Shock-A-Go-Go 2004!!! (original) (raw)
ANXIETY FILMS HOSTS 4th ANNUAL SHOCK-A-GO-GO FILM FESTIVAL:
Los Angeles, CA - December 3-4, 2004
GASP in HORROR as Los Angeles based Anxiety Films schedules their fourth annual “Shock-A-Go-Go” 24-hour film-a-thon – this year for December 3-4, 2004. The festival will take place at The Vine Theater@6321 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA. Doors will open at 7pm on Friday and won’t close until at least 2am Sunday.
SHRIEK in TERROR as Anxiety Films proudly announces a new precedent for the festival: a predominance of 35 & 16 mm prints. Though video projections are on the bill, we are excited to screen many rare film prints for this year’s festival attendees.
TREMBLE with DELIGHT and TREPIDATION as Horror Host Drag-Queen Dita Dirtnap hosts this year’s festivities, which again burst at the seams with celebrities and live entertainment. Guests include: BARAK EPSTEIN debuting his new film Prison-A-Go-Go, starring RHONDA SHEAR and MARY WORONOV – with rare appearances by the lovely stars themselves – as well as a number of additional surprise guests. Last but not least, this year’s dual-highlighted festival appearances are by none other than ROGER CORMAN (A Bucket Of Blood, Not of This Earth, Masque of the Red Death, Death Race 2000, et al), and DAVID FRIEDMAN (She Freak, The Defilers and the upcoming 2001 Maniacs, et al)! These two legends have been in the field of exploitation cinema since its infancy and have continued in this vein until present day! Individually, Mr. Corman and Mr. Friedman are on hand at Shock-A-Go-Go to field questions, and regale us with stories of exploitation cinema lore!
BECOME VERY APPALLED on Saturday night as we feature musical performances by such outlandish acts as TFMU, Mucus, and The Gabba Gabba Heys (Ramones Tribute). Destined to provoke even the most jaded of audiences – you won’t want to miss this!
SQUIRM in DELIGHTED AGITATION as we present more than twenty films this year, including our “Gross Out” shorts program. As usual, “Midnight Movie” devotees will delight to old favorites such as Street Trash, Man From Deep River AKA Sacrifice, Burial Ground, Swedish Wildcats, Rock and Roll High School, Detroit 9000, She-Freak, The Defilers, Not of This Earth, Masque of the Red Death, Infra-Man, Death Race 2000, Bride of the Monster - and many more!
PALPITATE with ANTICIPATION for coveted prizes and giveaways from our sponsors! These will be in high demand – so come early and stay late! Also, a wide array of DVDs, videos, t-shirts, buttons, and an abundance of other B-movie and horror movie merchandise will be available for purchase. All are strongly encouraged, but not required, to come in costume – a Shock-A-Go-Go tradition! Saturday night will feature a “come dressed as Elvira” costume contest benefiting AIDS research.
Past reviews of Shock-A-Go-Go festivals describe the anarchic celebration as:
“Messy…frightening…eerie…rude, unruly, and anarchical …[a] nonstop scarathon.”
– LA New Times
“[Shock-A-Go-Go is a] grueling gross-a-thon [that] didn’t disappoint, especially when the overnighters, sipping alcohol out of colostomy bags, began to talk to the screen, a la Mystery Science Theatre 3000.”
- L. A. Weekly
Anxiety Films encourages those with a thirst for exploitation cinema knowledge and history to stimulate their brains in an exciting series of lectures and subsequent Q&A sessions with the festival’s special guests. This year’s line-up is legendary – and most definitely a ‘don’t miss’ opportunity!
Shock-A-Go-Go tickets start at 25inadvance,butarealsoavailableatthedoor.However,westronglysuggestthatyoupurchaseyourticketsinadvanceonline@www.anxietyfilms.com,asweagainexpectthiseventwillsellout.TicketsalsoavailableatAron’sRecordsinHollywoodandWackoAKASoapPlantinLosFeliz.Ampleparkingisjust25 in advance, but are also available at the door. However, we strongly suggest that you purchase your tickets in advance online @ www.anxietyfilms.com, as we again expect this event will sell out. Tickets also available at Aron’s Records in Hollywood and Wacko AKA Soap Plant in Los Feliz. Ample parking is just 25inadvance,butarealsoavailableatthedoor.However,westronglysuggestthatyoupurchaseyourticketsinadvanceonline@www.anxietyfilms.com,asweagainexpectthiseventwillsellout.TicketsalsoavailableatAron’sRecordsinHollywoodandWackoAKASoapPlantinLosFeliz.Ampleparkingisjust5 and is located nearby. Guests are encouraged to bring sleeping bags and pillows, and to “Audience Participate”. Those who seek a very quiet, ‘serious’ cinema experience of ‘quality’ Hollywood Studio fare are strongly encouraged not to attend.
To avoid fainting, keep repeating "It's only a festival...It's only a festival..."
For more information, email Anxiety Films at info@anxietyfilms.com, call (323) 666-2871, or visit
http://www.anxietyfilms.com/
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