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WED. JAN 17 7PM LAMAR - PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE CAPITAL AREA FOOD EANK After the smashing success of August's lR0N (HEF: 60D 0F (00KERY event, we've decided to up the ante even further with a competition that pits the reigning titleholder against a victory-hungry 0utside 0pp0nent. ln th is corner: Alamo Vi llage chef and retu rn ing cha mpion Trish Eichel berger, And
n's Hudson's on the Bend restau rant, a bout whom former (BS anchor Dan Rather said,"These guys could cook a horseshoe and make it deli(ious.'The stage is now setf0r lRON (HEF 2: ALAi\40 VS. HUD50N'S, in the luxurious Kitchen Stadium (theater #2 [amar) wherein

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will delivertoeach ofthe l00attendeesa seriesof5dishesand petitewinepairings(that's l0courses in all folks!) themed to the film. At the end ofthe show, the audience will decide whose meals were tastier and more cleverly mat(hed and timed to the movie. tor this r0und 2 (ompetition, the battle

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0RPHEUS, the dizzyingly beautiful cinema classic about celebration, love and loss in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. ls the undefeated Trish steeled to face the People's (hoice Award winners of the Texas Wine and Food Festival? Without battinq an eye. Will their <ombined

culinaryoutput cause an electrical flavorstorm in thetheater? Find outforyourselfinthe gluttonous food and wine orgy of lR0N (HEF ALAM0: R0UND 2, Keep watching as this series expands to include morestars ofthe Austin restaurant scene in all-outcombat.

THE DIONYSIUM TU[5$A',t, *g{ 5 7p&q AT AtAt"l* 5S1.'T'{ !-Atr4AR UVE TNTERA(T|VI EVENI 100 MtN
The Dionysium offersa unique, innovative program ofdebate, lecture,

dedamation,theatri(al presentati0nand musicin a salon{ike atmosphere, Audiences enjoy offerings not to be found elsewhere in Austin, induding the recitation of famous speeches, palticipatory distussion in a formal, moderated (ontext, and the 0pportunity to participate in the re(reation of Ancient rituals. A typical Dionysium show will feature a lecture, a declamation, a drinking song, a film or live musical perfotmance, an appeal to Dionysus, a fiction-writing contest, a spirited debate and plenty 0f strong drink. N0TE: no
January Dionysium this time around, but never you wony...the crew will be back with a vengeance in February!

SPtATTtR R0(K CINtMA: Sl[ENI NIGHI DTADLV NIGHT WITH tlVE MUSIC
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DIR. CHARIES SE[[ITR, 1984,79 MIN,35MM, R Parents' groups were up in arms when this famous Santa-Claus-on-a-killing-spree movie hit theaters. And they were rightl lt's horrifying. lt! also one 0f the funniest movies we've ever seen. lt's kind of Iike your worst nightmare,
only y0u (an't stop laughing hysterically. A personal favorite of both Quentin Tarantin0 and Robert Rodriguez, who acted out the amazing opening scene ofthis film on our downtown stage last summer during Tarantino's film fest. lf you've been good all year maybe we'll play the tape for you. 5ee www,originalalamo.com for more details ab0ut the showing and the band as the event draws near.

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of"Diff'tent Strokes"). Plotlines and integrity are sactificed at the altar ofschmaltz inthisridiculouslygood-naturedholidaystory. NowthattheBradykidshavegrownupandleft the nest, Mom (Florence Henderson) and Dad (Robert Reed) decide to fly them back home for a (hristmas reunion. While together, each of the Bradys tries t0 hide a shameful secret from the rest of the clan: Jan's maniage is a mes, Marcia's husband has lost his lob, and Bobby wants t0 quit grad s(hool to become a race-car driver. Over (hristmas dinner, however, all secrets are predictably revealed, ex(ept for the most egregious ones: (indy has been mystetiously replaced
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by a hot fox who looks nothing like her, Mom and Greg have been getting 0edipal, and Dad Brady has been having sex with other men since the Nixon era. Not to fear, however: what the movie elides, the 5inus crew derides - and gleefully. (ome see John, Joe and crew ridicule the proceedings, induding the absurdly contrived ending (a "deus ex MO(K-ina" if ever thete was one) in whi(h the Bradys manage to free dad from a deadly building <ollapse through the sheer power of (hristmas caroling!

