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T}IE 3RD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT THE ALAMO VILLA6E
There3 no denying it...y0u deserve some quality mom and/or pop time. And a day at the movies without the rigors of childhandling isjust the ti(ket! The 3rd Satutday ofeach month, parents (an purchase an extremely affordable voucherfor child care serviceat Body Business - lo(atedjust a(rossfrom thefrontdoors ofthetheater -to last between 2:30 and 6:30 so theycan watch a Satutday matinee and not wony about gefting a babysitter. Now you (an entertain your kids, love movies and give yourselfa much-needed break all at once. Whewl

AIN'T IT COOL NiWS AruD TANTAsTI{ F[5T PRESENT HtttBOY ll: THE GOIDtN ARMY WITH GUIttERMO DTt IORO TIVE IN PERSON!!! TUES JULY 8, I"Afu1AR Ihe story of HELl-B0Y is not one that can be easily (let alone elegantly)
maneuvered in your avetage Hollywood Blotkbuster- a demon avenger fiom llell, his pyrokinetk girlfriend and an ultra-intelligent fish-man work to$thel to save the world

fromin ocultterr0rist

organization led by a resunected Rasputin. But

put these elements into the hands of visionary director 6uillermo Del loro (THE DEVILS BA(KB0NE, PANS LABYRINTH), and the result is not only stunning to
watch, but genuinely humane despite its 0wn incredible inhumanity. As a director, Del loro! gift for seamlesly weaving together playful and surreal imagery with shocking realism has created some of the most memorable and inspired frlms in re(ent hi$ory. And with every fllm he writes, directs andior produtes, his visions

just keep getiing more fantastic. This 5ummer, Htl-[B0Y ll: THE G0LDEN ARMY hits !ae,nr.and tith Guillelmo on(e again at the helm, it is sure to be one hell ofa good time. And outofthegoodnessofhis heart, he is personallybringingthefilm (reation. io the Alamo South tamar so we can all get a sneak peak at his newest But you better (at(h him now betause he just signed 0n to direct THE HoBBII
so long Amerka, hello New Zealand.

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F[5T PRNSENT EDGAR WRIGHT IIVE IN

PERSON WITH
SPACED MARATHON

WITH (HAZZ PATMINITRI IIVE IN PERSON!

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With little more than the puppy he had exactly what his chara(terthinks, what
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slight squint of his eye, ador (hazz Palminteri can tell you he wants, hisfavorite color and the name 0f thild. His remarkable blend 0ftough-guy intensity, emotional
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JULY 27, R|TZ

AIil

is proud to present the event 0f the

deadewith EdgorWright lnd othet sur\ise

guetts! Stly tuned t0 www,originololono.con for more detoik. Many Amerkan filmgoers are ians of Edgar Wright's luminous zombie send-up SHAUN 0t THE DtAD and

sincerity and casually subdued comedit precision puts him 0n the short list of greatest living adors and we could not be more honored to have his greatness grace the Ritz.There are manyfilmsto showcase his enormoustalents (he earned in 0scar nomination for hh role in Woody Allen's BULLTTS 0VER BROADWAY), but none have become so absolutely essential to the history of American tinema as Bryan Singer's monumentous feature debut THE USUAL SUSPI(TS. And it h Palminteri! brilliant realizati0n at the end 0f the film that marks the dimax and finally answers the enigmatk question: Who is Keyser Siize? loin us at the Ritz 0n
(hazz Palminteri August 27th for a spe(ial screening ofTHE U5UAL 5U5PE(TS with livi in personfora Q&A afterthefrlm! And don't miss (hazz Palminteri performing on stage in the USTour Premiere ofA BRONXIALE at Austin's brand new home for the performing arts-The Long (enter! Sept 2-7,2008. Ii&ets to A BR0NXTALE are available now at www.thel0ng(enter,0rg.

action-flkk parody H0I FUZZ, but not nearly enough Americans are familiar with the hilarious BB( show that paved the way for his (as well as his leading men Simon ooss Pegg and Nkk Frost's) giant leap onto the big s(reen.0riginallypit(hed-as'h beiween lhe Simpsons, The X-Files and Northern Exposurei'SPA(ID follows the colorful and suneal misadventures 0f Tim (Pess) and Daisy (Jesica Hyne$ who
his

constantly discover new unproductive ways what theywant out oflife.

to kill time while trying t0 frgure out

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MONTE HETLMAN LIVE!
WED JUtY 23, RITZ We are honored to welcome a guest who played a huge role in helping to drag the
American movie industry out ofthe old, bad

stagnant period of Hollywood at its worst and into the vibrant, expressive period of the late sixties and early to mid seventies. I suspect we all know (oppola and Altman

and

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another towering figure who belongs in that pantheon, and for 0ne night only man - Monte Hellman

will be here at the Alamo. From his time in the Roger (orman school offilm, grinding outfilmsalongside Francis Ford(oppola, Robertlowne,Jack Hill and others,through hisfirsttriumphs;theso<alled existential westerns RIDE lN
THE

WHIRIWIND and THt

SHOOTING;

and

through his most highly regarded frlm - the

road movie to end all road movies, TWO IANE BIA(KT0P, Hellman was right in the middle of it all with cameras blazing! Very specill thlnks to (horles liewanrc of I luv
Video for

naking this

event

posihle.

THE SHOOTING
DIR. MONTE HELI.MAN, 1967,

35MM
Even dozen orsofilms,three ofthem have been westerns. He dearly l0ve5 the form, even

as he seemingly demolishes it here. A pose consisting of cowboy Wanen 0ates,

mysteri0us woman Millie Perkins, fashion-

plate bounty hunter Jack Nkhokon and d0w-0n-the-uptake Will Hutchins track a wanted man through the banen, hostile desert, Each member of the party seemingly has a mysterious motivation, and the
audience itself has

to remain engaged to understand why, While this nanative

as

strategy was a(claimed too murh.

avant-garde by European critics, Hellman later explained

that he simply ripped out ten pages 0fexposition because it slowed things down

TWO tANE 8LA(KTOP

DIN. MONTE HEtLMAN, 1971, 35MM
WhatTHt SH00TING did forthe western, TWo
LANE

BtA(l(TOP did forthe road movie.

