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Sunday 1st August 
Archives Cinematique
Eolomea (1972)
A film by Hermann Zschoche. A mysterious message-- "Eolomea" -- is received on Earth from a sector of space. Within three days, eight cargo ships disappear from the sector, and a space station goes silent. What is Eolomea - and who on Earth knows about it? With shades of Tarkovsky, Kubrick, and even Jess Franco, this striking sci-fi classic from the legendary DEFA film studio features a spectacular space exploration plot grounded in realism the scientists drink and swear, the bureaucrats get in the way, and the space stations are reminiscent of MIR.
 Mu-Meson Archives
 Doors 6.30 for 7pm start
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Monday 2nd August
Para(noide) Politics in the Archives
Buckminster Fuller
Fuller published more than 30 books, inventing and popularizing terms such as "Spaceship Earth", ephemeralization, and synergetics. He also developed numerous inventions, mainly architectural designs, the best known of which is the geodesic dome. Carbon molecules known as fullerenes were later named by scientists for their resemblance to geodesic spheres. Fuller developed many ideas, designs and inventions, particularly regarding practical, inexpensive shelter and transportation. He documented his life, philosophy and ideas scrupulously by a daily diary (later called the Dymaxion Chronofile), and by twenty-eight publications. Fuller financed some of his experiments with inherited funds, sometimes augmented by funds invested by his collaborators, one example being the Dymaxion car project.
Mu-Meson Archives
Doors 7.30 for 8pm start
$10
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Tuesday 3rd August 
Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1987)
Aliens land in the mythical town of “Speelburgh, U.S.A” searching for the source of rock & roll. What they find is a gang of teenagers, led by Dee Dee (the inimitable Pia Zadora) and Frankie, along with Frankie’s posse/rock band, the Pack. The leader of the aliens takes a shine to Dee Dee and all sorts of trouble breaks out. This movie is probably among the worst ever made, but don't let that put you off because you get the chance to watch the stunning Pia Zadora sing and dance, some jawdroppingly horrible attempts at slapstick comedy, the best/worst 80's fashions, and you get to see Pia duet with Jermaine Jackson on their massive Euro #1 hit 'When The Rain Begins To Fall'. A real guilty pleasure!!!
Annandale Hotel
7.30pm
$5 suggested donation
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Wednesday 4th August 
Marginalised Movies
One Way Pendulum (1965)
This farcical British comedy follows the eccentric misadventures of a family who have their own rather unusual way of doing things. Mr. Groomkirby (Eric Sykes) is redecorating his living room to resemble the courtrooms at Old Bailey, with a mind toward staging mock trials for fun. His wife, Mrs. Groomkirby (Alison Leggatt) hates to see leftovers go to waste, so she hires a woman to eat them. Their daughter Sylvia (Julia Foster) is fascinated by primates and spends much of her time at the zoo, and son Kirby (Jonathan Miller) believes that scales can have other uses rather than just weighing things -- they can be used to make music, too! Based on a popular novel, One Way Pendulum was directed by Peter Yates, who would go on to make Bullitt and Breaking Away.
Mu-Meson Archives
Doors 7.30 for 8pm start
$10
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Friday 6th August
The Genius of Samuel Z. Arkoff
And along with James Nicholson, founded the immensely successful American International Pictures. AIP discovered an untapped audience in the American teenager and proceeded to turn independent filmmaking on its head as they churned out drive-in double features overflowing with misunderstood teen heroes, horrific monsters, reform school girls, and leather-jacketed tough guys. Many titles were notable for their spectacular poster art, still highly sought by collectors today. Arkoff, with his unerring eye for talent, helped launch the careers of Roger Corman, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Nicholson, Robert DeNiro, Michael Landon and Dennis Hopper. This is his story.
 Plus screening after the documentary his most famous feature.
The Day the World Ended (1955)
Jim Maddison had been expecting the worst, so when the world is destroyed in a nuclear holocaust, he's made provisions for himself, his daughter Louise and their friend Rick. They have enough supplies to last until the radiation abates but Jim's plans go awry with the unexpected arrival of Tony Lamont and his girlfriend Ruby. Not only does it affect the supply situation but Tony is far too slick and a schemer to be trusted. As the weeks go by however, they soon realize that they also have to face a mutated creature living in the nearby woods. on 16mm film, enjoy! on 16mm film, enjoy!
Mu-Meson Archives
Doors 7.30 for 8pm start
$10
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Monday 9th August 
Para(noide) Politics in the Archives
The Enigma of Gray Baker
Gray Barker (1925–1984) was an American writer best known for his books about UFOs and other paranormal phenomena. His 1956 book They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers introduced the notion of the Men in Black to UFO folklore. He sometimes participated in playful hoaxes to provoke the field. His concept of the Men in Black, has become a major part of UFO lore. The book inspired a fictional comic book written by Lowell Cunningham, which in turn inspired a popular film and animated television series. Barker himself became the subject of two documentary films: Whispers From Space and Shades of Gray.
