SKIFFLEBILLY NIGHT
― Gukbe, Sunday, 16 January 2011 00:12 (thirteen years ago) link
yer on yr own, pair of Lonnie Donegans
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 16 January 2011 00:21 (thirteen years ago) link
fuck yeah! way more into this than the flaming lips wannabes i was gonna go see at the black cat tonight. thx dude!!!!
― aka the pope (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Sunday, 16 January 2011 00:22 (thirteen years ago) link
I think I saw the Fleabops once, and I like the Quarry House. How was it last night?
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 16 January 2011 22:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Hoos, did you get Pogues/Titus tickets? $55 bucks or more, right?
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 16 January 2011 22:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Flea Bops were great! Would see again, and the bar was pretty rad too. Jumpin place.
I didn't get the tickets yet, and with my unexpected drunk in public adventure I think that's where those funds are gonna go instead. :/
― aka the pope (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Sunday, 16 January 2011 23:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Re: lack of good films this month at Silver Spring AFI.
Yeah, the lack of any seres this month is pretty disappointing but at least there's the Russian documentary series and the Italian neo-realist series, both at the National Gallery of Art, and later this week the beginning of the Goethe Institut Film|Neu series at E St. Also, West End Cinema is pretty cool, it definitely fills a niche; I saw the Phil Spector documentary there.
― Ivor, Monday, 17 January 2011 01:40 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm finally starting to find out about these cinemas. Unfortunately I work until 11pm Monday to Friday, which limits my ability to see one-offs.
― Gukbe, Monday, 17 January 2011 01:42 (thirteen years ago) link
West End Cinema isn't that much of a walk from my apartment, but I have kind of a visceral reaction against it because the theater that used to be there smelled like pee in a very intense way the one time I went. If they got the smell out I'll give it a try.
― smang the DJ (I DIED), Monday, 17 January 2011 01:46 (thirteen years ago) link
They got the smell out. And they sell baklava and proper popcorn with butter.
― ljubljana, Monday, 17 January 2011 01:56 (thirteen years ago) link
And wine!
― tehresa, Monday, 17 January 2011 02:07 (thirteen years ago) link
baclavaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
― aka the pope (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Monday, 17 January 2011 02:59 (thirteen years ago) link
big hoos, stay outta the big haus
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 17 January 2011 03:13 (thirteen years ago) link
no kidding man
― aka the pope (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Monday, 17 January 2011 03:18 (thirteen years ago) link
The Freer has free movies on some Friday nights and Sunday afternoons--Asian and Iranian films and more
http://www.asia.si.edu/events/films.asp
The White MeadowsSunday, January 23, 2 pm Fans of Mohammad Rasoulof's Iron Island will find even more densely-woven symbolism and uncanny imagery in his latest film. Shot on a lake dotted with tiny islands and otherworldly salt formations, this visually stunning, allegory-rich work is full of indelible scenes, from a woman who marries the sea to a dwarf who carries jars of secrets to the bottom of a well. These and other haunting incidents are witnessed by the film's hero, a man who rows… Friday, January 28, 2011 My Tehran for SaleFriday, January 28, 7 pm In Person: Granaz Moussavi, director
This riveting film gives a view of Tehran that would never meet with official approval, taking viewers inside the city's thriving, rebellious culture of artists, poets, singers and dancers. Presented as a series of flashbacks, it stars the intensely charismatic Marzieh Vafamehr as an actress
― curmudgeon, Monday, 17 January 2011 17:02 (thirteen years ago) link
http://africa.si.edu/calendar.html
North African Film Fest coming in early February to Smithsonian Museum of African Art
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 18 January 2011 03:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Is there a definitive list of locations to see under the radar, non-major studio films?
Here's what I know of:AFI SilverE St. CinemaWest End CinemaBethesda RowNational Gallery of ArtSmithsonian Museum of African ArtFreer and SacklerSmithsonian American Art Museum
― Ivor, Tuesday, 18 January 2011 04:43 (thirteen years ago) link
forgot to add Goethe Institut
― Ivor, Tuesday, 18 January 2011 04:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Library of Congress theater shows mostly older movies but has some really amazing lineups on occasion
― smang the DJ (I DIED), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 09:27 (thirteen years ago) link
But unfortunatley there are very few movies shown at the LOC Pickford theatre since an administrator there decided that showing movies to the public there was less of a priority than just preserving them for research purposes for academics.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 19:00 (thirteen years ago) link
Former City Paper movie reviewer Mark Jenkins does a list on his blog. But he hasn't updated it since December 13th
http://www.reeldc.com/
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 19:04 (thirteen years ago) link
A current City Paper writer re movies this week:
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/general/2011/01/19/this-week-in-repertory-film-film-neu-carlos/
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 20 January 2011 14:01 (thirteen years ago) link
that is a lot of resources.
