Millionaire industrialist
Robert Caine is supervising the construction of a nuclear power plant in the Middle East. But then strange things begin to happen -
the plant's computer spouts symbols that a priest interprets as the name of the
Anti-Christ. Caine realizes that the plant has 7 turbines, 10 commutators and
10 control systems which correspond to the 7 heads, 10 horns and 10 crowns of
the Beast prophesied by the Book of Revelations and that the plant he is
building may be capable of triggering a chain reaction of nuclear explosions
that would destroy the entire world. He also comes to realize that the child
his girlfriend is pregnant with may well be the Anti-Christ. One
of the better made and best budgeted of
the Italian occult films and even manages
to import an A-list name like Kirk Douglas and Simon Ward.
This documentary interviews people who claim to have
seen UFOs, have taken rides in unidentified flying objects, have talked to
space aliens, are preparing to welcome such aliens to earth or simply daydream
about them. Profiled are groups and organizations that are preparing for the
day when aliens land on Earth and other alien "cults" that border on
religious worship. There's the bearded young man in northern Michigan who lives in the woods and
broadcasts messages to outer space from what appears to be a quite elaborate
transmitting station. Somewhat more flamboyant is the 90-year-old Southern California woman, the founder of a group called
Unarius, which apparently is a kind of religion. Swathed in gold robes, holding
a rose, she talks slowly about many things, including "our dear brother,
Jesus of Nazareth," whom she met in passing in an earlier life. She
reports that she has piloted many spaceships in her time, but "we call
them star ships." Several other people also discuss the rides they have
taken, including one woman who, with some wit, notes how the aliens seem always
to reflect the cultural characteristics of the country in which they are met.
As described by the film's witnesses, the spaceships look very much like those
in 1950's sci-fi movies, clips from which are shown in "In Advance of the
Landing." Or, as one man reports, "the spaceships we see around here
look like two soup plates put together." Mr. Curtis producer and director gives
equal time to the banal, the absurd and the freakish.
Miss Death, Jay Katz and Coffin Ed present: ON THE BIG
SCREEN A NIGHT OF MONDO MUSIC!
A cavalcade of the rarest,
craziest and most outrageous music clips
from the past fifty years culled from
the backrooms of bankrupt record companies, Scopitone juke boxes, Japanese TV, Euro-Discos
and indie filmmakers: SEE: New Wave, No Wave, Post Industrial, Punk Noise, Japanese
Au Go Go, Euro-Trash and lots, lots more!
They don't call Africa the Dark Continent for nothing. This mind-numbing documentary
takes us into forbidden territory where we witness primitive rituals, weird
initiations, fertility rites, bizarre practices and graphic violence. From the ...wilds of the
hidden jungles to the teaming brutal cities, the dark and shadowy underbelly of
the African continent is ripped open and exposed in all its naked savagery.
Prepare yourself to be mortified, sick and repulsed but at the same time you
wont be able to keep your eyes off the screen prepare yourself for the shocking
world of SHOCKING AFRICA!
From the ground breaking
director of ROCK HUDSON'S HOME MOVIES and FROM THE JOURNALS OF JEAN SEBERG,
Mark Rappaport takes us on hilarious and provocative romp through the hidden
and not so hidden gay undercurrents of Hollywood's
Golden Years. Dan Butler (Frasier) acts as tour guide as he uncovers, despite
efforts to launder American cinema of even the faintest traces of gay
influences, Hollywood's
squeamish fascination with gay eroticism and camp. Through the use of ingenious
film clips, along with Rappaport's signature witty insights, THE SILVER
SCREEN/COLOR ME LAVENDER brilliantly uncovers the unmistakable homoerotic
flirtations, and the ambiguous behavior that richly imbued the performances of
Danny Kaye, Jerry Lewis, Cary Grant, and other film legends. It is a rich and
funny meditation on American sexual identity, film history and culture that
will change the way you look at butch westerns or the campy charades of Bob
Hope and Bing Crosby in their "buddy" movies forever.
