If you're looking for something to do here in the 'stro with all this cloudy weather about, we've got you covered. A few films over at the Castro Theatre are worth checking out and an outdoor celtic rock concert fill the bill, weather permitting. Today, September 14th
On the heels of a major retrospective at MoMA in New York, and at UCLA and American Cinemateque in Los Angeles, Luce Cinecittà and Fondo Pier Paolo Pasolini/Cineteca di Bologna, in association with Colpa Cinema and the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, present Pasolini, a sampling of the three periods of Italian film master Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922 – 1975) from September 14th through September 15th at the Castro Theatre and Roxie Theater.
MAMMA ROMA 4:00 PM (111 min., in Italian with English subtitles. 1962. 35mm) Buy Tickets
MEDEA 6:30 PM Opening Night Film (110 min., in Italian with English subtitles. 1969. 35mm) New restoration by S.N.C. in its original 35mm format was made possible by Gucci. Buy Tickets
Tomorrow, September 15th1:00PM -- LIVE! in the Castro presents Blue on Green Celtic Rock -- Jane Warner Plaza Blue On Green features classic Irish fiddle tunes, familiar blues standards, and originals. The band pushes the limits of blues-rock music by blending traditional blues slide guitar with San Francisco style rock and then finishes it off with good old Celtic dance tunes.
This event is FREE and part of the LIVE! in the Castro Music Series being presented all summer long by the Castro Community Benefit District.
These next two events are part of the SF Museum of Modern Art's "On the Go" exhibition. This part of the exhibition started last night with two films and concludes today with two more films that explore thought control and political manipulation as well as creative resistance. The films point a light on malevolent agencies’ use of experimental mind control techniques and exploitative tactics, and counterstrategies brought to light in key performance moments of the late 1960s and early 1970s, when celebrity activism and rock ‘n’ roll were influential forces for change.2:00PM -- SFMOMA on the Go presents Francine Parker, F.T.A., 1972, 97 min. -- Castro Theatre
At the height of the antiwar movement, actors and activists Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland organized a group of performers and musicians to create a touring satirical revue called F.T.A., which stood for “Free the Army” but was construed by many to mean “F*** the Army.” The troupe performed at coffeehouses and parks near American army bases for an audience of GIs opposed to the war in Vietnam. Featuring many antiwar celebrities, the film devotes much of its screen time to the reactions of disillusioned American servicemen. The distributors pulled the film from theaters one week after it was released — many assumed the withdrawal was prompted by a call from the Nixon Administration — and F.T.A. did not screen again until recently. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
4:00PM -- SFMOMA on the Go presents D. A. Pennebaker, Monterey Pop, 1968, 79 min. -- Castro Theatre
The first festival of its kind, the Monterey International Pop Festival attracted some 200,000 people at the height of the Summer of Love in 1967, introducing audiences to acts such as Otis Redding, Janis Joplin, and Hugh Masekela. Organized by Lou Adler, the legendary music producer of the California folk sound, and John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas, the festival paved the way for Woodstock and other fests that followed. D. A. Pennebaker (Dont Look Back, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars), filming in characteristic cinema verité style, captured such now iconic moments as Jimi Hendrix setting his guitar on fire and Pete Townshend of The Who smashing his. Courtesy of Pennebaker Hegedus Films.
