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[City
Jam]
Thursday,
December 21, 2006 at 7pm. Free. Featuring Roger Bonair-Agard,
Ry Russo-Young's remake of Psycho, and
Punk Rocker Henry Rollins as the angel of death
in Deathdealer. And
the innovative films from the Academia Internacional
de Cinema in Brazil.
Jonathan
Shorr Gallery, 109 Crosby St. (off Prince St.) in
SOHO, New York City. The event is part of Jungle Drums'
CITY
JAM events.
A
veteran of the spoken-word scene, two-time National
Slam Champion Roger Bonair-Agard releases his
debut book, Tarnish
and Masquerade, with accompanying CD full
of spellbinding poems. These poems chart an exile's
coming-of-age and an increasingly relevant immigrant's
experience.
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Jungle
Drums is the preminent Brazilian cultural magazine
in the world. Based in London and Sao Paulo, the magazine
focuses on the influence of Brazilian films, fashion,
art, literature, music, and culture around the world.
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Director
Ry Russo-Young presents a film-as-art projection
that puts a personalized and distinctly modern spin
on the Hitchcock classic Psycho. Three separate
women play Marion Crane -- now immortalized
by Janet Leigh and a certain shower scene-in three
different scenes. Official selection Tribeca Film
Festival and won Best Experimental Film at 2005 Chicago
International Film Festival and 2006 SXSW Film Festival.
Co-sponsored
with Academia
Internacional de Cinema, Rattapallax, Jungle
Drums magazine , Pampero Rum & Filmmovement.com
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Deathdealer:
A Documentary follows an angel of death played by
Punk Rock musician and poet Henry Rollins as
he goes about his daily work suited and booted, hanging
out in diners and acting like a regular guy -- moaning
about his hum drum life -- the film is about the need
for change and how we can make them -- told in a humorous
and typically rollin-esque fashion. Directed by Andy
Watts. Film provided by Filmmovement.com
From
Academia Internacional
de Cinema in Brazil comes 7 Grilos/ 2 Cachorros
(7 Crickets/ 2 Dogs) by Roberto Andreolli. This
stylized and colorful film interprets a popular Brazilian
poem.
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