October 2016 Film Programs - Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

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Media Contacts:
Voleine Amilcar 415.978.2700 ext. 116; vamilcar@ybca.org
Marisa Darabi 415.978.2700 ext. 312; mdarabi@ybca.org
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Announces:
October 2016 Film Programs
Features include: Andy Warhol's San Diego Surf;
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger;
and Silver Bullets: An All-Day Werewolf Marathon!
Photo: San Diego Surf, Andy Warhol (1968, 90 min, 16mm) © The Andy Warhol Museum
YBCA Screening Room, 701 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
415.978.2787; www.ybca.org
SAN FRANCISCO – (September 7, 2016) Yerba Buena Center for the Arts ( YBCA ) presents a
wide selection of films to suit every audience this October. Offerings include a collection of Andy
Warhol’s rare and restored films including the recently discovered San Diego Surf; four deep
conversations with writer John Berger in documentary film The Seasons in Quincy: Four
Portraits of John Berger featuring Tilda Swinton; and Silver Bullets: An All-Day Werewolf
Marathon presenting flicks such as Teen Wolf and The Wolf Man to celebrate the undercelebrated mythical creature this Halloween weekend.
Click here for more information on our October offerings.
ANDY WARHOL’S SILVER SCREEN: RARITIES AND RESTORATIONS
October 13 – October 30
Cost: Regular: $10 / YBCA Members, Students, Seniors, Teachers: $8 / All Access: Free
Andy Warhol, best known as a painter and socialite, was also a brilliant and deeply influential
filmmaker. His films often documented the “Warhol superstars,” a coterie of talky, tawdry-butglamorous narcissists with extraordinary screen presence. Though passed on, Warhol anticipated
many things about our present day. The rise of the non-celebrity celebrity. The artificial world of social
media. The platform of reality television. And YouTube, the publisher of personal “TV channels”.
San Diego Surf is the spotlight of this Warhol collection, a recently discovered "lost" Warhol film
starring Joe Dallesandro and Taylor Mead. Complementing this major rediscovery, we present a
selection of classic and lesser-known Warhol films including, Outer and Inner Space & Tiger Morse,
My Hustler & Blow Job, The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards, and The Life of Juanita Castro.
For tickets, visit: https://ybca.org/whats-on/andy-warhol
SAN DIEGO SURF
Thursday, October 13, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 16, 2 p.m.
Cost: Regular: $10 / YBCA Members, Students, Seniors, Teachers: $8 / All Access: Free
Viva and Taylor Mead play a bourgeois couple lusting after buff surfer dudes in one of Warhol’s last
films. San Diego Surf was never finished and sat in a vault for 40 years. Just a month after filming it,
Warhol was shot by Valerie Solanas, which virtually ended his work behind the movie camera. The
Andy Warhol Foundation commissioned longtime Warhol collaborator Paul Morrissey to complete
the editing, based on existing notes and the rough cut. Also starring Joe Dallesandro and Ingrid
Superstar. (1968, 90 min, 16mm)
OUTER AND INNER SPACE & TIGER MORSE
Saturday, October 15, 7 p.m.
Cost: Regular: $10 / YBCA Members, Students, Seniors, Teachers: $8 / All Access: Free
Outer and Inner Space is one of Warhol’s most intense films, a double-screen projection featuring
Edie Sedgewick in conversation with her own image. Shown with Tiger Morse, in which this
socialite, mod fashion designer, and amphetamine addict delivers a blistering monologue about her
marvelous, party-filled world. (1965/1967, 33/34 min, 16mm)
MY HUSTLER & BLOW JOB
Sunday, October 23, 4 p.m.
Cost: Regular: $10 / YBCA Members, Students, Seniors, Teachers: $8 / All Access: Free
The first section of My Hustler shows us an older man discussing “Dial a Hustler” with two
companions, centering on the quality of services expected from a young blonde hustler who's spread
out in front of them under the sun. The second half is a single shot of an experienced gigolo
discussing the ups and down of the business. Followed by the masterpiece of voyeurism Blow Job, a
single shot of a man’s face as he receives the sexual act of the film’s title. (1965 /1964, 67/35 min,
16mm)
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND TAROT CARD
Thursday, October 27, 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Regular: $10 / YBCA Members, Students, Seniors, Teachers: $8 / All Access: Free
This rare film kinetically documents each member of The Velvet Underground having their cards read
at a big apartment party. The tarot reader is continually interrupted in her readings by the chaos
created by the characters around her. Though no VU music is heard, this is one of Warhol’s most
fascinating films, which he originally shot as background footage for the VU during their “Exploding
Plastic Inevitable” performances. (1966, 65 min, 16mm)
THE LIFE OF JUANITA CASTRO
Sunday, October 30, 2 p.m.
