DAFFY DUCK AND THE DINOSAUR (1939)
Caspar Caveman ( - does anyone remember Jack Benny?) goes hunting for a
breakfast duck with his pet dinosaur. Directed by
Chuck Jones.
MAN, MONSTERS AND MYSTERIES (1973)
Spiffing Disney "In Search Of"-style
doco pursues the legend of Scotland's Loch Ness monster. Sebastian Cabot is the
presenter,
and Sterling Holloway provides the monster's voice.
FIDDLESTICKS (1930)
Hey, it's the very first Flip the Frog cartoon ever,
just after the arrival of sound! It's the only one in the series made in colour
(red and blue), and there's not much plot, but Flip leads the whole lily-pond in
a swingin' musical production, none the less.
ONE FROGGY EVENING (1955)
Tramp discovers frog with amazing singing ability
at a demolition site. Hilarious Warner Brudders cartoon, also from Chuck Jones.
THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE (1935)
Here's one for our departed Jeffrey Kennett
- an Academy AwardTM-winning Walt Disney Silly Symphony about an egocentric
rabbit that permits his persevering opponent to win a race through his
over-confidence. Technicolor.
GERTIE THE DINOSAUR (1909)
Considered by some to be the first animated
cartoon of any importance, this early, sophisticated work by Winsor McCay
introduced a creature that was truly lovable in an era when everyone else was
drawing stick-men.
BAMBI MEETS GODZILLA (1969)
Marv Newland's hilarious classic one-gag credit
sequence features Bambi, on loan from Walt, and the king of the monsters,
moonlighting from Toho.
plus
'Quickie Theatre' presents:
FANTASIA (1940) : [excerpt]
The 'creation' sequence from the Disney classic.
Dinosaurs stalk the earth, accompanied by Stravinski's 'Rite of Spring'.
and
ALLEGRO NON TROPPO (1976) : [excerpt]
Bruno Bozetto's notoriously cheeky
homage to the above-screening sequence has life evolve out of a Coca ColaTM
bottle to the strains of Ravel's 'Bolero'.
and featuring
THE LOST WORLD (1925)
Scientific expedition (Wallace Beery and Lewis Stone)
to remote island discovers giant prehistoric creatures. Originally an Arty
Conan Doyle yarn, here brought to us by the team behind KING KONG (1933), and
featuring the stop-mo animation of Willis O'Brian.
DECEMBER
Monday 20th., 8pm
MILLENNIUM MADNESS
PSYCHIC PARROT (1977)
Global panic erupts when the psychic parrot, who is
unerringly and infallably clairvoyant, announces that it has forseen the
imminent destruction of the world. Everyone who voted for the Republic goes to
the Moon. Absolutely hilarious.
THE PILL (197?)
An unexpected drug side-effect can ruin your day, not
to mention your world.
CHICKEN LITTLE (1943)
One of the series of four special animated films
produced by the Disney Studios at the request of the U.S. government during
World War II for the purpose of discrediting totalitarianism in general and
Nazism in particular.
HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN THREE MINUTES FLAT (1980)
Gut-bustingly funny
accelerated spin through the story of mankind. Runs for four minutes.
TIME PIECE (1965)
Hypnotically-surreal meditation on time, written,
directed, produced and starring Jim (MUPPETS) Henson. Mesmerising
soundtrack. Academy AwardTM nomination.
FUTURE (1980)
Sharp-moving style guide surveying the look of tomorrow.
and featuring
THE TIME MACHINE (1960)
On the last night of 1899, scientist George Wells
gathers together his closest friends to toast the future and float his theory
about travel through time. Five days later, a dishevelled Wells rejoins them and
begins an incredible tale. Amazing Academy AwardTM-winning George (7 FACES OF
DR. LAO, 1964) Pal production, starring Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Alan (Mr.
Ed) Young, Sebastian (A Family Affair) Cabot, and Whit (Time Tunnel) Bissell.
NOVEMBER
AD 1999
Monday 1st., 8pm
NO SPLODGE! TONIGHT (so there's no films)
Monday 15th., 8pm
NOVEMBER
INFLATO-MANIA
THE PILL (197?)
Amusing one-gag cartoon about pneumatics.
THE ZEPPELIN MUSEUM (1961)
A quick look at the German balloon memorial in Freidrichshafen.
