Friday, April 30, 2010

[HvEXAS] New York Times review of HOUSE (screening at Proctors 5/7)

 

HOUSE is screening in the GE Theatre at Proctors, along with an equally insane 2nd feature (the title of which will be revealed at the event), as part of an "It Came From Schenectady" evening titled A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF AWESOME.

Friday, May 7, 2010 @ 7pm
Tickets $8

GE Theatre at Proctors
432 State Street
Schenectady, NY
http://proctors.org

New York Times review of HOUSE (aka HAUSU)
by Manohla Dargis

Delirious, deranged, gonzo or just gone, baby, gone — no single adjective or even a pileup does justice to "House," a 1977 Japanese haunted-house freakout. Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, this energetic exemplar of pulp surrealism began surfacing in the United States last year, playing at events like the New York Asian Film Festival. Now, in advance of the Criterion DVD, which will be released later this year, it is receiving its first, must-see-now domestic theatrical run. A midnight movie in lysergic spirit and vibe, this was a film made for late-night screening and screaming.

This Old 'House'

The yelps you'll hear and possibly emit, though, will be of surprise and delight, not terror. "House," which turns on a misbegotten, increasingly violent trip taken by seven teenage girls, is not in the least scary, despite its body count and gore. If the hairs on your neck snap to attention, it will be only because of Mr. Obayashi's flamboyant visual style, his comic flights of fancy and genre manipulations. This might be about a haunted house, but it's the film that is more truly possessed: in one scene a piano bites off the fingers of a musician tickling its keys; in another a severed head tries to take a bite out of a girl's rear, snapping at the derrière as if it were an apple. Later a roomful of futons goes on the attack.

The decapitated noggin also flies through the air, but that's getting, um, ahead of the story, which opens with two uniformed teenage girls putting on a little photo shoot, prettily posing and laughing. You quickly discover that one, who's known as Gorgeous (Kimiko Ikegami), a moniker used by both her friends and father (Saho Sasazawa), is the center from which all the other chaotic parts flow and twist. Although she seems like a model daughter (her insistent smile could light up Tokyo or at least a toothpaste commercial), she churns with jealousy after her father introduces her to his new girlfriend, Ryoko (Haruko Wanibuchi), another wide-smiling beauty whose lightly billowing hair and clothes suggest that she keeps company with an off-screen wind machine.

In a bid to get away from home, Gorgeous decides to visit her dead mother's sister (Yoko Minamida). The aunt agrees in a letter that arrives, partly or so it seems, with the help of a white cat that inexplicably materializes one day. Gorgeous enlists six of her friends as accompaniment, a giggling retinue of nymphs fancifully named Sweet, Melody, Fantasy, Prof, Mac and Kung Fu. Traveling by train, wheels and foot, they arrive at an isolated house, where the aunt, who's in a wheelchair (if not for long!), lives with her white cat, whose eyes beam out ominous green sparks and who has been immortalized in artwork throughout the house. Things soon start to go very badly for the teenagers.

"House" was Mr. Obayashi's first feature, and at times it feels as if he threw everything — every movie he had ever seen, every idea he had ever entertained — at the screen, using the horror genre as a big box into which he could combine the bits and pieces he wanted to sample from avant-garde cinema, Looney Tunes cartoons, schlock Italian horror and martial arts movies. One of the most arresting sequences, featuring pinwheeling female body parts, brings to mind various Surrealist collages and that movement's representations of dismembered female forms.

The press notes for "House" state that the story originated from the "eccentric musings" of his 11-year-old daughter, a nice, perverse touch. Whether "House" was her fantasy or his, Mr. Obayashi has created a true fever dream of a film, one in which the young female imagination — that of his daughter, Gorgeous or both — yields memorable results.



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[HvEXAS] TONIGHT! EMPAC | onedotzero_adventures in motion | Friday, April 30 – Sunday, May 2

 

FESTIVAL
onedotzero_adventures in motion
Friday, April 30 – Sunday, May 2
Three Day Screening pass = $10

The London-based onedotzero_adventures in motion festival returns to EMPAC with a delirious showcase of the latest developments in digital and interactive design. Comprised of screenings of feature-length films and shorts as well as live a/v performances, interactive installations, animation and music videos, the festival is a weekend-long celebration of the moving image that's guaranteed to inspire, provoke, and delight.

