LOCAL FILM SHOWCASE
Lexington Public Library Farish Theater
140 E. Main Street
Lexington, KY 40507
Monday, April 30, 2012 6:00pm - 9:00pm
On Monday, April 30 Lexington Public Library, in partnership with the Lexington Film League, hosted a screening program comprised entirely of work by Lexingtonians. The 90 minute program--consisting of diverse work from experimental documentary to animation to mockumentary--was followed by a half hour Q&A session with contributing filmmakers.
140 E. Main Street
Lexington, KY 40507
Monday, April 30, 2012 6:00pm - 9:00pm
On Monday, April 30 Lexington Public Library, in partnership with the Lexington Film League, hosted a screening program comprised entirely of work by Lexingtonians. The 90 minute program--consisting of diverse work from experimental documentary to animation to mockumentary--was followed by a half hour Q&A session with contributing filmmakers.
SCREENING OF MOCK UP ON MU
Loudoun House
209 Castlewood Drive
Lexington Ky 40505
Thursday, October 13, 2011
7:30-9:30pm
FREE
Screening of Mock Up on Mu by Craig Baldwin
2008, 110 minutes
Film's Website
About Craig Baldwin
A radical hybrid of spy, sci-fi, Western, and even horror genres, San Franisco-based Craig Baldwin's Mock Up On Mu cobbles together a feature-length "collage-narrative" based on (mostly) true stories of California's post-War sub-cultures of rocket pioneers, alternative religions, and Beat lifestyles. Pulp-serial snippets, industrial-film imagery, and B- (and Z-) fiction clips are intercut with newly shot live-action material.
Reviews:
From the New York Times review Trippy Sci-Fi Mash-Up Alert!:
"The movie charms as much as it confounds, as it hovers in the twilight zone between real life and the imaginary world, between history and its interpolations, between what you know and what you wish you believed."
From Variety:
"Latest unclassifiable, near-indescribable effort by San Francisco-based "culture jammer" Craig Baldwin, "Mock Up on Mu" is a typically dense yet delightful combination of found and new footage in the service of a fanciful semi-fact-based narrative... Those loyal to pop-culture-savvy experimentalism should find the gambit has considerable rewards. As with Baldwin's pioneering pastiche "Tribulation 99" and more conventional anarchist-media docu "Sonic Outlaws," pre-DVD exposure will flow toward fest, cinematheque, rep house, gallery and club exhibition."
Support by Lexington Art League, LexArts & Kentucky Arts Council
209 Castlewood Drive
Lexington Ky 40505
Thursday, October 13, 2011
7:30-9:30pm
FREE
Screening of Mock Up on Mu by Craig Baldwin
2008, 110 minutes
Film's Website
About Craig Baldwin
A radical hybrid of spy, sci-fi, Western, and even horror genres, San Franisco-based Craig Baldwin's Mock Up On Mu cobbles together a feature-length "collage-narrative" based on (mostly) true stories of California's post-War sub-cultures of rocket pioneers, alternative religions, and Beat lifestyles. Pulp-serial snippets, industrial-film imagery, and B- (and Z-) fiction clips are intercut with newly shot live-action material.
Reviews:
From the New York Times review Trippy Sci-Fi Mash-Up Alert!:
"The movie charms as much as it confounds, as it hovers in the twilight zone between real life and the imaginary world, between history and its interpolations, between what you know and what you wish you believed."
From Variety:
"Latest unclassifiable, near-indescribable effort by San Francisco-based "culture jammer" Craig Baldwin, "Mock Up on Mu" is a typically dense yet delightful combination of found and new footage in the service of a fanciful semi-fact-based narrative... Those loyal to pop-culture-savvy experimentalism should find the gambit has considerable rewards. As with Baldwin's pioneering pastiche "Tribulation 99" and more conventional anarchist-media docu "Sonic Outlaws," pre-DVD exposure will flow toward fest, cinematheque, rep house, gallery and club exhibition."
Support by Lexington Art League, LexArts & Kentucky Arts Council
RE:PLAY EXHIBIT
Loudoun House
209 Castlewood Drive
Lexington Ky 40505
September 23 through October 16, 2011
At the Lexington Art League's north side location in historic Loudoun House, the projected video light swims on the gothic architecture with 20 films by 18 local and national contemporary video artists in Re:Play, an exhibition curated by Lexington Film League.