THE SINUS SHOW presents DIE HARD

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stars as grubby NY( cop John Mc(lane, who, while moonlighting in 1.A., single-handedly -- and bare-footedly

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diabolical Alan Rkkman (Snape from HARRY P0TT[R) who holds a high+ise and its occupants hostage as a prelude to becoming head of Slytherin. Jhe movie also features Paul Gleason (the uber-ashole principal from THE BREAKFAST (LIJB) as the uber-ashole chief of police, and Reginald VelJohnson (U*el's neighbor
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encouragement-learnstokillagain.Join 5inusinDecemberaswejinglealltheYipeeKaeWay!

THE ONE.MAN HE.MAN SHOW

(JOHN ERTER's IIVE REDUBBIN6 OF HI MAN AND THE SECRET OF THE SWORD)

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Eased aone-man,live,alternatevoi(e-overfortheS0sanimatedmovieHE-MANANDTHESE(RET0FTHESWORD. on the TV (artoon HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS 0F THE U N IVERSE, SE(RET 0F TH E SW0RD features all your favorite

He-Man characters: Battle-Cat, Man-at-Arms, Beast Man, She-Ra, Iri-Klops and more! When Prince Adam learns that he has a longJost twin sister (she-Ra), it's up to He-Man to rescue her from the nefarious Hordak and his evil minions, the Horde. But who really cares about the original plot? John Erler will single-handedly be re-voicing and re-writingtheoriginalxriptliberallytonight, Prin(eAdamwillbeanAryangoth-child,Skeletorwillenjoybubble baths and Julia Roberts movies, and Beast Man will have an inexplicable craving for pudding and butter. Mr. Erler has an embanassing amount ofexperience at re-interpreting He-Man-oriented characters, having produced, written andvoiredthehumor0us(ult-dassi(radi0serial"MyEvilPlans",featuringbony-facedanti-heroSkeletor. Longtime patrons of the Alam0 will also remember Mr. Erler's legendary vocal re-workings of (hristmas cartoon classics.

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FOLEYVISl0N: SANTA VS. SATAN 16,7 & 9:45, ALAM0 DOWNT0WN

The world's most unique film-viewing experience is returning to tackle jolly old Saint Nkk in the m0st rioutously bizane holiday movie you'll see in this lifetime! Wider than (inemasrope, deeper than 3D, more

itl F0LEYVlSl0Nl A aew of highly talented actors, musicians, and technicians (reate the entire soundtrack for the movie LIVE! Every note played, every word spoken, every sound effect is generated right there in front ofyou. Ihis holiday season, Foleyvision takes on an inaedibly ludicrous 1959
sonically astounding than THX, your favorite laughing skinny man in a red suit. And this time,

the border that features your favorite laughing fat man in a red suit versus itl personal. But when the turfwar is over, the only casualtywill be yourabdominal muscles, sorefiom laughing for overan hourand a halfstraight.
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APOCATYPTO
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the Maya kingdom faces its derline, the rulers insist the key to prosperity is to build more temples and

sacrifices. Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood), a young man chosen for

saaifice, flees the kingdom to avoid his fate

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Gibson opted for another historical epic for his follow-up to THE PA55|0N 0f THE (HRl5T- and he self-financed proied, too. Set in the pre-Hispanic era, AP0CALYPTo will be in the Maya language and it's not known controversial actor/director will make more than a cameo in the frlm (though he's in the teaser trailer, sporting beard and wild eyes). Gibson made a very unexpected appearance to debut the film at the Alamo's Fantasti( Fest fall, and needless to say, it was the talk ofthe Austin (inematic community and then some.

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After considering a low-profile return to the ring, the dusty ex-rhamp Rocky 8alboa is granted a shot at the held by undefeated young heavyweight Mason "The Line" Dixon. Stallone followed up his boxing teality show, (ontender"with the news that everyone's favorite mushmouthed pugilist would be returning for his sixth s(reen outing (not to mention that we'll soon be seeing John Rambo back in action). Pacifists and turtlenecked fiftn snobs may scoff, but I dare you t0 wat(h the trailer for this one and not get all rabid for the main event.

