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“Yet what a complicated endless tale it seemed to tell, of tyranny and sanctuary, that poster looming above him now, showing the murderer Orlac! An artist with a murderer’s hands; that was the ticket, the hieroglyphic of the times.” – Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano
Outer Space, Peter Tscherkassky, 1999, 16mm, 10 mins
Mad Love aka The Hands of Orlac, 1935, 16mm, 68 mins
Standard Toykraft hosts Tom Stathes for some rare and unusual cartoons featuring bugs, creatures, and things with more arms and legs than you could shake a stick at.
During the summer, we become more aware of our insect friends. However, through cartoon visions of the past, we’ll see that spiders, ants, butterflies, caterpillars and their creepy crawly friends have enough of their own trials and tribulations to deal with before us humans start interfering. Leave the bug spray at home, too…it’s bad for archival films!
Tom Stathes is a “Cartoon Cryptozoologist” with a rare film print collection comprised of over 1,000 shorts. Tom’s long term goal has been to acquire and preserve as many early animated films as possible and reintroduce them to the public.
Don’t miss the TREASURE CHEST Summer Circus Cabaret at Big Sky Works. Flying Fish, acrobatic pirates, juggling octopi, bathing beauties, bearded mermaids, swinging sea urchins, singing phantom ships and more. Hosted by Jennifer Miller
Big Sky Works
29 Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg
July 19, 2014 @ 5:30pm, tickets available at door
Two great events tonight at Videology – first up, Northside Film Festival will be screening their 2 winning films from the Northside DIY Competition, at 7:30pm, followed by “TV on the Fritz” at 10:30pm. You can go for one or the other, both events are free to the public, and there will drink specials offered all night long.
Northside DIY Competition Winners Screening @ 7:30pm
Free Screening of Northside Film’s DIY Competition’s 2 Winning Films: Joanna Arnow’s winning feature,i hate myself 🙂 and Andrew Ellis’ winning short, Eleanor Ambos Interiors. The Filmmakers will be present for Q&A after the films. http://www.videology.info/blog/events
TV on the Fritz @ 10pm
A night of live performance, mixed with media (video), mass marshmallow dancing, and thrown tomatoes! TV on the Fritz is the a whole new world of entertainment. A whole new model for the future. And a new hole in the edifice of normality and safety booties!
http://www.videology.info/blog/events/tv-on-the-fritz/
Head over to Socrates Sculpture park to watch the film from the grass along the river at sundown; an idyllic summer evening.
The Deadly Ponies Gang (This screening will be the film’s international premiere) Clint and Dwayne are two of a kind – the kind that start a pimped-out pony gang (ponies replete with glitter, oversized sunglasses, and bling) on the edges of rural New Zealand. Riding through town, the duo deals some drugs, tries to snuggle up to some ladies, and attempts a fundraiser for new teeth while learning the lengths people will go for their mates. Directed by Zoe McIntosh.
EIGHT-WEEK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATING THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF QUEENS
Wednesdays at 7pm, JULY 2 – AUGUST 20, 2014
Pre-screening performances at 7 PM, films begins at sundown