A Steady Diet of Film

Stains, Clooney, poetry

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains will be showing as part of the Punk GrrrL (sic) Triple Feature at the Castro Theatre next month.

This is the last print in existence from Paramount of this subversive and utterly devastating look at personal revolutions and selling-out to the mainstream and may be the final theatrical screening. Miss this… and cry.

Go here to see a documentary (co-directed by Sarah Jacobson and Sam Green, no less) about the long and storied history of this forgotten gem.


Trudell the film about Native American poet John Trudell showed at Sundance last year is starting its theater exhibition run this month in San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles. The documentary, directed by Heather Rae (an Evergreen State College alum!) traces the activist/poet's life (including the occupation of Alcatraz Island in the late 60's) set to his own spoken word performances. Trudell was reportedly courted by Ted Turner and D.A. Pennebaker for the rights to his life story but chose Rae because her 'youth' would enable her to make a more relevant film.

Yet another reason why I love George Clooney (aka professional dreamboat): he won't cross picketlines.

Workers went on strike when the hotel's management refused to recognize an August 2004 vote to join the union. When Lowdown sought comment from the hotel, an executive demanded: "Why do you care? Who told you this? Yes it's true, they're not filming here. They changed their schedule, so what? I don't want to talk to you," and then hung up.

posted by Erin @ Friday, February 10, 2006