N16HT AI THE MUSEUM

Ben Stiller plays a hard luck schmoe who gains employment at the Museum of Natural History as a

nighttime se(urb

guard. Tipped off by a pair of day shift old-timers (Dick Van Dyke and Mickey Rooney!!), his first night on thejob is feature all the wildnes and fun of high-rolling family fantasies Iike ZATHURA and MONSTER H0USE. You'd think would have Robin Williams written all over it; no wonder he pops up as none other than Teddy Roosvelt!

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THT GOOD 5I{EPHERD

The history and evolution of the (lA, seen through the eyes of founding offrrer James Wilson (Matt Damon) and showing the toll his spy games took on his home life. Robert De Niro aggressively tackled directing this project be

ginning in 2003, as well as pulling double duty as one ofthe film's leads. This looks like a more personal compania to SYRIANA, and SHEPHERD seems positioned to replicate that film's success, especially after everyone is head over
heels for

the undercover shenanigans pulled by Damon in this season's tunaway hit

THE DEPARTtD.

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ln the near-future where humans can no longer procreate, a former activist (Clive Owen) agrees to help Juliann Moore transport a miraculously pregnant woman t0 a sanctuary at sea where her <hild's birth may help scientiss save the future of mankind. Would you rather be protected by (live Owen or attended to by Julianne Moote? Tough choice, we know, but while you puzzle that 0ut, consider the notion that Alfonso (uarrin has blossomed into one of the most promising dire(tors out there. He can make hits both large (HARRY P0TTER - PRISONER 0F AZKABAN) and small (Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN), and this is by far his most ambiti0us yet.

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While studying art in Rome for the summer, three young American women are lured away to a Slovakian hostel by a model from their class. Soon they will experience the grim reality their weekend getaway has in store. This sequel

allegedly primed to up the shocks and shrieks to a new level, and after what little we've managed to catch ofthe new project, we believe it. Jay Hernandez'Paxton is back, and reports have it that there may even be some more familiar faces...but there's no promising they'll still be attached to their owners.
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the most famous crime cases in U5 history. Two San Francisco Chronicle employees (Jake Gyllenhaal and Mark Ruffalo) work alongside a homicide inspector (Robert Downey Jr.) t0 learn the identity 0f the serial killer tenorizing the Bay Area. David Fincher's long-awaited new film allegedly is toned down from his tradematked visual
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sensibility for a focused, noveFlike approach to the subjed. Some insiders have already claimed the film will become the true-story companion to THE SILEN(E 0t THE LAMBS.

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An FBI agent (Ryan Reynold$ hunts for a Las Vegas stand-up comedian (Jeremy Piven) who has decided

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the mob.

the funnyman heads to the Lake Tahoe casinos for one final blast before entering protective custody, the Feds give chase...as do assorted assassins. Writerdire(tor Joe Carnahan juggled at least 3 projects after his muchhyped NAR( wowed the industry ba(k in 2002. Following-up with a star-studded action-(omedy is a huge gamble,
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THT BRIDGE
do(umentary exploration ofthe mythic beauty ofthe Golden Gate Bridge, the most popular sui(ide destinati0n in the world, and those drawn by its call. Diredor Eri( Steel and his crew filmed the bridge during dayliQht houn fiom two separate lo(ations for all of 2004, recording most of the two dozen deaths in that year (and preventing several others). They also taped interviews with friends, families and witnesses, who recount in sonowful detail
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Did Pink Floyd intend to synch up "Dark side of the Moon" with the classk film IHE wrzARD 0F on some say vcRs cost a whopping g1 0,000 at that time and it would be imposible to cue the re(ord to the film, change sides on the album and keep synch. Others say the album cover to,,Dark side of the Moon" begins with a beam of white light which passes through a prism and turns into a rainbow of colors then pasing through yet another prism and reverts back to white light . . . Just like the movie which begins in black and white but then passes through the prism of the tornado and becomes colored beginning in Munchkinland and then goes back to black and white when Dorothy leaves oz and returns t0 Kansas. Kind of hard to refute. Regardles, (ome t0 the Alamo, get properly stimulated and maybe bring some earplugs, because when the tin man's heart is thumping to the heartbeats in "Edipse" (track 9), we'd like you to feel it in your chest as well.

