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Cult filmmaki
From Staff Reports
The John Waters Film Festival,
featuring three of the cult filmmaker'}
weirdest motion pictures, will bt
shown fit thf* RiiccpII Hrtnco Tlioo??
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Feb. 16-18, and will be followed by 2
personal visit to USC by Waters or
Feb. 20.
Waters bases his work in Baltimore
Md.. instead of the traditional mr?vi.
land of Hollywood.
4,To me, bad taste is what entertain
ment is all about," Waters said in hi
autobiography, Shock Value. In it, h
calls his hometown of Baltimore "th
hairdo capital of the world" and say
he uses "the filthiest people alive" ii
his films.
No one under the age of 17 will b
admitted to these films, said Charle
Tuten, chairman of Cinematic Arts
All viewers will have to show proof o
their age for admission to the shows.
The first Waters film, "Femal<
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Trouble" (1974), will be shown at she
, 2:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m., Feb. 16. The 18.
; film is about the outrageous life of tur
i Dawn Davenport, from her cha-cha- nav
: heeled formative years as a juvenile del
i delinquent in an all-girl's high school, 1
i through her various professions as dis
waitress, hooker, burglar and kidnap- spc
? per, to her death in the electric chair. Ide
e The second film will be "Desperate Ca
Living" (1977), set for 2:30, 7 and 9:30 wil
i- p.m. on Feb 17. This comedy features Th
s Queen Carlotta, Edy the Egg lady, one pul
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c oi waters s iavorite stars, ruler of the wil
e depraved town of Mortville. In this ticl
s fast-moving story of murder, fights, I
n love, death, wrestling, sex-change to
operations and rabies, Carlotta is over- sai
e thrown by the women of Mortville.
s Famous stripper Liz Renay stars in this
95-minute film. filr
f "Pink Flamingos," made in 1972, sh(
and probably Waters's best known 1
e film other than "Polyester," will be or
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Waters will visit USC Feb. 20 to t|
cuss his films in a lecture co- dance
rnsored by Cinematic Arts and the Mo;
:as and Issues Committee of the Horizi
rolina Program Union. The session Green
1 start at 8 p.m. in the Russell House showr
eatre. Admission will cost $3 for the Rjc]
blic and $2 for students, and seating than ?
1 be limited, Tuten said. No advance spare
kets will be sold. Wei
Vlost of the lecture will be devoted video
a question-and-answer period he 20-foc
d. WU
Video
rhe afternoon shows of Waters's Tayloi
ns will cost viewers Si; the evening and w
)ws $1.75. Video
for more information on the films show,
Waters's lecture, call 777-7130.
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Staff Reports
JSC radio will put on the first video night ever at the
n Spur Thursday.
: show will run viHpnc ?n tVio ? --- *
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lie sound through the Spur's sound system to create a
party atmosphere.
st of the videos will present alternative artists such as
ontal Brian, Machinations, X, The Violet Femmes,
on Red and Yello. The videos have never been
i on Music Television (MTV).
Ic Weiner, WUSC's music director, worked for more
i month to obtain the videos highlighted by some
concert footage of Kate Bush.
ner said there was a possibility of moving future
nights to the Russell House Ballroom and using a
>t screen.
'SC received help from the Goiden Spur and the
Tape Committee of Carolina Program Union. Mark
r, the manager of the Spur, let WUSC use his club
ill serve 85 cent Molsons beer during the show. The
Tape Committee handles the technical aspects of the
such as running the videos and patching the sound.
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