Using found media as source material, many of the artists are working in the genre traditionally known as collage film. Over the last decade, technology such as media extraction and programming, and platforms like YouTube, have amplified the material for this conversation, adding to nearly a century of experimental filmmaking which solidified found footage as both a self-expressive and sociopolitical genre.
Re:Play opens during a Fifth Third Bank 4th Friday on September 23 and runs through October 16. A discussion on appropriation and technique with Lexington Film League and several exhibiting artists is scheduled for October 1. Also Mock Up on Mu, a collage film using a hybrid of spy, sci-fi, Western and even horror genres by California-based artist Craig Baldwin, is set to screen on October 13 in the Loudoun House courtyard.
Participating artists: Craig Baldwin - San Francisco, Ca; Christina Battle - Denver, Co; Robert Beatty - Lexington, Ky; Matt Bonner - New York, Ny; Bryan Boyce - San Francisco, Ca; Peter Burr - Brooklyn, Ny; Christopher Doulgeris - Los Angeles, Ca; Jun Jalbuena - San Francisco, Ca; Cassandra C. Jones - New York, Ny; Chris Kennedy - Toronto, Can; Valerie Fuchs - Louisville, Ky; Takeshi Murata - Saugerties, Ny; Shalo P - San Francisco, Ca; Matt Page - Lexington, Ky; Steve Reinke - Chicago, Il; Benjamin Thorp - Chicago, Il; Sarah Wylie A VanMeter - Lexington, Ky; Nick Warner - Lexington, Ky
Support by Lexington Art League, LexArts & Kentucky Arts Council
209 Castlewood Drive
Lexington Ky 40505
September 23 through October 16, 2011
At the Lexington Art League's north side location in historic Loudoun House, the projected video light swims on the gothic architecture with 20 films by 18 local and national contemporary video artists in Re:Play, an exhibition curated by Lexington Film League.
Using found media as source material, many of the artists are working in the genre traditionally known as collage film. Over the last decade, technology such as media extraction and programming, and platforms like YouTube, have amplified the material for this conversation, adding to nearly a century of experimental filmmaking which solidified found footage as both a self-expressive and sociopolitical genre.
Re:Play opens during a Fifth Third Bank 4th Friday on September 23 and runs through October 16. A discussion on appropriation and technique with Lexington Film League and several exhibiting artists is scheduled for October 1. Also Mock Up on Mu, a collage film using a hybrid of spy, sci-fi, Western and even horror genres by California-based artist Craig Baldwin, is set to screen on October 13 in the Loudoun House courtyard.
Participating artists: Craig Baldwin - San Francisco, Ca; Christina Battle - Denver, Co; Robert Beatty - Lexington, Ky; Matt Bonner - New York, Ny; Bryan Boyce - San Francisco, Ca; Peter Burr - Brooklyn, Ny; Christopher Doulgeris - Los Angeles, Ca; Jun Jalbuena - San Francisco, Ca; Cassandra C. Jones - New York, Ny; Chris Kennedy - Toronto, Can; Valerie Fuchs - Louisville, Ky; Takeshi Murata - Saugerties, Ny; Shalo P - San Francisco, Ca; Matt Page - Lexington, Ky; Steve Reinke - Chicago, Il; Benjamin Thorp - Chicago, Il; Sarah Wylie A VanMeter - Lexington, Ky; Nick Warner - Lexington, Ky
Support by Lexington Art League, LexArts & Kentucky Arts Council
OPEN FIVE: SCREENING + Q&A
Kentucky Theatre
214 East Main Street
Lexington, Ky
Tuesday, September 27
7:30 pm
FREE
WRFL’s Surreelfilm, the Lexington Public Library, and the Lexington Film League invite you to a special screening in conjunction with this year's Boomslang: A Celebration of Sound and Art!
Please join us at the Kentucky Theatre on Tuesday, September 27 for the Lexington premiere of Kentucker Audley’s feature film Open Five.
Audley, who was selected for Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces” list in 2007, is a Lexington native now working in Memphis, Tennessee. Open Five is his third directorial feature. It tells the story of a young musician (Jake Rabinbach) and a struggling filmmaker (Audley) who squire a visiting pair of actresses around Memphis, with stops at Graceland and other local landmarks.
Come see the film that The New Yorker glowingly referred to as a “plaiting of fiction and personal documentary…Audley’s movie has the feeling of sketches from life—a wealth of emotion and experience emerge both from its brisk lines and from its white spaces.”