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Part dream, part nightmare, part hallurination, part music video - this is 0ne 0f the greatest ro(k music films of all time. lt's also one ofthe most severely de+anged drug movies ever. [et'sjust go out on a limb here and guess that 99% of prospe(tive High For The Holidays attendees have seen THt WALL before. But how many of you hive seen a 35mm film print of it in Dolby stereo on the big screen? lt's like the difference between smoking banana peels and having 500 <c's of LSD injected into your cerebellum. We're not going to twist anybody's arm but when those ham-

we'll feel a whole lot better ifyou?e there. With Bob Geldofas pink, the visionary rock star whose visions haunt and destroy him and of coune, the music of Pink Floyd. But even non-Floyd fans will have plenty to enjoy in the astonishingly active and vibrant canvas of images and motion here. Gerald Scarfe,s innovative animated sequences alone are worth the price ofadmksion.

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expected, the ctitics treated EtERFEST like a hyper chihuahua treats a rag doll. lt was ugly.5o what a surprise to find that BEERFESI is a blast. we might not have thought so ifwe saw it in a regular theater with a s4 Mr. pibb, but watching it at the Alamo with a few malted beverages was a treat. 50 for the benefit ofthose ofygu who didn,t see it the fint time around, orjust those ofyou who want to see it again under optimal <ircumstances, we,re providing

with lots of beer, lots of laughs, and maybe a burp or two. to beer! So check out the menu and hop to it. Wurzbutger Hefeweissen paired with Wieswurst: lightly ftovored veol sousoge served with rye breod, sweet 1nd hot mustatd, and opple crisp; Hocker"Pxhorr Edenhdtt Lager with Frankfurtei: reol Gernan siyleFrani nodefron pork, beef, ond bocon. Serued with cheese and onion perogies;Splten Optinatotwith Bratwuist: beer-braised pork sausagewithjuniper sented s1utkt1utInd sour therry preserves; And for dessert - coffee Boch kecrcam.
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to be banned in Quebec while simultaneously securing cult status in Eu;0pe. With its intermitte;t of still photography and liberal shifting between monochrome and psychedelic (0lor tinting as well as some inventive, non-linear dialogue, HIGH is a stunning aesthetic achievement and easily my
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Owen Egerton and HenriMazza host i nteractive sing"along extravaganzas every Thursday and select Sundays

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SAT, DEC'16,4pm, ALAM0 D0WNTOWN, $10

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Remember when you wete a kid, growing up in some idyllic small town that was ripped right out of Norman Rockwell! illustrations in the Satutday Evening Post? Yeah, we've actually never really been taroling, either. But this year, we decided to fix that childhood injusti(e. We won't have an idyllic New England cottage, but we will have (o(oa. And instead ofwarming the hearts of neighbors, we're going to warm the hearts of people of downtown Austin as we make our way fiom the theater to some cider, singing all the way. 0f course, before we leave the theater we?e all going to have to tefresh our memories of our favorite Christmas carols, and what bettel way to d0 that than with the ultimate collection of (hristmas Pop? We'll have dips from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'WE WISH YoU A TURTI-I CHRISTMAS, a touch
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without a little bit ofThe New Kids on the Block's FUNKY, FUNKY CHRISTMAS. Even ifyou did grow up Christmas caroling in New England, you've never been caroling until you've been caroling Alamo+tyle. (Henri)

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Need m.,, r,.Jpiii. *p p.u ot part is fish tair. Not enough? ummm. . . ,hnimated,, she has an prsonality. Still not getting it? Sheeshl Let3 just say that you shoulJ iome to ttre show, because you'll definitely want t0 be pari of f,.i ,ori,i *f,i,f,r;urit upp.n, ,o

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}rC.11 - e:45PM; DANIIISON: A fAMltY MOVIE

ALSO PLAYS OT{. 2S, 2S & JAN 2 FCIR RE6ULAR AOMISSION DlR[(TOR: JL ARONSON 2006 11oMlN. BETA SP Directot, produter, (ameraman and editor JL Aronson almost singlehandedp ta(kled the complex and intriguing knot of Christian faith, unbridled creativiq inimitable vision, and slavish attention to detail that's embodied in the 0utwarq ordinary figure of Daniel 5mith. An etcentri( musician and visual artist, Smith lei hisfoursiblings and bestfriend Sulan Stevensto indie-rockstald0m while ste* fastly refusing t0 c0mptomise his sometimes baffling worldview. The Daniellc Family first made their matk in the indie scene in 1 995, when their drummer