Iwo laconic drag racers, identified only as The Driver and The Mechanic (musicians lames Taylor and Dennis Wilson) trawl the back roads of America making their
living by challenging strangers to drag races. They pkk up a female hitchhiker who immediately disrupts the harmony of the mobile family unit and then en(ounter another drag+acing drifter, Wanen 0ates (never better), who they rhallenge to a rross-country race along Route 66for"pink slipy'aka car titles. That's it. And it3 one ofthe greatest, purest, most h0nest films ever made.

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into a new sibling

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(Jason Bateman)' and iiiirii,i,iiiiiii o:iv irtai he saves the life of a PR executive need to shape up' ifrl iurooni, *p.ift"o begins to realize that he may

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teeded kitk in thehead byswapping outthevivid Bale and a bit m0redarxness' Technkolorand rubber cod pieces with a beefed up as well as some ft,;tir*pinq it ,p witir a new Joker (the late Heath tedger) flr*, this as ir"*rtit. ngittilg tkills, We've gotta say wete even.more excited to see
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JackBlack and Wf,ii. ttlocing a wir movie, a group of adors including Stiller' a i.n.iiOotn.u Jr. in bla<kface (see above) are forced to be(ome soldiers in

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her fathet! t0 suss .out in likely candidatesto her wedding' resulting

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Released nearly half a century after

T}T ALAMO KID5 {LUB 15 PROUD TO PRESEI{T."" SUMMER KIDS CAMP

FREE FAMILY-FRIEN DLY MATINEE MOVI E5 Al-L SL,MME* MSN - THUR5 AT ALAi,t0 50UTH LA$rtAR

PG

JULY 26, SOUTH LAMAR - (HECK WEB TOR SHOWTIMT the initial 0z adventure, the journey ba(k through the magkal land is jam-packed with even more sorcery, danger,

imposibility and breathtaking imagery.

This

time, 0z has been enslaved by the

wicked 6nome l(ing, and Dorothy and her otherworldly new friends (induding a talking chkken and a musta(hioed robot) must defeat tenifying and bizane enemies if they?e going to save the Scarecrow, Tin Man and every other (itizen overthe rainbow! Smarter, srarierand (yep, l'm sayin'it) betterthan the original!

rRIE 5ATI'fiAAY MOi?NIN6 TILM

THE MUPPET MOVIE

TLUE

WITH THE ROGUE RIVER STRING BAND PERFORMING LIVT! D'N,.'AME5 FRAWLEY,'I979, 35MM, 95 MIN, 6 AUG 30, SOUTH TAMAR - CHE(K WTB FOR SHOWTIME
lfyou don't lovethismovie,you're notallowedto liveon this planet. Nootherfrlm captures the joy, fun and all-around g00d-timeyness 0f life. That goes whether
you're a kid, grown-up, frog and/or bear. We?e very excited again onthe bigscreen, buthavetripled

t0 see this movie thesizeofourgrin becausewe'll be lucky enough t0 enjoy a special summertime performance from amazing jug*lingin'
boys The Rogue River String Band, who you'll remember from 0ur great EMMET
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JUNE 30

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JUIY ra- r7: BATMAN THE MoVIE (1e66) rutY2l -24: DREAMER - BASED 0N A TRUE 5T0RY

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OTFICIAT AUSTIN INKFEST ATTERPARTY!

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THE LIFE OF NOftMAN K.

lnspired by Gio Toninel0's popular internet series P0ND PATR0L, the GI J0t 5T0P M0Tl0N Flii\4 FEsIlVAL is the nation's first festival dedkated solely to s(reening the w0rk ofstop-moti0n artists who use
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This feature length do(umentary explores the roots of American

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there. Expect excesive violen(e, twisted humor, boundless creativity and no les thanfouidisturbinglyoriginal appli(ationsforthe Kung-Fu Grip! Brain-quenching adion-figureadio; thatwill remind usall how much fun it isto playwith toys'

the life

ofits most itonoclasticfigure, Norman"5ailorJeny"(ollins. (onsidered

(ollins is the father of modern day many the foremost tattoo artist of all time, tattooing, whose uncompromising lifestyle and larger than life persona made him an American legend. And yes, there's a rum named after him. For more information about Austin lnk Fest, please visit www.inkfest.net (and have some
5ailor.Jeny rum while you do it.)

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explorinq the Director Damon Brown goes behind the xenes of Burning Man philosophy that fuels it, the tireless efforts that drive it, and the trans(endent
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that makes it a worldwide cultural forte, Each 5ummer, Black Rock ofthe largest (ities in Nevada,with a populati0n ofover 30,000 and

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Beesley has gone on to ditect many award-winning doa, countless ry-:]fIl9T: (HRlSli\4AS 0N and reiently served as cinematographer on the narrative feature (oyne. SUMi\ EROI\4P MARS, which was directed by Flaming Lips frontman Wayne follows the ebb and flow ofa group ofyoung Wistonsin 5ummercampers and their

R0MAN P0[ANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRtD

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the rounselors. Tender and n0stalgk 0n the surface, the film tasually examines life of adolescent rituals, home sickness, counselor mutiny and flrst love but a

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ln early 1978, Roman Polanski pled guilty to'unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor'after allegations that he fed altohol and 1/2 a quaalude to 13-year old
Samantha Gailey before forting himself on her, While out on bail for psychiatrir evaluation, he qukkly fled the United States to avoid incarteration, never to set foot on American soil again. As sinister as Polanski's actions are, this brand new

little deeper down reveals priceless sentiments such as'l like almo$ everythingpointl ex(ept the kids are mean to me'and'death would be sweet relief at this
0KlE N00DLING 2 is Beesley's new installment in an oddly charming series about

real-life fishermen who piactice the marginalized (and dangerou$ method 0f like to bare-handed frshing. Beesley has been quoted as saying'eventually l'd (RUl\4B" but my make a movie thativokes as muth emotion as lerry Zwigoff's immediate g0al is t0 (at(h a 40-p0und (atfrsh with my bare handsJ'(ome down to the Ritz for unforgettable insight into the method and potential madness of a
modern independent
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rather lunauthorizedl do(umentary does not take aim the dire(tor himsell but at the rabid press corps and the power-abusing, celebrity-drunk judge whose vanity revealed a whole different kind of perversion. Featuring arthival footage of Polanski (and as his infamously murdered wife, Sharon Tate), interviews from both sides 0f the aisle, induding the victim herself and Hollywood friends and
numerous clips from Polanski's own films.

lmmaker.