Mu-Meson Archives
Doors 7.30 for 8pm start
$10
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Tuesday 10th August
Luana The Girl Tarzan (1968)
An expedition travels across the African jungle in search for a plane which crashed many years ago. Leader of the expedition is George, played by Dutch actor Glenn Saxson (best known for "Django Shoots First"). He was once saved in the same area from an attack of weird natives with straw masks by jungle girl Luana. Luana (Mei Chen gets through the movie without a single word of dialog, but looks cute trying to swinging from tree to tree. The Italians tried their hand at most of the big American films so why should the Tarzan franchise escape their clutches. It doesn’t and this is their offering. With one of the greatest posters that doesn’t deliver this is for die hard trash fans.
Annandale Hotel
7.30pm
$5 suggested donation
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Thursday 12th August
Sydney Underground Film Festival Entry
Festival AUTISM: MADE IN THE U.S.A –
Talk-radio host and alternative health guru Gary Null makes the case for his highly controversial claim that mercury-tainted childhood vaccines are the culprits behind an upsurge in autism diagnoses. Celebrities Jim Carrey, Jenny McCarthy and Robert Kennedy Jr. join Null as he examines the effects of autism on families and exposes the pharmaceutical industry's efforts to suppress the vaccine-autism link.
Mu-Meson Archives
Doors 7.30 for 8pm start
$10
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Friday 13th August 
Friday 13th Horror Double
Messiah of Evil (1973)
100 years ago, a demonic priest from Hell passed through a seaside town, carrying a blood-crazed contagion that reduced all the good citizens to mindless, cannibal zombies. Following a frenzied, flesh-eating orgy, the dark priest walked straight into the sea, promising to return a century later to lead a new zombie apocalypse. This time around, the vile contagion precedes him. As spaced-out followers gather on the beach, awaiting their master's return, the town is already in the grip of a carnivorous epidemic of madness. When innocent young Arletty comes to town searching for her missing father, she realizes too late that the demon priest of the "blood moon" is coming for her. Starring Mariana Hill, Elisha Cook Jr., Joy Bang, Royal Dano;
 Sisters of Death (1977):
A secret sorority stages mock executions during their initiation ceremonies, but when someone slips a live round into the ritual revolver, a pretty girl's brains are blown out. Seven years later, the surviving sisters have been cleared of the killing and have returned to normal life, when they are invited to a reunion. Driven to a remote desert villa surrounded by an electric fence, the girls become prisoners of the dead girl's psychotic, grief-crazed father - a madman intent on revenge. Terror reigns supreme as the beautiful corpses begin to pile up. Starring Claudia Jennings, Arthur Franz, Joe Tata, Paul Carr, Sherry Boucher;
Mu-Meson Archives
Doors 7.30 for 8pm start
$10
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Monday 16th August 
Para(noide) Politics in the Archives
Secrets of the Serpent
Across time and across the world, an ancient serpent cult once dominated mankind. Then a great battle ensued and Christianity stamped it's authority on the face of the planet. Now, after years of research, the real religious history of the world can be told. Secrets of the Serpent, reveals the world's most mysterious places were once sacred to the Serpent Cult. The history and mythology of the so-called reptilian agenda and alien visitation in ancient times now has a solid opponent - giving answers for the many symbols and myths often confused by those who believe in such things. In Secrets of the Serpent, the author reveals the real "bloodline" spoken of by Dan Brown in the Da Vinci Code- it was in fact a serpent bloodline.
Mu-Meson Archives
Doors 7.30 for 8pm start
$10
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Tuesday 17th August 
What’s the Matter with Helen (1971)
Two women (Debbie Reynolds and Shelley Winters), the mothers of murderous sons, move to 1930's Hollywood in hopes of building a new life together. Soon after their departure however, it is apparent that they didn't leave as much of their shady pasts behind as they thought, and one of the mothers starts displaying psychotic tendencies of her own. Reynolds and Winters are first-rate in this colorful period piece. Reynolds perfects that platinum blonde/Jean Harlow image, while Shelley Winters gives what is perhaps her finest performance ever as the maniacal Helen. Director Curtis Harrington, always one for great detail and atmosphere, has a definite feel for the period, making this film a divine tribute to both horror and Hollywood! Those who enjoyed "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" are sure to get a real kick out of it as it was written by Henry Farrell, author of the original "Baby Jane" novel and co-author of the "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte" screenplay.