CHALLENGE OVER THE ATLANTIC (1979)
After hundreds of others had failed (for over a century), and in light of
recent disasterous attempts, in 1979 three Americans fly a hot air balloon, the
Double Eagle II, across the Atlantic to France.
THE RED BALLOON (1956)
Colourful story of a small boy who finds a red balloon that follows him
everywhere
around Paris, and the bond that grows between him and it. Amazingly expressive
direction
by Albert Lamorisse.
DREAM DOLL (1979)
Nutty Bob Godfrey cartoon from Zagreb, sporting sideways references to THE RED
BALLOON (1956), deals with a middle-aged loser who falls in love with an
inflatable sex doll.
BALLOONING (1979)
Beautifully photographed, impressionistic look at the pastime of
lighter-than-air adventuring (from the AFTRS).
THE BALLOONATIC (1923)
Buster Keaton plays a city-slicker carried into the wilderness by a wayward bag
of hot air.
THE CRASH OF THE HINDENBERG (1961)
Oh, the humidity!
POSSIBILITIES OF WAR IN THE AIR (1910)
Charles Urban's early 'sci-fi' silent, depicting futuristic prospects well
before they became actualities, uses extensive model work to show bombing from
dirigibles, aerial dog-fights,
and the launching of guided missiles to down these hapless windbags.
and featuring
SHADOW IN THE CLOUDS (1966)
Fascinating black and white BBC documentary about the history of airship
technology presented through period film and stills, from its early beginnings
to the brief period of commercial flying ended by the disasters of the 1930s.
OCTOBER
AD 1999
IT'S OUR 2ND BIRTHDAY!!!
Monday 4th., 8pm OCTOBER
SPLODGE! GOES SMOOOCH
THE MOUSE COMES TO DINNER (1945)
Here's a pretty damn' funny Tom and
Jerry cartoon from Hanna-Barbera at
MGM. The cat gets amorous when he
invites his gal-pal over for dinner.
(He ain't called Tom for nothing, it
seems!) Watch for cat- flattening,
"wolf-pacifying" mallet, in
TechnicolorTM.
SKATERDATER (1965)
Enchanting
piece of expert visual-narrative
film-making with fluid style tells
the story of a young skater's fall
from pack- leader position when his
status is challenged after
he becomes interested in...a girl.
DREAM DOLL (1979)
A kinky Bob
Godfrey parody of Albert Lamorisse's
famous THE RED BALLOON (1956), but
here it is with a life-size,
inflatable doll that a fantasy
relationship is formed!
KISS OF FIRE (195?)
Old-time
belter Frankie Laine entertains us,
tv variety -style, with
his rousing version of a real
"torch" song.
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL (1983)
Joe Bogdanov's high camp, comic book
parody of
true romance soap operas features
first-class humour
and production design (and won the
Diploma of Merit at the 1984
Melbourne Film Festival).
VD ATTACK PLAN (1972)
Advice from
Disney regarding venereal diseases.
(Where's ya whips 'n' chains, eh,
Walt?)
DISCO (1977)
The perennial
dilemma of horny adolescent boys and
their coy prey. Very frank, very
'70s. Directed by Phil Noyce.
plus "Quickie Theatre" presents:
ROMANTIC MOVIES OF THE 1950S (1977)
This entertaining installment from
the "Life Goes To the Movies" series
looks at a range of period celluloid
melodramas and love stories.
and featuring:
SEVEN CHANCES (1925)
Buster
Keaton classic about a young man who
must find a bride within 24 hours in
order to inherit a fortune.
Written by Clyde (THREE STOOGES)
Bruckman.
Monday 18th., 8pm
OCTOBER
WILD, WILD, WILD WEST
THE GREAT TOY ROBBERY (1964)
Enormously enjoyable, Avery-esque,
freaky/hipster
wild west 'toon. -A crazy mix of
FLUKEY LUKE and
DUDLEY DORIGHT.
THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY (1903)
Edwin S. Porter's pioneering Western
, made for Edison, features Bronco
Billy Anderson, the man
who became the first western star
(and we ain't talkin' butter,
pardner!)
THE MOVIES GO WEST (1974)
A portrait of 'Bronco Billy' Anderson,
star of over 500 early Hollywood
westerns.