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ln a fit of insane literalness, Master Pancake celebrates lndependence Day by mo(king the 1996 movie INDEPENDEN(E DAY|I For two weeks only, we'll be
skewering the lT5 A MAD MAD MAD MAD W0RLD of sci-fi disaster flicks, helmed
DAY AFTER T0M0RR0W), a dire(or who's never met a Statue-of-Liberty-in-peril scene he didn't Iike. Featuring a massive cast 0f pretty good A-liste6 (Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell) and awesome Blisten (Judd Hinch, Hany (onnkk Jr., and Brent Spiner) in the fight

at our jokes. Also, we really wanted to play the drinking game with a group of l50folks shouting"Hello, Newman"everytimeWayne Knight's characterappears
on screen. Plus, we really

mis the early 901, when Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum
it
so

could be action heroes and 5amuel Jackson could still play nerdy computer guys.
Also, we love Laura Dern as a sweet arrhaeol0gist in h0t shorts. We love

much

by Roland Emmerirh (IHE

we wish we could seal this moment in cinemati( history in amber and somehow

re(onstrudityearslaterforyourenjoyment. lnfa(t,wehave,withalittlebitof Ma$er Pancake DNA thrown in to round it all out. (ome see Master Panrake rip thatTRexanew0nethisAugustattheAlamo! (John)

0ftheirlivesaqainstahordeofinvadingaliens. (riti(Mar(Savlov0ftheAustin
(hronide called lD4:'A gasping, bloated roller(oaster ride that veers from s(enes oftruly awesome destru(tion to stret(hes 0f numbingly bad melodrama and bark
againJ'
A

review which translates to an Asian man's head shouting "0NE FtAG!' We who calls

tend toagree morewith Dragan Antulov ofre(,arts.movies.reviews.com mocking the hell out

the fllm, "0ne of the prime guilty pleasures of our timel' Whatever it is, we'll be

ofitonJuly4th,5th,

llth

and 12th. (John)

CATWOMAN
JULY 25 8{ 26,

VILLA6[

FOR TWO NIGHTS 0N[Y, Master Panrake

gives you the ex(use you were looking for to watch the movie you secretly wanted to see: (ATW0MAN (2004). Starring Halle Beny as a shy fashion designer who is imbued
by a stray

superpowers when she is brought back

with cat to life

kitty who gives her mouth-to-mouth (serioudyl). "Direded"by someone called Pitof
{seriously!) this movie was publidy recognized for its achievement in stunning badnesswhen itearned F0UR Razzie awards, induding Worst Movie 0f 2005. But

don't letthe aaumulation ofwhateverthe opposite ofaccolades is fool you. This

movie is actually G00D, a movie where Halle Beny wears a leather bondage aquarium full offish, hissesat
a

if by good you mean stupendoudy bad. And how could outfit, paws greedily at an
dog, and puts a piece ofcatnip up to herfaceand

tries t0 eat it with her nose be anything but spectacular? (John)

JURASSI( PARK
WEEKENSS IN AI,'6UsT, RITU & VILI-AGE
Just in time for the end of summer, Master Pancake mocks everyone's favorite Spielberg dinosaur movie: JlJRA55l( PARK. 0K,

letl

be honest: we know wete

supposed to be mocking BAD movies and JURASSl( PARK is

mo$ly pretty 600D, but

we've discovered that when people are really scared it makes them laugh harder

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Tim league says, this is both the most sucressful and the stupidest original show we've done at the Alamo so far. (ontestants come up 0n stage, most of
them elaboratelydressed in ro$umes, and then theytake offthose costumes and pretend to have sex with an invisible partner.

partiripatory discussion in a formal, moderated (ontext, and the opportunity t0 partkipate in the re(reation of Ancient rituals. A typiral Dionysium show will feature a lecture, a declamation, a drinking song, a film or live musical performance,anappealto Dionysus,afrction-writing (ontest, and plentyofstrong
speeches,

drink. But the heart of every Dionysium is the debate, pitting two experts against earh other in toe-to-toe pa rliamentary combat. Di0nysium debate resolutions have
covered everything from Social Security reform to the future threat of qenocidal robots. (heck out www.dionysium.rom forfull information.

(all it pornographk pantomime if

you must, but there's no denying the raw entertainment value of spectating or,

ifyou're awesome enough, partiripating in Air Sex. Play out your fantasies.5hare
your fetishes. 5how us your timid side. The rules are simple, and allow for all sorts

YOUTUBE BAITTT OF THT INTERNTTS

Silru, AU6 31, RITZ
ln just a couple ofyears, Youlube has (0mpletely rhanged how we consume our video

ofinterpretati0n -we playa song,and you pretendto have sexon stage. Noactual dimaxing, and n0 other partner is allowed. 0ther than that, go back and reread
yourmostcherished
World Air 5ex

Penthouse letter,and make itall comealive.We're hostingthe finak this September, when each winnerfrom the preliminary rounds

media. Some movie theaters and media conglomerates are srared of all of this new free (0ntent, but we think it's awesome. And while some ofthe biggest Youlube stars
have made

will go up againsteach other and compete forthe grand prize - a vip to [a5Vegas, and a gift certificate for some real sex! Fake sex to get sex, it (an't get better than that. (heck out www.airsexworldchampionship.rom
for details and rules.

theirway into our browsen plenty oftimes, we all recognize that there are

th0usands of amazing videos 0ut there that we've never seen. Whkh is why we want to have you rome in and show them to us. 5o here's the deal: we're going to pkk several different categories for videos, then we'll have (ompetitori (0me up t0 the stag and

AUSTIN AIR GUITAR FINATS

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try t0 0utdo ea(h other by showing the best videos in each category, Ea(h (ompetitor will showfive differenl videos,then theaudien(e will voteforthewinner. Atthe end of the night, the ctegory winners will go head to head in
person
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brand new category and one

AUSTIN AIR 6UITAR FINALS: STUBB'S, JUtY 25

The World Air Guitar rompetition has grown
so much in the past few years

will be aowned Austin's BestYouTuberfor the month.

