FLY VS FLY - Friday Oct 28th at Occupy Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive In Presents Fly Vs. Fly The Fly (1958) vs. The Fly (1986) projected simultaneously. In the 1958 version, Andre, a scientist working on teleportation, accidentally merges his own atoms with those of a fly. He winds up with the fly's head and arm, and the fly winds up with Andre's head and arm. Croenberg's The Fly (1986) is more of a re-conceptualization than a remake. It deals with themes of disfigurement, the darker aspects of human emotions and behavior, and a doomed love affair. Friday Oct 28th, 8pm Occupy Santa Cruz, Courthouse Steps Always Free! PLUS thrilling and funny short films, an intermission, great company and a guaranteed good time! BRING blankets, pillows, anything you need to be comfortable in the great outdoors, friends, snacks to share. Donations to support the project are more than welcome. SANTA CRUZ GUERILLA DRIVE-IN is an outdoor movie theatre under the stars that springs up in the fields and industrial wastelands. Beyond showing great movies and bringing a broad community together, part of our mission is helping reclaim public space and transforming our urban environment.  Find out more at http://guerilladrivein.org OCCUPY SANTA CRUZ is a community that gathers 24/7 to forge connections and discuss how to improve our region and our lives. It was sparked in the wake of similar occupations worldwide that seek to confront vast wealth disparities and their impact on society. We are currently encamped on the steps of the Superior Courthouse on Water Street. Please come meet us and share you opinions!  http://occupysantacruz.org/

V for Vendetta at Occupy Santa Cruz: Friday, October 21, 7:30 pm

Occupy Santa Cruz  with support from Since 2002 · 175 showings · 15 locations · Always Free  Presents V for Vendetta People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people. The enigmatic "V", a masked freedom fighter, takes up arms against the totalitarian government in a futuristic Britain. Finding an unlikely ally in a young woman named Evey Hammond, V urges the citizenry to fight the oppression of the state. Friday October 21, 7:30pm At the Occupation the steps of the Superior Courthouse on Water Street always free but donations to support the occupation are appreciated! PLUS subversive shorts, great company and a guaranteed good time! BRING blankets, pillows, anything you need to be comfortable in the great outddoors friends, snacks to share. Donations to support the project are more than welcome. Occupy Santa Cruz is a community that gathers 24/7 to forge connections and discuss how to improve our region and our lives. It was sparked in the wake of similar occupations worldwide that seek to confront vast wealth disparities and their impact on society. http://occupysantacruz.org SANTA CRUZ GUERILLA DRIVE-IN is an outdoor movie theatre under the stars that springs up in the fields and industrial wastelands. Beyond showing great movies and bringing a broad community together, part of our mission is helping reclaim public space and transforming our urban environment.  Find out more at guerilladrivein.org You got this as a member of the Guerilla Drive-In announcement list or maybe just because we like you.  If you'd like to unsubscribe from this list, send an email to guerilla-drive-in-unsubscribe@lists.riseup.net

Viva Mexico!- film showing, Tues. Oct. 18th, 7:30pm

At SubRosa, 703 Pacific Ave.

City of Los Angeles, USA. In the heart of the city, undocumented Mexican immigrants are hunted by the police and struggle to earn a living without losing their identity. On the other side of the border, in the mountains of southeastern Mexico, dawn arrives, hidden in mist. It is January 1st, 2006; thousands of indigenous Zapatistas prepare to say farewell to their spokesman Subcomandante Marcos. His mission: to travel across the country for the next six months to learn from the resistance of Mexican men and women who fight for a better Mexico.So begins a journey that plans to reach the border with the United States, at the other end of the country...

From Chiapas to Quintana Roo, from Yucatan to Oaxaca, from Nayarit to Colima, from Michoacan to Guerrero, from the State of Mexico to the heart of the country and the enormous metropolis known as Mexico City, we follow the steps of this journey that traces the face of the "other" Mexico, made up of the humble and simple people, a face much different from the one TV shows us every day. It is a journey that dares to “start building the image of the people we really are.” as expressed by Subcomandante Marcos.

This challenge is not without risks… by uncovering Mexico’s dignified and rebellious face, irrigating the seeds of rebellion and solidarity of an entire country, this journey is a provocation against those who control the country's economy and it's image. What starts as an isolated murmur will become a clamor of hundreds of thousands of voices, ¡Viva Mexico! How will those in power respond?

Bring a donation to support the film makers.

SubRosa is an anarchist community space run by a collective of committed volunteers. We put energy into SubRosa to create a vibrant community space available for events, classes, and meetings, collaborations and organizing, art and creativity, as well as reading and studying. We are working to create a world guided by mutual support, without coercive control.