SONG OF THE PRAIRIE (1951)
Amazing Jiri Trnka animated puppet drama, in glorious colour, is the verisimilitude of a Hollywood western, replete with such amusing horse-opera stereotypes as the crusty old whisky-swilling stagecoach driver (a la Gabby Hayes), evil, moustachioed Zachary-Scott-like villains, innocent heroines and singing heroes.
BLAZE GLORY (1968)
Nutty EVIL ROY
SLADE (1971) -ish, Western parody,
with the voice
of Ted (ADDAMS FAMILY) Cassidy.
RAYGUN'S NIGHTMARE (1982)
A Splodge! favourite, Peter Wallach's
rubber-suited, puppet delerium has
President Raygun take on the meanest
hombre East of the Pecos: Toyota
Godzilla!
GUNSMOKE (1959)
Actually, this
intriguing documentary shows how
three film editors adopt different
approaches in cutting film from the
classic
tv series, and how it is possible to
construct vastly different visual
meanings from a common starting
point, a single piece of footage.
THE WESTERN HERO (1963) <
A lightning examination of the
Western film genre from its earliest
days to such films as HIGH NOON
(1952) and tv series such as
GUNSMOKE. Appearances by William S.
Hart, Tom Mix, Gene Autry, Roy
Rogers, Gary Cooper and 'The Duke'.
and featuring:
BUCKEYE AND PINTO (1979)
Local
comic Western parody from the days of
Le Joke and the Experimental Film
Fund, with Mitchell Faircloth and
Simon Thorpe as two cowpokes riding
the range of the United States of
Australia, shooting everything that
moves as they knuckle their way
beyond Syd Fransisco in search of
Miss Kitty.
SEPTEMBER
AD 1999
Monday 6th., 8pm
FILM FUN
THE 16mm SHRINE (1960)
Fading
silent movie actress does a Norma
Desmond, entombing herself in her
private screening-room obsessively
running her old films. Stars Ida
Lupino, Martin Balsam and Jerome
Cowan. Twilight Zone ep., directed by
Mitchell Leisen.
SCREEN ACTORS (1951)
This MGM/
'Academy' co-production attempts to
prove that
movie stars are far from being
overpaid, petulant
prima donnas, and are just ordinary
folk like
you and I. (Sure!)
A DAY WITH TIMMY PAGE (1967)
Hilarious profile of 11 y.o.
wonderkind cine-brat posessed by the
spirit of DW Griffith (incl. the pipe)
stands as testimony to the dangers of
over-exposure
to silent cinema.
THE FILM FILM (1980)
Animated film
promotion by Alex (Life Be In It)
Stitt. Music by
(the great) Bruce Smeaton, &
voice-over by
Bobby Bright.
HOLLYWOOD STEPS OUT (1941)
Characteristic Tex Avery 'spot-gag'
cartoon from his Warner Bros. period
caricatures Stars from Tinsel Town's
Golden Years, incls. Bogart, Davis,
Garland, Lorre, Laurel and Hardy &
the Marx Bros.
BIOGRAPHY OF THE MOTION PICTURE CAMERA (1947)
Marvellous French post-war
doco looks at cinema's antecedants,
showing how the development of movies
arose out of scientific curiosity
regarding the nature of movement of
birds and animals.
and featuring
ROGER CORMAN: HOLLYWOOD'S WILD ANGEL (1978)
Impressive profile of the
king of low-budget exploitation
cinema, featuring interviews with Joe
Dante, Ron Howard, Jonathan Demme and
Martin Scorsese, and including Corman
film and trailer excerpts, many from
his prolific period at American
International.
Monday 20th., 8pm
SEPTEMBER
FREAKY FUTURES
THE IMPRINT (1980)
Grim animated
allegorical shocker involves a boy
with a plank strapped to his back.
THE WORLD OF THE FUTURE (1976)
A look at alternative lifestyles and
subcultures of
the future, 1970s-style. Incls.
scenes from George Lucas' first
sci-fi film, THX-1138, (1970).
BALLET ROBOTIQUE (1982)
Industrial robot productivity at
General Motors is enhanced by the
introduction of programmed
music into the workplace.
plus "Quickie Theatre" presents:
TRON (1982)
A fun extract from
Disney's techno 'period-piece' has
programming whiz, Jeff Bridges,
battling against digital nemeses
whilst trapped inside
a pre-Windows computer system.