ROCKY HORROR
PICTURE SHOW DIR. JIM SHARMAN,

that it's hard to

is

remember a time when the

peace was something

ad of playing an imaginary guitar for glory and world

has a chance

that people xoffed at. Now we all know that while to en

1975, 35MM,

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human, to air

is

supremely divine, and Austin once again

t0 put someone (0me 0ut

0n that w0rld stage in Finland. lt's about time the Live Musk

(apital ofthe World got

s0

rerognized for our incredible skill at shredding on invisible instruments,

MIN, R 5AT MIDNIG}ITs AT ALAMO VILLA6T

Ro(KY H0RRoR intera(tive screeningshaveundeniably grown inlo an American institution, but one of the nation's best RHPS crews is right here in Austinl Ihe rotating (ast of QUEERI05 have been performing R0(Ky
HORROR PI(TURT SHOW AI

t0 support the best air guitar players this city has to offer as they go head to head and

lack-of-fretto lack-of-fret in the no holds barred final round ofthe 2008 season!

THE DIONYSIUM t TSN[5OAY5, JULY ? & AU6 6, s0{jT}i I"AMAR

Ihinking and drinking, rolled up into 0ne. The Dionysium offers a unique, innovative
program of debate, lecture, declamation, theatri(al presentation and music in a salon-like atmosphere every month at the Alamo South Lamar. Audienres enjoy offerings not to be found elsewhere in Austin, induding the re(itation of famous

thE ALAMO

DRAFTHOUSE

VII.I.AGE

SiNCC OCtObCr

2004,

and have built the best intera(ive version of the (ult dassi( in the nationl! Admission isjust $5, regulars and virgins wekomel

.lan-Feb 2008 5chedule of Fvents - for complete calendar and tickets visit www.originalalamo.com

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UNNECESSARY SEQUELS, PART 2: THE RETURN OF THE REVENGE

n[t5TnAT!0ft ruCI?!' *pEN AT F I tA4MAKl ru6FRlFirY.{*tulll {OMP[TIT}*ru sTART5 JL!tY 17 s{nElN'f{65 sT&nT AU6l"'5T I I AT THr GIT;I

0f that time wat(hing IHE DARK KNIGHI everyone will have the same amount of actual production time - one month. 0n August 17th, all movies will have to be both uploaded to the Filmmaking trenzy website and delivered to the Alamo Drafthouse's offrces. We'll start having screenings on Monday, August 18th, at the Alamo Ritz, and culminate everything with a Best 0f screening and awards
ceremony on 5unday, August 24th.

a ln the spring of 2007, Fantastic test, along with AMD/DELL and ME-TV, isued really never challenge - make atrailerfora sequel that doesnt existyet andthat (all, but one month should.60 frlmmakers from around the world answered that

later, only40teams had managed tofinish theirtrailer. 50N 0R 5(HlN0LERS Ll5T5 won the judges'hearts as the absolute best, while place TheAudienceAward DAUGHIER?0FGLEN 0RGtENDAfcameinadosesetond MEMENT2, at the s(reenings went t0 Mas(ot Wedding! hilarious buddy tomedy, if Leonard got a a sequel to MEMENI0 that finally imagines what would happen *u,ky n,t toottutu, Those trailers live on at wwuFilmmakingFrenzy'(om, the to get a sense home on the web for all ofour filmmaking tompetitions. lfyou want (an do is head to for how to prepare for this year! c0mpetition, the best thing you that website and (he(k out last year's winners.
This year's contest

(an't wait to see last year's (ontest was one of our personal favorites, and we whaipeople come up with this time around. Registration online is absolutely free, ind we'll have tickets for THE DARK KNIGHI midnight premiere at the Ritz available t0 Unne(essary 5equels participants before anyone else, so visit www.Filmmakingtrenzy.com and get your team signed up nowl

will operate

Iittle bit differently than laJt time, but the spirit

of the contest will defrnitely remain the same. Teams will still have up t0 one month t0 (on(eive, shoot and edit a completely unnecesary sequel' And once posterfor again,y0urteam will also have to design and upload a theatri(al movie

too. This year, however, you won't be able to iust choose any movie ihat'severexisted and shootyour sequeltrailertothat.We hadthatkindofluxury
vour sequel,
was brand new, last year be(ause the whole idea of an lJnnecesa ry Sequel contest their ihis time around we want t0 make sure that teams haven't been shooting

but

sequel for a

ass), be(ause 5o this

full year (even though those m0vies would undoubtedly be super bad thatjust w0uldn't be fair.

time around, we'll be aaepting registrations from now through luly 1 6' 0n party that will also Julv 1 7. we'll launch the c0ntest in Au$in with a prerhooting the year, IHE lead in to the midnight s(reening of the most necessary sequel of team a genre, DARK KNIGHT, At thii pre*hooting party, we'll be assigning each a prop, and a line of dialogue. Every Unnecesary Sequel that's submitted.will
you won't be have io adhere to these guidelines, and ifyou're assigned a comedy to be super able to make DIE HARD ijust by saying that you found the fourth one ridiculous.Sony. Butjust imagine what sort of hijinks you can have that nutty

professor get up to this time!

