Hello all, please come out this Friday night for a truly inspired double feature: Star Trek and avant-garde work by Hollis Frampton.
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture directed by Robert Wise (US 1979) Continuing the adventures of the Starship Enterprise, the first feature length film of the franchise sees the crew searching out the mysterious Vger in hopes of saving Earth from certain doom. A visible upgrade from its television predecessor, this film features amazing special effects that, although nearly thirty years old, remain stunning. (132 minutes)
Hollis Frampton was one of the major filmmakers of the so-called "structural film" movement of the late '60s and early '70s. His work takes up not only the problem of the nature of cinema, but also deals with philosophy, memory, knowledge, and a host of other concerns. Tonight we'll be presenting two of his best-known films, nostalgia and Critical Mass. Of Critical Mass (1971, 25m), Stan Brakhage has said "It is war!" nostalgia (1973, 36m) is a labyrinthine exploration of the relations between image, sound, and memory, an infinite regress through photography and narration.
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The underground and City Lights film series are sponsored by Indiana University's Department of Communication and Culture. All screenings are on Fridays at 7 p.m. in room 251 of the Radio-TV building on the IU campus. All screenings are free and open to the public, and free parking is ample in the lot adjacent to the building, provided you clearly display an underground/City Lights flyer on the dashboard of your vehicle.
