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Gunky’s Basement Returns with Tim Burton’s BATMAN on Wednesday 2/26!

Published February 21, 2014 Uncategorized Closed
Tags: BATMAN, Billy Dee WIlliams, Dan Deacon, Desson Thompson, Gunky's Basement, Jack Nicholson, Jimmy Joe Roche, Michael Keaton, Tim Burton

batman-1989-wallpaper

Gunky’s Basement returns next Wednesday 2/26 with Tim Burton‘s BATMAN (1989), starringJack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, and Billy Dee Williams. This screening will take place at the MICA Brown Center at 9:00pm and will feature complimentary beer from Union Craft Brewery and pizza from Two Boots Baltimore before the show!

SCREENING INFO:
Gunky’s Basement presents BATMAN
Wednesday, February 26th, 9:00pm
MICA Brown Center’s Falvey Hall
1301 West Mt. Royal Avenue
Tickets $5/Free for Friends of the Festival
and MICA students
Click here for event information.

“Director Tim Burton effectively echoes the visual style of the original Bob Kane comics while conjuring up a nightmarish world of his own.”

– Variety

“An exhilarating mix of cartoon lore…and demented Gothic goofiness.”
–Desson Thompson, Washington Post

As always with Gunky’s, it’s a 35mm print hosted by Dan Deacon and Jimmy Joe Roche for just $5!

To join or renew your Friends of the Festival membership and get FREE tickets to the show, please click here.

Next Gunky’s Basement: Jim Jarmusch’s DEAD MAN on 3/6!

Published February 21, 2013 Uncategorized 2 Comments
Tags: Dan Deacon, DEAD MAN, Gunky's Basement, Jim Jarmusch, Jimmy Joe Roche

Featuring an original screenprinted poster by Justin Lucas! Get yours for just $5 at the show!

Gunky’s Basement, the Maryland Film Festival series curated and hosted by Dan Deacon + Jimmy Joe Roche, continues with a rare 35mm screening of Jim Jarmusch‘s DEAD MAN!

Starring Johnny Depp as William Blake and Gary Farmer as Nobody, and featuring a stunningly stark soundtrack by Neil Young, DEAD MAN (1995) was a dramatic departure for director Jarmusch from the deadpan indie comedies Stranger Than Paradise and Mystery Train into the realm of “psychedelic western.”

DEAD MAN’s phenomenal supporting cast includes Crispin Glover, Iggy Pop, Gabriel Byrne, Billy Bob Thornton, and, in his last significant role, Robert Mitchum. Boasting gorgeous cinematography from Robby Müller (Paris, Texas; To Live and Die in LA; Breaking the Waves; Repo Man) DEAD MAN is a landmark film of the 1990s–and probably hasn’t screened on film in Baltimore since its initial release 18 years ago!

As always with Gunky’s Basement, it’s a 35mm print for just $5 and FREE for Friends of the Festival! The film screens at 9pm at the Charles Theater on Wednesday 3/6.

Also featuring an original screenprinted poster created for the evening by Baltimore artist Justin Lucas!

More info on Gunky’s Basement here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Film_Festival#Gunky.27s_Basement_Film_series

Become a fan of Gunky’s Basement here:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/GUNKYS-BASEMENT-Film-Series-Presented-by-Dan-Deacon-Jimmy-Joe-Roche/228160647220302

Gunky’s Basement Returns on 12/4 with TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME!

Published November 19, 2012 Uncategorized Closed
Tags: Dan Deacon, Gunky's Basement, Jimmy Joe Roche, TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME

This one’s going to be huge! Our award-winning Gunky’s Basement series returns on 12/4 with David Lynch‘s TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME!

Gunky’s Basement presents:
TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME
Tuesday 12/4
9:00pm
The Charles Theater
1711 N. Charles Street
$5 / FREE for FOFs

This 1992 feature film takes a further look at the characters and themes of Lynch‘s cult-favorite TV series, reprising most of the show’s characters and expanding its scope with performances from David Bowie and Chris Isaak.

As always with Gunky’s Basement, admission is just $5 (but FREE for Friends of the Festival) for a 35mm print, and an original, limited-edition poster will be created for the screening (also on sale for $5 at the door).

Please spread the word to the TWIN PEAKS fanatic in your life!

Gunky’s Basement is a Maryland Film Festival series curated and hosted by musician Dan Deacon and video artist Jimmy Joe Roche.

Also: don’t forget – our Night Zones w/ Jimmy Joe Roche series features an extremely rare screening of FROM BEYOND on 11/28, also just $5 (and FREE for FOFs)! Click here for more information.

Please note: no outside alcohol permitted in the Charles Theater.

Maryland Film Festival and Gunky’s Basement Present THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS on August 15th at the Charles Theater!

Published July 26, 2012 Uncategorized Closed
Tags: Dan Deacon, Gunky's Basement, Jimmy Joe Roche, Jonathan Demme, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

Gunky’s Basement, the Maryland Film Festival series curated and hosted by Dan Deacon + Jimmy Joe Roche, returns to the Charles Theater next month with Jonathan Demme’s 1991 classic, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS!

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Wednesday, August 15th
9:00pm
The Charles Theater
1711 North Charles Street

As always with Gunky’s, the film will screen from a 35mm print for just $5 general admission (but FREE for Friends of the Festival!), with an introduction by Dan and Jimmy and an original poster created for this screening by a Baltimore artist.

Film Synopsis
A young FBI cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.