Team5

at the pre-party will have a precious few hours where they'll know their much asignments before we post them all online, but as they'll be spending

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EclipseoftheHeartanddoaperfectAxl Roseforsweet(hildofMine.l'llbukhermywaythroughWonderwallandshoutandjumparoundanyway.Buta5 much as I love singing on myown, I go nu$when l'm in a hugegr0up andwe'reall singing and shouting and pumping outfi$sand dan(ing al0ng toevery
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TIAM AMERI(A: W0RLD P0tlCE

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Amerka. Fuck yeah. Really, that should be enough said for this entire show description. Aswe gearupforthe luly4th weekendthisyear, we?eflnallypulling

this show features filmed interviews with Austinites about their favorite ABBA m0ments as well as every single ABBA song you could ever hope for, with footage culledfrom movies, concerts and musicvideosto bringy0u into a state0forgiasti( e(stasy at these two manied couples who wrote a lot of million dollar pop songs
about breaking up, then decided to get divortes.

will

out all the stops to put together a TEAM AMERI(A 5ing & Quote-Along show that make you want to paint your naked body like the American flag and run

through the streets with Roman candles in your hand and sparklers coming out of every orifice on your body. As with every Sing-Along and Quote-Along, we'll have lyrirs and momentous quotes subtitled on the s(reen so the entire audience can come together in one golden showering moment 0f patrioti( uni50n, plus the
chan(e to

MADONNA, PRINCE & MICHAEL JACKSON 50th BIRTHDAY BASHES

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It's hard to believe, but this summer marks a major milestone in the world of pop music - Madonna, Michael Jatkson, and Prin(e will all turn 50. Yes, you read that

key momen$ in the movie come off the screen and live in the theater all around us. S0 let! say it 0ne m0re time, all together - America! Fuck yeah!

(orrectly-theyteallfiftyyearsold. Surprised?lwas.

mean, I knewthey'd haveto

getolder,just likethe rest0fus, butMi(hael Jatkson, Princeand Madonna?5urely they get to play by some other set of rules; theyle immortal legends, not mere
human beings who age! But while there's a downside t0

THE 90s ALIERNATIVE SING'AL0NG Tt'tufi 5sAYs lru i{.}lY, $': 2, 1?* Hlli
wasalready nostalgkforthe ninetiesbackwhen everyone elsewas partying like it was 1 999 be(ause it a(tually was. As soon as the clock struck midnight on Jan 1, 2000, I knewthatthe Greatest DecadelheWorldWill Ever See had suddenlydied, and a piece of me went with it. tortunately, there are Sing-Alongs like this one
I

a(epting your m0rtality,

there'san upsidetobeinga real person -birthdays! AndthisAugustwe?egoingt0 celebrate all three birthdays in one month 0f pop god sing-along shows that will

rrossovertheborderlineandwonlstop'tillwegetenough of yourextratimeand your kis. Prince techni(ally (elebrated his birthday in June, but we (ouldn't resist
thetemptationt0 indudea celebrationforhim alongsidethe i\4aterial Girl andthe King of Pop. But Madonna's birthday is on August 16, s0 we'll get to have a real
Ja(kson's

to keep it coming back over and over again, and the other 90s shows we've done have all just been the appetizers leading us to this main (ourse thatl full of all
of the bands and styles that most people immediately think of when they think 90s. Sing-Along with Pearl Jam, Weezer, Oasis, Nirvana, Nine lnth Nails, and so many more flannel-clad heroes of the age when the pop musit on the radio was a(ually the musk you wanted to listen t0 and not just something to tolerate for too. Butstill 15 minutes while you?e stutk in traffic. 0kay, just kidding; I love - the 1990s ruled. And this showwill prove it.

birthday t0ast t0 her at midnight after the triday, August 15 show. And l\4ichael adual birthday is on August 29, the same dayas ourTWOThrill theWorld Sing-Alongs for August, so we'll be partying it up right for him.

todayl musk,

TAI(E A (tlANCE 0N ME: THE ABBA SING-AL0NG 5UN, Jt'LY S & 13, $::, I2S fi'llf'j
With the upcoming release of MAMI\4A MlAl as a feature film, we realized it was high time we brought back our ABBA Sing-Along for a reprise show or two. Built

ar0undthe idea 0finterviewing people likethereporterdoes in ABBA:IHEM0VIE,

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Backin May, Trish Ekhelberger, head chef at the Ritz, had the idea t0 do a (inro de Mayo Mexican feast paired with THt
and film events are builtaround moreseriousfilms, and everything isabout high

THRTE AMlGOS. Usually, our

food

qualitydining with high qualitycinema, and thatt alwaysfantastic. But something aboutthe idea ofdrinking margaritas, eating an endilada, and quoting along with the Amigos sounded like magkto me. And boywas it ever. I had surh a great time at that show that I asked lrish to come up with special feast menus for B0TH ofthe Quote-Alongs in this calendar. Amazingly and
awesomely, she agreed, and
I

(an guarantee that these will bethe tastiest (0mediesyou

see all

summer..Henri Mazza

THE PRINCESS BRIDE QUOT'-AION6 - THUR5DAYS, JUtY 1O & 17 FTAST.ALONG - TIIURSDAY, JIJLY 24
It wasn't until (aitlin and I were (utting the trailer for what we thought was
regularscreening ofTHE PRIN(ESS BRIDE and I typed
a

THE JERK
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Quote-Alongl"into the titles that we had any idea that this type of show would ever exist. I didn't initially know what a Quote-Along show would actually look and feel like, but I knew that it *had* t0 be a good time. But when the whole crowd smacked their heads along with Vizzini every time he said, "lnconceivable!" and the s0und of the smacking
was followed by small rheen and laughs, the room same kind

in?