TECHNO-CRACKED (1933)
A cartoon
'twist' on The Sorcerer's Apprentice,
here Ub
Iwerks' Flip the Frog builds a robot
to mow his lawn, but finds it hard to
control.
and featuring:
THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (1986)
Magnificent historical documentary
using glorious period colour
home-movie and publicity footage,
cartoons, photographs and interviews
to evoke a pivotal event in Twentieth
Century modernity, epitomizing for us
the concept of 'The Space Age' -the
great 1939 New York World Fair.
Narrated by Jason Robards Jr.
August 1999 AD
Monday 2nd., 8pm
DAREDEVILS
WONDER DOG (1945)
Pluto's hormones inspire him to feats of bravura recklessness.
HIGH STEEL (1965)
A dizzying view of Manhattan, the tallest town in the world, and
the special breed of men who work cloud-high to keep it growing.
HOUDINI NEVER DIED (1979)
Fantastic doco focussing on the great illusionist and
escapologist, born Erich weiss (1874-1926). Includes remarkable footage of Harry himself,
but also featuring an appearance f the "Amazing" (James) Randi, who performs Houdini's
straitjacket escape- while suspended upside-down, over Niagra Falls. Narrated by Burgess
Meredeth.
and featuring
THE DEVIL AT YOUR HEELS (1981)
Award-winning documentary chronicals the five-year
preparations of Ken Carter in attempting to realise his long-time obsession to be the
world's greatest daredevil. Ken raises a million bucks, builds a rocket-powered car and
constructs a ten-story take-off ramp for his assault on a mile-wide stretch of the St.
Lawrence river!
Monday 16th., 8pm
GOODBYE SILVERTAILS
DESPOTISM (1946)
In case any of yooze have missed the last twelve years, here we are
reminded that power concentrated in the hands of a few able to slant economic
distribution in their own favour is one of the hallmarks of injustice.
THE WAY *** THE EAGLE *** SHITS [THE WAY THE EAGLE SHITS (197?)
Brilliantly scathing, satirical exposay of the Capitalist
ethos and Multinatioalism, with magnificent use of 'found' footage. A film-essay by
journalist, Mike Levin.
plus "Quickie Theatre" presents:
MACBETH (1971)
This exciting excerpt from the Roman Polanski version, produced for
Playboy Productions, focuses on Mac's assasination of King Duncan and the ghastly
consequences of the corruption that follow thereafter.
and featuring
TRAPS (1985)
Intriguing docu-drama by John Hughes probes the political events
surrounding the 1983-1984 federal elections in the early days of the Hawke government ,
and dissects the construction of political culture in Australia, especially the way
politics is represented in the media here. With Carolyn Howard, Paul Davies and John
Flaus.
JULY 1999 AD
Monday 5th. 8pm
Swingin' Sixties
Braverman's Condensed Cream of Beatles (1973)
Oscar-winning history of the Beatles and the '60s from the exuberant, youthful days to the
socially-conscious end of the decade. Kinestatic imagery captures The Beatles in concert,
being interviewed, appearing in news reports intersperced with art, collages, animation,
photographs and scenes of social and political activity. Excerpts from their films are also
effectively intercut, presenting the spirit of the Beatles, the spirit of the times and the
lasting imprint of life and culture made by this remarkable group of musicians.
Directed by Charles Braverman.
Awards: Atlanta Film Fest., Academy (Oscar TM ) Award (TM).
Approximately Panther (1967)
Run off and find your old stash of "Go-Set"s because this
(amaaaazingly-groovy) Melbourne film-document reports on the local teenage cults of 1967,
featuring rare footage of Lionel (Yorky) York at the (once) great 3AK- in its heyday, Lynne
(Caio Baby) Randell, Adrian Rawlins, The Loved Ones- in a proto 'pop-clip', plus some of the
swingin'est period discotheques- so mod, so chic!
Lonely Boy (1961)
The story of popular singer, Paul Anka. Rising from obscure origins, he became the idol of
millions of adolescent fans around the world. Here we take a candid loook at both sides of
the fame-game.
"A monumental waste of celluloid" -Bill Mousoulis.
The Sixties (1970)
Charles Braverman presents a collage of the events and personalities of the 1960s, both
political and social.