Back-to-back screenings of onedotzero's latest compilation programs will be shown in the EMPAC Theater over the entire weekend, creating the foundation for the festival and another reason to stick around the building until the wee hours - and then come back to do it again the next day!

FESTIVAL OPENING
Friday 04/30, 8 PM

Join the artists, onedotzero, and the EMPAC team for the festival's opening soiree as part of Troy Night Out. Grab a snack and a drink, explore the installations, and wander in and out of screenings. Enjoy the cafe that will be bumping with a larger-than-life HD feed from the Diplo show. Definitely stop by.

AntiVJ
AntiVJ
Saturday May 01, 8 PM
Image: courtesy the artist
Screening: Sprites
Screening program: sprites
Sunday 05/02, 12:00 PM
Image: courtesy onedotzero
Diplo
Diplo
Friday April 30, 11 PM
Image: courtesy the artist

Some other highlights of the weekend include:

Diplo »
Friday 04/30, 11 PM
The first night of the festival will feature a live performance by DJ superstar Diplo with a cadre of the area's best VJs.

Saturday 05/01, 9 PM
The following night, there will be a screening of Diplo's directorial feature debut Favela on Blast, which was filmed in the slums of Rio de Janeiro and focuses on the musical / cultural phenomenon Baile Funk - one of the many inspirations behind his beats.

AntiVJ »
performance: Saturday 05/01, 8 PM
International visual label AntiVJ will be present a new performance / installation that mines their common interest in using light projections on architectural structures, 3D mapping and "live painting" with projections. The installation remains open throughout the entire festival.

Brian Alfred: It's Already the End of the World
Saturday 05/01 + Sunday 05/02
A video installation by Brian Alfred whose work is inspired by his interest in globalization, civil unrest, political and social opposition, and influential figures and locations. The animation will feature multiple soundtracks by musicians Flying Lotus, Ghislain Poirier, Roberto Carlos Lange, and many others.

Courtesy of the artist and Haunch of Venison, NY.

sprites
Sunday 05/02, 12:00 PM
A screening of kid (and crowd!) friendly animations that reinterpret an array of environments, real and imagined, from surreal urban worlds to the mutation of natural landscapes. Children ages 3-13 get in free with an adult!


onedotzero_cascade w/ Rensselaer
Sunday 05/02, 2:30 PM
onedotzero_cascade is an ongoing education project, creating a different model for creative learning that plugs students from all backgrounds and disciplines into the heart of the creative industries. The Rensselaer student presentations and critique will be open to the public.

Full schedule available on the EMPAC website.

Twitter: @EMPACnews
#EMPAC / #odz

Follow EMPAC on FACEBOOK + TWITTER

EMPAC 2009-2010 presentations, residencies and commissions are supported by grants from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts' Regional Touring Program, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts (with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; additional funding provided by the Ford Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation;) and the New York State Council for the Arts. Special thanks to the Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing Arts for support of artist commissions.

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[HvEXAS] TNO Afterparty! | Tonight, April 30th | 9pm-2am | Properly Chilled + Robin Moreau | Daisy Baker's | FREE!

 

The TNO Afterparty :: Special Mega Afterparty Edition
Friday, April 30th, 2010
9pm-2am
FREE!  |  18 to get in, 21 to drink (ID required)
Daisy Bakers | 33 2nd Street | Troy, NY | 518-266-9200
This month:  Properly Chilled and Robin Moreau

As you may already know, tonight is a MEGA huge night in our fine City of Troy.  Besides Troy Night Out, we have the One Dot Zero festival at EMPAC, which brings in Diplo (my personal favorite (!!!)) and Anti VJ (amazing mindbending visuals), among many others.  And besides EMPAC, the mash-up kingpin Girl Talk is playing on the other side of RPI.  It's ridiculous!  If this tweet from Diplo doesn't explain it, I don't know what will. 

