THIS IS THE LIFE
| September
16, Wednesday, 4pm
South Central LA’s Good Life Café
was the center of a musical revolution in the 1990s. This is the Life
interviews the artists and others who helped create and promote a new and very
influential musical style. Artists featured in the film include Jurassic 5,
Cut Chemist, Abstract Rude, Medusa, Freestyle Fellowship, Myka Nyne, 2Mex, and
Figures of Speech (the group the director was a part of). Read
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BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB | September 17, Thursday, 6pm
Tenth Anniversary Screening
Two years after producing the international hit album
The Buena Vista Social Club, Ry Cooder reunites with the Cuban musicians
featured on the record as they prepare for a world tour. Wim Wenders captures
the performances and footage of life in Cuba, along with reminiscences of musicians
Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo, Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Amadito Valdés,
and many others. Read
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HEDWIG &
THE ANGRY INCH | September 23, Wednesday,
4pm
Co-sponsored
with WSU Vancouver's Cougar Pride
John Cameron Mitchell’s and Stephen Trask’s rock musical follows transgender
East German rocker Hedwig (played by Mitchell) and her band as they tour the
US. Her songs and monologues recount her early life in East Berlin, journey
to the US, and theories and philosophy of love, sexuality, gender
identity, and pop music. Since its 1998 stage premiere, and especially since
the appearance of the film version, Hedwig has earned a loyal fan following
and widespread critical acclaim. Read
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AMANDLA!: A REVOLUTION IN 4-PART HARMONY | September 24, Thursday, 6pm
Uplifting tale of bravery and struggle
as musicians, writers, activists, and working people describe how music helped
bring down South Africa’s racist apartheid system. The film humanizes the history of the
period through interviews with, and performances by, Miriam Makeba, Hugh Maekela,
Vusi Mahlasela, Abdullah Ibrahim, and dozens of others. Read
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PUNK'S NOT DEAD | September 30, Wednesday, 4pm
The title says it all, in case there
was any doubt. The film follows the punk movement’s transformation as a unique
and underground subculture to its embrace by a mainstream audience and corporate
marketers — a fate that has befallen other subculture movements. Footage includes
performances and interviews with many of punk’s notables, including the Sex
Pistols, the Clash, the Ramones, Black Flag, Rancid, the Pixies, Fugazi, Nirvana,
Sonic Youth, L7, Green Day, Sum 41, Tsunami Bomb, and Good Charlotte. Read
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YOUNG @ HEART | October 1, Thursday, 6pm
Whether singing
the songs of James Brown, the Ramones, the Clash, or Coldplay, the singing group
Young@Heart reveals the power of music to inspire and unify us across generational
and cultural divides. With an average age of 80, y@h is no novelty act: while
the group clearly enjoys what it is doing, their covers of rock and punk songs
reveals not only the poignancy of the original music, but also the spirit of
the singers themselves. Read
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All films will be shown in the Multimedia Building, Room 6.
