Coffin Joe—a.k.a. Zé do Caixão—is one of those villains that you’ve gotta know. Welcome to the strange world of Coffin Joe and José Mojica Marins, the damned Brazilian filmaker that scared the dictactorial government on the ‘70s who is being honoured this month with a program at the Cinefamily. This interview by Carol Ramos.

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[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtDRM4l-fME"] L.A.-born extremely-post-punk band Savage Republic—interviewed here about destroying the universe—will make a special appearance tonight at Cinefamily to soundtrack the high-intensity experimental film Ere Erera Baleibu Icik Subua Aruaren by Basque artist José Antonio Sistiaga, who spent 17 months hand-painting every single one of the 108,000 frames. Those who enjoy the ultra-saturated visual work [...]

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Farmer Dave Scher is almost the Chris Darrow of his day, thanks to collaborations with Elvis Costello, Jenny Lewis, Nobody and the Mystic Chords of Memory, dios, Miranda Lee Richards and more. He is currently basking in the happy after-effects of his new solo album Flash Forward To The Good Times. This interview by Thomas McMahon.

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It’s clear to see that a modern Night Flight has the potential to be greater than ever before. Show pioneer Stuart Shapiro was met with a standing ovation as the titles rolled before announcing an upcoming monthly residency at the Cinefamily along with a New Wave Theatre Night sometime soon. Needless to say but with great relief, Night Flight is officially reborn!

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The four-piece band sang of serving Christ and Satan, being purified by the fire of latter and given life by the water of the former; Armageddon—Abaddon—and repentance, Jehovah’s strength and Lucifer’s light; and of the Process’ appropriately Old Testament-y prophecy of the end of the world. Unlike the Old Testament, when the world is in flames, blood runs in the streets and we’re plagued by pestilence, hatred and misery, Processians “shall conquer fear with love.” I’m glad my new religion is so awesome.

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For one night only, Stuart Shapiro, the captain behind Night Flight—the late-night rock ‘n’ roll/trash film/and beyond! program that was the beating heart of cable television during the eighties—is taking over Cinefamily. He speaks here with Nolan Knight on how Otis Redding and the Circle Jerks helped launch television into another galaxy.

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Via: Cinefamily L.A.-based, world-renowned experimental noise pop duo No Age will appear live at the Cinefamily to perform their brand-new score for Jean-Jacques Annaud’s majestic 1988 film The Bear, a near-wordless cinematic expedition deep into the savagery and tenderness of the animal kingdom. Told from the titular species’ point of view, The Bear chronicles the [...]

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The Cinefamily brings you Satan! On Sunday, August 23, participate in a Sabbath Assembly ritual and learn all there is to know about the Process Church through a multimedia presentation by an expert, while The Sabbath Assembly band sings hymns… From the Silent Movie Theater: Was The Process Church truly “one of the most dangerous [...]

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Stewards of the rare and miraculously bad in movies—as well as TV, how-to, instructional and homemade video—the merry footage fetishists of Everything is Terrible! make live what critics would rather let die. The weekend after EIT’s ‘Found Footage Freakout’ at the Silent Movie Theatre late last month found these sore-eyed custodians of the Temple of Dumb waxing philosophic. This interview by Ron Garmon.

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