Release: Line-Up of "SUPERTRASH Saturdays" Jan-Feb 2009.

Venue: Bagdad Theater, 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 

Admission: $3 (unless specified otherwise)

Format: Doors at 10pm. Show starts with one hour of music videos, rare jazz and rock concert footage, and cartoons. Feature movie at 11pm, introduced by old trailers.

Schedule:

Sat. Jan 3. "Double-Feature" of SCARFACE(at 7:15pm)and BLUE VELVET (11pm)

SCARFACE. Dir. Brian De Palma. 1983. 170 mins. 

"A holiday of tropical chainsaws, sunny guys, good blow."

BLUE VELVET. Dir. David Lynch. 1986. 120 mins.

"A campy, puritanical buzzbomb of passion."

Sat. Jan 10. BACK TO THE FUTURE. 1985. Dir. Robert Zemeckis. 117 mins.

"A genius, no-brainer eruption of nerdcore." 

Sat. Jan 17. CRY-BABY. 1990. Dir. John Waters. 85 mins.

"A giant cradle of cheese starring Johnny Depp at 27, Traci Lords at 22. and Iggy Pop at 43."

Sat. Jan 24. ALIEN. 1979. Dir. Ridley Scott. 116 mins.

Trivia from IMDB:

"Shredded condoms were used to create tendons of the beast's ferocious jaws."

Sat. Jan 31. TRON. 1982. Dir. Steven Lisberger. 96 mins.

"A cg prophecy about wearing computers like leotards. Tron is the dream of a robot." 

Fri.-Sun. Feb 6-8 "SUPERTRASH 72 Hr Movie Fest"

A marathon weekend of crazy greats. Sponsored by KUFO, Ninkasi Beer, and Budweiser. Full schedule to be announced. Movies to include:

- TRUE ROMANCE. 1993. Dir. Tony Scott. 120 mins.

- THE BLUES BROTHERS. 1980. Dir. John Landis. 133 mins.

- DEATH WISH 3. 1985. Dir. Michael Winner. 92 mins.

- THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE. 1962. Dir. Joseph Green. 70 mins.

- THE BROOD. 1979. Dir. David Cronenberg. 92 mins. 

- FROM BEYOND. 1986. Dir. Stuart Gordon. 86 mins. 

- Special Pink Floyd and James Brown tribute movies

John Carpenter's Halloween @ the Bagdad (3702 SE Hawthorne), 11 pm
--$3--

I hear-tell that in Rob Zombie's wretchedly received remake, Michael Meyer's psychosis is the result of abuse and neglect. Bullshit. "Halloween" is so effin' scary precisely because Meyers is a blank slate--as cold and dispassionate as the vacant expression of the Shatner mask he wears.



Hitchcock's "Psycho" set the tone for slashers, but Carpenter concocted the blueprint for all the quasi-supernatural killers that followed in their wake.

The flick starts @ 11, but come an hour early for rare performance footage of Bowie, the Violent Femmes and more--brought to you by the Classic Concert Series @ the Clinton--and animated shorts programmed by Floating World Comics. We may even through a bit of comedy at you, too...

Pick up yr free tickets @ Floating World Comics, downtown @ 5th & Couch, while supplies last.

Pick up yr free tickets as Floating World Comics, 5th and Couch

The cat is de-bagged. Truth spills out. Simplicity runs amok. SuperTrash Saturdays are on. The new cult is mainstream. Don't be addicted to movies, be ridiculously addicted. Go to the neighborhood theater-pub with the biggest screen and sweetest, loudest sound around--it's the BAGDAD. I've heard it referred to as the 'bag,' or the 'dad,' even 'bagdaddy-o,' or my favorite--the 'baggydada.' Moving on, look at this movie line-up...and, good news--all shows are $3!


CENTER VORTEX


Shows start at 10pm, with live sets from Bridgetown Comedy; awesome 35mm trailers; unreleased vintage rock performances from Classic Concert Series (Bowie, Sabbath, Miles Davis, Pink Floyd, The Clash, etc.); and animation curated by Floating World Comics. Then at 11pm, the movie! Did we mention $3?


