I've been on a bit of an Andy Warhol / Velvet Underground kick of late. I've been listening to old Velvets albums and finally got around to reading The Andy Warhol Diaries. I've also discovered a trove of Warhol related audio files on UbuWeb, an excellent resource for avant garde art. Of particular interest are audio clips recorded by filmmaker ( Read more... )

The Agony and the Ecstasy:
A Kinda Sorta Social Realist Backstage Musical Comedy Bio-Pic
Friday July 30th at Chez Noyola

7:00 - 7:30 -- 30 minutes of trailers, interviews, film clips, parodies, etc. inspired by tonight's film selections.
7:30 - 10:15 -- Topsy-Turvy (1999)  /  Dir: Mike Leigh
10:15 - 10:30 -- DVD Featurette on the making of Topsy-Turvy


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East Meets Western
Friday June 25th at Chez Noyola
Due to my busy schedule I am forgoing the customary double feature and limiting myself to just one film this month.

7:00 - 7:30 -- 30 minutes of trailers, interviews, film clips, parodies, etc. inspired by tonight's film selections.
7:30 - 9:30 -- Yojimbo (1961)  /  Dir: Akira Kurosawa
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The Great Actor/Director Teams: Wayne/Ford & De Niro/Scorsese
Friday May 28th at Chez Noyola

7:00 - 7:30 -- 30 minutes of trailers, interviews, film clips, parodies, etc. inspired by tonight's film selections.
7:30 - 9:30 -- The Searchers (1956)  /  Dir: John Ford
9:45 - 11:45 -- Mean Streets (1973) / Dir: Martin Scorsese


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The Archers - The Films of Powell & Pressburger
Friday April 23rd at Chez Noyola
6:30pm to Midnite


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Don't Touch That Dial
UPDATE: DATE CHANGE!
Tuesday March 23rd
Friday March 26th at Casa de Noyola
6:30pm to Midnite

Despite my cranky demeanor I'm really a sentimental softie at heart. As this month's Marco Movie Night falls just before (now after) my birthday I thought I would pick a couple of childhood favorites that I not only feel nostalgic ( Read more... )

Get Your Heist On (Vol. 1)
Tuesday Feb. 16th at Casa Noyola
6:30pm to Midnite

Oh man, how much do I love heist films? There are so many classics and notable entries in this genre that I was tempted to program a whole series of just heist flicks; however, variety is the spice of life so I'll focus on just one night of heist films - for now. The ( Read more... )

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Whubble forgets about annual Brian Blessed day.

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An I Luv Video employee had the following to say about the latest Rambo flick:

"There are no words in the English language to describe this. Only Klingon or maybe German is capable of expressing how brutal and violent this movie is. This belongs in the Horror section."

I'm still not sure if that was a criticism or a... recommendation but I'm not ( Read more... )