Shocking evening at Roxy Bar & Screen, I left speechless. There were two films presented by Filmbar70. After the nuclear war training video the evening was introduced, we watched a part from The Changes, the trailer of The Day of the Triffids, of The Day the Earth Caught Fire, and a Filmbar70 teaser. The first feature was No Blade of Grass. The intro music is great. Listen to it: Roger Whittaker - No Blade of Grass. An ecological disaster creates panic in society people flee from the cities and are forced to fight for their survival. With guns. It is quite explicit and honest, with a successful rape scene and ultra violence, but still entertaining. Many times ridiculous but gives a lot to think about. Mixed up narrative. Flashbacks. The Rolls Royce advert. The graphic birth scene. Experimental special effects! Beautiful photography, I think it connects to Antonioni. The closing music is great. Listen to it: Roger Whittaker - No Blade of Grass.
After a short break a very effective introduction set the mood for the next film: Threads. Silence throughout. This film goes all the way. There is no entertainment here, no jokes, no fake scenes.
What connects? I heard a shocking Hiroshima story on RadioLab - Double Blasted. Also, if you haven't seen, watch animated short The Big Snit. After the show a girl suggested me watching The War Game, and I recommended her Glen and Randa. Yesterday morning I was reading tweets of Alejandro Jodorowsky sharing his ideas on preserving life on the planet. On my bicycle I was thinking: 'Why the fuck do we need so many cars?' there are cars everywhere, with only one person sitting in most of them. Why do we need so much concrete? Why not redesign the whole city? Instead of pulling up skyscrapers for useless bankers and building all these cars, which are being thrown away in few years time anyway, Break the concrete, plant trees. Walk, cycle. Why rush? Who said we have to run everywhere, like crazy. Unhealthy. Insane. Slow down.
Don't miss 'Filmbar70 presents Eerie Down-Under Double Bill' at Roxy Bar & Screen on Thursday 30 August at 7.00pm.
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