[FREAKY] Chris Cunningham films tonight (7/15) at the Axiom

rockHEAD · Jul 15, 2005

Microcinema International is hosting the Houston premiere of RUBBER JOHNNY!!! If you don't who or what Rubber Johnny is... click the link!! Get ready to FREAK OUT!! This is going to be a bad @ss film event!

Microcinema International
KTRU Rice Radio
Presents

The Short Films of Director Chris Cunningham
with a special preview screening of his new short:
"RUBBER JOHNNY" [a US premier east of san francisco!]

Hosted by Infernal Bridegroom Productions

Lounge ambiance: DJ Gina Tonic

WHEN: Friday, July 15th, 8pm, $7.00

WHERE: The Axiom, 2524 McKinney, Houston

MORE INFO: Patrick: 713-412-5120, patrick@microcinema.com

Microcinema International and KTRU presents a screening of the works of director Chris Cunningham - with a special pre-release screening of his new DVD short "Rubber Johnny" on Warp Records DVD Label. Rubber Johnny has yet to be screened east of San Francisco.

Cunningham is best known for his music promos for Madonna, Bjork and Aphex Twin. Collaborating with Aphex Twin has proved to be a successful partnership. Banned by MTV, Windowlicker (Aphex Twin) won him numerous awards, and Come to Daddy (Aphex Twin) recently made the top 100 'Scariest TV Moments of all Time' on Channel 4 in the UK. His Director's Series DVD on Pakm Pictures label has sold fervently, proving Cunningham has transcended the boundaries of the average music promo director.

Chris Cunningham's career as a music video director began in 1995 when, aged twenty-five and passionate about music, Chris met and persuaded Autechre to let him direct a promo for a track entitled "Second Bad Vilbel." Following on from this video, Chris was soon working with a range of artists during the early days of his career, waiting for that all-important track that would allow him the opportunity to create the images for the music that truly excited him.

In August 1997 Chris realised a long-term desire to collaborate with Richard James (the Aphex Twin) and directed the video for the single "Come to Daddy" through the production company RSA / Black Dog Films who he had recently joined. Not only did this video change the face of music videos, it catapulted his name into the public. Needless to say the video has since won a plethora of awards and accolades including the MCM grand prix du jury 1997.

Rubber Johnny - the long-awaited release from Cunningham - chronicles a 16-year-old, inbred mutant's solitary existence, locked in a pitch-black basement by his ashamed parents. They are TV addict rednecks who occasionally feed Johnny and yell at him for making noise. Johnny's only company in the basement is his little dog. His dog's I.Q. far outstrips Johnny's, who is a completely insane, bi-polar imbecile.

The first of many projects with Warp Films, Rubber Johnny is an abstract short featuring music by legendary electronic composer, Aphex Twin. Shot entirely on DV in infrared, this lo-fi live action animation is unbeatable on a techinical level. The DVD packaging presents Cunningham's first published sketchbook of original drawings and photographic artwork which promises that the DVD will be a highly desirable collectable for hardcore Warp fans and art aficinados. The DVD will be available for sale at the Axiom.

In addition to Rubber Johnny, shorts from Cunnigham's Palm Pictures Director's Label DVD will be screened.

Select shorts:

MUSIC VIDEOS
Autechre - Second Bad Vilbel
Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy
Portishead - Only You
Madonna - Frozen
Leftfield featuring Afrika Bambaataa - Afrika Shox
Squarepusher - Come On My Selector
Aphex Twin - Windowlicker
Bjork - All Is Full Of Love

The Director Series DVD will be available at the Axiom.

DJ Gina Tonic will spin tunes 'till midnight. The Axiom has a bar.
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coma · Jul 15, 2005

Indeed, that was a freaky link.

That girl is fugly!

DrLudicrous · Jul 15, 2005

http://www.rubberjohnny.tv/

rockHEAD · Jul 15, 2005

DrLudicrous said:

http://www.rubberjohnny.tv/
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Thanks! I fixed the original link.

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