(EL TESORO DE LAS CUATRO CORONAS, Ferdinando Baldi, Italy/Spain/US 1983, 97 min., 35mm)
In this sleazy but fun 3-D ripoff of Raiders of the Lost Ark, a group of rugged explorers led by J.T. Striker (sleepy-eyed Tony Anthony) search for a fortune held by a deadly cult.
and then at 9 pm:
(Ferdinando Baldi, Italy/Spain/US 1981, 91 min., 35mm)
A former gunslinger (Tony Anthony) straps on his weapons again in order to rescue his wife (Victoria Abril) from a slave ring. The 3-D thrills include slithering snakes, projectile bullets, and beans that spill all over the audience…and that’s just in the opening sequence. Two films for one admission price. No Take-10 tickets or passes.
(Werner Herzog, Germany 2004, 90 min., Digital projection)
Dr. Graham Dorrington pilots his helium-powered Jungle Airship over the trees and the breathtaking Kaieteur Falls deep in the unexplored rainforests of Guyana. Haunted by the death of a documentarian on a previous Airship journey, Dr. Dorrington is now joined by filmmaker Herzog as they face the challenges of flying above the jungle canopy. This fascinating study of personal obsession equals Herzog’s much-acclaimed Grizzly Man in its power to grip an audience. Members admitted free.
(Werner Herzog, US 2005, 103 min., 35mm)
Herzog’s most talked-about film in years tells the bizarre story of Timothy Treadwell. The failed actor moved from Hollywood to the Alaskan Peninsula to study and live among deadly grizzly bears, a choice that ultimately led to the gruesome death of Treadwell and his girlfriend in 2003. Treadwell’s mesmerizing video diary is illuminated by interviews with those who knew and loved him.
(Nancy Walker, US 1980, 118 min., 35mm)
After he made Grease, writer/producer and camp legend Allan Carr presented audiences with this paean to flamboyant excess. A vehicle for pop sensations the Village People, the movie charts the rise to fame of the cowboy, the construction worker, et al., with a series of jaw-dropping musical numbers (including Y.M.C.A. and the title track) that make Busby Berkeley look positively modest. The supporting cast includes Valerie Perrine, a roller-skating Steve Guttenberg, and in his auspicious debut, former Olympian Bruce Jenner. Co-presented by ImageOut, the Rochester LGBT Film Festival.
Prior to the screening, get a first look at this year’s ImageOut lineup of films at a 7 p.m. release party for Rochester’s Lesbian & Gay Film & Video Festival’s 2007 program. In a tribute to the time period in which Can’t Stop the Music is set, Rochester performer Thomas Warfield will present a short, lively revue of memorable pop culture at 7:30, followed by a sneak preview of this year’s films with a selection of tantalizing trailers and insider information.
(Peter Miller, US 2006, 80 min., Digital projection)
Howard Zinn, Arlo Guthrie, and Studs Terkel provide contemporary interviews for this new documentary about the two Italian immigrants and anarchists—Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco—who were accused of murder and ultimately executed in Boston in 1927. Their landmark case, which still resonates today, created an international outcry of injustice and brought attention to the plight of immigrants in America.