ALIEN Director’s Cut (GUNKY’S BASEMENT #3) presented by Dan Deacon and Jimmy Joe Roche

Published January 21, 2011 Uncategorized Closed
Tags: 35mm, Alien, cult, Dan Deacon, Director's Cut, Gunky's Basement, horror, Jimmy Joe Roche, Maryland Film Festival, Post Typography, Ridley Scott, sci fi, The Charles Theatre

FREE FOR FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL! (Call 410.752.8083 for more info)

ALIEN Director’s Cut
Thursday, January 27, 9pm
The Charles Theatre

TICKETS ($5) available for advance purchase at:

Video Americain, Charles Village
3100 Saint Paul Street

Atomic Books

3620 Falls Road

Red Emma’s

800 St. Paul Street

MORE ABOUT THE SCREENING:

The third film in GUNKY’S BASEMENT is Ridley Scott’s director’s cut of his horror/sci-fi classic ALIEN!

A 35mm print screens for just $5 Thursday, January 27th, 9pm at the Charles Theater. Don’t miss it!

Awesome silkscreened posters created by Nolen and Bruce of Post Typography for this screening coming soon!

Gunky’s Basement is an ongoing MD Film Festival series curated and hosted by Dan Deacon and Jimmy Joe Roche. All films screen from 35mm prints for $5 on select Thursdays on the largest screen at Baltimore’s historic Charles Theater, and have original silkscreened posters created by Baltimore artists. The previous titles so far have been John Carpenter’s THE THING and Alex Cox’s REPO MAN.

Join Friends of the Festival today to see ALIEN Director’s Cut, all future GUNKY’S BASEMENT screenings, and more FREE movies all year-round!

TOMORROW: Dan Deacon and Jimmy Joe Roche present REPO MAN in the next installment of Gunky’s Basement!

Published December 8, 2010 Uncategorized Closed
Tags: Baltimore, Dan Deacon, Gunky's Basement, Jimmy Joe Roche, Maryland Film Festival, Repo Man, Wham City

FREE FOR FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL! (Call 410.752.8083 for more info)

TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT VIDEO AMERICAIN!

REPO MAN
Thursday, December 9, 9pm
The Charles Theatre

TICKETS ($5) available for advance purchase at:

Video Americain, Charles Village
3100 Saint Paul Street

MORE ABOUT THE SCREENING:

Get ready for the second film in GUNKY’S BASEMENT, the new Maryland Film Fest series curated and hosted by Dan Deacon and Jimmy Joe Roche: Alex Cox’s cult classic REPO MAN!

This irreverent, modern-classic dark comedy is set in the punk wasteland of mid-80s LA, stars Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton, and boasts a soundtrack that includes Iggy Pop, Circle Jerks, and Black Flag.

Don’t miss this rare 35mm screening of this indescribably unique 1984 film! Again, it’s just $5 for a 35mm print, hosted by musician Dan Deacon and artist Jimmy Joe Roche.

$5 advance tickets will be available at Video Americain Charles Village (3100 St. Paul St.) until Wednesday 12/8, and silkscreened posters created for this screening by Baltimore’s own ROSE CHASE will be available at the door.

Roger Ebert said of REPO MAN, “Repo Man comes out of left field, has no big stars, didn’t cost much, takes chances, dares to be unconventional, is funny, and works. There is a lesson here.” Read his full review, originally published in January of 1984, here:

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19840101/REVIEWS/401010375

And other reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, where Repo Man is 97% “fresh,” here:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/repo_man/
Join Friends of the Festival today to see REPO MAN, all future GUNKY’S BASEMENT screenings, and more FREE movies all year-round!

Announcing: GUNKY’S BASEMENT with Dan Deacon and Jimmy Joe Roche!

Published October 12, 2010 Uncategorized 1 Comment
Tags: Baltimore, Dan Deacon, Gunky's Basement, Halloween, Jimmy Joe Roche, Maryland Film Festival, poster, science fiction, screen print, The Charles, The Thing

Original silkscreened poster by Baltimore artist, Chris Day

GUNKY’S BASEMENT is an exciting new Maryland Film Festival project: a series of 5 genre films curated and hosted by two Baltimoreans, musician DAN DEACON and artist/filmmaker JIMMY JOE ROCHE. While the programming is free-form, the emphasis will be on Dan and Jimmy’s favorite sci-fi, horror, and action films of the late 70s through the early 90s. Dan and Jimmy will introduce all the films, which will screen from 35mm prints on the largest screen at the Charles Theatre, with informal conversations following the film. Each screening will also have an original screenprinted poster created by a Baltimore-based artist.

The first film in Gunky’s Basement has just been announced, and will take place at the Charles on Thursday October 21st at 9pm: John Carpenter’s THE THING. THE THING is a startling combination of science-fiction and horror from one of the true masters of both genres; seeing it on the big screen is the perfect way to see in the Halloween season!

We’ll be announcing ticket sales for THE THING soon, as well as the dates and titles for the next two Gunky’s Basement screenings; stay tuned!

Click here to RSVP on Facebook!

Dan Deacon to present TOTAL RECALL at MFF!

Published May 3, 2010 Uncategorized Closed
Tags: Dan Deacon, Elena Johnston, flier, guest host, Maryland Film Festival, May 8, Paper Kingdom: A Collection of Baltimore Music Posters, The Charles, Total Recall

New flier for musician Dan Deacon’s guest-host presentation of TOTAL RECALL, designed by Baltimore artist Elena Johnston (editor of Paper Kingdom: A Collection of Baltimore Music Posters)!

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