ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE/ILV WEIRD WEDNESDAY - February 11, 2009
Weird Wednesday: Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things
(Thomas Casey, 1971)
February 11th * Midnight * ALWAYS FREE!
Weird Wednesday: SOMETIMES AUNT MARTHA
DOES DREADFUL THINGS
Rated R; 95min; Director:Thomas Casey (1971)
Location: Alamo Downtown
presents WEIRD WEDNESDAY! Free!
Our explorations along the fringe of world cinema have led us to some
strange places: Indonesia with its anti-colonial mythic avengers, the
Philippines with its low-budget action and gaudy textiles, Nigeria with
its camcorder excursions into ludicrous high drama; but closer to home
there's a country with a film making culture as weird as any of those.
That country is Florida. OK, maybe it's more of a state than a country
per se, but trust us, they make some crazy ass movies. And with the
possible exception of THE WIZARD OF GORE none is stranger than this
one. Some guy named Abe Zwick stars as a brutal transvestite whose odd,
codependent relationship with his (apparently heterosexual) roommate
Stanley turns murderous whenever Stanley brings a girl home. There's a
lot of blood and mayhem but the tone is oddly like a John Waters movie
only with more palm trees. This one is really strange and really
recommended. (Lars)
