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Roxie Cinema 2/19/2007 7PM

 

John Brown's Bunny

A brilliant documentary shows how animal-rights activists may be killing free speech.

BY AARON MESH | amesh at wweek dot com

 

[December 6th, 2006] It seems congratulations are in order to In Defense of Animals: Nearly a year of picketing, spitting and paint-throwing outside Schumacher Furs has achieved results (for more on this story, see page 15). The store, which had allegedly battled back with signs and threats of its own, is finally hightailing it out of downtown. No longer will Southwest 10th Avenue be tarnished by the peddling of animal skins. Of course, some other location will now be tarnished by the peddling of animal skins. So downtown Portland loses a merchant, and Schumacher gets a parking lot. No price is too high for such progress.

Roxie Cinema    2/14/2007    12PM

                          2/17/2007    4:30PM

“[Nick Peterson] is one of the best young filmmakers I have come across in a long time. His unity of vision is rare and gives me hope for the next generation of American filmmakers.” - Gus Van Sant

“Yellow,” an indie-musical-romanti-drama, marks the debut feature of award-winning filmmaker Nick Peterson. Interweaving rich-yet-realistic artistic direction, delicately balanced cinematography, and notably earnest acting is a feat in itself. “Yellow,” however, goes one step beyond, with Eric Schopmeyer’s lyrical compositions periodically highlighting the humor, self-awareness and thorny honesty found throughout this tale of sexual-wows and woes.

Roxie Cinema 2/14/2007 12PM

Roxie  2/17/2007 4:30PM

“[Nick Peterson] is one of the best young filmmakers I have come across in a long time. His unity of vision is rare and gives me hope for the next generation of American filmmakers.” - Gus Van Sant

Roxie Cinema 2/9/2007 7PM

Roxie Cinema 2/18/2007 9:30PM

California Theater-Berkeley 2/13/2007 7PM

USA Premiere

“I am reworking old sexploitation movies from the 60s and early 70s from a woman's point of view. Vintage sexploitation films interest me because they revolve around fantasies of a woman's power over the male, her beauty, her desirability, her sex appeal.” - Writer/Director/Star Anna Biller

Roxie Cinema    2/9/2007    7PM

                            2/18/2007    9:30PM

California Theater-Berkeley    2/13/2007    7PM

USA Premiere

“I am reworking old sexploitation movies from the 60s and early 70s from a woman's point of view. Vintage sexploitation films interest me because they revolve around fantasies of a woman's power over the male, her beauty, her desirability, her sex appeal.” - Writer/Director/Star Anna Biller

“Viva” is a cult freak-out retro 1970s spectacle, about a bored housewife who gets sucked into the sexual revolution. Abandoned by her Ken-doll husband, Barbi is dragged into trouble by her girlfriend, who spouts women's lib as she gets Barbi to discard her bra and go out on the town.

California Theater-Berkeley 2/12/2007 9:30PM

Roxie Cinema 2/14/2007 9:30PM

Roxie Cinema 2/17/2007 11:45PM

USA Premiere

“Unholy Women” is an omnibus film—three stories by three directors. Each tells the horrific tale of a woman, who for one reason or another, becomes very very scary.