CAPSULE REVIEWS


Sat Nov 1 BATMAN (1989) Dir. Tim Burton

It's time to re-visit Burton's clusterparty of goth-broth and kitsch-stitch and see if Jack's Joker outfreaks Heath's lip-tics.

(check theater listing for additional showtimes during week)


Sat Nov 8 HALLOWEEN (1978) Dir. John Carpenter

Okay, Rob Zombie tried, but Carpenter's homicidal groove is the stuff of thumping perfection--steady and terrifying as death itself.

(check theater listing for additional showtimes during week)


Sat Nov 15 NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) Dir. Wes Craven

You could easily labor over college term papers about ELM STREET's dream-eating-reality-symbolism, but what I want to know is--is Freddy Krueger really Wolverine? SPECIAL COMEDY GUESTS "Kitten Breath...fearless sketch comedy touching from the trouble with roommates to anonymous bathroom sex."

(check theater listing for additional showtimes during week)


Sat Nov 22 BODY HEAT (1981) Dir. Lawrence Kasdan

Another 80s postModern masterpiece, serving 70s sex-attack over a grill of 40s noir, BODY HEAT is an evil trip in a sin suburb with a scumbag lawyer and a way-too-smart nympho. Starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, with hyper-cute Mickey Rourke.

(check theater listing for additional showtimes during week)


Sat Nov 29 (special afternoon matinee) A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983) Dir. Bob Clark

People love A CHRISTMAS STORY. It's the "STAR WARS" of Xmas flicks. Director Clark's mildly pervo handling of Jean Shepherd's riproarious "Ralphie" tales is, like the ad said, "A Tribute to the Original, Traditional, One-Hundred-Percent, Red-Blooded, Two-Fisted, All-American Christmas." You'll smirk your eye out!

Sat Nov 29 BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974) Dir. Bob Clark

The priceless irony is that Clark also made the sickest Xmas movie out there. BLACK CHRISTMAS--presented in a re-struck 35mm print--starring Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, and Margot Kidder, is a uniquely disturbing 'sorority house meets strange killer' drill of skin-crawl style and some very unforgettable from-hell 'moancalls.' Don't miss it on the screen, big.

(check theater listing for additional showtimes during week)


Sat Dec 13 STOP MAKING SENSE (1984) Dir. Jonathan Demme

But, Start Getting Excited! Why a big suit?Why a big suit?Why a big suit?Why a big suit?Why a big suit?Why a big suit?Why a big suit?Why a big suit?

(check theater listing for additional showtimes during week)


Sat Dec 20 SCARFACE (1983) Dir. Brian De Palma

A wonderful holiday movie...tropical weather, sunny colors, friendly chainsaws, loving families, great guys, good blow.

(check theater listing for additional showtimes during week)


Sat Dec 27 THE SHINING (1980) Dir. Stanley Kubrick

Who doesn't want to see THE SHINING from the balcony of the "baggydada?"

(check theater listing for additional showtimes during week)

What do you do the night BEFORE Halloween? The night before HE CAME HOME? Why, you go to a naturally haunted house like the Bagdad Theater to watch the PORTLAND PREMIERE of Eric Red's new ghost movie, 100 FEET.


OCT 30

BAGDAD THEATER 3702 SE HAWTHORNE

ONE SHOW ONLY

8PM

35mm print


We're excited to be doing the Portland premiere. 100 FEET is about a woman (Famke Janssen, X-MEN), released from jail for murdering her husband, a NYC cop. Under house arrest, she wears an ankle cuff (she can't go more than 100 feet). The catch is--her slain husband's ghost is still around, in the house, mean as ever...


in other words, HOME...NOT ALONE


Writer-Director Eric Red will be in attendance. You may know his screenplays for THE HITCHER, NEAR DARK and BLUE STEEL (the latter two co-written with Kathryn Bigelow). Eric also directed COHEN AND TATE, BODY PARTS, and BAD MOON. Appearing with Red, will be one of the actors, Michael Pare (EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS, STREETS OF FIRE).


100 FEET is a crisp, rocky chiller with moments of wracked emotion. It uses the genre of a ghost story to allegorize spousal abuse. The mood benefits visually from Ken Kelsch (who photographed Abel Ferrara's BAD LIEUTENANT and THE FUNERAL with Vincent Gallo and Benicio Del Toro), but the star of 100 FEET is Janssen. She's in every scene: tough, manic, vulnerable, sexy, penitent, very Scorpio...similar to Sigourney Weaver in ALIEN.


And there's a murder scene that makes EASTERN PROMISES look chic and weak. It's probably the best murder scene since SCARFACE.


OCT 30

BAGDAD THEATER 3702 SE HAWTHORNE

ONE SHOW ONLY

8PM

35mm print

CLINTON STREET THEATER
2522 SE Clinton Street:
FRI - SAT 9/26 - 9/27
7PM DOMINATRIX WITHOUT MERCY and FEMALE CHAUVINISTS
9:30PM "Classic Concert Series w/BOWIE-AC/DC-BLACK SABBATH-LED ZEPPELIN
SUN 9/28
ALL DAY STARTING @4pm "GANGBAND INSTALLATION" (8 bands, plus porn projections)
MON - THURS 9/29 - 10/02
7PM DOMINATRIX WITHOUT MERCY and FEMALE CHAUVINISTS
9:30PM "Classic Concert Series w/BOWIE-AC/DC-BLACK SABBATH-LED ZEPPELIN

BAGDAD THEATER
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd:
FRI 9/26
8PM SEX PDX OPENING PARTY - L.A. COMEDIANS
11PM HOLLYWOOD HOT TUBS (1984)

THE WAYPOST
3120 N Williams Avenue:
MON 9/29
(FREE) 9PM "Ancient Erotica 1930s-70s w/Live Jam"

VOODOO DOUGHNUTS TOO
1501 NE Davis Street:
TUES 9/30
(FREE) 9PM TEASERAMA Starring Bettie Page & Tempest Storm

NIGHT FIX & FLOATING WORLD COMICS PRESENT:

SUPERTRASH AUG 08 FILM FESTIVAL

SUPERTRASH re-arrives...!

On its way to being a 'regular thing', the fest we like to call SUPERTRASH bunks down Thursday thru Sun, August 14-17, @BAGDAD THEATER 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

You, the consumer, will receive 4 days and nites of positive mash-up utilizing the best of smash blockbusters, febrile grindhouse, and epic fantasy.

You'll also get lots of perks: like the world premiere of HEMPSTERS: PLANT THE SEED (go to hempstersthemovie.com), the second annual FLOATING WORLD COMICS ANIMATION FEST, with an appearance by claymation sorcerer Bruce Bickford, and the unpredictable results of our first live BEWDY & BEEST CONTEST.

Oh yeah, there'll be free matinees on Saturday with gratis coffee and wine tasting courtesy of McMenamins.

Movies:

GREASE. (1978) Dir. Randal Kleiser.
...an ensemble champ of brains-fucked-out fun, GREASE exuberates fantasies of sweetness while hamming up a bad seed...results are highly sexed. Who doesn't want to kitsch-freak with Rizzo, Kenickie, Marty Maraschino, Cha-Cha DiGregorio, and Leo (aka. Craterface)? Photographed by Bill
Butler (THE RETURN OF COUNT YORGA, JAWS, ROCKY 3).

ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13. (1976) Dir. John Carpenter.
...minimalist master-riff by Carpenter, coming off the space trip of DARK STAR, ASSAULT occupies a similar immersive 'zone', swapping a jailhouse for a starship, the theme still has to do with human limit versus cosmic jihad. Specifically, the pan-ethnic gang known as "Street Thunder" cuts an oath "to destroy Precinct 13 and every cop in it!"

DEMONS aka. DEMONI. (1985) Dir. Lamberto Bava.
...produced by Dario Argento, DEMONS is perfect to see in a theater because it is about a theater whose crowd turns into really gross demons. Bandtrack of constant faux-metal and progtronica by Accept, Billy Idol, Motley Crue, and Claudio Simonetti (of Goblin) -- tops the throb.

LABYRINTH. (1986) Dir. Jim Henson.
...Teen-mean Jennifer Connelly disses her family to solicit cock of Goblin King, Jareth (David Bowie). It's been claimed that LABYRINTH is responsible for "the sexuality of women under 30." Photographed by Alex Thomson (DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN, EXCALIBUR, LEGEND).

AUTOPSY aka. MACCHIE SOLARI. (1975) Dir. Armando Crispino.
...unusual giallo by the director of THE DEAD ARE ALIVE and FRANKENSTEIN: ITALIAN-STYLE, starring Mimsy Farmer and Ray Lovelock, with score by Morricone...AUTOPSY is set in a morgue, deals with manic priests, sunspots from a heatwave, and murders.

ZULU. (1964) Dir. Cy Endfield.
...4000 Zulu warriors attack 140 Welsh infantry at Rorke's Drift in 1879 in KwaZulu-Natal, Africa. Michael Caine's debut. No computer graphics! Narrated by Richard Burton. This is the greatest movie.

Schedule:

THURS Aug 14
7:00 & 10:00 HEMPSTERS: PLANT THE SEED

FRI Aug 15
5:30 Trailers
7:00 ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13
9:00 GREASE
11:30 DEMONS

SAT Aug 16
12 noon CARE BEARS &SMURFS (free)
1:30 LABYRINTH (free)
3:45 ZULU
6:30 Floating World Animation
9:00 LABYRINTH
11:30 AUTOPSY

SUN Aug 17
1:00 ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13
3:00 Bruce Bickford LIVE showing PROMETHEUS' GARDEN
5:00 GREASE
7:30 Bewdy & Beest Contest
9:00 ZULU

Additional info:

Best known for his collaborations with rock iconoclast Frank Zappa in the 1970's (Dub Room Special, Baby Snakes, The Amazing Mr. Bickford), underground animator Bruce Bickford has influenced generations of artists with his original vision.

Prometheus' Garden (1988) is the only film over which Bickford maintained complete creative control.

Inspired by the Greek myth of Prometheus, a Titan who created the first mortals from clay and stole fire from the gods, Prometheus' Garden is a dreamlike stream of an unlikely cast of clay characters in a violent struggle for survival.

Links to Animation fest contributors:

DESCENT
Director: Javier Longobardo
SPAIN (2007), 1:24
http://www.javierlongobardo.com/

STREAMING GRADIENT
Director: Jen Stark
Music: Eddie Alonso
USA (2008), 0:37
http://jenstark.com/

PLAGUE REEL
Director: Lung
UK (2008), 2:39
http://perishfactory.com/

WOOF WOOF WOOF
Director: Tasha Brotherton
CANADA (2006), 10:00
http://www.lionspile.ca/

8
Director: Benjamin Ducroz
UK (2007), 1:20
http://ducroz.com/

A PURGE OF DISSIDENTS
Director: Jesse Olanday
USA (2006, 10 episodes, 17:28
http://www.nunoy.com/

ORGESTICULANISMUS
Director: Mathieu Labaye
FRANCE (2008), 9:28
http://camera-etc.be/

DEKALOG
Director: Christina Vantzou
BELGIUM (2008), 2:37
http://christinavantzou.com/

DOODLE DIARIES
Director: Benjamin Ducroz
UK (2007), 0:34
http://ducroz.com/

TES LACETS SONT DES FEES
Director: Kerascoet & Joann Sfar
FRANCE (2007), 3:28
http://kerascoet.fr/

PROCRASTINATION
Director: Johnny Kelly
UK (2007), 4:18
http://www.mickeyandjohnny.com/

SESAME
Director: Overture
USA (2006), 3:11
http://www.opertura.org/

RGB XYZ
Director: David OReilly
UK (2008), 12:18
http://davidoreilly.com/

12 MEMORIES
Director: Bruno 9li
BRAZIL (2008), 1:10
http://www.bruno9li.com/

DUALITY
Director: Mostardesign
FRANCE (2008), 1:32
http://www.mostardesign.com/

PSYCHEDELIC DEATH VOMIT
Director: Yoshi Sodeoka
USA (2008), 4:50
http://www.c505.com/

FIRST PLACE
Director: Joji Koyama
UK (2008), 9:32
http://www.jojikoyama.com/

200
Director: Vincent Collins
USA (1976), 3:15

ZYRKUS
Director: Emanuele Bortoluzzi
ITALY (2007), 3:02
http://www.emanuelekabu.org/

WHISPERING PINES 8
Director: Shana Moulton
USA (2006), 7:34
http://shanamoultonweb.com/

PIN
Director: Benjamin Ducroz
UK (2007), 0:31
http://ducroz.com/

DUELITY (LEFT)
Directors: Ryan Uhrich & Marcos Ceravolo
CANADA (2007), 3:24
http://www.bocamotion.tv/

EVOLUTICA
Director: Wakako Ichinose
USA (2007), 0:38
http://www.wakako.tv/

DUELITY (RIGHT)
Directors: Ryan Uhrich & Marcos Ceravolo
CANADA (2007), 3:24
http://www.bocamotion.tv/

BELIEVER
Director: Aidan Koch
USA (2008), 0:34
http://www.aidankoch.com/

SEED
Director: Amy Kuttab
USA (2008), 1:17

PAPERMATION
Director: Jen Stark
Music: Eddie Alonso
USA (2007), 0:37
http://jenstark.com/

LITTLE ATOMIC BOMB
Director: Adam Long
USA (2007), 1:39
http://www.paperhousefilms.com/

BUCK SAD
Director: Javier Longobardo
Music: Mercurio composed by Rodrigo León
SPAIN (2007), 1:24
http://www.javierlongobardo.com/

ADVANCED BEAUTY
Director: Tomas Garcia
ARGENTINA (2008), 4:42
http://www.peppermelon.tv/

THOU ART FUCKING DEAD
Director: Lung
Music: Ladyscraper
UK (2008), 4:26
http://perishfactory.com/

YOURS
Director: Jeff Scher
USA (2007), 3:15
http://fezfilms.net/

FWC LOGO
Designed by Joseph Cross
Animated by Mark Wheeler
http://josephacross.com/

SUPERTRASH 48 HR FILM FEST
BAGDAD THEATER, 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Sat/Sun, May 24-25, 08

The Concept: After breaking records in Feb 08 with 2000plus ticket sales, SuperTrash returns to the ginormous Bagdad Theater for more glorious mixing of popular and obscure cinema. The 'magic act' of SuperTrash is in the curatorial realm. We are all about "context-driven-content." That may sound silly, but this is what it means: by creating an environment where big-budget commercial and ragamuffin exploitation films can intermingle, SuperTrash encourages what people already know, which is: these days, it is hard to tell the difference between art and trash. Is that good? It's better than good. It's Super. Trash.

The Films:

RUMBLE FISH (1983)
...Francis Ford Coppola's exquisite ode to brother-coded adolescence holds up as an abnormally artistic beatnik overthrow of Reagan-cranked yuppiedom.

THE LOST BOYS (1987)
...Quintessential 80s kitsch, THE LOST BOYS still commands a virtual kingdom of California dreamin' filtered through a glossy, Goth ecstasy. Who can resist?

MAGNUM FORCE (1973)
...The most sleazy of Dirty Harry films, MAGNUM FORCE interestingly births the whole zeitgeist of 70s television gun-adoration, pitting Eastwood against youngblood Vietnam Hitler-youth such as David Soul (STARSKY AND HUTCH), Robert Urich (S.W.A.T. and VEGA$), and Tim Matheson (ANIMAL HOUSE). Scripted without scruple by John Milius and Michael Cimino.

WILLIE NELSON'S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION (1979) ...Never before screened in Portland, this GUARANTEED crowd-pleaser captures a 1974 Texas-style Woodstock in all its drunken, stoned prowess. Mostly it offers a sustained peek at a beloved songsmith named Willie, without whom, sweetness in country music just wouldn't be.

BOARDING HOUSE (1982)
...Another first-time Portland revival, shot on analog video and transferred to 35mm, John Wintergate's unclassifiable supernatural-slasher-sexball comedy wondrously anticipates the evil eros of millennial 'gorno' like HOSTEL, SAW, etc, yet produces a result that can be termed "bitchin'".

GHOST FEVER (1987)
...Do you enjoy Sherman Hemsley? Do you believe, as we do, he is the 'other Mr. T?' Then this is the do-not-miss of SuperTrash May 08. GHOST FEVER, directed by the notorious Alan Smithee, is the 80s ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN. Pooh-poohed as being an inept GHOSTBUSTERS knock-off, this Southern-tacky spook-show about racist ghosts, beautiful blond ghosts, breakdancing ghosts, and a boxing cameo by Joe Frazier, is consummate what-the-f^%-I-am-watching?!

Bonus Features:

Simultaneous with the 48 HR MOVIE FEST, in the 'medieval deco' lobby of the Bagdad Theater, there will be:
- Floating World Comics merch table
- A DARKER PORTLAND photo exhibit featuring vintage 1950s burlesque and crime-scene photos by Allan deLay. Visit this link to The Oregonian:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/visualarts/2008/04/allan_delay_a_darker_portland.html
- Rock N' Rose clothes merch table
- on-site massage therapy with added didgeridoo
- Elvira pinball contest sponsored by Ground Kontrol Arcade

Tickets:

$5 per movie, or
$15 all-day passes

Schedule:

SATURDAY MAY 24
2pm RUMBLE FISH
4:15pm MAGNUM FORCE
7pm BOARDING HOUSE
9:30pm THE LOST BOYS
11:30pm WILLIE NELSON

SUNDAY MAY 25
2pm THE LOST BOYS
4:30pm GHOST FEVER
6:30pm RUMBLE FISH
9pm WILLIE NELSON

Detail from Dario Argento's SUSPIRIA - as rendered by Al Columbia 2007

Feb 1-3, 2008, a weekend of 9 unforgettable movies, live burlesque dancers, the return of The Famous Mysterious Actor Show, and a stunning exhibit of 're-imagined movie poster art' sponsored by Seattle publisher Fantagraphics.

THE MOVIES:
RE-ANIMATOR (1985, Dir. Stuart Gordon, 95 mins) ...a masterpiece of hideous gore and faultless drama.
MAD LOVE (1935, Dir. Karl Freund, 68 mins) ...Peter Lorre shines as a lust-bent doctor capable of anything!
ROAD HOUSE (1989, Dir. Rowdy Herrington, 114 mins) ...the most macho-hot movie ever put out!
PSYCH OUT (1968, Dir. Richard Rush, 101 mins) ...a sleazy expose of San Francisco 'free love' with Jack Nicholson as a stoner rocker on the trail of an acid casualty played by Bruce Dern-streaming-Jesus.
ROBOCOP 2 (1990, Dir. Irvin Kershner, 117 mins) ...incredibly undervalued sequel, stuffed with maniacal design and misanthropic ideology, Frank Miller's first film job.
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986, Dir. John Carpenter, 99 mins) ...no dis to Raging Bull, Scarface, or Blade Runner, but for select hordes, BTILC is the greatest 80s rush.
BUFFALO 66 (1998, Dir. Vincent Gallo, 110 mins) ...a lowlife fantasy chock with feline romance, family crap, and noirish cruising...love or hate it, it's cool.
RETURN OF THE DRAGON (1972, Dir. Bruce Lee, 100 mns) ...Bruce Lee versus Chuck Norris!!!
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968, Dir. George A. Romero, 96 mins) ...the one that makes you believe the dead will eat you.

SUPERTRASH is wild, perverse, beautiful, grotesque...subversively combining powers of Art and Trash into SUPERTRASH.

THE SCHEDULE:

Friday Feb 1
5:30: 'trailer trash' video
7:00: Re Animator
9:00: Mad Love
11:00: KUFO's "Midnight Movie" Big Trouble in Little China
KUFO radio jocks Cort and Fatboy will broadcast on-site from Bagdad.

Saturday Feb 2
12:00: Return of the Dragon
2:15: Big Trouble in Little China
4:20: Robocop 2
7:00: The Famous Mysterious Actor show
9:00: Psych Out
12 Midnight: Night of the Living Dead

Sunday Feb 3
2:00: Big Trouble in Little China
4:05: Robocop 2
6:30: Roadhouse
9:00: Buffalo 66
11:00: Re Animator

OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - SPONSORED BY FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
Re-imagine a movie poster for your favorite cult/trash movie!

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Hi, we're asking artists who are crazy about movies to contribute artwork to the SUPERTRASH FEST taking place Feb. 1-3, 2008 at Portland's gigantic Bagdad Theater. Take a look at the attached SUPERTRASH press release to get an idea about the ambience of the event. Basically it's a film fest that combines fantasy, sci-fi, horror, action, live burlesque and a special art exhibit sponsored by Fantagraphics Books.

Here are the guidelines for the show: using any medium you choose, we'd like you to re-imagine an original 'movie poster' for an existing movie (preferably a movie that is either very trashy or very pretentious). You can send originals to be displayed at the theater, or you can submit the work digitally and we will print it out to display. The best submissions will be compiled in a book to be published by Fantagraphics. In return, for the right to exhibit and reprint your work, you will receive five free copies of the finished book, and three all-weekend festival passes.

For digital submissions: Hi-res PDF or TIFF, RGB color, full size 11"x17" dimensions, at least 300dpi. The deadline is Tuesday, Jan. 15th, 2008.

Reply to: jason@floatingworldcomics.com

Here's a great link for inspiration: http://nightgallerypdx.com/supertrash.htm



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For immediate release:

Contact: Jacques Boyreau

Tel.: 503-875-6819

Email: jboyreau@yahoo.com


Jason Leivian

Tel.: 503-241-0227

Email: jason@floatingworldcomics.com


NIGHT GALLERY & FLOATING WORLD COMICS PRESENT:

"SUPERTRASH"
72 HR FEST OF MOVIES / MERCHANDISE / LIVE PERFORMANCE / ART EXHIBITION

Coming Feb 1-3, 2008, an entire weekend of film fantasy, comic book indulgence,
and the icy, hot, flesh of burlesque stars – will fill the stage and screen at Portland's capacious Bagdad Theater. The intent of SUPERTRASH is to offer together in one locale, an exciting blend of classic Xploitation Cinema, live titillation by dedicated dancers, and a 3-ring circus of great merch and stunning art all on display in the 'medieval deco' halls of the Bagdad.

LISTING INFORMATION:


WHO: Night Gallery, Floating World Comics, Tease-O-Rama, Famous Mysterious Actor Show

WHAT: 72 hr Fest of Movies / Merchandise / Live Performance / Art Exhibition

WHEN: Friday, Feb 1st - Sunday, Feb. 3rd, 2008

WHERE: Bagdad Theater
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland, OR 97214

SPONSORS: McMenamins, KUFO, Fantagraphics, Portland Mercury


SUPERTRASH… wild, perverse, sexy, grotesque, beautiful, subversive, disturbing… movies that combine the power of Art and Trash into a new hybrid of appreciation known as SUPERTRASH.

Films include: RE-ANIMATOR, BUFALLO 66, MAD LOVE, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, ROAD HOUSE, ROBOCOP 2, PSYCH OUT, RETURN OF THE DRAGON. KUFO radio jocks Cort and Fatboy will on-site broadcasting from the Bagdad. http://www.cortandfatboy.com/index.php?id=60

Presenters include Tease-O-Rama and the Famous Mysterious Actor Show. Tease-O-Rama is a much-worshipped team of internationally ranked burlesque performers… for more info go to http://www.teaseorama.com/

We are also very pleased to present the return of the Famous Mysterious Actor Show. Ending a year-long hiatus, they will bring their hilarious late night talk show parody to the 600 seat Bagdad Theater.

Seattle publisher, Fantagraphics, is sponsoring a themed exhibit of artists from around the world creating unique poster versions of their favorite movies. A book release is planned for 2009.

Jacques Boyreau is the Gallery Director of Night Gallery and author of TRASH: THE GRAPHIC GENIUS OF XPLOITATION MOVIE POSTER ART. Jason Leivian is the owner of Floating World Comics.

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Best,
Jason
Floating World Comics
20 NW 5th Ave 101
Portland, OR 97209
(503)241-0227