As you should probably know by now, we have these 2 guys in Oklahoma City. They’re 2 Movie Guys, and they’re pretty damn funny. Now we’re bringing them to deadCENTER. They’ll be around the festival all week, so keep an eye out. In the meantime, watch this typically great spot they’ve put together for this year’s festival.
We thought it would be a good idea to help you get to know some of our fantastic filmmakers. So, borrowing an idea from LA Weekly’s Karina Longworth (the Bernard Pivot to our James Lipton), we submitted four questions to each filmmaker about and themselves and their films. We’ll be randomly posting as many responses as we can fit in between now and the kick-off.
Let’s hear from Aaron Gibson, whose film The Good Soldier will premiere in the X-Files shorts program, Friday, June 11th at 10:00pm.
The Good Soldier is a WWII era nostalgia film with a Hitchcockian slant. Read More »
We thought it would be a good idea to help you get to know some of our fantastic filmmakers. So, borrowing an idea from LA Weekly’s Karina Longworth (the Bernard Pivot to our James Lipton), we submitted four questions to each filmmaker about and themselves and their films. We’ll be randomly posting as many responses as we can fit in between now and the kick-off.
Next up is writer/producer/actor Jack Roberts, and director/producer/actor Justin Monroe of The Rock ‘n’ Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher, screening Saturday, June 12th at 7:00pm at the Kerr Auditorium.
1. Tell us about your movie. Give us the reductive, 25-word or less, “It’s like [pop culture reference a] meets [pop culture reference b]!” pitch, then explain what the quick and dirty sell leaves out.
If Wes Anderson and Jean-Pierre Jeunet baked a cake from a recipe written by John Hughes and displayed it in Tulsa – Very tasty.
A wanna be rock-star tries to live up to his dad’s success in the brutal world of Oklahoma karaoke. Read More »
deadCENTER Film Festival veterans Mark Potts and Cole Selix, and Brand Rackley, star of the lastest comedic hit from Norman-based Singletree Productions: Simmons on Vinyl sat down in-studio with Ferris O’Brien at 105.3 FM The Spy to talk about their film, nudity, elderly groupies and deadCENTER love.
Listen to the interview here: http://db.tt/QmdY1P
Trailer: http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi4250141977/
Synopsis
Zeek is in love. With the help of his friends, he goes on search for a vinyl record that takes him on a wild chase all over town, running into mean high school punks, troubled bosses, kidnappings and even a very difficult dance off challenge – all in hopes that the record will nab the heart of his dream girl.
Screenings
When: Friday, June 11, 9:30 p.m.
Where: [Artspace] at Untitled, 1 N.E. 3rd St.
Website: http://singletree-productions.com/simmons/
Countdown: 18 Days to the 10th Annual Fest
Today’s Featured Film:
The Wayman Tisdale Story – World Premiere!
The Pitch: Jazz musician, NBA Star and Sooner Legend … this doc illuminates the man behind the signature smile.
Why you should see it: Multiple interviews with Tisdale and the whole family, shout-outs from colleagues like Michael Jordan, and Oklahomies like Toby Keith. Uplifting as his left-handed jump hook and upside down bass guitar playing. AND IT’S THE WORLD PREMIERE!
When it’s playing: Saturday June 12th @ 3pm @ the Kerr Audtiorium
More About The Wayman Tisdale Story Here
“The Wayman Tisdale Story” Documentary (Coming Soon) from Brian Schodorf on Vimeo.
Countdown: 19 Days to the 10th Annual Fest
Today’s Featured Film:
iCrime – World Premiere!
The Pitch: In the mysterious world of Internet vloggers and chat rooms, Carrie quickly learns that no one is what they seem in the City of Fallen Angels and it is up to her to unravel the conspiracy before she becomes its victim.
Why you should see it: OK natives work the LA scene to create a gripping drama ripped from the headlines.
When it’s playing: Friday June 11th @ 8pm @ the Kerr Audtiorium
iCrime Trailer from Sure Crossing Films on Vimeo.
I think the defining moment of the 2007 deadCENTER Film Festival was the WORLD PREMIERE of famed international auteur Esteban Don Von McDonaldson’s brilliant film, L’Hell. Truly, deadCENTER had come into its own with this spectacular get. First, it’s in French. So you know it’s really good. Second, it’s in black and white. So you know it’s REALLY good. Despite the infamy surrounding that film’s premier, it turns out there were some other films that screened at the festival as well. For this week’s look back, I re-watched UFO’s At The Zoo, Shwarma: Spawn From Hell, BITCH, and Man With a Moustache.
UFO’s At The Zoo — The Flaming Lips have become a deadCENTER staple. Wayne Coyne, Bradley Beesley, and George Salisbury brought their footage of the 9/15/06 Zoo Amphitheater concert to the Saturday night outdoor screening. They returned in 2008 with the long-awaited Christmas on Mars and this year’s they’ll bring their documentary short Blastula: The Making of Embryonic to the festival.
Want to know a BIG deadCENTER secret?
The All-Access Pass doesn’t allow access to one of the best, most important facets of the festival: being a volunteer. We’re not talking about your old-high-school version of volunteering. At the festival, a bit of your time and energy immediately gets you in the middle of all things deadCENTER.
If you like to be outdoors and among people, Concessions is a fun place to be. These people are some of the most popular at the festival, as they serve alcohol and soda. You have to be 21 to work the booth, though.
If you’re under 21 or maybe food and drink is just not your thing, the Box Office is where it’s at. You get to handle tickets, t-shirts and passes, and pass the famous deadCENTER passion on!
eXperience deadCENTER hardcore. Call the office at 405.246.9233 or shoot an email to info@deadcenterfilm.org and we’ll hook you up.
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