Annandale Hotel
7.30pm
$5 suggested donation
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Tuesday 17th August
Throwing out the lies with the Birth Water
Following the journey of a family choosing to have a home birth during a time of intense political activity surrounding the current maternity reform. Throwing out the lies with the birth water is a documentary about a woman's right to give birth at home. It outlines the key issues for birth choices in the Blue Mountains, NSW. It follows one woman's journey before, during and after her homebirth. It questions the definitions of risk in birth and the notions of choice. This a hot topic in the marginal Federal seat of Macquarie.
The documentary has been largely shot in the Blue Mountains of NSW and also features footage of the major protest rally that took place in Canberra last year attended by over 4000 protesters. The Blue Mountains supports a high number of home births that occur nationally each year. Legislative changes that have come into effect from July this year with restrictions and requirements will limit birth options for women. Many women in the Blue Mountains who choose home birth will have to go to hospital, they will have no choice.
An inability to attract obstetricians and anaesthetists to the local hospital in Katoomba means regular staffing shortages and closures. Women often have to travel to Nepean or to Lithgow to give birth. There have been roadside births en route to hospital. The documentary includes an interview with a women who had to give birth on the side of the road as a result of this shortfall.
Throwing out the lies with the birth water is a 50 minute documentary being made by Rani O'Keeffe. A sneak preview rough cut of the documentary was screened at the Edge Cinema in Katoomba on Saturday 31st July to a packed and enthusiastic audience.
Mu-Meson Archives
Doors 7.30 for 8pm start
$10
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Wednesday 18th August 
Marginalised Movies
Old Boyfriends (1979)
The debut feature of Robert Altman collaborator Joan Tewkesbury, which manages to collect together Talia Shire, John Belushi, Keith Carradine, with bit parts by Gerrit Graham, Buck Henry, P.J. Soles, and John Houseman in a script by Paul Schrader! Director Tewkesbury (who wrote NASHVILLE and THIEVES LIKE US) brings the requisite feminine sensibility to this story of a woman who literally travels down memory lane, taking a road trip across country to revisit three old boyfriends from long ago. These are her college lover (Richard Jordan), short-term high school boyfriend (John Belushi), and first crush…well, not exactly (Keith Carradine). Shire’s instability (she screwed up a suicide attempt due to bad driving) doesn’t turn this into a female- empowerment story even though she’s not shy about regaining some control over past events, and Schrader’s script doesn’t make it some sappy sentimental journey through the past (the strong language puts paid to that, reaching a peak with Belushi launching into obscenities when he gets dumped). There’s comedy, but there’s also edge.
Mu-Meson Archives
Doors 7.30 for 8pm start
$10
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Wednesday 18th August
Texas Chainsaw Trivia With your hosts Miss Death, Jay Katz and Coffin Ed of The Naked City
Darlo Bar Royal Sovereign Hotel
8pm start
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Friday 20th August
Found Footage Festival
Presented in conjunction with the Sydney Underground Film Festival
Join Found Footage curators Joe and Nick live on The Loft stage as they take you on a guided tour through their ever-growing collection of odd, hilarious, and profoundly stupid videos. This brand-new edition of the Found Footage Festival features an entertaining, awe-inspiring lineup of instructional and educational videos, public access footage, and home movies found at thrift stores and rescued from dumpsters across the country. Showcasing some of the most ridiculous, demented and downright disturbing treasures from the Found vaults, Found Footage Festival: Vol. 4 is an unabashed celebration of the footage that time (and good taste) forgot. You will never be the same.
Mu-Meson Archives
Doors 7.30 for 8pm start
$10
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Sunday 22nd August
Miss Deaths Knitting Group
Do you want to learn how to knit, crochet or any other craft? Or you just want to come along for a social? Boys are welcome as long as they do a craft or something useful.
Mu-Meson Archives
Doors 4pm
with a plate
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Monday 23rd August 
Para(noide) Politics in the Archives
Collapse
Michael Ruppert is an independent journalist who has made a minor career out of telling people news that most folks do not want to know. Ruppert, a former police officer, predicted the Wall Street debacle of 2008 several years before the fact, at a time when most analysts were still imagining infinite growth for the stock market and major investment banks. Since then, his vision of the world's future has grown only darker. As Ruppert sees it, civilization and the global economy has yet to wean itself off fossil fuels, and when the world's supply of oil finally runs out, it will lead to a global financial catastrophe that will leave no one unscathed.
Mu-Meson Archives
Doors 7.30 for 8pm start
$10
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Tuesday 24th August 
Savage Streets (1984)
After nearly being rundown by a gang known as the Scars, Brenda (Linda Blair) and friends trash the leader's car. Gang leader, Jake, exacts his revenge by getting his cohorts to gang-rape her mute-deaf sister, Heather (in a gloriously nuanced role by Linnea Quigley). Armed with a crossbow and a bad attitude, Linda Blair sets out to avenge her mute-deaf sister while blazing a bloody, Bronson-inspired trail through 80's Los Angeles.