A reporter visits David Fielding who is an asylum a year and one day after
some tragic, mysterious events. Listening to a tape recording of David talking
to a doctor, we learn that he and three friends had gone deep into the woods to
visit college professor Dr. Waterman (famed sci-fi writer Fritz Leiber) at his
cabin. When they arrive, they discover that the cabin has been destroyed, and
Waterman nowhere to be found. After exploring a dark cave, they are given an
ancient book by a giggling old man, and when they open it, a Pandora's Box of
devilish nightmares occur. Demonic forces come in the form of several
gargantuan creatures, a satanic park ranger, medieval castles that disappear
and wall of mist that apparently leads to another dimension.
The Directors Cut Jay Katz Presents back to ground Zero
A revision of the last 7 years of investigation
into the alternate theories surrounding 911. Highlights from Loose Change the
final cut to the debates raging over demolition charges, microwave weapons and
holographic projections. The battle
continues between the dis informers and the truth seekers and yet still only one
thing is known for sure and that is the official story stinks. Having lectured on this subject for the last 7 years
the Archives has at its disposal a wealth of alternate material dealing
directly with this subject.
Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller was an American architect, author, designer,
futurist, inventor, and visionary. He was the second president of Mensa. He
lends his name to a family of complex carbon structures called
Buckminsterfullerene also known as Bucky Balls. Throughout his life, Fuller was
concerned with the question "Does humanity have a chance to survive
lastingly and successfully on planet Earth, and if so, how?" Considering
himself an average individual without special monetary means or academic
degree, he chose to devote his life to this question, trying to identify what
he, as an individual, could do to improve humanity's condition, which large
organizations, governments, and private enterprises inherently could not do.
Due to a mix up Back to ground Zero will now be screened on Tuesday 9th September.
Friday 12th September
Hard ons vs. Europe
About three months before the
Hard ons 2007 tour of Europe they started
getting pesky emails from a guy calling himself Loprosh. "Hey you guys I'm
gonna follow you around on tour and make a movie ok!!" These emails were
very insistent and as usual they ignored them.. "I'm serious I've already
been in touch with the venues and have access to the sound board and everything"
Okay this guy is serious!! So they get in touch and he seems a nice enough
fellow. They arrive, he shows up as promised and the next thing you know he's in
the van with the Hard ons and in there face with a camera!! Not only do they
hate being filmed (gosh we are so shy) but having someone in the van with them...
NO WAY but look what happened! Just a couple of months later they have a finished
doco on their hands. So what's life like on the road? What do bands do when confronted by a German
music shop assistant? Are you still allowed to smoke in venues in Spain??
Do we do our own lugging?? All these question and more answered in the HARD ONS
V's EUROPE.
This
film could be considered one of the most
disgusting stories ever brought to the screen. Astronaut Steve is exploring
Saturn's rings when he gets a fatal dose of radiation. He promptly starts
melting and must eat human flesh to survive. It's up to Dr. Ted Nelson to track
Steve down, which he must do single-handedly because it's a Government Secret.
Ted does a little bit of searching and a whole lot of eating and talking, and
all the while Steve gets madder and messier. There is much to recommend The
Incredible Melting Man, not the least being a range and caliber of acting normally
only found in the porn industry. You can also enjoy an enormous 1970s wall
hanging and plenty o' fuzz-tone guitar in the soundtrack. Director Jonathan
Demme also makes an all-too-brief appearance as Matt. The film's real star, of
course, is the makeup, by Oscar-winner Rick Baker. Baker created four different
phases of melting and other assorted oozing and sloughing effects--a true
triumph of vileness. 16mm
A potpourriof
the anomalous inspired by the literary works of Charles Forte the original
chronicler of curiosities. Spanning an array off odd phenomena including many
of what are variously referred to as occult, supernatural, and paranormal.
Reported events include teleportation poltergeist events; falls of frogs,
fishes, inorganic materials of an amazing range; animals found outside their
normal ranges, hairy hominids, lake monsters, present day dinosaurs and
pterodactyl sightings, singing sand and moving rocks, plus much more.