Including Brother Jack at the Berlin Wall, Martin Luther King on racism, some Vietnam
demonstrations and, of course, The Beatles.
PLUS
'Quickie Theatre' presents:
Honestly Sincere
The secret to success in everything, (no matter how hard it is to fake). Show-stopping
excerpt from Bye Bye Birdie (1963), performed by Conrad Birdie (Jesse Pearson).
and featuring:
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967)
Peter Whitehead's "pop concerto" for film, featuring the music of Pink Floyd, examines
various aspects of the swingin' London of the 1960s. Includes interviews with Julie Christie,
Vanessa Redgrave, Mick Jagger, Michael Caine and painter David Hockney.
Monday 19th. 8pm
JULY 1999 AD
Rhythm Method
An American Time Capsule (1968)
Condenses 200 years of American history into three explosive minutes. The soundtrack is Beat
That Drum by
Sandy Nelson.
Rhythm of Africa (1948)
This rare film by Jean (Blood of a Poet, 1930) Cocteau records the culture of the Chad
people of French
Equatorial Africa, showing the arts, handicrafts and some of the traditional ceremonial
dances that had never before been documented on celluloid. Includes songs and music
authentically recorded on the spot.
Little Black Sambo (c1938)
This (now) politically-incorrect treatment from legendary animator Ub Iwerks of the classic
children's story (1898) by Helen Bannerman is presented for historical interest (but I still
can't believe it's not butter!)
Caribbean (1951)
A look at the people, customs, export products, social problems and scenery of the (once)
British West Indies,
British Guiana and British Honduras, interwoven with a musical background of calypso music,
ritual drumming, ancient folk songs and traditional dance rhythms. 1st prize: Venice Film
Festival, 1951.
plus
Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1966)
(Unless this print has been replace in the last 10 years) this rousing alchemical concoction
is a toe-tapping reverie not to be missed, (otherwise it's Janachek!).
Black Music in America: the '70s (1979)
This overview preents a musical journey from Motown to disco and Donna Summer. Includes clips
of over 75 groups. Narrated by Isaac Hayes and Dionne Warwick.
Lollipop Opera (1971)
Rossini's Barber of Seville propels this amusing synchopated fantasy about a metaphorical
haircut.
Duke Ellington at the Whitehouse (1969)
A special guest performance in Washington.
JUNE 1999 A.D.
LOOK INTO MY EYES!
Monday 7th, 8.00PM
CAPTIVE MINDS: HYPNOSIS & BEYOND (1983)
Pretty damn groovy
documentary on mind-control, hypnosis and altered-states-of-
consciousness in the fields of advertising, politics, cults, and
psychiatry, revealing what you need to do if you want either to avoid
mind-control or embrace it.
THE MAGICAL MAESTRO (1952)
Nutty Tex Avery cartoon has
Svengali-like illusionist Mesmerising an opera singer with his "lit-tle
ma-gic
wand!". nb: Ignore the annoying hair in the projector gate.
SVENGALI (1931)
Svengali, an evil musical maestro with
inexplicable Mesmeric powers, hypnotizes, abducts and marries the
young and beautiful Trilby, a homeless artist's model, whom he
transforms as his slave into a world-famous singer, despite the
fact that she is tone-deaf and only able to sing under his influence.
From the classic horror story by George Du Maurier, directed by
Archie Mayo, starring a prime John Barrymore in one of his last
roles, with Donald Meek. Bizarre sets by Anton Grot, and a swag of
memorable visual effects.
HOG HEAVEN
Monday 21st., 8.00PM
*SPINNOLIO (198?)
Hilarious, rough-parody of Collodi's classic
fairytale is a kind of ludicrous, marionette "Being There" (1979),
incidentally
featuring a bikie-gang.
SOC SCI 127 (1968)
Bill Sanders is a tattoo artist. He brings
his view of the world to an undergraduate sociology class on body adornment,
and elsewhere boozily expounds on the woes of the world.
Gob-smacking piece of documentary film-making from first-timer,
Danny Lyon.
SCORPIO RISING (1964)
Kenneth Anger's remarkable evocation of
the motorcycle as fetish object, stylishly intercut with shots of
Hitler, James Dean, Marlon Brando and Jesus, and set to a soundtrack of
classy pop songs.
and featuring:
DEVIL'S ANGELS (1967)
Fugitive killer bikies destroy everything
in their path. Gloriously lurid and cheap American International Production,
starring John Cassavetes, with Mimsie Farmer.