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vintage nurses'uniforms,theyshouted aboutfu healing power of the Lord. And while the (hristian establishment was far frmr mainstream independent (and that's not an oxymomr enthusiasti(, the response from Rolling Stone, 5pin, The New Yotk Times, and the rest of the (omplicated ' ' ' musi( community fell head over heels. That's when things got
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0nJune4,1976,fouryoung mentookthe stageofa tiny upstairs hall in Manche+ ter for a gig that quite literally changed the wotld. ln front of a handful of people they played one ofthe most impotfant live sets ofall time. Alongside Woodstod and Live Aid, the sex Pistols petfotmance at the Lesser Free Trade Hall has beo named by critics as one ofthe most pivotal performantes in music histoty . '. nc necessarily because ofthe quality ofthe music - but be(ause ofthe effect the mlf
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the audiente. The crowd were mesmetized by the power and possibili-

ties0fpunk-and it inspited them to createtheirown musicthatwould shapethe

sound of rock music for decades to come. Members ofJoy Division and New 0tder, the Smiths, the tall and Buzztotks wete there that night as well as Tony Wilson, a
The truth behind that gig - plus the Pistols repeat performan(e six key player in the story 0f Factory re(ords, the Hacienda, Madchester and beyond. years. Until now, everyone's been happy to print the legend' weeks later and their first ever TV appearance - has been shrouded in mystery foI thirty of the same name' For the first time, here's the truth. Eased on David Nolan's acclaimed book

JAN 'l - 9:45FIr4: Plt'lK FLOYD: THE WAtt ALS0 prsYs JAt{ 3 roR R!6ULAR Atf*ls5l0N DlRE(T0R: ALAN PARKER 1982 95MlN.35MM
Aurally explosive on record and visually explosive on the scteen, THE WAIL traces the life ofthe fi(tional protagonist Pink Floyd (Bob Geldof, loosely based on origi' nal Floyd fiontman Syd Barett) fiom his boyhood days in war-torn England to his t self-imposed isolation as a world-renowned rock star' As he festers in his hotel room, hiding from managers (Bob Hoskin$, groupies (NEAR DARK's Jenny Wtight) and an estringed wife (Eleanor David), elements of his abusive childhood come
back to haunt him until he begins to des(end into absolute madness leading t0 a (limax that is as questionably cathartic as it is destructive. Punctuated by the amazing animation of artist Gerald Scarfe (Dl(K DTADEYE).

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Yukmeister nirvana in this new doc detailing the life and showbtsy times of second bananas who worked LV small rooms from the

early'50st0 the mid-'70s - manyof,em paisanosfrom South philiy inspired by the mighty Xing Guido, Louie prima. Fueled by booze
and unbelievablestamina,theydidsix45/l5sa nightfordecades_ 45 minutes on and 15 off. The grind was s0metimes relieved by sex, steam baths (as part of Sinatra3 entourage) and digging the early A-bomb testings some 65 miles away.,,We useta go out the back of the dubsi'says one of the crew, ,,watch the blasi, go back inside, have a coupla blasts of our own and then do the ao:, Suchnames as Freddie Bell,5onny King, Babe piers, peter Anthony, Pete Barbutiand Faye McKay (whose main bit, dug deeply byVegis supernova Liberace, was a besotted rendition of,,l2 Days ofXmas,,)
may. not be remembered today, but these were the party-time rounden the headliners used to catth after d0ing their own more sedate acts. The flkk ilternates from rrbj.nt trd;i footage/stills to some newly filmed old shtick. Ring-a-ding lids reverently doffed t0 first-time directgr Tim 0nosko ieditot ot lre oop .irry-ioirott(over Wasn't the Future Wonderful? - a mind-rearuanging assortment of mad'30s inventions from the brittle pages of poputa, uect anici a'nu roiutar Science). This boffo doc premiered at Cinevegas 2005. lt needs distribution immediately. (Dick Bla(kburn)

