The Decline of Western Cinvilization I & II Double Feature (Cinemasonic)
* The Bad news is that our previously announced screening of Decline of Western Civilization has been postponed to Saturday July 18th - The GREAT news is that we are pairing it with it's outragous sequel for one loud evening of rockumentry fury and cultural whiplash!
7pm - The Decline of Western Civilization (Cinemasonic) / 1981 / USA / Dir: Penelope Spheeris / 100 Min / Current Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100% - 7PM
Their message is brutally clear: Destroy the old and make way for the new. This is the punk's violent revolution; Their lawless world. This is THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: A Riveting, unflinching account of the punk rock phenomenon and its alienated, reactionary subculture. This fierce, bleak portrait documents L.A.'s infamous punk bands as they perform on stage and discuss their lives, music and philosophy off stage.
9pm -The Decline of Western Civilization - PT2: The Metal Years (Cinemesonic) / 1988/ USA/ Dir: Penelope Spheeris/ 93 Min
In this follow-up to the 1981 punk rock documentary "The Decline of Western Civilization," filmmaker Penelope Spheeris dissects the world of heavy metal. Through live performance footage and interviews that feature popular hard rock musicians, Spheeris examines the metal genre and the opulent Los Angeles music scene of the late 1980s; highlights include Ozzy Osbourne discussing the tedium of sobriety over breakfast and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler claiming to have spent a small fortune on drugs.
7pm - The Decline of Western Civilization (Cinemasonic) / 1981 / USA / Dir: Penelope Spheeris / 100 Min / Current Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100% - 7PM
Their message is brutally clear: Destroy the old and make way for the new. This is the punk's violent revolution; Their lawless world. This is THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: A Riveting, unflinching account of the punk rock phenomenon and its alienated, reactionary subculture. This fierce, bleak portrait documents L.A.'s infamous punk bands as they perform on stage and discuss their lives, music and philosophy off stage.
9pm -The Decline of Western Civilization - PT2: The Metal Years (Cinemesonic) / 1988/ USA/ Dir: Penelope Spheeris/ 93 Min
In this follow-up to the 1981 punk rock documentary "The Decline of Western Civilization," filmmaker Penelope Spheeris dissects the world of heavy metal. Through live performance footage and interviews that feature popular hard rock musicians, Spheeris examines the metal genre and the opulent Los Angeles music scene of the late 1980s; highlights include Ozzy Osbourne discussing the tedium of sobriety over breakfast and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler claiming to have spent a small fortune on drugs.
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