The Cinefamily’s continuing Comedy Death Ray series continues to kill. This time young Michael Cera presents Freebie and the Bean starring Alan Arkin and James Caan in what Cera says “has to be the best buddy-cop film of 1974″.
Cartoon historian Jerry Beck’s ongoing animation series at The Cinefamily goes CinemaScope as rare and vintage cartoons from the 1950’s are screened in their intended widescreen format, many of which “have not been projected in their original screen ratios since their first release.”
From Jerry’s Cartoon Brew:
“Next Tuesday, at my usual monthly screening at The Silent Movie Theater, I’ll be running a great selection of 1950s cartoons in widescreen CinemaScope. I will be showing rare 35mm and 16mm prints - many in Technicolor. Among the titles being screened will be Ward Kimball’s Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom and the Donald Duck Grand CanyonScope from Disney, Tom & Jerry and Droopy cartoons from MGM, Mr. Magoo and Gerald McBoing Boing from UPA, and a slew of rare Terrytoons, including Flebus, Dinky Duck in It’s A Living, and many others including R.O. Blechman’s Juggler Of Our Lady (narrated by Boris Karloff).”
Scope-A-Toons Tuesday, March 2nd, 8pm The Cinefamily 611 N. Fairfax Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Buy tix here
Tell Them Anything You Want, the brilliant short documentary on Maurice Sendak filmed by Spike Jonze and Lance Bangs during the making of Jonze’s adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are, will be playing theatrically one night only at New York’s IFC Center. This exclusive screening also concludes with a special Q&A session with directors Spike Jonze and Lance Bangs.
And if you can’t make it out to NYC tonight, you can see Lance’s Q&A from The Cinefamily here.
More on Where the Wild Things Are:
With generated greeting card holiday #1 (aka Valentine’s Day) right around the corner, The Cinefamily’s latest installment of Jerry Beck’s Animation Tuesdays series gets you in the mood for animated love with Toonstruck-Cartoons in Love. Screening features rare 35mm and 16mm prints Technicolor prints!
From the family at Cinefamily:
“Animation historian Jerry Beck (Cartoon Brew.com) opens the film vault and presents a collection of love-obsessed cartoon classics starring all your favorites — from the sex-starved Pepe LePew, to Tex Avery’s luscious Red Riding Hood. As usual, the program features rare 35mm and 16mm Technicolor film prints — cartoons suitable for cartoon lovers of all ages! Bring a date, and don’t be late!”
Toonstruck-Cartoons in Love Tuesday, February 9th, 8pm The Cinefamily 611 N. Fairfax Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Buy tix here
Now I’m not the biggest Depeche Mode fan, or even a fan at all actually, but the devoted fanatics that make up the doc The Posters Came From the Walls make me wonder if I should take another listen to the 80’s supergroup that helped define a generation of kids. The Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theater along with Art Los Angeles Contemporary in association with Gavin Brown’s enterprise, presents the Los Angeles premiere of The Posters Came From The Walls a film which “tells stories of faith and devotion from around the world in this fascinating and inspired documentary about fandom.”
Also…For the DM fanatics out there, this Sunday night’s Park Time Punks party at The Echo’s will be Depeche Mode night. Click here for more info.
John C. Reilly’s Dr. Steve Brule character along with Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim from Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, host two shows at The Cinefamily on Fairfax to make people laugh for a very good cause. Also on the evening’s agenda is a preview of two new episodes from Awesome Show’s upcoming 5th season along with a Q&A with Tim, Eric and John.
All proceeds from the evening’s show will go to help Partners In Health’s mission in Haiti.
*Shows are now sold out but tickets may be available at the door!
After photographer and Beastie Boy lyric inspirer Ricky “Homeboy throw in the towel, your girl got dicked by Ricky Powell” Powell’s legendary hip-hop slideshow, the Silent Movie Theater turns into dance party USA as MC/DJ Edan and director Tom Fitzgerald unleash a half-hour found footage mashup at The Cinefamily on Fairfax. Buy tickets here.
Here’s a sneak peek as what’s in store to get you on the floor:
Edan The DeeJay’s Echo Party & Ricky Powell Slideshow Saturday, January 16th, 8pm The Cinefamily 611 N. Fairfax Ave. Los Angeles, California 90036 Buy tickets hereThe 2nd weekend of the new year brings a plethora of group shows to Los Angeles along with a Hamburger weekender.
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I best remember Andy Kaufman as the comedic genius behind Tony Clifton and Latka the lovable taxi cab mechanic, but I’ll never forget his brief “wrestling” career where he would welcome women to challenge for his crown of “Intergender Wrestling Champion of the World” and where Jerry Lawler would eventually “break” his neck in the ring (and subsequent slap happy Letterman interview). Kaufman was easily as polarizing as he was provocative. To commemorate the release of Dear Andy Kaufman, I Hate Your Guts!, the new book which focuses on said women wrestling exploits, The Cinefamily presents “an evening of rare and never-before-seen Kaufman gold pulled from the archives of Bob Zmuda and Lynne Margulies (Kaufman’s girlfriend and author of the book).”
From the Cinefamilia:
“The great provocateur/comedian Andy Kaufman died 25 years ago, and tonight we celebrate his legacy with an evening of rare and never-before-seen Kaufman gold pulled from the archives of Bob Zmuda and Lynne Margulies (Kaufman’s girlfriend and author of the new Process book “Dear Andy Kaufman, I Hate Your Guts!”). This treasure trove of rarities includes recently unearthed footage from Kaufman’s brief but illustrious career as “Intergender Wrestling Champion of the World,” his never-before-seen performance at LA Improv’s “Midnight Snacks” in 1975, and a video, allegedly made by a German film crew, of someone driving to the Kaufman family plot in New Jersey and exhuming Andy’s corpse. And, as a grand finale for the evening, none other than Tony Clifton has threatened to appear in his only West Coast appearance for more than half a decade. Don’t miss it!”
Our little film that could, Beautiful Losers, is coming to DVD next week (Dec. 8th) courtesy of Adam Yauch’s (MCA of the Beastie Boys) film distribution company Oscilloscope Laboratories. To commemorate the films release our trusty leader/director Aaron Rose will be coming back to LA to introduce Beautiful Losers Shorts, rare films by the artists and friends of the film. Screening at The Cinefamily on Fairfax, this special presentation features works Mike Mills, Harmony Korine, Thomas Campbell, Geoff McFetridge, Cheryl Dunn, Chris Johanson, Stephen Powers, Spike Jonze, Clare E. Rojas, Tobin Yelland, Jo Jackson and more!
Brought to you by Oscilloscope Laboratories and Amoeba Music.
(flyer design once again creatively crafted by Keith Scharwath)
Beautiful Losers Shorts Saturday, December 5th, 7:30pm The Cinefamily Buy tickets hereFrom our family at the Cinefamily:
“In celebration of the DVD release of Beautiful Losers, Aaron Rose will be showcasing short films by key artists in his critically acclaimed documentary, as well as never-before-seen interviews with artists from the scene, sharing personal stories behind one of the most influential cultural moments of a generation.”
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