Annandale Hotel
7.30pm
$5 suggested donation
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Wednesday 25th August
Texas Chainsaw Trivia
With your hosts Miss Death, Jay Katz and Coffin Ed of The Naked City
Darlo Bar Royal Sovereign Hotel
8pm start
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Thursday 26th August)
Sydney Underground Film Festival
co-presented by “A Night of Horror”
LOVE ON THE ROCKS
Meet Gavin. Gavin is a dick. Gavin is breaking up with his girlfriend Amber for… well, for no good reason. In his words, he wants to try the “sample platter.” Amber, not taking lightly to being dumped for the worst reason ever, dives headfirst into a relationship with a dude named Patrick. Patrick  doesn’t seem a match for Amber, but he’s just the kind of guy she needs after Gavin. Meanwhile Gavin hooks up with a hypnotist named Yasmine. So how does this end up with Amber wearing a ankle monitor and security cameras recording her every move and Gavin in a cage, after getting “fixed” by his new lady friend?
Mu-Meson Archives
Doors 7.30 for 8pm start
$10
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Friday 27th August
Spike Jones
“Is a knockwurst really a musical instrument”? Dubbed the “Master of Musical Mayhem” by Rolling Stone, comedic bandleader Spike Jones and the City Slickers were hugely popular in the 40’s 50’s and early 60’s. Spike was a true innovator whose comedic genius was light years ahead of his time, directly influencing such iconoclasts as Frank Zappa, Ernie Kovacs, Weird Al Yancovic, George Carlin, Mr Bungle and Billy Crystal From 1954 -61 Spike came into living rooms across the nation with The Spike Jones Show. His hilarious brand of music featured Americas most popular songs punctuated by sneezes, hiccups, gun shots, explosives, belches, cowbells, fog horns, milk bottles and of course, knockwurst. If you weren’t around in the day this is your chance to experience the genius that was Spike Jones.
Mu-Meson Archives
Doors 7.30 for 8pm start
$10
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Saturday 28th August
The Australian premier of
Demon Demon Battle Battle
Sam Fielder’s experimental film made from original and found footage tells the fractured story of a brake up between a couple. While in other dimensions an Ouija board opens up gateways that lead to UFO’s and knowledge from higher dimesnsions exploding onto the world the characters live invisibly manipulating their reality. This is an experiment and prequel to the film THE NEW PROPHET which is now in post production. Used as a guide to give the actors appearing in the THE NEW PROPHET an idea on what the final film would end up like. Mind bending, surreal, full of occult and paranormal tidbits. The first major piece in a series of collaborations with Los Angeles underground legend Damon Packard, director of Reflections Of Evil. Starring FAT FAT Ho as demon one!
Plus Fat Fat live in the Archives to do his routine.
 Pre show extra I’m from Hollywood
This film documents gonzo performance artist Andy Kaufman's hilarious introduction into the world of big-time professional wrestling. In the years before his untimely demise, Kaufman concentrated all of his creative energy on defeating Memphis pro-wrestler Jerry 'The King' Lawler, effectively ruining his own TV career in the process. This fascinating documentary follows Kaufman as he doggedly pursues Lawler, taunting him on the David Letterman show, threatening lawsuits, and hiring wrestling thugs, all in his bizarre and hysterically funny quest to put Lawler out of commission.
Mu-Meson Archives
Doors 7.30 for 8pm start
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Monday 30th August 
Para(noide) Politics in the Archives
The Best of Alien Files
The Archives have constructed an edit of interviews from the recent European Uofological series Alien Files. Interviews with Richard Dolans (UFO’s and the National Security State), Timothy Good
(Above and Beyond top Secret), Stanton Friedman (UFO’s are Real) and much, much more.
Mu-Meson Archives
Doors 7.30 for 8pm start
$10
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Tuesday 31st August
Harold and Maude (1971)
This whimsical black comedy became a cult favorite, tapping into some inexplicable early 1970s zeitgeist. Harold is a rich teenager obsessed with slashed wrists, self-inflicted gunshot wounds, personal vivisection, drowning, hanging, and being burned alive--just to annoy his mother. Maude is a poor 79-year-old optimist who has a peerless affinity for all things living. Together they attend strangers' wakes and find in each other a most unlikely romantic partner. In the days before home video, when access to anything but first-run Hollywood movies was limited to repertory houses and college film societies, Hal Ashby's HAROLD AND MAUDE achieved cult status and became a surprise hit.
Annandale Hotel
7.30pm
$5 suggested donation
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