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Kentucker Audley. This event is FREE and open to the public
Official trailer for ”Open Five”
214 East Main Street
Lexington, Ky
Tuesday, September 27
7:30 pm
FREE
WRFL’s Surreelfilm, the Lexington Public Library, and the Lexington Film League invite you to a special screening in conjunction with this year's Boomslang: A Celebration of Sound and Art!
Please join us at the Kentucky Theatre on Tuesday, September 27 for the Lexington premiere of Kentucker Audley’s feature film Open Five.
Audley, who was selected for Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces” list in 2007, is a Lexington native now working in Memphis, Tennessee. Open Five is his third directorial feature. It tells the story of a young musician (Jake Rabinbach) and a struggling filmmaker (Audley) who squire a visiting pair of actresses around Memphis, with stops at Graceland and other local landmarks.
Come see the film that The New Yorker glowingly referred to as a “plaiting of fiction and personal documentary…Audley’s movie has the feeling of sketches from life—a wealth of emotion and experience emerge both from its brisk lines and from its white spaces.”
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Kentucker Audley. This event is FREE and open to the public
Official trailer for ”Open Five”
CLASSICS OFF THE BEATEN PATH
Mondays, July 18 - September 19, 2011
Radio Discussion: 10:00 am on Surreelfilm, WRFL 88.1
Screening: 7:00 pm at Lexington Public Library, Main Branch
‘Classics off the Beaten Path’ films series, is a screening partnership among Surreelfilm, the Lexington Film League, and Lexington Public Library. ‘CotBP’ sees a new special guest on the show each Monday at 10 a.m. to present and discuss a forgotten classic, after which the film is screened for free at the downtown branch of the Lexington Public Library theater that evening at 7 p.m. Continuing through mid-September, the ‘Classics off the Beaten Path’ film series aims to facilitate access to forgotten flicks and revels in an atmosphere of mutual self-discovery.
July 18: Fat City
July 25: Blue Collar
August 1: The Swimmer
August 8: Local Hero
August 15: Baby Doll
August 22: Minnie & Moskowitz
August 29: Three On A Match
September 12: Performance
September 19: Blow-Up
Radio Discussion: 10:00 am on Surreelfilm, WRFL 88.1
Screening: 7:00 pm at Lexington Public Library, Main Branch
‘Classics off the Beaten Path’ films series, is a screening partnership among Surreelfilm, the Lexington Film League, and Lexington Public Library. ‘CotBP’ sees a new special guest on the show each Monday at 10 a.m. to present and discuss a forgotten classic, after which the film is screened for free at the downtown branch of the Lexington Public Library theater that evening at 7 p.m. Continuing through mid-September, the ‘Classics off the Beaten Path’ film series aims to facilitate access to forgotten flicks and revels in an atmosphere of mutual self-discovery.
July 18: Fat City
July 25: Blue Collar
August 1: The Swimmer
August 8: Local Hero
August 15: Baby Doll
August 22: Minnie & Moskowitz
August 29: Three On A Match
September 12: Performance
September 19: Blow-Up
HARRY DEAN STANTON FEST
Three days of cinematic celebration in honor of this esteemed Lafayette alum and former UK student!
February 2-4, 2011
The Kentucky Theatre 214 E. Main, Lexington Ky.
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WED, FEBRUARY 2
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mullholland
The festival will begin with the world premiere of filmmaker Tom Thurman's KET Kentucky Muse documentary "Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland." Mr. Thurman, one of Kentucky's most celebrated documentary filmmakers, will be conducting a Q&A session after the screening.
6:30 pm: Reception
7 pm: Film, Q&A to follow
Free!
Complimentary soda and popcorn will be provided!
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THURS, FEBRUARY 3
Paris, Texas
For the second night of the Fest, we are hosting a rare screening of the Wim Wenders classic Paris, Texas (1984). Hunter Carson, Mr. Stanton's co-star in the film, will be on hand to conduct a Q&A after the screening. Following the Q&A, the Sidebar Grill will host an after party with Harry Dean drink specials!
7 pm, Q&A to follow
$10
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FRI, FEBRUARY 4
We will be showing 2 Harry Dean Stanton classics on Friday!
1:30 pm: Cool Hand Luke (1967) - $5
See Mr. Stanton sing and play guitar in one of his earliest film roles!
Midnight: Repo Man (1984) - $5
Come learn the repo code and enjoy one of the greatest movie soundtracks of all time!
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Proceeds from all films will benefit the Lexington Film League and help fund future projects.
Thanks to all the sponsors: Kentucky Educational Television | The Kentucky Theatre | Smiley Pete Publishing | Bullhorn Marketing | Sidebar Grill
February 2-4, 2011
The Kentucky Theatre 214 E. Main, Lexington Ky.