Cost: Regular: $10 / YBCA Members, Students, Seniors, Teachers: $8 / All Access: Free
In one of Warhol’s funniest films, a playwright taunts a group of actors into improvising a ridiculous
yet politically meaningful meditation on Fidel Castro and his family. The cast sit in chairs as if
grouped for a family portrait, repeating lines fed them from the back row. One of the first Warhol films
to use sound and erratic camera movements, it was scripted by avant-garde writer Ronald Tavel and
stars Marie Menken and Elektrah. (1965, 70 min, 16mm)
THE SEASONS IN QUINCY: FOUR PORTRAITS OF JOHN BERGER
By Bartek Dziadosz, Colin MacCabe, Cristopher Roth, & Tilda Swinton
Thursday, October 20 - Friday, October 21, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 22, 7 p.m. & Sunday,
October 23, 2.p.m.
Cost: Regular: $10 / Student, Senior, Teacher: $9 / YBCA Members: $8 / All Access: Free
John Berger’s TV mini-series and book, Ways of Seeing, completely refocused perceptions of art
and visual culture in the late 20th century. The four episodes that make up the film The Seasons in
Quincy find renowned filmmakers Bartek Dziadosz, Colin MacCabe, Christopher Roth, and Tilda
Swinton in deep conversation with Berger in the Swiss village of Quincy, which Berger calls home.
This remarkable and engaging documentary vividly captures details of life in the village, and brings
the themes and ideas of Ways of Seeing to bear on life and art in the 21st century. (2015, 90 min,
DCP)
"A beautiful yet uncommon approach to a subject—one that is happily out of step with the frenetic,
info-tech lifestyles we’ve adopted. But more importantly, the film is a reflection on creation as a
metaphor for human existence." —The Observer
For tickets, visit: https://ybca.org/whats-on/the-seasons-in-quincy-four-portraits-of-john-berger
SILVER BULLETS: ALL-DAY WEREWOLF MARATHON
Saturday, October 29, 1 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Cost: Regular: $5 / Student, Senior, Teacher: $4.50 / YBCA Members: $4 / All Access: Free
Come howl at the moon with us Halloween weekend during an all-day series spotlighting that
neglected but fearsome horror favorite: the werewolf. Popular culture has overdosed with vampires
and zombies, but werewolves rarely get the props they deserve. One of the most ancient mythical
creatures, werewolves have been fabled and dreaded monsters in numerous cultures throughout the
world for centuries. This all-day series puts werewolves in the spotlight where they belong.
Come to as many screenings as you want with our ticketing package!
TEEN WOLF
By Rod Daniel
Saturday, October 29, 1 p.m.
Cost: Regular: $5 / Student, Senior, Teacher: $4.50 / YBCA Members: $4 / All Access: Free
In this highly entertaining 80s cult favorite, Michael J. Fox (Back to the Future) stars as a shy
teenager with more than a changing voice to contend with…he’s a budding young werewolf! His new
powers help him score at basketball and win the heart of his dream girl, but he’s still got some pretty
hairy decisions to make. (1985, 91 min, 35mm)
THE WOLF MAN
By George Waggner
Saturday, October 29, 2:45 p.m.
Cost: Regular: $5 / Student, Senior, Teacher: $4.50 / YBCA Members: $4 / All Access: Free
The Universal horror classic that made this monster infamous. A British nobleman undergoes a
startling transformation when he’s bitten by a gypsy werewolf. The dreamlike atmospheres and
elaborate settings combined with a chilling musical score make The Wolf Man a masterpiece of the
genre. Starring Lon Chaney, Jr., Claude Rains, and Bela Lugosi. (1941, 70 min, 35mm)
GINGER SNAPS
By John Fawcett
Saturday, October 29, 5 p.m.
Cost: Regular: $5 / Student, Senior, Teacher: $4.50 / YBCA Members: $4 / All Access: Free
Two suicidal sisters ostracized from their classmates plot revenge against them, only to have their
plan interrupted when one girl is attacked by a rabid wolf. She slowly begins to turn into a werewolf
and, as her desire for blood increases, her sister must find a cure before she turns to murder to
satiate her desire. A superb young female cast and sharp black humor combine to make Ginger
Snaps a scary, subversive variation on the werewolf film. (2000, 108 min, 35mm)
WOLFCOP
By Lowell Dean
Saturday, October 29, 7:15 p.m.
Cost: Regular: $5 / Student, Senior, Teacher: $4.50 / YBCA Members: $4 / All Access: Free
Officer Lou Garou isn’t the best cop in his small-town – in fact, he’s probably the worst. He mostly just
tries to avoid anything that could interfere with his goal of getting wasted. One night Lou investigates
a mysterious disturbance and wakes up with a pentagram carved on his chest and body hair that’s
growing at an alarming rate. To solve the mystery of his transformation, he’ll have to take on a case
no normal cop would be able to solve, but this half-man, half beast is not just a cop…he’s a
WOLFCOP! (2015, 79 min, digital)
About Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) is one of the nation's most innovative contemporary arts
centers. Founded in 1993, YBCA's mission is to generate culture that moves people. Through
powerful art experiences, thoughtful and provocative content, and deep opportunities for
participation, YBCA is committed to creating an inclusive culture that awakens personal and societal
transformation. YBCA presents a wide variety of programming year-round, including performing arts,
visual arts, film/video and civic engagement. YBCA venues include the Forum, Screening Room,
Galleries and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater. For tickets and information, call
415.978.ARTS (2787).
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