APRIL
AD 1999
Monday 5th.
NO SPLODGE TONIGHT (due to Easter Monday). blame Jesus!
Monday 19th., 8.00pm
CANNABIS CAPERS
MARIJUANA, THE GREAT ESCAPE(1970)
Fantastic, moralising parable set around
the Dragster-racing scene contrasts clean- cut adolescents on the track with
grouchy, shiftless pot-heads in Combi-vans.
WORLD OF THE WEED (197?)
A history of the use of the use of the Hemp
plant, its fibre and resin since its origins in China. The age-long moderate
use of the drug as a medicine and as a harmless euphoric, and its occasional
use in a concentrated form (hashish) as a stimulant to violence, have led, in
turn, to its cultivation and, then, to its severe restriction.
MARIJUANA (196?)
A brilliant lightning look at the technical aspects of
cannabis.
FOCUS ON MARIJUANA (197/)
A dramatic tale of teenagers caught amidst the
moral dilemma to smoke or not to smoke.
and featuring:
CISCO PIKE (1972)
Incredible must-see tale of once-successful '60s rock
star (Kris Kristofferson) who has been avoiding the drug-scene at the request
of his girlfriend but who falls on tough times and becomes entangled with a
bent cop (Gene Hackman), who blackmails him back into dealing. With Karen
Black, Roscoe Lee Brown, Harry Dean Stanton and Viva! (!)
MARCH
AD 1999
Monday 1st., 8pm
CONSPIRACY THEORY
featuring
THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT (1951)
A naive laboratory assistant (Alec
Guinness) discovers the "ultimate" commodity- a material that never wears out
and that never gets dirty. However, opposition from the forces of both capital
and labour mount as the potential economic consequences of such a product are
anticipated, and manufacturers and unionists alike set out to bury the
formula. A charming Ealing comedy, with Cecil Parker and Michael Gough.
plus
JAIL BAIT (1937)
Hilarious Buster Keaton short has an unsuspecting
character (Keaton) agreeing to participate in a twisted plot to catch a
murderer after being promised a share of the reward money.
RED NIGHTMARE (1962)
Twilight Zone-ish story about a typical American guy's
nightmare of life under Communism...
E (197?)
The funniest NFBC cartoon ever made(!) You see an "E", but the King
(and his secret police) say you see a "B". Multi award-winning cartoon about
the clandestine engineering of consensus.
THE WAY OF THE EAGLE (197?)
Brilliantly scathing satirical expose of Yankee
Capitalism shows, with magnificent use of "found" footage, how the American
Way depends on keeping the masses disenfranchised, both at home and abroad.
Monday 15th., 8pm
JUST THE ONE
THUNDER ROAD (1957)
A hillbilly family run a whisky still in Harlan County
during Prohibition, but coming under pressure from both the Feds and the
Chicago mob, fight back, with mayhem ensuing. Produced by, and starring Robert
Mitchum (who also had a hit record with the title song.( Also features Gene
Barry.)
THE FATAL GLASS OF BEER (1933)
W.C. Fields stars in this hilarious parody of
the (now-forgotten) 'Yukon- melodrama' movie genre. This little classic pivots
on the running-gag line, "T'aint neither a fit night out for man nor beast.",
but ostensibly deals with the return of Chester, the prodigal son, to Fields'
snow-bound cabin.
SODA SQUIRT (1933)
Another Flip the Frog cartoon from Ub Iwerks. This time,
Flip goes into the refreshment business.
plus "Quickie Theatre" presents:
DR. JECKYL AND MR. HYDE (1920)
An excerpt from the most highly-regarded of
the seven silent screen versions of Stevenson's story, this one starring John
Barrymore. Prohibition subtexts abound. Another from The History of the Motion
Picture series.
FEBRUARY
AD 1999
*Monday 1st., 8pm
ADVENTURE OVERLOAD
MOVIES ARE ADVENTURE (1949)
Produced for the Academy of
Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences (tm) by Universal Pictures, this
promotional
short involves a typical post-war American family's
hallucinatory
experiences whilst at the pictures.