Baby Doll Meighan is a
pretty, vacuous Southern 'white trash' gal who at 19 still sleeps in a crib and
sucks her thumb. She has been married for two years to ineffectual, bigoted
Archie Lee. The couple has not yet consummated their marriage because Archie
Lee promised Baby Doll's dying father that he would not touch his daughter
until she said she was "ready for marriage." He is frustrated by this
strain and obliged to peek at his squirmy half-dressed child-bride through a
hole in her bedroom wall. Archie Lee is further humiliated and incensed by a
flashy Sicilian business rival who has recently managed to force Archie Lee's
decrepit cotton gin out of business. One night in a fit of desperation and
frustration, Archie Lee burns down his rival's cotton gin. The rest of the
story describes the Sicilian's revenge as he blatantly pursues and seduces a
distraught but sensually aroused Baby Doll, and attempts to terrorize her into
revealing Archie Lee's crime.
Jack Sargeant presents a screening
of this great new documentary which offers an in depth insight into the later
years of the legendary counter culture icon William S Burroughs. Writing,
travelling and creating art until the end, Burroughs, as the film makes clear,
truly lived his life the way he wanted. Featuring Burroughs alongside in-depth
and moving interviews with friends and affiliates, including John Giorno and
James Grauerholz. Also included is footage of Burroughs reading extracts from
his work, a tour of his home in Kansas, and film of his travels in Northern
Europe.
Jack Sargeant will introduce the
film with talk on the work of WSB.
Crispin Glover will be @ The Chauvel Cinema on 7th & 9th October for more info www.chauvelcinema.net.au under events
Crispin Hellion Glover is primarily known as a film actor, but he is also a
painter, filmmaker, author, musician, and collector of esoterica. Glover is
known for portraying eccentric people on screen, such as George McFly in Back
to the Future, Layne in River's Edge, the "Creepy Thin
Man" in the big screen adaptation of Charlie's Angels and Willard
Stiles in Willard. In the early 2000s, Glover started his own production
company, Volcanic Eruptions. Tonight he
will introduce and present some of his more obscure film and television roles.
Episode of David Lynches short lived TV series
Hotel Room, his role in the Beaver Trilogy and much, much more and then an
intimate Q & A.
Mu-Meson Archives Doors 7.30 for 8pm start - limited seating $20 pre paid; that means
coming to the archives physically and purchasing tickets during one of our
other screenings. If they are not sold out before hand its $25 on the night.
Keep on eye on the website for updates.
Sunday 21st September
Miss Deaths Knitting
Group
Do you want to learn how to knit, crochet and any
other craft? Or you just want to come along for a social? For the new ladies
who are coming for the first time bring a friend. Boys are welcome as long as
they do a craft or something useful.
Dr. Moran has discovered that
a tribe of natives down in the Amazon Jungle have a tree that when fed
beautiful women, will produce an elixir that can bring the dead back to life.
The doctor brings the tree back to England with him and with the help one of
the Amazonian natives named Tanga, the doctor proceeds to feed beautiful women
to the tree in order to secure the elixir for himself so that he can secure his
place as the man who discovered a way to bring the dead back to life.
Unfortunately, Tanga has other ideas. How many women will this great tree beast
consume? How many native nipples and bongo solos will we have to endure? How
low can a blonde's IQ actually get? The answers to all of these questions and
more can be found by not missing this movie.
In a stunning 1994 interview,
shortly after the now infamous Republican revolution, Tom DeLay sat down and
laid out his vision for America: to destroy the Department of Education, HUD,
OSHA, the NEH, the NEA, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department
of Energy. His self-stated goal was to "completely redesign
government." The Big Buy: Tom DeLay's Stolen Congress is the story of how
he did just that. It's the story of one of the most blatant power grabs in
American history, and how a District Attorney in Texas turned out to be the biggest threat to
the national DeLay Machine. The film is a warning about how easy it is for
American democracy to be hijacked by a combination of relentless ambition and
corporate millions. It makes the case that DeLay built a "custom-made
Congress" that is still providing votes for his agenda.
Amazing Sci-fi apocalypses
trash; Spanish production, directed by Eligio Herrero; starring Geir
Indvard, Carole Kirkham and Jose Yepes; after an atomic explosion two men and
one woman are the last people on Earth. They are reduced to savagery, and the
men mate with the woman and begin to fight over who is going to be the dominant
male of the group. They eventually settle on an island that is not so deserted,
Larry the dog is also sharing the island with them. As the way with all males
Larry joins the men in the fight for the affections of the woman, who will she choose.