ftEAPER BYTHT DoZtN and

cant help it; I love 5teve Manin. Even when I feel like I shouldn,t, in movies like FATHTR 0f IHE BRIDt 2, I just can,t help gerting pulled

in by his seemingly effortless darm and seemingly imposible mix ofearne$ness with wacky humor. I love him in t.A. 5T0RY and R0XAN N E, I read the novel and saw the SH0PG|RI movie, I love his play P1il550 AT THE LAptN AGlLE, and I loved his work ofall time, and recent autobiography. But still, it can not be denied that THE JERK is hh greatest qrite possiblythe besr (omedy 0fthe 20th (entury. Fiom the

felt like it was coated in the

offairytale happines as the film. We've been doing Quote-Alongsfor over a year now, but haven't brought IHE PRINGSS BRIDE QU0IFAL0NG to the
Ritz yet. We figure it's high time to fix that. 0nce again, we'll start with a,,battle forthe princes"where (ontestantsfrom the aowd will come up on stage to sword fight like lnigo, rhyme like Fezzik, and engage their wits like Vizzini. Then we'll

opening, "l was born a poor black child,"through the iconk scene when he,s leaving his mansion and only needs his chair, his paddleball game, this remote control..., and just the whole way through Navin's adventures, THt JtRK is absolute ab$rad

perfection. But wete g0ing t0 add t0 that perfection. N0t 0nlywill we have select lines subtitled so everyone in the rrowd can yell them out together, but at every

with subtitles for key lines, props, and more. Plus! [or one night only, we're having a special PRIN(E55 BRIDE FEAS]-AL0NG. We'll be doing everything we do atall the Quote-Along shows, butforthisonewe'll enjoy a
move on to the feature film, medieval fantasy feast menu featuring drink pairings with each coursel

will receive a free pizza-ln-A-(up. And at the teast Along? I don't have menu specifics ready for press time, but lrish has promised us a mix of carny food along with fancy fine dining, so your tastebuds (an take the
Quote-Along show, everyone same ragst0 ri(hesi0urneythat Navin does.

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lncluding your own.

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inrluding Bjiirk, 5igur R6s, Slowblow, Mdm, Ghostigital, Quarashi, the inhabitable world, high in the

North-Atlanti(,the l(elanders havewhiled awaythe long, dark(enturies patiently honing their caustic humor, e((entric melodies and an(ient p0etry. The old music,
handed down from medieval times, is one sound srene

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ofthe se(rets to the l(elanders'unique breaking on the ro(ky (oast

may be another. Whatever the explanation, the lcelanders have fostered a music

with a sound and attitude that is all their own, mixing ancient dirges and (ontemporary elertronics, rock, pop and dasical influences, to produce their
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With an innovative sound that (oupled hardcore punk with heartfelt blues, The '
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to break int0 the mainstream, but they would never achieve the success of Seattle (ontemporaries Nirvana because on July 7, 1993 singer l\.4ia
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rrime unsolved when dirertor l(erri 0'l(ane began shooting her debut feature,

the interim fans, friends and celebrities like Joan Jelt and Nirvana helped raise
money to reopen what had berome a cold case file. Mia! death had reverberated throughout the musi( (ommunity, and remarkably Mia's killer was brought to justi(e as the cameras rolled. The film features the members of The Gits as well
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Batmanl Ass,"

A portrait of the self prodaimed rock'n' roll star and "(hicago (ity Artist''
Wesley Willis. Despite imposible odds, (hicago native Wesley Willis became an underground rock iron, revered artist and hero to many before his untimely death in 2003. Through his force of personality and artisti( talentt, Wesley's music and art attraded people from all walks of life. This excellent film, constructed from many years of interviews and candid footage, follows the prolific artist on his journey from obscurity to fame. lt was one of our favorite films at SXSW this year and we (an't wait to see it again.

Jett, Kathleen Hanna (Bikini (ill/l-e Tigre), and Valerie

Aqnew and 5elene Viqil (7 Year Bit(h).

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himself in a London townhouse with two beautiful women (Anita Pallenberg and.Michele Breton) (ompletely immersing himself in a yearslong orgy of sex, drugs and mysti(ism that is interrupted by a gangster (James Fox)whose fists and tough talk are n0 mat(h for the labyrinth ofstrangenes he en,ounteri. ln ihe strange house, underthe influence ofthe psychedelk drugsand.such oddlyseductive companythe gangster beginstofind his inner rock stlr and the rockstarfinds

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the fall of 2001, we hav been hosting a series offiee movie screenings of erploitation <lassi<s, trom (heerleaders Gone Bad to Blalploitation to '70s Action (.heese and ev6n to. Women ln Prkon, it! all th6re - sriatorei. spiirei iiid;li:'M;;i';i ti&li'i'm;;;; ;; 0b5(ure that little is known ot has been wtitten about them. Some of them are bad, mort of theh are enioyabte, aid a rare few ire mind.
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as the roadhouse waitres and beauty queen whoClust as the major, all give superlative performances underthe powerful direction ofthe late, underratedJohn flynn. tfpu want an orgy of revenge and violence, this is your movie, but you?e going to feel it in your soul afterwards. (Lars) Yes

it sounds?

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all-time greatest Weird Wednesday moments. (ARNIVAt MAGI(, DRA(ULA VS. FRAN|(ENSIflN, TREEZE BOMB - all were dire(ted by the enigmatic Adamson. This is one of his girl-power westerns. Here, a team of beautiful women hide out in Death Valley, smuggle drugs and take their revenge0n the malegender.Ihis kind ofstuffprobably happensall thetime, at lea$that'swhat l'd liketo believe. tikeall ofAdamson'sfrlms,it hi!a pervasivegrimethat
seems t0 coat the lens, the sets, the performers and even the story itself. Viewers are advised not

t0 exped plausibility in any form. Just lean back and enjoy t-he kind of pleasantdream logicshared bythe bestexploitationfilms, lt's n0tmeantto be evaluated and measured bythewaking mind - it's beyond that. Filmed on the ipahn Ranch at the same time the Manson Family was running wild. Features Lon (haney Jr, Russ Tamblyn and Jennifer Eishop. (Lars)

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SItENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT 3 WITH MONTE HETLMAN I.IVE!

