Andrew's Video Vault at The Rotunda
FREE Screenings Continuous From 8 PM
on the Second THURSDAY of Every Month!
Since
2004, Andrew’s Video Vault is a free, once-a-month screening series at
the Rotunda in West Philadelphia. Andrew’s Video Vault programs
original, obscure, neglected, marginalized and commercially unavailable
video media. It connects the West Philly neighborhood to the University
of Pennsylvania community and fosters a multicultural examination of
motion pictures in a relaxed, educational setting.
2004, Andrew’s Video Vault is a free, once-a-month screening series at
the Rotunda in West Philadelphia. Andrew’s Video Vault programs
original, obscure, neglected, marginalized and commercially unavailable
video media. It connects the West Philly neighborhood to the University
of Pennsylvania community and fosters a multicultural examination of
motion pictures in a relaxed, educational setting.
This
program is made possible through the generous support of the Cinema
Studies Program and The Rotunda at the University of Pennsylvania.
program is made possible through the generous support of the Cinema
Studies Program and The Rotunda at the University of Pennsylvania.
This
project is supported in part by the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts
program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded
by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the
Arts, a federal agency. Support also provided by PECO. This program is
administered regionally by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.
project is supported in part by the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts
program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded
by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the
Arts, a federal agency. Support also provided by PECO. This program is
administered regionally by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.
MAY 12
Hal Ashby double feature!
LOOKIN’ TO GET OUT (1982 / 120 minutes)
Ashby’s
recently unearthed director’s cut strongly bolsters his comic drama
about two down-on-their-luck New Yorkers who retreat to Vegas in a
scheme pay to off their debts. Starring Jon Voight and Burt Young, with
Ann-Margret as the old girlfriend and Bert Remsen as a card-counting
ace.
recently unearthed director’s cut strongly bolsters his comic drama
about two down-on-their-luck New Yorkers who retreat to Vegas in a
scheme pay to off their debts. Starring Jon Voight and Burt Young, with
Ann-Margret as the old girlfriend and Bert Remsen as a card-counting
ace.
SECOND HAND HEARTS (1981 / 102 minutes)
Ashby’s
barely-released comedy features Robert Blake (In Cold Blood, Lost
Highway) and Barbara Harris (Freaky Friday) as newly-weds on a road trip
to collect her children from disapproving in-laws. With Shirley Stoler
and music from Texas cult star, Willis Alan Ramsey.
barely-released comedy features Robert Blake (In Cold Blood, Lost
Highway) and Barbara Harris (Freaky Friday) as newly-weds on a road trip
to collect her children from disapproving in-laws. With Shirley Stoler
and music from Texas cult star, Willis Alan Ramsey.
Guest Host and Curator: Dan Buskirk of Phawker.com & the Fun 2 Know podcast
JUNE 9
SLADE IN FLAME (1975 / 91 minutes)
British
glam giants Slade star in this rise and fall story of a late 1960s rock
band crushed by the wheels of commerce. In 2007, BBC film critic Mark
Kermode called this movie, the “Citizen Kane of rock musicals.”
glam giants Slade star in this rise and fall story of a late 1960s rock
band crushed by the wheels of commerce. In 2007, BBC film critic Mark
Kermode called this movie, the “Citizen Kane of rock musicals.”
OIL CITY CONFIDENTIAL (2009 / 104 minutes)
Director
Julian Temple (of the Sex Pistols documentary, The Filth & the
Fury) creates a flashy and enormously entertaining documentary about the
brief reign of the British bar band, Dr. Feelgood. Born in the dead-end
seaside resort island/oil port of Canvay, this gang of eccentrics rise
from their seedy roots to conquer London in a true tale peppered with
haunted landscapes and clips of rare black and white British gangster
films.
Julian Temple (of the Sex Pistols documentary, The Filth & the
Fury) creates a flashy and enormously entertaining documentary about the
brief reign of the British bar band, Dr. Feelgood. Born in the dead-end
seaside resort island/oil port of Canvay, this gang of eccentrics rise
from their seedy roots to conquer London in a true tale peppered with
haunted landscapes and clips of rare black and white British gangster
films.
Guest Host and Curator: Dan Buskirk of Phawker.com & the Fun 2 Know podcast
JULY 14
WHITE COMANCHE (1968 / 93 minutes)
Director
Jose Briz Mendez’s Spanish production features William Shatner in a
dual role: the cowboy Johnny Moon and his unhinged twin brother, Notah.
Notah’s peyote-fueled vision that he is the Comanche Messiah puts him on
a collision course with his estranged brother.
Jose Briz Mendez’s Spanish production features William Shatner in a
dual role: the cowboy Johnny Moon and his unhinged twin brother, Notah.
Notah’s peyote-fueled vision that he is the Comanche Messiah puts him on
a collision course with his estranged brother.
CLEARCUT (1991 / 100 minutes)
Polish
director Ryszard Bugajski directs this unusual Canadian-shot
environmentalist revenge fantasy. Dances with Wolves’ Graham Greene
plays a Native American spirit who drags a kidnapped logging mill
manager into the forest to help him physically understand how a forest
feels when it is clearcut.
director Ryszard Bugajski directs this unusual Canadian-shot
environmentalist revenge fantasy. Dances with Wolves’ Graham Greene
plays a Native American spirit who drags a kidnapped logging mill
manager into the forest to help him physically understand how a forest
feels when it is clearcut.
Guest Host and Curator: Dan Buskirk of Phawker.com & the Fun 2 Know podcast
AUGUST 11
SWEET REVENGE (1976 / 90 minutes)
An
early vehicle for the great Stockard Channing, casting her as a car
thief and master of disguise whose dream is to buy a Dino Ferrari. With
Sam Waterston as the smitten public defender and comic scene stealer
Franklyn Ajaye as Channing’s accomplice. Directed by Jerry Schatzberg
(Panic in Needle Park) and shot by Vilmos Zsigmond (McCabe & Mrs.