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less than 24 hours after Martin luther King,s assassination the city of Boston was in a state 0fturmoil. When James Brown arrived at the airport to ilay his already scheduled show he was warned that the mayor, fearing furthei unrert among the African American community, planned to canrel the show. Brown assured thi mayor that the consequences would be much wone if the (on(ert was called off. Not only did the show go on as planned, publi( television station WGBH broadcast the whole thing. lt's an incredible historical document and a fantasti( performance by James Brown, who dedicated the show t0 Dr. King,s memory and brought the raw emotions within himselfand his community to a searing head. At one point the restless (rowd swarms the stage and amidst the mayhem James Brown tells the (ops to stay back and calmly talks the crowd back inio their seats.,,This isn,t how blatk people should act." Riveting viewing. (lars Niken)

JAN 22 - e:45PM: COLD HEARTS: ICEIANDtC MUS|( SHORTS DlREffOR: VARI0US 2004-2006 90MtN. BITA Sp All toooften, especially in music circles, lceland is known almost exclusively as the
land of Bjork and Sigur Ros. But those who have explored lcelandic cinema and art know that it has emerged as one ofthe world,s most unique creative
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this program is living proof. Featuring macabre stop_motion anima_ tion, the secret life of moss, mouse suits, exploding dictaphones, women who live on douds, and some very creative uses for whipped criam, this compilation represents the whimskal lrelandic imagination - the crowning achievement being the short mockumentary "Who! Bardi?,,about enigmatk musical prodigy Bardi
Johanssen (Bang Gang, [ady and Bird). Anyone whose record collections eipanded after watching the Flying Nun retro or HIGH AND DRy will not want t0 miss this glimpse into a unique musical landscape that deserves a look and a lhten.

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young actors Mark lester and Jack Wild ko+tars of oLIVER!) in a story about pre_ teen pals at a British school. The plot takes a very novel twkt when l0_year_old Lester falls in love with l0-year-old Melody (Tracy Hyde) - and the two youngsters decide not to wait until they?e older t0 get married! Maurke Gibb became
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Lint, tne cota-ffooAejleader of the ex-G.1. biker gang The Devil's Advocates. of the Army. so Link and his wild bunch : reirieve a p,o.w. leing held across the cambodian border, outside the reach i <yclepsychoshitther-oadontheirarmoredchopperswithmountedcannorsandmachineguns.Peoplegethurt'Peop Starrett (THE Dl0N BR0THER5, RA(E WITH THE DEVIL) really knows how to bring t":

Oi,.-p!opf. ,*pfod.. Director Jack by 5tu Phillips. (Lars) violence. With Adam Roarke, Paul Koslo and Vic Diaz. Unforgettable theme song

players are the scum ofthe earth' Here s : nnyone wt'ot spent any time at all around rock musi< knows one thing: bass the big time is derai Le: the (ourage to (ome out and say it. A small-time rock band with aspirations towards movie with and th: lftheir psycfrotic fouir-stringer's rrime spree. The electric bass may provide the bridge between the melody this bassist is even worse tha fruve to put up with this sort of behavior we?e better off without it! And if,ytf,|T fui it knees thanking God every nigh: mist. He,s raping and killing ail the groupies. A band this bad should be down on their (arol (ABBY: THE BLA(K EX0RCIST) Speed is o' for even having!roupies aiall, let a-lone groupies this hot. tortunately the explosive, double-barreled ending. Fuck Bas Players! (Lars) hand to take care of business in

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twist: this isn: mounts as the body count rises with ea(h stlike flom the unseen killen. And here's the (laws as your other just a great honor movie... this is a great movie, Yeah, it has all the same teeth and genuine unseen '70s masterpie(e, hele in a rare uncut priil irisly favorites, but goddamn it if this isn't a iith all the viscera deemed too vicious for home video audiences. A genuinely unsettling survival-honw (Zack) fleshcrawler, RITIJA[5 picks up the DELIVERANCE torch and sets itself on fire'

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What do you get when you cross a counter-culture politi(al manifesto with r softcore sex fiim, an absurdist comedy and a (ritique on intelle(tualism? Reac on, brave (ineastes! Sachiko Hanai (Emi Kuroda) is an escort who specializei in ietishes and role-play sessions. 0ne afternoon, chilling in a restaurant, sh

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