Obscene
‘No wonder Rosset was behind some of the central court struggles against censorious US standards for both literature and movies. He consorted with yippies and Black Panthers, produced close friend Samuel Beckett's only film (1965's Film), and was called a "tragic hero" by his own analyst (one of many). He is an interesting enough guy that one wishes co-directors Neil Ortenberg and Daniel O'Connor's admiring portrait was longer…’
~The San Francisco Bay Chronicle
The Speakeasy Shorts program has just been unveiled! Go to www.speakeasycinema.com.au to see what little gems will be playing alongside Obscene.
~The San Francisco Bay Chronicle
The Speakeasy Shorts program has just been unveiled! Go to www.speakeasycinema.com.au to see what little gems will be playing alongside Obscene.
Obscene Screenings
Sydney Screening
Sunday 22nd November 2009
Arrive 3.30pm for a 4.00pm start - 6.00pm Finish
Venue: Paddington Town Hall Oxford Street
Tickets: $16.50 BUY TICKETS HERE
Melbourne Screening
8pm Monday 2nd November
BUY TICKETS HERE
Venue: Speakeasy Cinema
1000 £ Bend 361 Lt Lonsdale St, Melbourne.
Tickets:
Film, burger & beverage: $20 pre-sale / $25 at the door
Film only: $15 pre-sale / $18 at the door
Tickets available through Moshtix,1300 GET TIX (438 849) on your mobilewww.moshtix.mobi and all Moshtix outlets.
Obscene
OBSCENE is the definitive film biography of Barney Rosset, the influential publisher of Grove Press and the Evergreen Review. He acquired the then fledgling Grove Press in 1951 and soon embarked on a tumultuous career of publishing and political engagement that continues to inspire today’s defenders of free expression. Not only was he the first American publisher of acclaimed authors Samuel Beckett, Kenzaburo Oe, Tom Stoppard, Che Guevara, and Malcolm X, but he also battled the government in the highest courts to overrule the obscenity ban on groundbreaking works of fiction such as Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Tropic of Cancer and Naked Lunch. Ultimately he won and altered the course of history, but not without first enduring lawsuits, death-threats, grenade attacks, government surveillance, and the occupation of his premises by enraged feminists.
But the same unyielding and reckless energy Rosset used to publish and distribute controversial works such as Allen Ginsberg’s Howl, the Swedish film I AM CURIOUS (YELLOW), and the provocative Evergreen Review, also brought him perilously close to destruction. Featuring music by Bob Dylan, The Doors, Warren Zevon, and Patti Smith, and never-before-seen footage, OBSCENE is directed by first time filmmakers Neil Ortenberg and Daniel O’Connor.
"The story of a man who follows his own drummer — usually with rum and Coke in hand — and believes in 'nourishing the accidental'. We should all be grateful that he does."
~ The NEW YORK TIMES
Speakeasy Cinema presents Obscene in conjunction with Madman. Drop in to www.madman.com.au to get the DVD after the screenings.
MADMAN is Australia’s leading independent home entertainment and theatrical distribution and rights management company. Madman proudly showcases the best in collectable and special interest genres including Australian film, World cinema, TV, Kids’ content and Japanese animation, (anime).
But the same unyielding and reckless energy Rosset used to publish and distribute controversial works such as Allen Ginsberg’s Howl, the Swedish film I AM CURIOUS (YELLOW), and the provocative Evergreen Review, also brought him perilously close to destruction. Featuring music by Bob Dylan, The Doors, Warren Zevon, and Patti Smith, and never-before-seen footage, OBSCENE is directed by first time filmmakers Neil Ortenberg and Daniel O’Connor.
"The story of a man who follows his own drummer — usually with rum and Coke in hand — and believes in 'nourishing the accidental'. We should all be grateful that he does."
~ The NEW YORK TIMES
Speakeasy Cinema presents Obscene in conjunction with Madman. Drop in to www.madman.com.au to get the DVD after the screenings.
MADMAN is Australia’s leading independent home entertainment and theatrical distribution and rights management company. Madman proudly showcases the best in collectable and special interest genres including Australian film, World cinema, TV, Kids’ content and Japanese animation, (anime).
Speakeasy Cinema
Here’s the thing. Movies are great, but where do you hang out afterwards? Speakeasy Cinema know how difficult it is to do a serious mise-en-scène analysis descending out of a multiplex on an escalator. They’ve been casing the joint at 1000 £ Bend, and at the end of October they’ll roll out the velvet on a cinema space upstairs. With Monkey in the kitchen and a barmaid in the corner, Speakeasy looks like a cinema, tastes like a laneway bar and smells like your mum’s cooking. The program catches films on the sly — titles that might otherwise fall through the cracks at the ‘usual suspects’ — plus they’re bringing shorts back into fashion with shorts screenings before the features … just like the olden days. Speakeasy will always give you a reason to get off your couch. They’ll lure you with exhibitions in the gallery, after-parties, sneaks at DVD extras, Q+As, giveaways and funny meal-deals. Plus there’s plenty of space in the gallery and café for you to hang around and debate plot points with your pals afterwards.
During Anode, Speakeasy and 1000 £ Bend are offering a super-deluxe meal and movie special. Choose between a gourmet ’roo or saganaki burger and either a glass of wine or a bottle of beer to suck on while you watch the film. For a clean $20 (pre-sale) / $25 (at the door), we challenge you to find a cheaper date with the kind of cachet eating off a beanbag lap-tray will give you.
Website: Speakeasy Cinema
Facebook: Speakeasy Group
During Anode, Speakeasy and 1000 £ Bend are offering a super-deluxe meal and movie special. Choose between a gourmet ’roo or saganaki burger and either a glass of wine or a bottle of beer to suck on while you watch the film. For a clean $20 (pre-sale) / $25 (at the door), we challenge you to find a cheaper date with the kind of cachet eating off a beanbag lap-tray will give you.
Website: Speakeasy Cinema
Facebook: Speakeasy Group
