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GISH at the MOVIES
ART FILMS ARE GOOD FOR THE SOUL… TAKE A FRIEND TO ONE.
Happy Summer! Time to have F-U-N at the movies and the Alamo Drafthouse (www.alamodrafthouse.com) has cooked up some good stuff with vintage flicks: “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (Mason Park, 6/8 and Vintage Park, 6/14); a “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” Quote-Along (Mason Park, 6/11); and a “Goonies” Quote-Along (Mason Park, 6/18). • Studio Movie Grill is also going retro with a guys’ night and “A Few Good Men” (6/4) and a girls’ night and “Dirty Dancing” (6/11). • And over at the Houston Museum of African American Culture (www.hmaac.org), they have another compelling film this month: “Brothers Hypnotic” (6/12, pictured) about the eight sons of anti-establishment jazz artist Phil Cothran and their disciplined jazz band.
The Museum of Fine Arts (www.mfah.org) is also focusing on jazz this month in another series curated by Peter Lucas taking place over three weekends and including films such as “Elevator to the Gallows” (6/7, pictured); Jazz Animation from the Hubley Studio (6/15); and “Space Is the Place” (6/21). Also on their silver screen is “Child’s Pose” (6/6 and 6/13) about obsessive motherly love in Eastern Europe and “In Bloom” (6/27-29) about coming of age in post-Soviet Russia. • “Fun, funky, thought-provoking, startling, offensive and sincere short films” are what you’ll find at the Aurora Picture Show (www.aurorapictureshow.org) “Extremely Shorts 17” which features a screening (6/7) and an awards ceremony (6/8).
14 Pews (www.14pews.org) gets serious this month with two films – both as part of their year-long German Film Series – “The White Ribbon” (6/4, pictured) about church misconduct and “A Year Ago in Winter” (6/11) about the complications after a suicide. • If you don’t know about Houston’s Voice (www.houstonsvoice.com), you should! It’s a fabulous multimedia platform which showcases local filmmakers, digital media and more. It’s home to a new short recently released by Houstonbased Proud Pony International (www.weareproudpony.com) about one of my fave bad boys – “The Trouble with Ray” (http://tinyurl.com/p23s27v), which will be turned into a feature length film once the funds are secured.
Sarah Gish is an artist/mama/connector/igniter who owns Gish Creative (www.gishcreative.com), a personal, family and business enrichment company that champions culture, makes connections and ignites lives. She loves marketing but loves seeing people’s eyes light up with life even more. 34. june 14 | www.002mag.com
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