RT @therealgirltalk: @diplo let me know if u wanna catch the krueger remake 2morrow (so there dude. Or ironman2)  via UberTwitter (via http://twitter.com/diplo/status/13112436833)

A meeting of the titans, for sure.  Seriously though, that'd be like both Dukes of Hazard getting together for an ultimate river jumping competition.  Wow.  But if you don't have time to stalk the local theaters, we've got you taken care of at the TNO Afterparty, at least with the grooves.  

We're starting at 9:00 with Properly Chilled and Robin Moreau, dropping the sweetness for you all night.  Diplo show-goers can come early or head down for the last hour of dancefloor heat (it's the afterparty for the afterparty, ya dig?).  And what do you do if you don't have Diplo tickets once Girl talk is out?  That's right, Daisy Baker's!

Check out the facebook event:

TNO Afterparty | April 30! | Diplo Pre-party / Girl Talk Afterparty!



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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

[HvEXAS] EMPAC | onedotzero adventures in motion | Friday, April 30 – Sunday, May 2

 

FESTIVAL
onedotzero_adventures in motion
Friday, April 30 – Sunday, May 2
Three Day Screening pass = $10

The London-based onedotzero_adventures in motion festival returns to EMPAC with a delirious showcase of the latest developments in digital and interactive design. Comprised of screenings of feature-length films and shorts as well as live a/v performances, interactive installations, animation and music videos, the festival is a weekend-long celebration of the moving image that's guaranteed to inspire, provoke, and delight.

Back-to-back screenings of onedotzero's latest compilation programs will be shown in the EMPAC Theater over the entire weekend, creating the foundation for the festival and another reason to stick around the building until the wee hours - and then come back to do it again the next day!


FESTIVAL OPENING
Friday 04/30, 8 PM

Join the artists, onedotzero, and the EMPAC team for the festival's opening soiree as part of Troy Night Out. Grab a snack and a drink, explore the installations, and wander in and out of screenings. Enjoy the cafe that will be bumping with a larger-than-life HD feed from the Diplo show. Definitely stop by.

AntiVJ
AntiVJ
Saturday May 01, 8 PM
Image: courtesy the artist
Screening: Sprites
Screening program: sprites
Sunday 05/02, 12:00 PM
Image: courtesy onedotzero
Diplo
Diplo
Friday April 30, 11 PM
Image: courtesy the artist

Some other highlights of the weekend include:

Diplo »
Friday 04/30, 11 PM
The first night of the festival will feature a live performance by DJ superstar Diplo with a cadre of the area's best VJs.

Saturday 05/01, 9 PM
The following night, there will be a screening of Diplo's directorial feature debut Favela on Blast, which was filmed in the slums of Rio de Janeiro and focuses on the musical / cultural phenomenon Baile Funk - one of the many inspirations behind his beats.

AntiVJ »
performance: Saturday 05/01, 8 PM
International visual label AntiVJ will be present a new performance / installation that mines their common interest in using light projections on architectural structures, 3D mapping and "live painting" with projections. The installation remains open throughout the entire festival.

Brian Alfred: It's Already the End of the World
Saturday 05/01 + Sunday 05/02
A video installation by Brian Alfred whose work is inspired by his interest in globalization, civil unrest, political and social opposition, and influential figures and locations. The animation will feature multiple soundtracks by musicians Flying Lotus, Ghislain Poirier, Roberto Carlos Lange, and many others.

Courtesy of the artist and Haunch of Venison, NY.

sprites
Sunday 05/02, 12:00 PM
A screening of kid (and crowd!) friendly animations that reinterpret an array of environments, real and imagined, from surreal urban worlds to the mutation of natural landscapes. Children ages 3-13 get in free with an adult!


onedotzero_cascade w/ Rensselaer
Sunday 05/02, 2:30 PM
onedotzero_cascade is an ongoing education project, creating a different model for creative learning that plugs students from all backgrounds and disciplines into the heart of the creative industries. The Rensselaer student presentations and critique will be open to the public.

Full schedule available on the EMPAC website.

