Follow the Bouncing WHA?!?

[davemarc]

Foax, I just saw the Scopitone-A-Go-Go program at NYC's Cinema Village, and
want to recommend it to anyone in town who's in the mood for an intense
dose of Sixties kitsch.  I'm also wondering if anyone else on the list has
seen Scopitones.

Scopitones are proto-rockvideos that were shown in bars and clubs in the
early Sixties.  They are rarely screened and definitely bizarre (Russ Meyer
meets Busby Berkeley meets Ed Wood?).  The only Scopitone I'd seen prior to
this show was included on an episode of Pee-Wee's Playhouse.  

There's a lot of wiggling, a lot of jiggling, some elaborate wigs, and some
real far-out digs.  Dancewise, there's twistin', swimmin', jerkin', and
many other moves that ought to remain nameless.   The fashion and furniture
are way cool.  Camerawork covers
about every angle. Do not--repeat DO NOT--expect good taste or any
awareness of Betty Friedan.

Scopitones include:
We'll Sing in the Sunshine--Debbie Reynolds
My Teenage Fallout Queen--George McKelvey
The Night Has 1000 Eyes--Bobby Vee
Remember Diana--Paul Anka
Lost and Found--Vic Damoron...er, Damone

And, oh yes, Pynchophiles, the program also features a Mills Brothers
Sing-a-Long (just follow the bouncing ball...) on "I Ain't Got Nobody."  A
Fleischer production.  For those near NYC, there's one more screening:
Thursday night at 9:40.

davemarc