Miller).
early vehicle for the great Stockard Channing, casting her as a car
thief and master of disguise whose dream is to buy a Dino Ferrari. With
Sam Waterston as the smitten public defender and comic scene stealer
Franklyn Ajaye as Channing’s accomplice. Directed by Jerry Schatzberg
(Panic in Needle Park) and shot by Vilmos Zsigmond (McCabe & Mrs.
Miller).
A GORGEOUS GIRL LIKE ME [Une Belle Fille Comme Moi] (1972 / 98 minutes)
François
Truffaut’s little-seen comedic homage to Howard Hawks and Alfred
Hitchcock. Bernadette Lafont plays a young jailed woman accused of
killing her father and lover. She recounts her life in flashback to
sociologist (André Dussollier) who weakens to her charms.
Truffaut’s little-seen comedic homage to Howard Hawks and Alfred
Hitchcock. Bernadette Lafont plays a young jailed woman accused of
killing her father and lover. She recounts her life in flashback to
sociologist (André Dussollier) who weakens to her charms.
Guest Host and Curator: Dan Buskirk of Phawker.com &the Fun 2 Know podcast
SEPTEMBER 8
Experience two of the most extreme cult films about WWII with this double feature.
COME
AND SEE (1985/140 minutes) A young Russian boy is caught up in the
fighting when his village is massacred by Germans. Directed by Elem
Klimov.
AND SEE (1985/140 minutes) A young Russian boy is caught up in the
fighting when his village is massacred by Germans. Directed by Elem
Klimov.
IN A GLASS CAGE
(1987/110 minutes). Agusti Villaronga’s revenge drama follows a boy’s
revenge on the pedophiliac Nazi scientist who preyed upon him during the
war.
(1987/110 minutes). Agusti Villaronga’s revenge drama follows a boy’s
revenge on the pedophiliac Nazi scientist who preyed upon him during the
war.
Guest Host and Curator: Samm Deighan of film blog Satanic Pandemonium
OCTOBER 13
Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer True Crime Double Feature
DAHMER (2002/101 minutes)
Jeremy
Renner gives an unforgettable performance (the highlight of his career,
thus far) in David Jacobson’s engrossing, stylish, and solidly executed
story of one of America’s most infamous serial killers.
Renner gives an unforgettable performance (the highlight of his career,
thus far) in David Jacobson’s engrossing, stylish, and solidly executed
story of one of America’s most infamous serial killers.
JEFF – THE JEFFREY DAHMER FILES (2012/76 minutes)
Chris
James Thompson’s fascinating experimental documentary combines
extensive interviews with one of Dahmer’s neighbors, the chief medical
examiner on the case, and the case’s lead detective with re-enactments
of some of the more mundane aspects of Dahmer’s life and crimes.
James Thompson’s fascinating experimental documentary combines
extensive interviews with one of Dahmer’s neighbors, the chief medical
examiner on the case, and the case’s lead detective with re-enactments
of some of the more mundane aspects of Dahmer’s life and crimes.
Guest Host and Curator: Mike Zaleski
NOVEMBER 10
Don Siegel Double Feature
CHARLEY VARRICK (1973/111 minutes)
Gripping
crime film starring Walter Matthau, in one of his best performances, as
a bank robber whose life goes through a series of twists and turns when
it turns out his last payload was mafia money. Also stars Felicia Farr,
Joe Don Baker and John Vernon.
crime film starring Walter Matthau, in one of his best performances, as
a bank robber whose life goes through a series of twists and turns when
it turns out his last payload was mafia money. Also stars Felicia Farr,
Joe Don Baker and John Vernon.
THE BEGUILED (1971 /105 minutes)
Bizarre
Southern Gothic drama stars Clint Eastwood as an injured Yankee soldier
taken in by an all-girls boarding school in Louisiana where things
quickly get hot, heavy, humid, and twisted. Also stars Geraldine Page.
Southern Gothic drama stars Clint Eastwood as an injured Yankee soldier
taken in by an all-girls boarding school in Louisiana where things
quickly get hot, heavy, humid, and twisted. Also stars Geraldine Page.
Guest Host and Curator: Mike Zaleski
DECEMBER 8
TOO MUCH JOHNSON (1938/67 minutes)
Newly
discovered Orson Welles footage—silent, unedited camera rolls from
1938. Originally filmed to accompany the Mercury Theatre’s production of
William Gillette’s 1894 comedy Too Much Johnson, but never used.
Footage features frequent Welles collaborator, Joseph Cotten.
discovered Orson Welles footage—silent, unedited camera rolls from
1938. Originally filmed to accompany the Mercury Theatre’s production of
William Gillette’s 1894 comedy Too Much Johnson, but never used.
Footage features frequent Welles collaborator, Joseph Cotten.
FÅRÖ DOCUMENT 1979 (1979/100 minutes)
Documentary
by Ingmar Bergman about his adopted home, the island of Fårö, where he
filmed many of his best works and lived until the end of his life.
by Ingmar Bergman about his adopted home, the island of Fårö, where he
filmed many of his best works and lived until the end of his life.
GLITTERBUG (1994/60 minutes)
Montage
of Super 8 footage shot by filmmaker Derek Jarman from 1970 to 1986 —
part home-movie, part formal experimentation and part social
documentary. Music by Brian Eno.
of Super 8 footage shot by filmmaker Derek Jarman from 1970 to 1986 —
part home-movie, part formal experimentation and part social
documentary. Music by Brian Eno.
Admission to all Andrew's Video Vault screenings is FREE