Twitter: @EMPACnews
#EMPAC / #odz

CAMPUS + COMMUNITY


PERFORMANCE
Symphonic Band and Percussion Ensemble Concert
Sunday, May 2, 2 PM
Free + open to the public
Presented by the Rensselaer Music Association


PERFORMANCE
Rensselaer Contemporary Music Ensemble
Wednesday, May 5, 7:30 PM
Free + open to the public
Sponsored by the Department of the Arts


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EMPAC 2009-2010 presentations, residencies and commissions are supported by grants from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts' Regional Touring Program, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts (with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; additional funding provided by the Ford Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation;) and the New York State Council for the Arts. Special thanks to the Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing Arts for support of artist commissions.

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Thursday, April 22, 2010

[HvEXAS] Insane Movie Night: Prepare to have your chromosones rearranged!

 

No words can properly describe our next night of insanely fun films. First up is the cult smash HAUSU (aka HOUSE) that has been selling out screenings across the country for months. And now, thanks to my fellow lunatics collectively known as "It Came From Schenectady" (Schenectady, of course, being where all curious concepts come from, according to author's Harlan Ellison and Barry Longyear), HAUSU can be experienced in digital hi-def on the largest screen in the Capital Region (seriously... prepare to be overwhelmed).

As usual, much of our standard theatre seating will be pulled out in order to make room for comfy sofas and bean bags. And come prepared to win a prize. We give out dozens of them at every event. Everything from Proctors show tickets, to collectible action figures, to our grandmothers dirty socks (don't worry... she's very old and will never know they're missing).

Plus there will be a super secret 2nd feature film that's just as off-the-wall as HAUSU. We kid you not!

Yes... all this and more, for only $8.

For more about HAUSU, go to http://www.janusfilms.com/house

Friday, May 7 - 7pm till ???
GE Theatre at Proctors
432 State Street
Schenectady, NY
http://proctors.org

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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

[HvEXAS] EMPAC | Mark Changizi: Alien Vision Revolution | April 21, 7 PM

 

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EMPAC
TALK
Mark Changizi: Alien Vision Revolution
Wednesday, April 21, 7:00 PM
Free + open to the public

Why do humans see in color? Why do we have eyes on the front of our heads rather than on the sides, like horses? And how is it that we find it so easy to read when written language did not exist until a few thousand years ago—a virtual millisecond in evolutionary time? These are just a few of the riddles theoretical neurobiologist and Rensselaer faculty member Mark Changizi explores in his talk on the Alien Vision Revolution.

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SOON

credit: image courtesy AntiVJ

FESTIVAL
onedotzero_adventures in motion
Friday, April 30 – Sunday, May 2
Three Day Screening pass = $10

UPDATE: The Friday 04/30 performance by Diplo is sold out! Tickets to the Saturday 05/01 screening of his documentary Favela on Blast (part of the three day screening pass) are still available.

The London-based onedotzero_adventures in motion festival returns to EMPAC with a delirious showcase of the latest developments in digital and interactive design. Comprised of screenings as well as live a/v performances, interactive installations, animation and music videos, the event is a weekend-long celebration of the moving image that's guaranteed to inspire, provoke, and delight.

Back-to-back screenings of onedotzero's latest compilation programs shown over the entire weekend create the foundation for the festival and another reason to stick around the building until the wee hours – and then come back to do it again the next day!

The festival's opening soiree starts at 8 PM on Friday, April 30 (as part of Troy Night Out). Explore the installations, wander in and out of the screenings, and come get a snack + drink with onedotzero, the EMPAC team and artists before the Diplo performance.

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SCREENING
Unfiction: Megunica
Thursday, May 13, 7:30 pm
$5

In Megunica, filmmaker Lorenzo Fonda follows the Italian graffiti artist Blu through Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Argentina. The result is an ebullient and unscripted film, mixing animation and cinema verité, which asks broad questions about art in the urban landscape and its transformative powers.

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EMPAC 2009-2010 presentations, residencies and commissions are supported by grants from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts' Regional Touring Program, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts (with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; additional funding provided by the Ford Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation;) and the New York State Council for the Arts. Special thanks to the Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing Arts for support of artist commissions.

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