Date:
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Time:
8:30pm - 11:30pm
Location:
Walter Reade Theater NYC
Film Comment Selects! & Viva Radio present!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS
The Original Riot Grrrl Movie!
Starring Diane Lane, Laura Dern, Ray Winstone, Paul Cook & Steve Jones of the
Sex Pistols, Paul Simonon of The Clash, Fee Waybill of The Tubes and more!
Saved from late night 80s cable/USA Up All Night/Z Channel quarantine and
slapped right onto the big screen!
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Post-punk afterparty!
DJs!
Dan Selzer (Acute Records)
Aileen Brophy (Corita)
Beer! Stella Artois!
Vodka! 42 Below!
FREE RAFFLE! DVDs, posters and other Stains memorabilia!
Before anyone had heard of Diane Lane or Laura Dern, the two teen actresses
put on flaming eye shadow and fishnet stockings to star in this backstage
satire, a valentine to the faded glory of punk. Anticipating Riot Grrrl by a
decade, the story chronicles the rise and fall of an all-female band, whose
members hide their lack of talent and tone-deaf lead singer behind bursts of
angst and energy. Whip out your fishnets and Doc Martens...
"I dont see how anyone could fail to be seduced by Laura Dern, Diane Lane
and members of the Clash in 'Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains,' Lou
Adlers scruffy punk-feminist road picture from 1981." - A.O. Scott, THE NEW
YORK TIMES (Fri Feb 20 2009)