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WED, FEBRUARY 2
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mullholland
The festival will begin with the world premiere of filmmaker Tom Thurman's KET Kentucky Muse documentary "Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland." Mr. Thurman, one of Kentucky's most celebrated documentary filmmakers, will be conducting a Q&A session after the screening.
6:30 pm: Reception
7 pm: Film, Q&A to follow
Free!
Complimentary soda and popcorn will be provided!
___________________
THURS, FEBRUARY 3
Paris, Texas
For the second night of the Fest, we are hosting a rare screening of the Wim Wenders classic Paris, Texas (1984). Hunter Carson, Mr. Stanton's co-star in the film, will be on hand to conduct a Q&A after the screening. Following the Q&A, the Sidebar Grill will host an after party with Harry Dean drink specials!
7 pm, Q&A to follow
$10
___________________
FRI, FEBRUARY 4
We will be showing 2 Harry Dean Stanton classics on Friday!
1:30 pm: Cool Hand Luke (1967) - $5
See Mr. Stanton sing and play guitar in one of his earliest film roles!
Midnight: Repo Man (1984) - $5
Come learn the repo code and enjoy one of the greatest movie soundtracks of all time!
___________________
Proceeds from all films will benefit the Lexington Film League and help fund future projects.
Thanks to all the sponsors: Kentucky Educational Television | The Kentucky Theatre | Smiley Pete Publishing | Bullhorn Marketing | Sidebar Grill
2011 DOERS VIDEO CONTEST & SHOWCASE
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Natasha's Bistro & Bar, 112 Esplanade, Lexington Ky.
Free
The second evening of short films created by Kentucky filmmakers who took the time to capture stories about different people and organizations DOING something great in their community.
Cash prizes were awarded. Jurors for the Grand Prize were Tania Blanich of Lexarts, Sara O'Keffe of KET, and George Parker of Lexington Film Society. There were over 400 total votes for the People's Choice Award.
Juried Grand Prize Winner
Filmmaker: Natalie Baxter
Doer: Kingdom Come Creek Stir Off
People's Choice Award Winner
Filmmaker: Logan Lay
Doer: Broke Spoke
All the Do-ers Videos can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/user/lexfilmleague.
Thank you for support your community and your filmmakers!
FREE and open to the public.
Natasha's Bistro & Bar, 112 Esplanade, Lexington Ky.
Free
The second evening of short films created by Kentucky filmmakers who took the time to capture stories about different people and organizations DOING something great in their community.
Cash prizes were awarded. Jurors for the Grand Prize were Tania Blanich of Lexarts, Sara O'Keffe of KET, and George Parker of Lexington Film Society. There were over 400 total votes for the People's Choice Award.
Juried Grand Prize Winner
Filmmaker: Natalie Baxter
Doer: Kingdom Come Creek Stir Off
People's Choice Award Winner
Filmmaker: Logan Lay
Doer: Broke Spoke
All the Do-ers Videos can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/user/lexfilmleague.
Thank you for support your community and your filmmakers!
FREE and open to the public.
Funding support for the 2011 Doers Video Contest
was provided by the LexArts Creative Ventures Fund.
was provided by the LexArts Creative Ventures Fund.
GIVE INTO THE GROOVE: ART ATTIC
Video stills: Nick Warner
Friday, April 29, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Buster's Billiards and Backroom in Lexington, KY.
Free
The Give Into the Groove annual benefit--which features art, live music, and fashion--is multimedia event celebrating the arts in our community while simultaneously spotlighting local service organizations and non-profits.
The Lexington Film League hosted a screening room in the event's "Art Attic" featuring experimental shorts by Kentucky filmmakers Robert Beatty, Matt Goodman, and Nick Warner.
For more information on Give Into The Groove, including the event's mission statement and a list of artists and organizations involved, please visit: http://giveintothegroove.com/wordpress/
Buster's Billiards and Backroom in Lexington, KY.
Free
The Give Into the Groove annual benefit--which features art, live music, and fashion--is multimedia event celebrating the arts in our community while simultaneously spotlighting local service organizations and non-profits.
The Lexington Film League hosted a screening room in the event's "Art Attic" featuring experimental shorts by Kentucky filmmakers Robert Beatty, Matt Goodman, and Nick Warner.
For more information on Give Into The Groove, including the event's mission statement and a list of artists and organizations involved, please visit: http://giveintothegroove.com/wordpress/