The tribes of Kapsiky of
Central Africa, the Nuba of Sudan and Shilluk are documented through scenes of
their traditional cultures. In the feature film are scenes of
amorous rites, funerals, wars and tribal struggles, tattoos and ritual dances
that are handed down generation after generation.
For contemporary singer/songwriter L.J. Hill, music
has always been a part of his life and his songs illustrate the rich experience
of a full life lived from the northwest plains of New
South Wales in Australia
to the city streets of Sydney and Melbourne for the past thirty years. Using musical
influences from such disparate musicians as Merle Haggard, Bruce Springsteen
and Tom.
T. Hall, L.J. Hill has crafted his unique vision and subtle
melody lines into memorable songs which celebrate personal family values and
tell stories of a world which most people don’t know exist.
Family memory is important to L.J. Hill and his haunting
melodies are exemplified by his expert use of slide guitar in many of his
songs. The recent completion of “Namoi Mud” complements his first album which
was produced as a result of him being chosen to be part of the recent NSW
Ministry of the Arts project, “Whichways”. The inspiration for much of L.J. Hill’s
work is generated by the loss of friends and relatives through alcohol and substance
abuse. He is a strong advocate of fighting this vicious cycle and uses his music
as a weapon to help in the struggle. L.J. Hill’s music is unique in a world of
computer generated melody and song. His world weary voice tells a story of
struggle and hardship countered by delicate melody lines when he sings of love
and unrequited love in both the city and the bush.
L.J. Hill is a gentle big bear of a man who looks back
at his colourful past to create his music. He is man whose past includes expertise in
Rugby League football, rodeo bull riding, shearing shed work and ‘Gentleman of the
streets’ in Melbourne
and Sydney. He has many stories to tell… and L.J. tells them in
a most unique manner.
“Listening to any of L.J.’s
songs is like a cinematic experience – his descriptions of characters and their
environment plays through your head like a moving picture.
L.J. is like some big oak
tree that’s always been there with all its history and collection of days. You
get up close to the guy and you can see all that in his face and his hands. And then you hear it in the
songs and in the sound of his voice. These aren’t songs about trying to be famous – these are
songs that are a lot closer to the best kind of conversations that you’ve ever had.” (Perry
Keyes)
Last Sounds of Seduction @ Hermann's so get on down for one last dance to some rare grooves with the original crew Jay Katz, Miss Death, Diabolik, guest
DJ Medusa Touch and of course Go-Go action. Put on your dancing shoes and get on down for
a Go-Go frenzy. Cr City Rd
& Butlins Ave
9pm to 3am $10
A meteor falls to Earth near a military compound and
mutates a motorcyclist into an unstoppable killing machine possessed by an evil
alien life form. A team of experts--including an ex-Marine (Charles Wesley) and
a psychic doctor (Cassandra Ellis)--is brought in for a top secret mission to
stop the "murdercycle" before it destroys everything in sight.
This shocking expose explores
author Carlos Castaneda's mythic impact and controversial teachings. Candid
interviews backed with dazzling animation and experimental footage offer an
intense visual and intellectual experience. Alternately revered as a true New
Age shaman and decried as a charlatan or lunatic, Carlos Castaneda remains to
this day a controversial figure with a sizeable cult following. This
documentary from Castaneda supporter Ralph Torjan provides an intriguing and
off-beat look at a fascinating, larger-than-life personality.
Now streaming on the net for the world to enjoy “The Naked City” – every Saturday between 10am and midday on FBI (94.5) with Jay Katz, Miss Death and Coffin Ed and guests that have included JJ (from Good Times), Jack Sargeant, Neil Hamburger, Diamanda Galas, Jim Rose, and many more. An adrenalin charged look at the sad arsed city of Sydney!
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So they get in touch and he seems a nice enough
fellow. They arrive, he shows up as promised and the next thing you know he's in
the van with the Hard ons and in there face with a camera!! Not only do they
hate being filmed (gosh we are so shy) but having someone in the van with them...
NO WAY but look what happened! Just a couple of months later they have a finished
doco on their hands. So what's life like on the road? What do bands do when confronted by a German
music shop assistant? Are you still allowed to smoke in venues in Spain??
Do we do our own lugging?? All these question and more answered in the HARD ONS
V's EUROPE.