Movies have existed forroughly 120years, and in thattime,we've seen a whooole lot ofiillerSantas. But no murderous icon ofholiriallnr can compare to the leading men 0f the Sl IENT NIG HT DEADLY NIGHT series, Maverick filmmaker Hellman was rou rageous enougtr to h,s hand at th-e only honor franchise powedul enough to traumatize children with its box art arone. irre iesJi iia pJni riaiy pr$,rrrgi6 foray into Santanicsavagery starring terr0rkon Bill Moreley.That3 him on the left, and you'tt notettrat itrose areiiuiiioniotrugrrpru* dancing in his head. 5o 5it ba* with us and legendary director Hellman and let your hafpy memries otit', itrriitmri ,,iron u. 11unqrd into untecognizable heaps ofshrieking agon y, (zack) Hettnon\ dassknnsrrcgnonlrc uNEBLACK10p

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feel forsuspense timing. written by genre Grandmaster Irnesio Gastaldi. Recommended. (iars)

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AUGUST 13,MIDI{IGHT,FREE,DIR. MENAHEM GOLAN 1980,35MM,90 MIN,P6 n!.nry,.BlMs on the woy!lhoroughly rogueish futuristk disco muskal/religious aliegory from (innon ouph, Bibi
and

wouldn,t bet on one being rnadi in the future. nlphie from Moose Jaw, saskatchewan (ome t0 the big (ity to make it big in show business only to fall into the dutches ofthe satank Mr. Boogolow, who runs a giant music conglomorite called Boog0l0w Internati0nal Musi( (BlM) that's roughly as poweiful as the united Siates government. Bibi
A young a star and takes Satan's drugs

Films. There's never been a movie even remotely like this and I

becomes

but eventually Alphie musters the forces ofJesus to defeat BIM and take all the good people and children to Heaven in a white Rolk Royce. with huge, shiny muskal numbers that you won,i believe you're seeing, induding one in Hell, with dog-headed musrlemen ani vampires dancing arouid satan,s throne. Pretty much unmissable. (Lars)

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20,MiDNt6ltT"FnIt,stR. R0BERT V. 0'Niltt 1973,35MM,82 MtN,pC

lt's zummertime,.and.summertime is the season for made-inthe-Phillipines drive-in ,*ptoitution. VJu cin feel the warmth of the sun radiating from every idandlensed frame, Every cockfight, every weird hand'painted jeep, prrpi., orung. and green polyestel shirt prodaims that the days are long, ihe UV iays are potentiatty aeiuty anuitrJisu1n1i.lii",oi,trg with its awesomenesl This is possibly the oddest duck oi all Fil ipino movies, a nd there have been some reui rina-lossr,rr. This one stars lovely Asia n-Ametkan Nancy Kwa_n as a transplani doctor who does a brisk lusiness graftingif'. irhealthy young male.athletes o-nto the bodies of over-the-hill mitlionaires. She! aided ly a fighrly clJ ar;y oi i.ry trrg+, amazons and Sid Haig as an effeminate pen is salesma n, Do I seriously need to keep t},piriq? (Lari

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lets talk about the French, There's a lot of animosity dire(ed towards Franre from many Amerkans. Look closely at the reasons: they wouldn't let us fly ovel their (ountry to bomb some brownleople. They opposed ih. *ar on traq in i6e u'ni,g; war that was dearly a kkkas idea). They work 32 hours a week. ihey drink more wine ana eat rictrer tood ttran unyon, on but stay thin by walking,ticyding and fucking ronstantly. They respect Amerkan jazz musk and honor our tr,itiri uitirt, in way that should make us feel ashamed. I don'tknow about you,but considering all ihe evidence ld like to givel;;;;

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awesomestn-ation on earth. They certainly make the best sexfilms. This one is described as one big excuse for having the beauty (and Serge Gainsbourg inamorata) Jane Birkin take off her clothes again and again prup
she actually legally in(orporates her body and starts

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upset and a-ggressive. You see, he's kept in a dungeon where he smokes ffa(k all day until his erfeminate'tranaiei'serenqetj (played by General Hospital hearthrob Anthony Geary) turns him loose with orderito kill. The : butyou probablyalready guesedthat. DirectorJamaa Fanaka crams all theweirdnes he can into tftir'nioui.unaif',il po*,

PIUS: lT'5 NOT FRti BtiT Y0U'D |{AVE T0 BE AN iD'0T T0 MtSS tT PENITENTIARY IIIWITH JAMAA FANAKA LIVEI JULY 2,9:45PM"DlR. JAMAA TANA}{A t9aZ,35MM,91 MtN,R

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watch 700 movies this year, wat(h PENITtNTIARY lll 700 times. Jamaa tinaka will be in attendance to question thatt been hanging inthe airforthe last21 years,,,Whatthe FU(K?,,(Lars)

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i5mm terrortreasures, guaranteed to leave you gasping for air, thirsting for blood or ' at the very least - scrakhing your head. No foolini junior...The Ritz Eeaaagghhhhll!l-Zack(arlson,TenorThursdayhost isthenewGroundZerofordecapitation,evis(eration,degradationandmutilationll!

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magnifirently aippled sequel maintains none of the storyline, characten or logic from the preceding film. The pl0t and dial0gue are sojumbled that it feels like segments have been removed at random, Despite
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faft that it's an American production, the whole affair seems badly translated and p00rly dubbed. BUT,., no other movie features one tenth the relentless onslaught of new wave lycanthropic mayhem you'll find here! The titular antagonin is Stirba, an immortal she-wolf played by equally ageless ass-kicking plastic
actres 5ybil Danning, who has decided t0 gather an international pa(k together t0 assume domination (hristopher Lee; of puny ol'humankind, Enter monster hunter Steven (rosscoe, played by the legendary in devo qlases, no less, He's aided byTransylvania's anti-wolfforce, wh ch mainly consists ofold men with torchesandaveryhigh-strung dwarfwhose eyeballs later explode. As ifthats not enough, watchfor maglc beams,papier-macheheadsandMickeyfromPEEWEtSBIGADVTNTl,lRIhaving3'waytlerewolfsex
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THE DEADLY SPAWN

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we bask in the crimson glow of one of the

most grandma-gnawingly, girlfriend-decapitatingly, ALIEN rip-offrngly awesome movies t0 (ome out of the'80s..,THE DEADLY SPAWNI! Born not ofthis world, an alien's deadly spawn makes Earth its personal

buffet and terorizes a house full of unsuspetting kids, the youngest using his knowledge of horror films and Famous l\.4onsten maqazine to ward off these intergalactic eating machines. As close to perfect as a m0nstermol/ie madefor les thanthe price ofa new Hyundai can be.Y0u maywantto steal an extra setof eyes so you can watch this twi(e! (Written by Justin, wh0 hat an a(tual giganti( DEADLY SPAWN tattoo!)

