 91 mins, Janus Films, Directed by Albert and David Maysles)
What was conceived initially as just a Rolling Stones concert film became, by unhappy circumstance, a riveting eye-witness document of the Day The Music Died (again.). It captured on celluloid the ugly events that transpired when the ‘Prague Spring’ of the free-love sixties crashed into the ugly unreconstructed reality that lay beneath the surface. The Rolling Stones’ free concert at the Altamont Speedway in December 1969 was the Dionysian downer that sneered at, and ultimately destroyed, the Apollonian highs of 1967’s Monterey Festival and the 3-day love-fest held at Woodstock just 5 months prior to Altamont - in July of 1969. It was the wake-up call that told the hippie generation that their Dream was over


Saturday August 26, 2006 - 7:30pm
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

WOODSTOCK (DIRECTOR'S CUT)
(1970, 228 mins, Warner Bros, Directed by Michael Wadleigh)
If any film captured the heady idealism, the free-form partying, drug-taking and love-making, and above all the great music of the late 1960’s, this is it. The Who, Crosby Stills & Nash, Sly & The Family Stone, Richie Havens, Joan Baez, Joe Cocker, Carlos Santana - need we say more? We’ll be screening the much-extended Director’s Cut of the film, featuring many songs and performers not included in the original release version.


Sunday August 27, 2006 - 7:30pm
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

Los Angeles Theatrical Premiere!

NO DIRECTION HOME: BOB DYLAN
(2005, 201 mins, Paramount Home Video, Directed by Martin Scorcese)
Bob Dylan’s transformation from self-described Woody Guthrie “jukebox” to anthem-penning protest singer to fiercely independent, surrealist rock and roll star at the center of a musical and pop cultural revolution. The 200-plus-minute documentary is utterly rich with little-seen and unseen footage of Dylan in his salad days, 1961 to 1966, including the historic ’66 acoustic/electric U.K tour that crowned this period of unbridled and explosive creativity. Little pleasures abound, including a strange, wonderful scene of Dylan on a deserted British street corner one morning improvising off the odd wording on a shop window sign; the moment offers a glimpse into his Joycean linguistic genius.


Wednesday August 30, 2006 - 7:30pm
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

ISN'T THIS A TIME! A TRIBUTE CONCERT TO HAROLD LEVENTHAL
(2004, 90 mins, Seventh Arts Releasing, Directed by Jim Brown)
Director Jim Brown’s critically acclaimed documentary “WASN’T THAT A TIME” took a winsome look at the seemingly last reunion of the legendary folk group The Weavers – revealing how their authentic roots music and fearless social activism changed American culture. Nearly two decades later, The Weavers are suddenly and surprisingly back on film – now well into their 70s and 80’s, yet as outspoken and inspirational as ever. This time it’s to take part in an extraordinary evening at Carnegie Hall organized by Arlo Guthrie, and featuring many of folk music’s leading lights, to honor an unsung American hero: music impresario Harold Leventhal, without whom The Weavers and many other icons of folk and protest would never have emerged into the mainstream. Jim Brown is back, too, capturing the night’s unexpected performances. Brown also forges a new story from this magical evening of music: that of a deeply united, multi-generational family of artists who have stuck together through tumultuous times – never stymied by hardship, censorship or even generation gaps -- to bring songs of simple and powerful humanity to the world. The result is an intoxicating, heart-stirring brew of American history, political chronicles and powerful music.


Thursday August 31, 2006 - 7:30pm
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

Ultra-Rare Screening! Only Surviving 35mm Print - Frank Zappa's Original Director's Cut

BABY SNAKES
(1979, 164 mins, Intercontinental Absurdities, Directed by Frank Zappa)
In 1977, Frank Zappa gave a major concert in New York that gave full rein to the astonishing range of his talents. As a composer, musician, band-leader, conductor, satirist and ringmaster. Orchestrating the band, the event and the audience – the concert was a triumphant celebration of the breadth of his uniquely idiosyncratic vision. Zappa filmed the concert and spent the next two years editing, polishing and adding sequences to the film including ground-breaking claymation. As usual, Zappa was far ahead of his time – and the film did not enjoy wide distribution on release. Frank Zappa’s widow Gail is currently restoring the entire Zappa film and video archive and this screening is just a flavor of what is planned for a full-scale Zappa film retrospective in next year’s Mods & Rockers Festival.

Discussion with Gail Zappa following the screening



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