| From Future/Now Films, Chicago For Release - April 2003 MC5 * A TRUE TESTIMONIAL, the critically-acclaimed documentary that celebrates the trials and triumphs of the Motor City`s greatest rock band, MC5, will be screening at film festivals in San Francisco, New York City and Australia: 46th SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL April 17 - May 1, 2003 San Francisco, CA http://www.sfiff.org/festival/ Wednesday, April 23, 9:30 PM, Castro Theatre Friday, April 25, 3:45 PM, AMC Kabuki 1 Theatre 2nd TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL May 3 - 11, 2003 New York, NY http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org Wednesday, May 7, 10:45 PM, UA Five Theatre Friday, May 9, 3:45 PM, UA Eleven Theatre 52nd MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL July 23 - August 10, 2003 Melbourne, Australia http://www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au Screening Dates To Be Announced Steve Rosen`s article on MC5 * A TRUE TESTIMONIAL is in the current issue of Harp magazine (page 35 of the February issue with Chan Marshall of Cat Power on the cover) along with color photos ...... many disappointed fans were turned away from a February one-off screening of MC5*ATT in Chicago. Organized by the Independent Feature Project and the Directors Guild of America, the Facets Multimedia screening sold out in minutes ...... 4 SRO screenings of MC5*ATT at the recent G�teborg Film Festival in Sweden were followed by a rockin after-party with celebrity DJs from The Hives, Sahara Hotnights & The Hellacopters. See photos of the week`s events at the Japanese MC5*ATT website or read the Swedish report at the Draken site ...... White Panther Party Chieftain John Sinclair fielded questions following a screening of MC5*ATT at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam in November. Seems the IDFA coincided with Amsterdam`s infamous `Cannabis Cup` and John "just happened" to be in town ...... Steve Van Zandt has been playing lots of MC5 and other Detroit stuff on his syndicated radio show, `Little Steven`s Underground Garage.` Check local listings ...... Watch for an upcoming U.K. re-release of the 3 MC5 LPs in vinyl Limited Editions ...... Sundazed Records recently released vinyl versions in the U.S. ...... The MC5 made it on the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame`s ballot in August. It was the first time the MC5 appeared on the ballot in the 14-year history of the Cleveland institution, though they were passed over in the induction voting in favor of The Police. Something about "hanging chads"...... NPR has been re-running Terry Gross`s `Fresh Air` interview with Wayne Kramer recorded last summer while he was promoting his latest release, `Adult World` ...... Arsenio Hall and Eric McCormack both recently uttered the phrase `Kick Out the Jams` on prime-time American TV. Seems the phrase has entered the mainstream vernacular, even if the source has not ...... but wait ...... S-Bomb Shawnee Smith of L.A. band Fydolla Ho appeared in an MC5*ATT t-shirt for a recent episode of the CBS-TV sit-com `Becker.` The four minutes of prime network screen time included an extended spit-swapping scene. She looked hot-hot-hot in her MC5 * A TRUE TESTIMONIAL girlie-T, available from the filmmakers at: http://futurenowfilms.com/stuff.htm ......and controversy once again swirls around bad boys Wayne Kramer, Michael Davis and Dennis Thompson as a result of their decision to participate in a recent Levi-Strauss promotional campaign. Even Justin Timberlake, Darius, (and now Jennifer Aniston too!) are part of the exciting action as the debate amongst fans and writers (Problem? or Solution?) rages! For ticket info on the upcoming festival screenings of MC5 * A TRUE TESTIMONIAL in San Francisco, New York and Melbourne visit the respective festival sites. Members of the PRESS should contact the festival PRESS Offices to arrange for accreditation, obtain MC5*ATT Press Packages, view screeners, or arrange for interviews with the filmmakers. http://www.sfiff.org/festival/ http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org http://www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au |
