Wexner Arts March/April 2011 : Page 5

Visiting Filmmakers Special Events Bill Plympton Image courtesy of Passion Rivers Films Idiots and Angels (2008) PRECEDED BY The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger (2010) FRIDAY, APR 15 | 7 pm Book signing | 6 pm “Idiots and Angels might be Plympton’s best film yet!” —JIM JARMUSCH One of America’s most acclaimed, outrageous, and brilliant independent animators, Bill Plympton visits to introduce and discuss his two most recent films. Shortlisted for the Best Animated Film Academy Award, the wildly inventive feature Idiots and Angels involves a barfly who discovers wings sprouting from his back. With music by Tom Waits. (78 mins., 35mm) The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger , an award-winning short, is an unusual children’s fable about the power of advertising, the meaning of life, and the test of a mother’s love. (6 mins., 35mm) Plympton signs copies of Independently Animated , his new book, and DVDs at the Wexner Center Store at 6 pm. RARE FILMS FROM THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME , Image courtesy of The Associated Press Night Train to Terror (Jay Schlossberg-Cohen, 1985) ALL NEW PROGRAM INTRODUCED BY DAVID FILIPI SAT, MAR 5 | 8:45 pm Jay Rosenblatt San Francisco-based filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt has carved out a unique aesthetic during a career span-ning more than two decades. He is perhaps most associated with a series of deeply personal films that draw on found footage—newsreels, industrial films, home movies—and defy categorization by blending essay, documentary, and poetic forms. His work has been the subject of recent retrospectives at such venues as the Museum of Modern Art and the Walker Art Center and screens regularly on the Sundance Channel, IFC, and HBO, as well as at festivals throughout the world. Night Train to Terror demolishes that fine line between awful and awesome. Haphazardly salvaged footage from several unreleasable horror films is loosely linked by a framing device that involves God and the Devil playing chess on a train. You never know what this movie will throw at you next: random musical numbers by a rock band that looks like it walked off the set of Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical” video, giant claymation tarantula demons, Night Court ’s Richard Moll. Showing in a rare, archival 35mm print imported from New Zealand! (98 mins., 35mm) Rare Films from the Baseball Hall of Fame FRI–SAT, APR 8–9 | 7 pm For the eighth year in a row, we’re celebrating the opening of a new baseball season with cinematic treasures from the National Baseball Hall of Fame that will entertain baseball fans and cinephiles alike. Dave Filipi, the Wexner Center’s curator of film/video, introduces the clips. (program app. 120 mins., video) Special thanks to Jim Gates of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library . Secret Cinema SAT, MAR 26 | 7 pm $3 all tickets How often do you get to encounter a movie without any preconceptions whatsoever? We give you just that opportunity with our occasional Secret Cinema screenings. It could be a new film that wouldn’t otherwise show in Columbus, a classic film in a new print, or something rare or unusual that we’ve unearthed. Our last program featured Jacques Tourneur’s Nightfall (1957) in December. FILM LECTURE Giancarlo Lombardi MON, APR 11 | 4:30 pm FREE Giancarlo Lombardi presents “ Lost in Theory: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Lost but Were Too Afraid to Ask Derrida, Foucault, and Lacan.” Lombardi is associate professor of Italian and comparative literature at CUNY Graduate School and the College of Staten Island. Cosponsored by Ohio State’s Department of French & Italian . King of the Jews and Other Shorts FRI, APR 29 | 7 pm Friday’s program is a warm up for the director’s visit, with the opportunity to view four of Rosenblatt’s short films, including King of the Jews , his examination of anti-Semitism and his own fear of Christ, which uses Hollywood, educational, and religious films as points of departure. Ohio Shorts SAT, APR 16 YOUTH DIVISION SCREENING | 4:30 pm RECEPTION | 5:30 pm EVENING SCREENING | 7 pm $2 youth showcase $3 evening screening Celebrate the vibrant community of Ohio filmmakers and video artists at Ohio Shorts, our showcase of short-form work that has been produced here in the Buckeye state during that past 18 months. Now in its 16th year, Ohio Shorts features work from documentary to dramatic narrative to animation and provides an opportunity for local artists to show their work in a theatrical setting. Mingle with artists and filmmakers from both the youth and adult divisions at a public reception between the two screenings. Watch wexarts.org for complete listings and a list of jurors. Promotional support provided by Time Warner Cable . Image courtesy of the Banff Mountain Film Festival Image courtesy of Jay Rosenblatt JAY ROSENBLATT INTRODUCES The Darkness of Day and Other Shorts SAT, APR 30 | 7 pm “An exquisite artist who makes beautifully crafted miniatures.” —ATOM EGOYAN The Banff Mountain Film Festival TUE, APR 5 | 7 pm $8 members, students, senior citizens $12 general public Each year, the Banff Mountain Film Festival presents the most creative and inspiring examples of outdoor adventure filmmaking from around the world. See award-winning selections from last fall’s festival, focusing on such activities as BASE jumping, skiing, mountain biking, and snow boarding. Visit wexarts.org for a complete program lineup. (program app. 150 mins., video) Cosponsored by Ohio State’s Department of Recreational Sports Outdoor Adventure Center and Outdoor Source . On Saturday, Rosenblatt introduces and discusses four more films, including his latest, The D Train (2011), and The Darkness of Day (2009), a haunting rumination on suicide inspired by the death of a friend 20 years ago. Find complete programs for both evenings at wexarts.org . JU AN AND JOHN For another look at baseball in contemporary culture, see Roger Guenveur Smith’s solo performance Juan and John . Details are on the onStage pages.