Go to the SubRosa website for more info http://www.subrosaproject.org/

BIG LEBOWSKI - This Friday Sep 30th on Soquel Drive

Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive In Presents The Big Lebowski The plot of this Raymond Chandler-esque comedy crime caper from the Coen Brothers pivots around a case of mistaken identity complicated by extortion, double-crosses, deception, embezzlement, sex, pot, and gallons of White Russians. "Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it. Friday Sep 30th, 8pm Soquel Ave across from Shoppers Corner Always Free! PLUS thrilling and funny short films, an intermission, great company and a guaranteed good time! BRING blankets, pillows, anything you need to be comfortable in the great outdoors, friends, snacks to share. Donations to support the project are more than welcome.

[guerilla-drive-in] Coming Up: WALL-E August 26th at the Beach Flats Community Garden

Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive In Presents WALL-E The modern day classic: In the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind. Friday August 26, 8pm Beach Flats Community Garden At the end of Raymond Street Always Free! PLUS thrilling and funny short films, an intermission, great company and a guaranteed good time! BRING blankets, pillows, anything you need to be comfortable in the great outdoors, friends, snacks to share. Donations to support the project are more than welcome. SANTA CRUZ GUERILLA DRIVE-IN is an outdoor movie theatre under the stars that springs up in the fields and industrial wastelands. Beyond showing great movies and bringing a broad community together, part of our mission is helping reclaim public space and transforming our urban environment. Find out more at guerilladrivein.org

China Syndrome- Report Back

The screening went well, despite my initial anxieties. I wasn't too sure I knew the in's and out's of the tech-equip esp. after I found out that Jason couldn't co-host when I went to meet him at SubR on Friday eve (he had to go to a Dr last minute- I'm pretty sure Jason is fine).

Senka was great & helped me with set-up. I managed to figure most things out... eventually. The only tech problem was I couldn't cue up the shorts (from an Atomic Cafe DVD) I'd tried it in advance at home and it worked fine- in hindsight, I think the remote for the DVD may need new batteries. This tech failure made the shorts- a bust. I could only start from the beginning of Atomic Cafe which was not at all funny or engaging- mostly truly sad, bleak and depressing footage re Hiroshima and Nagasaki carnage and US callousness about it.

About 35 people showed up (including 80 year-old Jan H, of the Raging Grannies), which was good, considering we hadn't done any postering- specifically for the show (since we were both under the weather the weeks prior to the show). I did manage to do some more posting of the GDI Summer schedule, with the China Syndrome highlighted.

I went back to SubR & took the bamboo pole-screen from SubR, cause I thought the screen was missing (I later found it at the bottom of the clear plastic 5 gal bucket).

The Green Station was a great location- central, visible, minimal peripheral light & noise (surprisingly!). Ray Newkirk & Bill LeBon (2 of the 5 co-owners of the GS) showed up at the screening. Ray opened the garage so I could access power & also brought brought out 6 plastic chairs for people to use. Senka & I brought some extra chairs, tarps and a large rug wall of which were used by folk. Jozseph kindly brought a huge wok full of popcorn, which was empty by the end of the eve. He would love to host us for a GDI screening on the back-levee side of the 418 in the coming few months (using the sloping hillside between the levee path and the building- stadium seating!)- if anyone gets a chance to check this out & assess the location, please do. (I think we could put some scrap rugs over the low bushes on the slope to increase seating). + Ray would be happy to host us again at the Green Station.

OK, that's it for the moment

Grrr-ant

Fri. July 29th: The China Syndrome

Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In presents:

The second film of the summer series
The China Syndrome

Friday July 29th at 8:30pm
at The Green Station, corner of Ocean and Soquel Ave.

Journalists discover safety coverups at a Nuclear power plant (in California), during an earthquake. Woa!!! Risking their jobs & lives, by challenging censorship from their media owners & intimidation from the Nuclear power company, they attempt to expose the truth.

This 1979 suspense-drama (nominated for 4 Acadamy Awards) was released 12 days before the nuclear accident at 3 Mile Island in Pennsylvania. Like the true story of Karen Silkwood (who died on her way to meet a reporter from the NYTimes) this film stands the test of time in continuing to point out the ongoing and real dangers of Nuclear power & the Nuclear power industry.

PLUS short films, an brief intermission, and great company.

BRING your friends, your family, and your neighbors. Bring drink & food and anything you need to be comfortable. Donations are greatly appreciated and directly support the project.

SANTA CRUZ GUERILLA DRIVE-IN is an outdoor movie theatre under the stars that springs up in the fields and industrial wastelands. Beyond showing great movies and bringing a broad community together, part of our mission is to help reclaim public space and transform our urban environment.