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psyche. THE EXOR(l5T and

original version ofTHE HAUNIING are timeless because they prey on fears shared by untold numbers of people. But THt UNSEEN is the only flm that dares tap into the universal root of a// mankindl deepest lefiorsi A fnt Retlrded Guy in o Diaper. ANIMAL H0USE's Stephen Furst courageously portrays Junior, an animalistk (ellar-dwelling xhlub who loves his teddy bear only slightly more than the flesh oftortured women. But he,s n0t the only beast on display in this frlth-caked mora ityjree incest bomb from the director
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PUMPKINHIAD
JULY 24 MIDNITE, FREE, DIR. STAN. WINsTON, 1988, J5MM, 86 MIN, R Ihis movie detaik exactry why r don't piss off singre dads that h;rd witches. MonumenbrFl undervalued character actor Lance Henriksen prays id Harrey, a ha,a tui[ruiuiit, *t osu urr"lr, *,' ui[

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(uts through the bavou tog wirh ailthe 1l1T.l11l creatures drunk on Stroht. (Zack)

lly mangled by rarousing teen tourists. rf'this story was shot in r sJz;ihut typ, of offense wourd call for some serious shotgun vengeance. But in ttre tate-'los-tainted t unli oiip.,or .tr,,ts wizardfrst time director 5tan winston, retribution takes the form ot, t.r-rrrt irii a".roioid conjured by hiilbiily
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I{ARIIN, 198S, 35MM, 102 MIN, R Long before he lowered the nati'nar rQ with (Gr sharks, Renny riarrin was a directoiofmovies.lna itrough he'd increasingly avoid quarity through the remainder of his career, the poweiof his rone masterpieie PRl50N is undeniable.viggo Mortensen (l) stars asfreshfaced convici Burke, one ofhundreds ofinmatei serurity prison haunred by a vengefut, omnpot*t to,ce ur *iii,top :: ::_flrjir"."lji:.T1ximum ,,ghost,,would ar nornrng 5h0rt 0f total annihilation. Io dismiss the entity as a be like referring to Erii (lapt0n as'wlite'i..thisparanormar maniacis.purespectraievir unLashed, using everymethod Iosibre to rend all life from the face ofthe earth, witnes iountres creative fatilitieias cops and cons arike are broiled,decapitated, lacerated, mutirated, fireted, ere(rocuted and sriced to ribbons byurtonorori razorwire! Not recommended to anyone who respects poli(e or human beings. (Zack)

JULY 31 MIDNITE, FREF, UR. AE}JNY

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tr,'. sliil,ii, radioactive behemoth that prowrs the choked waterfronts ofVenice and workr rp ir,. rrru chain from lapdogs to bipedal meat. Thank christ that r.car high schoor journarisri u.i,,irrilyn, connoo i, r,ot aided by an,asortment oiequaily usetess ,,r,rritlin,lujins , racist scuba a w'man named Jeff and a rrearry inebriated biorogist that rives in a qeodesk dome. But of 'rvel all of (onnors'dud ohorts, the brazing inferno comes in the swip p.**ran(e/mentar

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Lisa Btount and a (narmrngry teebre 90-year-ord undertaker who courdn't be more preased by t-he sudden inoease in his revenue. Though the firm unfords with Ray Bradbury-esque rii,yiur. there! more of shockins sore, inctudins a aowirtshl meetins between a nyp00ermr( needre and an eyebail. Director 5herman is the genius behind the mighty Rnlil rvrAt and the equally grimyvt(E 5QUAD, butteamed with veteran effeits mini" siir wiriirr rra screenwriter Dan 0'Bannon ofALtEN and RETURN 0F THt UVTNG DIAD fame, uiimpuging geyser of heart-(rushing terr0r. Seriously. (Zack)

kinds ofexaggerated upset fares when the in i::1,pol,rof:.b.q'T.engaging mass homkide. tt seems rhat every other ciiizen in potter! Bluff induding Robert,,Freddy,,Engtund, ail_Amerkan dreamgirt

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Everyone already knows

that onry two perfect things have ever happenei in thii goddamned worrd: Lhafles Br0nson and honormovies.The idea ofboth ofthem colliding will send anysane person into dangeroudy violent entertainment seizures, but we're so excited alort tt is nt.n ihut we?e willing to risk your life. Though Bronson3 mascurine image immediatery rands stripping to his birthday suit and stalking his female classmites. This soon leads to gruesome murder, and we?e treated to many shots of a nlked mania( tearing pe.ple into shredded gristle. The only man who can stop him is...well, l,ll let you gues, but trereia hint: He,s about ten mrlr0n ttmes meanerthan a bag ofSatans and he,ll shooty0u l4timesforsneezing. (Zack)
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and heading over to the Ritz to drink a few beers, eat a burger and wat(h the Governor of (alifornia kill a bunch of unlucky people, in pursuit of 5arah (onnor.
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A box-office sensation in France, comic star Jean Dujardin stars as se(ret agent Hubert Eonisseur de la Bath, a,k.a. 055 I I 7 who in the tradition of Maxwell Smart and lnspector(louseau somehowsucceeds inspiteofhis ineptitude.Aftera fellow agentand dosefriend is murdered, Hubert is0rdered t0take his place atthe head ofa poultryfirm in (airo.Ihis isto be hh coverwhile he investigatesJack,s death, monitors the Suez (anal, checks up on the Brits and Soviets, burnishes France,s

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reputation, quells a fundamentalist rebellion and brokers peace in the Middle East. A blithe and witty send-up not 0nly 0f spy frlms [0f the 60s] and the suave se(ret agent figure but also neo-(0lonialism, ethn0(entrism and the very idea of Western (overt action in the Middle East. (Music Box)

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the band and their stoic leader wind up far from home in an obscure lsraeli village. Lightly approa(hing the p0litkal issues that surround the band,s visit, this
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