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little off format, but I thought this might be of some interest to the indie game crowd as CONNOISSEURS OF NONSTANDARD ART. This is happening this Saturday; anyone interested in a group pilgrimage?
http://kfjc.org/promotions/psychotronix/index.phpFoothill College and their radio station KFJC 89.7 has a periodic event they call the Psychotronix Film Festival, in which they show what I believe the curator calls "disposable media": commercials, Scopitones, animated shorts for kids, and terrible,
terrible movies. Film created not with the goal of being watched and treasured for years but with the intent of being watched once and forgotten forever. In other words:
total garbage. If you are interested in camp, Psychotronix is basically the finest source of camp I have ever found. Imagine watching MST3K, except instead of three robots as company you have 100 or so people who
really liked MST3K.
I've gone a few times, and have been treated to the following experiences:
- A soap commercial starring Ronald Reagan
- The first 3D film ever made, from like the 30s (it was basically 20 minutes of things-jump-at-camera scares)
- The Charlie Brown Christmas Special, as sponsored by Coca-Cola
- Lurch from The Addams Family performing a song called "Do The Lurch"
- An experience completely lost to our generation: Getting to watch Looney Tunes cartoons in a crowded room full of laughing people
If you are interested in this, it's Saturday Aug. 6, 7 to 11 PM (though it's a good idea to arrive at 6 or 6:30), at room 5015 at
Foothill College-- it's about an equal drive from SF and the south bay. You need to bring $5 CASH and another $2 cash for parking (and carpooling is advisable because of the pay-to-park thing). Anyone piqued?
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