HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH

**REMINDER**

The film HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH will be playing Monday, March 16th at 7 PM only. The showing will take place in the Muenzinger Auditorium and will feaature the director John Cameron Mitchell in person. Plus -its all FREE!!

"This film named after a body part truncated in a botched sex-change operation could be disturbing or tragic, but this glam-rock musical sparkles with life-affirming energy. John Cameron Mitchell not only wrote and directed the film but also plays Hansel, a Berlin teen who falls for an army sergeant but to get a marriage license submits to an inept sex-change operation that leaves him with the inch described in the film's title and the abandonment of his GI husband. Hansel becomes Hedwig, falls unrequitedly in love with rock star Tommy Gnosis, and follows Gnosis' tour as he steals her songs and sells out stadiums. In her performances for tips by the salad bar at Bilgewater's, Hedwig works through her identity crisis and pursues her moving quest for affirmation. With lyrics and music by Steven Trask." -IFS website

The showing is sponsored by the Conference on World Affairs.

Brakhage Symposium

This Saturday and Sunday will be the fifth annual Brakhage Symposium. It is held from 10 AM to 9 PM both March 14th and 15th in the ATLAS building on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus. 

"Quickly becoming a tradition in the world of avant-garde filmmaking and artistry, the Stan Brakhage Symposium will again be hosted this year by the Colorado University's Film Studies Department. This symposium will be unlike any before it. Spanning over two days, two programmers from cities on either side of the country will meet at America's core to recognize, honor, and carry on the legacy of the late Stan Brakhage, a man who once all but defined the American Avant-Garde. Cementing together the extensive video and film events being offered will be the symposium's core of academia. Each day will feature either presentations or panels that will contextualize the programs in the light of the contemporary avant-garde world. What Brakhage began, the symposium seeks to continue, by each year bringing memebers of the experimental film and video community together, not only to celebrate art, but to share ideas and promote the evolution of the moving image." -Brakhage Symposium website

Support is provided by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences & the William H. Donner Foundation. For more information, please check out the Brakhage Symposium website.

Stephen King on DAWN OF THE DEAD

Tomorrow night, IFS is showing DAWN OF THE DEAD at 7 PM and 9:15 PM. Come see this movie that even Stephen King liked.

"I hope Fox and Warner Bros. will settle their nasty cat-fight over Zack Snyder's WATCHMEN movie. I think Snyder's tremendously talented (I just watched his DAWN OF THE DEAD remake to see if it holds up -it does), and WATCHMEN is one graphic novel that cries out for a film adaptation. That one has been made and I might not be allowed to see it seems absurdly unfair." 

-Stephen King, "Wishing and Hoping", Entertainment Weekly, 1/23/09

For the whole article, click here.

Film Reports from February 18-22

Yes, we do still show most of our movies on 35mm film. And we now post our projectionist's take on the film. When you walk in the door you can see how the nights print will be right at the box office. Here are the Projectionist's (Tony's) Opinions for last week:

CHILDREN OF MEN

Condition: Perfect. Print is clean and free of scratches. Print is uncut. Appears to have been run very few times. Possibly a studio archival print.

Comes From: Blowning Cinema in Notre Dame, IN

BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID

Condition: Excellent. Clean and splice free. There may be some very minor base scratches on the right side of reel 1. 

Comes From: Criterion Pictures in Morton Grove, IL

FEARS OF THE DARK

Condition: Good. Clean and  splice free. Some base scratches in the middle of the picture throughout the movie, but not too bad. 

Comes From: TCD Wilmington Distribution Center in Wilmington, OH

JCVD

Condition: Fair-good. Some dirt. Some minor base scratches. 3 splices throughout reel 2. Good both cues. Replaced all head and tail splices. 

Comes From: Lyric Cinema Cafe in Fort Collins, CO

Look for this week's projection's review at the box office before the film starts.

Facebook

Ok, we know everyone has/wants one, whether they admit it or not. One cool way to get into the Facebook world and get more information on all of the great films that IFS are playing is by becoming a fan of the International Film Series. Just follow the link here, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boulder-CO/International-Film-Series/38116812724?ref=ts%20 or click on the Facebook link on the side panel. Even if you're curious, just check it out. Facebook is a great and easy way to discuss all of the films we show in Meunzinger, but you can also discuss anything you want pertaining to the film realm. So joining is just a click away. Come on...we know you want to.

Another Round of Youtube Favorites

VIRGIN PRINT!

According the projectionist who inspected tonight's print of THE HUSTLER, it's an untouched print! Power-house performances by Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason in beautiful black-and-white CinemaScope - don't miss it!

On another note from the projectionist: "When the police officer came to talk to that strange guy in the lobby, I overheard him saying to the officer "well why don't the clowns who show movies in here all hours of the night get in trouble too?"

Well... it certainly was a night full of clowns, especially seeing as how last night's film (A BOY AND HIS DOG) was full of 'em. And not the "funny-clown" kind, mind you, but the "post-apocalyptic, underground-dwelling, seamen-extracting" kind.