Cinefamily Q&A Archive #4: “Dear Andy Kaufman, I Hate Your Guts!” tribute night, Bob Zmuda & Lynne Margulies, Dec. 3rd, 2009
Our Andy Kaufman tribute night was a great avenue to show the audience recently unearthed Kaufman clips that had never been seen by any audience before, EVER! Lynne Marguiles (author of the new book “Dear Andy Kaufman, I Hate Your Guts!”
Bob Zmuda & Lynne Margulies (1 of 3)
Bob Zmuda & Lynne Margulies (2 of 3)
Bob Zmuda & Lynne Margulies (3 of 3)
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Q&A with director Lance Bangs, Sept. 30th, 2009
Right before the theatrical release of “Where The Wild Things Are”
After the screening, Lance was kind enough to stick around and give the audience more background on the doc.
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Our “Ladies Night” double feature (curated by Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy aka Will Oldham) just got a big mention from Randall Roberts on the L.A. Weekly blog!
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Sept. 6, 2009 – Paul F. Tompkins introduces Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
Comedy Death-Ray (held Tuesdays at the UCB Theater) is famous for offering world-class comics in an intimate and revealing setting. Host Scott Aukerman also comes to the Cinefamily every first Sunday of the month, for film screenings chosen by some of the same comics that grace the Comedy Death-Ray stage.
Back on Sept. 6, Scott brought out comedian Paul F. Tompkins
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Jerry Beck’s upcoming “Cartoon Christmas Chaos!” show (on Tuesday, Dec. 22) just got picked by David Cotner of the L.A. Weekly as one of their event picks of the week!.
Cinefamily Q&A Archive #2: animator Don Hertzfeldt, Nov. 30th, 2008
When indie animator Don Hertzfeld came to the Cinefamily last year while on tour with his latest short “I Am So Proud Of You”, we knew the event would be big — but we had no idea that it’d be one of the biggest events we’ve ever hosted!
Hertzfeld sold out three successive shows in one evening, a feat we’ve yet to match. Hertzfeld’s fans were so passionate that we were taken totally by surprise. Lucikly we managed to capture the Q&A session from the second show, moderated by Cinemad publisher/Sundance film programmer/longtime Cinefamily friend Mike Plante.
NOTE: We apologize for the dim picture quality on these clips — the Q&A session was shot under low-light conditions, and we’ve enhanced the image as much as possible before it got to the completely-washed-out point.
Don Hertzfeld Q&A (1 of 2)
Don Hertzfeld Q&A (2 of 2)
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Both outlaw country legend Steve Young and local twangers I See Hawks In L.A. will be performing live tomorrow night (Saturday, Dec. 12th), as part of our Cinefamily Country Christmas Party night, in addition to our encore screening of “Heartworn Highways”
Here’s some clips of the music to come tomorrow night:
Steve Young – “Alabama Highway” (outtake from Heartworn Highways)
Steve Young – “The Ballad of William Sycamore”
I see Hawks In L.A. – live on BBC Radio Ulster)
I see Hawks In L.A. – Wonder Valley
“Heartworn Highways” on DVD
I See Hawks In L.A. on Amazon MP3 Store
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Neil Hamburger
Frank Jr. has an intense stage presence unlike any I have ever encountered. Like his father, there is a lifetime of regret, disappointment, and longing in every note that comes out of his mouth — but with a career shattered by unjustified critical malevolence and public indifference, Frank Jr.’s experiences are drawn from a completely different well. To hell with today’s slovenly singer-songwriter scam-artists! If you’re looking for an amazingly gifted vocalist who puts every ounce of his experience into every word he sings, Sinatra Jr. is your man.
Just caught wind of an excellent short WFMU blog article from a few days ago, detailing the sordid story of Frank Jr.’s notorious 1963 kidnapping hellride — read it ‘n snicker!
As well, here’s a few YouTube nuggets to tide you over until January 10th: Frank Jr. performing on “Letterman” (alongside Was [Not Was])…
…and Frank Jr. on the legendary “Once Upon A Tour” syndicated TV special (starring the irrepressible Solo paper cup empire madam Dora Hall)!
Buy tickets to Neil Hamburger’s Jan. 10th tribute to Frank Jr. at The Cinefamily!
Neil Hamburger on Amazon.com
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