NOTE THE *SPECIAL* *EARLY* STARTING TIME OF *7.30PM* FOR THIS
FORTHCOMING SPLODGE!!!

IF YOU CAN MAKE IT THERE...>>>*MEAN STREETS (1973), *NEW YORK: THE
WONDER CITY (1940), *CONEY (1975), *MANIMALS (1978), *LITTLE TOOT
(1954).

SPLODGE! NOTES: 1st. Mon. MAY (06/05/02)
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ON THE FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH

"SPLODGE!"

a community FilmEdSoc project,
WE CONTROL THE CONTENT

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Unusual films of discernment, still presented in convivial
surroundings!

ALL PRESENTED ON GROOVY 16 MILLIMETER FILM!

the back room
714 NICHOLSON (CNR. SCOTCHMER) STREET, NORTH FITZROY

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2nd. Quartile

APRIL
AD 2002

Monday, 15th.

Registration: 7.00 - 7.30 pm
Screening: >>>>> 7.30 (*SEVEN THIRTY*!!!!) pm <<<<<


IF YOU CAN MAKE IT THERE...


*NEW YORK: THE WONDER CITY (1940),
Presents glimpses of the following highlights in New York City:

Views of New York harbour;
Ellis Island;
Statue of Liberty;
Broadway;
Wall Street;
Stock Exchange;
City Hall;
The Tombs (Prison);
Brooklyn Bridge;
The Bowery;
Chinatown;
Festivities;
Washington Square;
Fifth Avenue;
Greenwich Village;
Great Pier on the Hudson, liners;
Flat Iron building;
Church of Transfiguration;
Pennsylvania Station;
Empire State Building;
Chrysler Building;
The New York Public Library;
Park Avenue;
St Patrick's Cathedral;
The Rockefeller Centre;
dance rehearsals on the rooftop of Radio City Music Hall;
Central Park activities;
Metropolitan Museum of Art;
Museum of Natural History;
Columbia University;
Riverside Drive;
tomb of General Grant;
children dancing in the streets of Harlem;
George Washington Bridge.

The film closes with footage of the city's night lights. Gee, don't we
spoil you sometimes.
Prod Co: Castle Films. Edited by E. W. Castle. (Castle Films was
founded by Eugene W. Castle, a former film-editor at Fox News. In the
mid-1920s, he began compiling shorts, travelogues and newsreels for
use in schools. He expanded to the home-movie market in 1936, when it
was estimated that more than two million Americans owned their own 8mm
or 16mm projectors. In the mid-1940s, Castle began to distribute
"Soundies", jukebox films that were the forerunners of today's music
videos. "Soundies" proved so lucrative that in December 1946, Castle
sold 75% of his company to United World Films - a subsidiary of
Universal Pictures - that produced industrial films, for $2.25
million. A few months later, United World bought Eugene Castle's
remaining share).
http://www.geocities.com/argussventon/cartoondistributors/castle/castl
e.html 9 mins. AAC.


*CONEY (1975),
A pixillated journey through New York's Coney Island amusement area,
seen through the visual filter of pink cotton candy. Dose up big on
Vitamin B to cope with all that sugar! Prod Co: Phoenix Films.
Filmmaker: Frank Mouris. Mus. David Shoemaker, Caroline (Ahlfors)
Mouris. 5 mins. NFVLS.


*MANIMALS (1978),
Weird examination of the unusual pets some New Yorkers keep in their
apartments. Throughout, goofy owners discuss their pets, some
asserting their human-ness, others looking on them as children, (and
treating them as such). Prod Co: Phoenix Films. Prod, dir, ed, sd:
Robin Lehman. Photographers: Robin Lehman, Kelly van Horn. 28 mins.
NFVLS.


*LITTLE TOOT (1954),
A mischievous little tugboat on New York Harbour just wants to be like
his dad, but can't seem to keep out of trouble. He's banished beyond
the twelve mile limit, but finally redeems himself when a big storm
brews up. Originally a segment of the animated Disney omnibus feature
MELODY TIME (1948), and was later released separately. TechniColorTM.
Prod Co: Walt Disney Pictures. Prod: WALT DISNEY. Dir: Clyde Geronimi.
Story Adapt: Bill Cottrell, Jesse Marsh. Anim: Eric Larson, Ollie
Johnson, BOB (Bobe) CANNON, RUDY LARRIVA. Mus Dir: Eliot Daniel, KEN
DARBY. Vocal Talent: LAVERNE Andrews (Herself), PATTY Andrews
(Herself), MAXENE Andrews (Herself); as 'THE ANDREWS SISTERS'
(Vocalists). Lyrics: Allie Wrubel ("Little Toot", available here:
http://www.teemings.com/shorts/disney/years/1948/melodytime6.html ).
Based on a story by Hardie Gramatky. 9.05 mins. NFVLS.

and featuring...

*MEAN STREETS (1973),
A small-time hood struggles to succeed on the "mean streets" of Little
Italy. Seriously, this is the greatest movie ever made.
The future is set for Tony and Michael - owning a neighbourhood bar
and making deals in the mean streets of New York city's Little Italy.
But for Charlie, the future is less clearly defined. A small-time
hood, he works for his uncle, making collections and reclaiming bad
debts. He's probably too nice to succeed. In love with a woman his
uncle disapproves of (because of her epilepsy) and a friend to her
cousin, Johnny Boy, a near-psychotic whose trouble-making threatens
them all - he can't reconcile opposing values. A failed attempt to
escape (to Brooklyn) moves them all a step closer to a bitter, almost
preordained future.
(Ironically, much of the film was actually shot in Los Angeles!) Rated
R for graphic language and violence, and for a scene of nudity and
some substance abuse.
"You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it on the
streets..."
Prod Co: Taplin-Perry-Scorsese Productions. Dir: MARTIN SCORSESE.
Prod: Jonathan T. Taplin. Scr: MARTIN SCORSESE, Mardik Martin. Phot:
Kent Wakeford. Cast: ROBERT DE NERO, HARVEY KEITEL, David Proval, Amy
Robinson, Richard Romanus. 112 MINS. NFVLS.


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Minor programme changes may occur due to unforseen
circumstances.
Feature runs last; shorts order may vary from listing.

* Acknowledging ACMI Inc. ;) *

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CASUAL VISITORS are MOST WELCOME and admitted WITHOUT CHARGE
up to TWO times!!!!

OTHERWISE, ADMISSION IS RESTRICTED TO MEMBERS & THEIR GUESTS!
(SO WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU ATTEND AS A CASUAL VISITOR!)
THIS IS A FILM SOCIETY SCREENING OPEN TO MEMBERS

BUT IF YOU WISH TO BECOME A MEMBER, THE JOINING FEE IS SO LOW,
IT *MIGHT AS WELL BE FREE*!


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arrive well-prior to the time listed for the screening to
commence!

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