Visiting Filmmakers

Bill Plympton Idiots and Angels (2008) PRECEDED BY The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger (2010) FRIDAY, APR 15 | 7 pm Book signing | 6 pm “Idiots and Angels might be Plympton’s best film yet!”—JIM JARMUSCH One of America’s most acclaimed, outrageous, and brilliant independent animators, Bill Plympton visits to introduce and discuss his two most recent films. Shortlisted for the Best Animated Film Academy Award, the wildly inventive feature Idiots and Angels involves a barfly who discovers wings sprouting from his back. With music by Tom Waits. (78 mins., 35mm) The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger, an award-winning short, is an unusual children’s fable about the power of advertising, the meaning of life, and the test of a mother’s love. (6 mins., 35mm) Plympton signs copies of Independently Animated, his new book, and DVDs at the Wexner Center Store at 6 pm. Jay Rosenblatt San Francisco-based filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt has carved out a unique aesthetic during a career spanning more than two decades. He is perhaps most associated with a series of deeply personal films that draw on found footage—newsreels, industrial films, home movies—and defy categorization by blending essay, documentary, and poetic forms. His work has been the subject of recent retrospectives at such venues as the Museum of Modern Art and the Walker Art Center and screens regularly on the Sundance Channel, IFC, and HBO, as well as at festivals throughout the world. King of the Jews and Other Shorts FRI, APR 29 | 7 pm Friday’s program is a warm up for the director’s visit, with the opportunity to view four of Rosenblatt’s short films, including King of the Jews, his examination of anti-Semitism and his own fear of Christ, which uses Hollywood, educational, and religious films as points of departure. JAY ROSENBLATT INTRODUCES The Darkness of Day and Other Shorts SAT, APR 30 | 7 pm “ An exquisite artist who makes beautifully crafted miniatures.” —ATOM EGOYAN On Saturday, Rosenblatt introduces and discusses four more films, including his latest, The D Train (2011), and The Darkness of Day (2009), a haunting rumination on suicide inspired by the death of a friend 20 years ago. Find complete programs for both evenings at wexarts.org.

Special Events

Night Train to Terror (Jay Schlossberg-Cohen, 1985) SAT, MAR 5 | 8:45 pm Night Train to Terror demolishes that fine line between awful and awesome. Haphazardly salvaged footage from several unreleasable horror films is loosely linked by a framing device that involves God and the Devil playing chess on a train. You never know what this movie will throw at you next: random musical numbers by a rock band that looks like it walked off the set of Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical” video, giant claymation tarantula demons, Night Court’s Richard Moll.Showing in a rare, archival 35mm print imported from New Zealand! (98 mins., 35mm) Secret Cinema SAT, MAR 26 | 7 pm $3 all tickets How often do you get to encounter a movie without any preconceptions whatsoever? We give you just that opportunity with our occasional Secret Cinema screenings. It could be a new film that wouldn’t otherwise show in Columbus, a classic film in a new print, or something rare or unusual that we’ve unearthed. Our last program featured Jacques Tourneur’s Nightfall (1957) in December. The Banff Mountain Film Festival TUE, APR 5 | 7 pm $8 members, students, senior citizens $12 general public Each year, the Banff Mountain Film Festival presents the most creative and inspiring examples of outdoor adventure filmmaking from around the world. See award-winning selections from last fall’s festival, focusing on such activities as BASE jumping, skiing, mountain biking, and snow boarding. Visit wexarts.org for a complete program lineup. (program app. 150 mins., video) Cosponsored by Ohio State’s Department of Recreational Sports Outdoor Adventure Center and Outdoor Source. ALL NEW PROGRAM INTRODUCED BY DAVID FILIPI Rare Films from the Baseball Hall of Fame FRI–SAT, APR 8–9 | 7 pm For the eighth year in a row, we’re celebrating the opening of a new baseball season with cinematic treasures from the National Baseball Hall of Fame that will entertain baseball fans and cinephiles alike. Dave Filipi, the Wexner Center’s curator of film/video, introduces the clips.(program app.120 mins., video) Special thanks to Jim Gates of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library. FILM LECTURE Giancarlo Lombardi MON, APR 11 | 4:30 pm FREE Giancarlo Lombardi presents “Lost in Theory: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Lost but Were Too Afraid to Ask Derrida, Foucault, and Lacan.” Lombardi is associate professor of Italian and comparative literature at CUNY Graduate School and the College of Staten Island. Cosponsored by Ohio State’s Department of French & Italian Ohio Shorts SAT, APR 16 YOUTH DIVISION SCREENING | 4:30 pm RECEPTION | 5:30 pm EVENING SCREENING | 7 pm $2 youth showcase $3 evening screening Celebrate the vibrant community of Ohio filmmakers and video artists at Ohio Shorts, our showcase of short-form work that has been produced here in the Buckeye state during that past 18 months. Now in its 16th year, Ohio Shorts features work from documentary to dramatic narrative to animation and provides an opportunity for local artists to show their work in a theatrical setting. Mingle with artists and filmmakers from both the youth and adult divisions at a public reception between the two screenings. Watch wexarts.org for complete listings and a list of jurors.

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