― HOOS the master?? STEEN NUFF (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Thursday, 20 January 2011 15:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Are there any in person ticket outlets in DC? I was going to book tickets to see Wild Nothing (lol indie) online but the service fee is a staggering $4.00 for a $10.00 ticket. I know I should probably just go to the venue but I don't have much reason to be out in that area and I wonder if the transport cost + time would really be worth it.
― Gukbe, Friday, 21 January 2011 08:05 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm pretty sure that's why they call it a ~convenience charge~
― tehresa, Friday, 21 January 2011 14:08 (thirteen years ago) link
i mean, some places do.
xxpost: Don't go to Rock & Roll Hotel to buy tickets for upcoming shows there, they don't sell em! unless they've changed their policy in the past 5 months. For upcoming tickets to R&R you have to buy online. I have no idea why they don't sell advance tickets in person, if anything it maybe gets people out there and maybe in the bar?
― Ivor, Friday, 21 January 2011 17:22 (thirteen years ago) link
thanks for the heads up! was going to head along just so I wouldn't have to pay that 'convenience charge' out of principle.
― Gukbe, Friday, 21 January 2011 17:41 (thirteen years ago) link
We don't sell advance tix in person at U Hall either - many ticketing companies are so online-based now that the actual box offices don't have the equipment to sell tickets and the demand is so low that it doesn't really make sense to.
I've actually become kind of against the idea of completely selling out shows - keeping some tickets available at the door ensures that people who missed out can still show up early and it also really breaks down the scalping market.
― smang the DJ (I DIED), Friday, 21 January 2011 17:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Do you update your website if it sells out on the night? i.e. if I wanted to head there after work is there any way to find out if there are tickets available?
― Gukbe, Friday, 21 January 2011 18:05 (thirteen years ago) link
ordered tickets online and feel dirty. a surcharge of 40% of the ticket price still seems absolutely insane to me.
― Gukbe, Friday, 21 January 2011 18:12 (thirteen years ago) link
We always update our website if a show sells out - tickets are cut off a few hours before door time so there's no confusion
― smang the DJ (I DIED), Friday, 21 January 2011 18:26 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i'm not against the things in principle but 40% is crazy
― HOOS the master?? STEEN NUFF (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Friday, 21 January 2011 22:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Well this will be a fun commute from R'ville home to the district. Research, a dinky road that connects W. Montgomery and Shady Grove (and on which my office sits) is gridlocked for I have no idea why reason
― quincie, Wednesday, 26 January 2011 21:54 (thirteen years ago) link
there is no other way out
fuck
office shut down at 3, was leaping ankle-deep slush for most of the walk home
― HOOS the master?? STEEN NUFF (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Wednesday, 26 January 2011 21:57 (thirteen years ago) link
<3 <3 quincie
seriously help I am trapped in a suburban office park!
my have to consult the emergecy beers in the office fridge
― quincie, Wednesday, 26 January 2011 22:00 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm on the 16th st bus which has moved about 1 block in 15 minutes. Bad plan. Why can't anyone drive?! It's just slush!!!
― daria, Wednesday, 26 January 2011 22:01 (thirteen years ago) link
I love working from home
― I DIED, Wednesday, 26 January 2011 22:01 (thirteen years ago) link
"there is water from the sky and it has
collected
on the ground
how can we
traverse this on our
wheels of man"
― HOOS the master?? STEEN NUFF (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Wednesday, 26 January 2011 22:02 (thirteen years ago) link
^^^^ the entire city, just now
― HOOS the master?? STEEN NUFF (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Wednesday, 26 January 2011 22:03 (thirteen years ago) link
dunno what it is like in town but visibility is genuinely not good right now up here in the country
― quincie, Wednesday, 26 January 2011 22:04 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't like working from home at all.. Much prefer a long walk at the end of the day. for real! I decided to walk a mile and get the bus instead of going to the metro. Would be fine if the bus was actually moving...
― daria, Wednesday, 26 January 2011 22:04 (thirteen years ago) link
otm
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 26 January 2011 22:05 (thirteen years ago) link
the feeling I have right now is the exact reason I refuse to go on a cruise
― quincie, Wednesday, 26 January 2011 22:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Visibility is fine in DC drivers are just fools
― daria, Wednesday, 26 January 2011 22:05 (thirteen years ago) link
my only walking option is to walk to lockheed martin next door
should i go to there
― quincie, Wednesday, 26 January 2011 22:06 (thirteen years ago) link
do they have gin y/n?
― daria, Wednesday, 26 January 2011 22:07 (thirteen years ago) link