This season is named 'The Loaded Screen' and is described as the "most explosive season yet". The programme promises the premiere of Maurice Hatton's 'Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition' (1970) and launches participation cinema represented by an evening hosted by world-renowned musicians and activists John Lennon and Yoko Ono. This evening is described as being a once in a lifetime event that will be "what they want it to be". Programmes of work by Mike Myers and Denis Postle will be on display including 'Tattoists' (1968). A wide selection of avant-garde films from across the globe are to be showcased during this season. Those highlighted in the programme's opening include 'David Holzman's Diary' (McBride 1967), Allan King's 'Group Therapy' (1966), two films from Czechoslovakia: Ewald Schorm's 'Return of the Prodigal Son' (1967) and Zbynek Brynych's 'The Fifth Rider is Fear' (1965), and two films from Yugoslavia: 'Rats Wake Up' (Pavlovic 1967) and 'Trio' (Petrovic 1965). Concerning underground film, the programme promises an all-night show entitled 'An American Eye-Opener' with films chosen by Dave Curtis. As a part of the "Forbidden Film festival", other underground films mentioned include Hans Richter's 'Dreams That Money Can Buy' (1947), 'Strip' (Davis 1966), 'Carousella' (Irvin 1966), and 'The Arousing' (Margetts 1969). Repeated screenings of films that may have been missed by members include 'Scorpio Rising' (Anger 1963), 'Roger Corman's 'The Trip' (1967) and 'The Wild Angels' (1966), and 'The Chelsea Girls' (Warhol 1966). The programme describes how to become a member and the perks of membership and advertises 'Starlight Cinema Club' and 'Continental' adult magazine.
Item number | 17602 |
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Category | Programme |
Type | Cinema Publicity |
Language | English |
Country of origin | UK |
Related people | John Lennon (artist) |
Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection