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The masterminds behind the local found footage favorite present a show centered around THE KING at the Central Cinema this Thursday 4/5 at 8pm.

Food+Drink+Elvis= Elvis Heaven!

Collide-O-Scope: ELVIS EDITION!
Apr 05, 2012 at 8:00 PM
Central Cinema
Seattle,WA

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This is a charming film based on Dr. Seuss’s final book before his death, a story about life’s ups and downs, told by the people of Burning Man 2011.

I thought it appropriate to share this, since so many Seattleites make the trek down to the desert to attend this art-filled event on the Playa.

Jini Dellaccio, Self Portrait, 1960 – copyright Jini Dellaccio Collection

I have posted about local rock photography pioneer Jini Dellaccio several times in the past, here, here, and here, where I labeled her a local hero.

I’m posting about Jini again here on Seattle Twist for two reasons. The first is to remind you of her current show running through December 16th at Photo Center NW on Capitol Hill in Seattle. Check their site to see a slideshow of a selection of her beautiful photos that are there on exhibit, and then see the show in person to experience the true art of her documentation.

The second reason I’m posting about Jini here, concerns the state of the current documentary film “Her Aim is True“ about Jini’s work, by British filmmaker Karen Whitehead.

I’ve been talking with Karen about her independent documentary production recently and how close she is to being able to finish her film for release. Jini Dellachio will be 95 years old next month. I believe in this project, and personally support it. Karen is in the final fundraising effort to complete the post work of her documentary. I would love to see her receive the funding she needs to complete this film documentary of Jini’s life as a birthday gift for Jini. Here is a press release below, and here is a link to a video appeal to the “Kick-Finish”  Donate Page for this film.

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

PRESS RELEASE FROM “HER AIM IS TRUE”

A DOCUMENTARY BY KAREN WHITEHEAD

ROCKING WASHINGTON DC FOR WASHINGTON STATE INDIE PRODUCTION “HER AIM IS TRUE”

With her Hasselblad camera, Jini Dellaccio documented a special moment in the early Sixties when rock music was striving to be more than bubblegum.

Her images signaled that the furious garage rock emanating from the Pacific Northwest spoke for a particular time and place.  And by decade’s end there was little debate that popular music could be a powerful personal and social art form.  Jini was visualizing punk before it had a name, grunge before the hype, and indie before it was cool…

On December 2^nd, British filmmaker, Karen Whitehead is hoping to kickfinish her film on this remarkable and virtually hidden story of a woman who pioneered rock photography years before Annie Leibovitz picked up a camera, with a benefit concert by Washington DC-based songwriter, Karl Straub and his new band, CrowTown. On drums is NBC’s bureau chief, Antoine Sanfuentes who moonlights as a rock n roller by night!

Karen is hoping to raise the costs for the final B roll shooting in the Seattle-area and invites the community to support this effort.

“Jini will be 95 in January and it is fitting that her distinctive life in art is revealed to a wider audience. Her artistry, much like the music she documented has been unheralded and confined to the footnotes of history for too long. Hopefully this film will change that.”

On the eve of launching this kickfinish campaign, Karen was interviewed by Maryland-based blogger, Kathi Rabil: (link is here)

Here is another link to a recent article/interview.

Check out the trailer, other clips and production stills here.

contact: heraimistrue@karenjwhitehead.com

Facebook link - Jini Dellaccio Documentary

Jini Dellaccio Documentary Donate Page

Thank you! –  JoDavid

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The Labor Day weekend, harbenger of the end of summer, brings North America’s largest urban arts festival, Bumbershoot to Seattle.

Now in the 41st year,  Bumbershoot is world renowned for showcasing musical talent.  And while there are a myriad of music choices, Bumbershoot by it’s very name is an umbrella of the arts (from the slang: bum•ber•shoot —n. informal An umbrella.)

So be sure not to miss:

The Magic Show at the Center Pavilion everyday from 11am-8pm, a multimedia exhibit that explores illusion, conjuring, levitation, and transformation.

Get your guns up with 2010 Stranger Genius Award winner Marya Sea Kaminski’s Bonnie and the Robberi, a collection of rock covers, original songs, and monologues that explore societal themes of women with firearms, love, and violence and is backed by the musical talents of Landlords Daughter.

Bumber by Number a fully interactive color by number show featuring some of Seattle’s favorite visual art talents and is curated by the beloved Marlow Harris & Jo David.  Pick up a veggie and join in the communal art creation.

Movies at SIFF Cinema and McCaw Hall feature projects: Films4Families, 48 Hour Film Project, Nerds Unite, and Animation for Adults, just to name a few.

Just in case you spend all your Bumbershoot days watching movies, seeing visual art shows, eating and shopping the vendor booths.  You can still catch a fabulous line up of musicians at Bumbershoot After Dark, a collaboration with Decibel, One Reel,  Seattle Center, & Kaos Theory.  This late night (10pm-4am) celebration at Exhibition Hall, features some of the most acclaimed electronic music performers and deejays.  Saturday brings the musical stylings of Craze, Claude Van Stroke, Jokers of the Scene, and The Dowlz. Sunday’s line-up is Z-Trip, Four Tet, and Dam Funk. Bumbershoot After Dark is boasting this collaboration “to be the most adventurous stage configuration that any of the organizations have ever produced throughout their 100+ years of collective experience.”

Be warned if you go to Bumbershoot expecting to get a glimpse of John Oates fabulous mustache, you will be disappointed.  It has only been seen once in the last 25 years: last year’s National Moustache Convention where he was a special guest.  

For a breakdown of all the Bumbershoot events & happenings check the official SCHEDULE. Hall & Oates take the Bumbershoot main stage on Monday.

On Friday, July 22, The Seattle Asian Art Museum presents Taal, a classic 1999 Hindi flick about a folk singer and the two men after her heart. A vibrant story that touches on themes of class and unrequited love–and of course, a fair dose of spontaneous dance. Bollywood fans would be wise to bring a blanket to Volunteer park for this crowd-pleaser. Free. 9:30 p.m. The Ampitheater at Volunteer Park, Capitol Hill.

Barbara Ireland is having a DVD release party and screening of some of her shorts and music videos Wednesday at Northwest Film Forum.

Seattle singer Barbara Ireland’s first career was as an award-winning film director, with films that have often been compared to David Lynch and Federico Fellini. Now she is releasing a DVD collection of her strangest and most mesmerizing short films and the Film Forum is hosting the release party!

Have you ever wondered what Michael Anderson, the famous small person in ‘Twin Peaks’ was doing before his big television break? Come watch Ireland’s film ‘Secrets’ to find out! Other cast members in Ireland’s films include Seattle celebs such as Gordon Raphael, Paula the Swedish Housewife, Sky Cries Mary, Upchuck and ‘pre-grunge’ punk rockers. Ireland says she has other “secret plans” to make this an event you won’t want to miss!

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/174828
$6-$9. Wednesday, June 1 at 7:30pm.

Sponsored by Easy Street Records

“Barbara Ireland is to short films what Stanley Kubrick and Roman Polanski are to the cinema…except without the Ritalin!” Robert Williams, founder, Juxtapoz Art Magazine

STRIP, STRIP HOORAY! BURLESQUE FILM SERIES!

May 27 to June 2  –  $8 admission

The Grand Illusion Cinema, Seattle WA

The Grand Illusion Cinema and Something Weird are proud to present a full week of ultra-rare original vintage 35mm burlesque feature films and shorts! Now’s your chance to see the wonderful world of Burlesque as it really was back in the day – in a THEATRE!

Friday May 27 – 7pm & 9pm

B-GIRL RHAPSODY (1952) w/ Slick Chicks

Friday May 27 – 11pm

MIDNIGHT FROLICS (1949) w/ Beauty and the Beast

Saturday May 28 – 7pm & 9pm

EVERYBODY’S GIRL (1950) w/ Brooklyn Burlesque & Kuddle Kuties

Saturday May 28 – 11pm

DREAM FOLLIES (1954) featuring Lenny Bruce!

w/ Wild Night at the Interlude

Sunday May 29 – 7pm & 9pm

FRENCH FOLLIES (1951) w/ Can Can Follies

Monday May 30 – 7pm & 9pm

THE ABCs OF LOVE (1950) w/ Tops in Burlesque

Tuesday May 31 – 7pm & 9pm

MERRY MAIDS OF THE GAY WAY (1954)

w/ Queens of Burlesque

Wednesday June 1 – 7pm & 9pm

DREAMLAND CAPERS (1958) w/ Undercover Girls

Thursday June 2 – 7pm & 9pm

A NIGHT IN HOLLYWOOD (1953)

w/ Striptease Girl, BOTH featuring Tempest Storm!

The Adventures of Prince Achmed, with live music by Miles and Karina

April 4 at SIFF Cinema
The Moisture Festival and SIFF join forces once again to present an exceptional experience with a one-of-a-kind feast for your eyes and ears. When The Adventures of Prince Achmed premiered in Germany on September 23, 1926, it was hailed as the first full-length animated film, using the silhouette technique invented by director Lotte Reiniger. 82 years later, this enchanting film still stands as one of the great classics of animation — beautiful, mesmerizing and utterly seductive. Taken from “The Arabian Nights”, the film tells the story of a wicked sorcerer who tricks Prince Achmed into mounting a magical flying horse and sends the rider off on a flight to his death. But the prince foils the magician’s plan, and soars headlong into a series of wondrous adventures. Thrilling, sensuous and dazzling, The Adventures of Prince Achmed will enthrall children and film enthusiasts of all ages.

David Miles Keenan and Nova Karina Devonie, AKA “Miles and Karina” have been performing together since 1991. They were commissioned in 2006 by the Northwest Film Forum to create an original score for this animated classic, and for this live performance, they will use a variety of instruments between the two of them: accordion, guitar, viola, banjo, glockenspiel, percussion, slide whistle, and other gadgets.

CHECK THIS LINK FOR MORE INFO

Here is a clip…

Come out for a free movie night!!! Monday, March 21! Be there by 8 for a good seat, earlier for some dinner. Hoping to start the movie around 8:30! The film will be showing at Slims last chance chili shack at 5606 1st ave S

.Also, I have 20 dvds on hand for sale. Please feel free to invite more people, we wanna pack the joint. Oh yeah, it’s a bar, so its 21+ …

Modern B-Movie Cult Film with Hot Rods, Zombies, Aliens and a killer soundtrack.
When big city newspaper reporter Vanessa Trojan (Lindsay Calkins) goes to a small backwater town, named Anywhere, Washington, to do a feature article on two female Street Racing icons, she doesn’t realize that this will be the last article she ever writes. When the icons- the always talkative Jo Leene Dodge (Melene Marie Brown) and permanently mute Betty Petty (Kimberly Layfield) take Vanessa to a rukus rockabilly house party, a stange light appears from the sky, and people start to feel sick. The party ends in a vicious brawl between Jo Leene and jealous rival Vikki Lee (Heather Lewis).

The next day Jo Leene is accused of killing Vikki Lee, whohas dissappeared with only her severed fingers found on the seat of her wrecked car. As more people turn up missing or murdered Anywhere’s only detective- Detective LLoyd (Jimmi Davies) soon realizes that this is not a simple murder case, but something much, much bigger…

It’s the major motion picture known as GIANTS, a hilarious romp through the world of Pacific Northwest giant pumpkin growers, made all the more enjoyable by alcohol consumption. The theater’s in a Seattle bar, the Rendezvous, but because these screenings benefit local food banks there’s no need to feel guilty. Directors Mimi Gan and Jim Dever look forward to seeing you there!

There are two screenings to choose from… 6pm or 8pm.
Tickets are just 8 bucks. Get ‘em online at Brown Paper Tickets.

Narrated by Tom Skerritt
Original Music by Hummie Mann
Art Direction by Virgie Sheldon

Winner, Audience Favorite Award, Gig Harbor Film Festival 2010
Official Selection, San Francisco Documentary Film Festival 2010
Official Selection, Napa-Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival 2010

Hidden Seattle music history opens a door into the past and sheds light on today.
Light in the Attic Records deserves a big thanks!

couch fest films promo 2 from couch fest films on Vimeo.

Celebrating its third annual year in 2010, Couch Fest Films is a cozy shorts film fest hosted in people’s houses. During Couch Fest Films, lovers of film can sit shoulder to shoulder watching short films while stuffing their faces with the snacks they thought they had to sneak in.

On Sunday, November 7th, 2010, each Couch Fest Films house will have its own genre of short movies that play on rotation all day. Starting every hour, each inviting house will have its own unique 30 minute program of short films. Attendees may visit the houses with themes that interest you. The houses will be comfortably located near each other so you can stroll, meander or bike with excitement and anticipation to your next selected house. There will be a short intermission during each individual program where you and your couch neighbors can gripe or praise the films you are watching. Ultimately, the hope is that you might interact, share and discover fellow lovers of film.

October 12th – Joey Arias and Eliot Douglass in “Strange Fruit”

Tuesday October 12, 7:30 PM The Triple Door

For those of you who are uninitiated to the magic that Joey Arias conjures up when he takes to the stage to sing the songs of Billie Holiday you are in for a treat and will be delighted by this sublime 90 minute sojourn of song and banter.  A dear friends mother (now in her 80’s) came to see the show last year sums it up best “ I never thought I would live to see Billie Holiday perform live!” or Christopher Frizelle of The Stranger “It will blow your fucking head open! ”, mind bending indeed.

For one night only, the legendary New York performance artist  Joey Arias and Eliot Douglass will appear at the Triple Door, performing original works alongside the material of Ms. Holiday–as only Joey Arias can conjure her. A two-time “Critic’s Choice” and “Pick of the Week” (Los Angeles Times), Seattle Gay News writer Sara Michelle Fetters said this of his last Triple Door performance:  “To say he left victorious would be something of an understatement… the only thing strange about this particular fruit is just how darn brilliant he really is.” -SGN, April 9 ’08

Seattle musicians Craig Flory – Saxophone, Geoff Harper -Bass and Denali Williams – Drums will be joining Joey and Eliot on stage Tuesday night.

Buy Tickets for this event HERE

October 16th – Arias With A Twist : The Docufantasy

Saturday, October 16, 5:00PM , The Egyptian Theatre

Bobby Sheehan; 2010; US; 88 min.

When legendary performance artist Joey Arias and internationally renowned puppeteer Basil Twist collaborated to make the avant-garde show “Arias with a Twist,” the result was a trip into the dreamworld imaginations of two extraordinary artists. In between jaw-droppingly beautiful scenes from the show’s world tour, this Docufantasy explores the lives and art of both Arias and Twist. Along the way, we met their friends and collaborators, including Andy Warhol, David Bowie, Klaus Nomi, Jim Henson, Keith Haring, Grace Jones, Elvira, Pee-wee Herman, Paula the Swedish Housewife, and many others. Be prepared for a groundbreaking, magical, and surreal experience! Read more about this event HERE

I’m an honored to be joining up with Three Dollar Bill Cinema to extend a limited offer joint cover to attend both of the spectacular Joey Arias events to hit  Seattle this October!

For $25 you can attend both “Strange Fruit” at The Triple Door October 12th, and the Docufantasy “Arias with a Twist”‘ at The Lesbian Gay Film Festival, October 16th at The Egyptian. Joey will be staying on after his performance at The Triple Door to attend the screening on Saturday and partake in a Q&A.

To take advantage of this offer please call The Triple Door Box Office 206- 838-4333 and use the code ” Holiday” to make your reservation. You will receive a voucher to attend the screening on October 16, when you check in with the hostess at The Triple Door to attend “Strange Fruit”.

Anybody that knows us at Seattle Twist knows that Shannon and Bruce just fulfilled our wildest dreams by announcing this fun free event at their Trailer Park Cinema, Lucy and Desi in their comedy masterpiece, The Long, Long Trailer!