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)