This weekend-walken, wendell and little wings!

Howdy guys,

First off, Oscar party is on. BYOB (that's "bring your own buffalo wings", of course). We'll open up the patio out back, and generally hang loose with our very big screen TV. And just to make things interesting, we're gonna have a little contest-- whoever picks the most winners gets a free year's membership.

As for movies this week, it looks like we've got some kind of critical mass of goodness this Saturday. Here's how the day breaks down:

First up, a Suture/Chameleon Street double feature. Chameleon Street is a legendary, true life, con-man comedy that took top prize at Sundance in '89 before its writer/director/star Wendell Harris seemingly vanished into thin air. We've got the digitally restored master, plus exclusive previews of Harris' UFO conspiracy movie. Chameleon Street is one of co-programmer Matt's favorite movies-- it was literally his first suggestion to me when we started working together, his dream pick you could say-- and it hasn't been screened in years.

THEN, for our HFS Actors fest: Communion...I'm reserving myself a seat for this Christopher Walken movie, possibly the most insane movie in his whole insane career. His performance, like the rest of the movie, is simultaneously scary and hilarious, and, well, alien. And how often do you hear Chris Walken talk about "rectal probes". Maybe I'm a sick man, but this is my idea of a good time. It's director Philippe Mora's 35mm print, and he'll be there to answer all of your questions, as long as you don't ask about Howling 3: The Marsupials. Then he goes crazy.

Oh, I almost forgot. After Communion is over, the night's not. We're having a not-so-secret-as-of-this-minute music show by LITTLE WINGS at one in the morning. That's 1 AM. Admission is free, but they might put out a donation bucket.