THE HUGE ADVENTURES OF TREVOR, A CAT (1985)
Hilarious
Swinburne
Film School cartoon classic about the reckless misadventures
of
a quizzical cat. Directed by John Taylor, (who later went on
to
make a sequel, "Trevor Island").
plus "Quickie Theatre" presents:
TWENTY-THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1954)
Spiffingly
entertaining
excerpt from superb, multiple Oscar(tm)-winning Disney
production
has nutty renegade genius, Captain Nemo (James Mason),
upsetting
the global geo-political status quo with his futuristic
nuclear
submarine, 'The Nautilus'. (*non* subliminally-embedded
version).
and featuring:
FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON (1962)
Magnificent adventure-fantasy
confection from Irwin Allen (directing) has the (usual) Jules
Verne/
Golden-Age-of-Exploration template. Professor Fergusson
attempts
to make 1862 aviation history by mapping the uncharted
territories
of West Africa. Much-loved cast includes Red Buttons, Barbara
Eden,
Peter Lorre, Richard Hayden, Billy Gilbert, Henry Daniel and
Fabian.
-Oh, and Cedric Hardwicke.
*Monday 15th., 8pm
THRILLER
FANTORRO (1971)
An imaginary, three-part Science Fiction
'serial',
set in Paris, around the Belle Epoque. Jan Lenica's ornate
tribute
to the most famous of such concoctions, Louis Feuillade's
"Fantomas"
serials.
TREASURE IN THE PYRAMID (197?)
Hilarious cryptic chase
cartoon,
set in an exotic jungle locale, has a touch of Jules Verne,
Indiana
Jones (and Flipper!)
THE STORY OF THE SILENT SERIALS (1962)
Eclipsed by the
'awfulness'
of the cheap, 'Sam Katzman'-type Saturday matinee serials of
the
Sound period, the splendor of the serials from the Silent era,
(of
which "The Perils of Pauline" is probably the most
well-known),
is investigated in this impressive study. An episode from "The
History of the Motion Picture" series.
and featuring:
JUDEX (1963)
Fantastic 'goodies Vs. baddies' comic-book
adventure,
resplendant with poetic symbolism and surreal set-pieces.
Directed by Georges Franju. (In French, with sub-titles).
JANUARY
AD 1999
Monday, 4th., 8.00pm
GIRL TROUBLE
THREE DUMB CLUCKS (1937)
Three Stooges short. The Stooges' dad wants to
leave their mother for a gold-digging blonde. (Curley plays dual role as the
father and himself.)
BRAUTY KNOWS NO PAIN (1971)
Behind-the-scenes story of the hysteric Texas
cheer-leader squad, The Rangerettes, from Kilgore College. Directed by
photographic guru, Elliot (Frenchman riding a bike with a loaf of bread on it)
Erwitt.
FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN (1966)
Realising that the manufacture of
synthetic bodies cannot lead to immortality, Baron Von F. shifts his attention
to "soul" transplants, bestowing the spirit of wrongly-executed convict in the
body of his hideously-scarred lover. Classic bloke-in-a-dame's-body scenario,
starring Peter Cushing, and directed by master Hammer director, Terence
Fisher.
MONDAY, 18th., 8.00pm
CAR TROUBLE
TWO TARS (1920)
Classic hilarious Laurel and Hardy Short has Stan and Ollie
on a country drive caught in a massive traffic jam. Tempers rise and the scene
escaleates into a massive bout of destruction.
BIG YELLOW TAXI (1971)
Boppy Joni Mitchell song about the tar-and-cement
parking lot situation.
MICKEY' TRAILER (1938)
Donald, Mickey and Goofy take a suspenseful caravan
trip. From "The Gang's All Here" series, in Technicolor.
*IT'S A LIVING (1984)
One shift in the life of a Sydney taxi-driver.
Directed by Laurie Kirkwood.
MOTOR MANIA (1950)
Mild Mr. Walker transforms into the megalomaniacal Mr.
Wheeler simply by virtue of taking up position behind the steering wheel of
his car. Fifties-period instructional Disney cartoon, featuring Goofy.
THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH (1969)
Young Milo drives through a magic turn-pike,
which conveys him into a strange world where letters and numbers are at war.
Directed by Chuck Jones. Voices by Hans Conreid, Mel Blanc, Daws Butler and
June Foray. Butch ("Munsters") Patrick as Milo.