Due to a busy week I am a little behind in posting this, but make no mistake I am very excited about the latest edition of the Sound Unseen Film Festival here in the Twin Cities. For those that don’t know, Sound Unseen is a festival that focuses on films about musicians and artists, making it quite unique. Per usual the schedule looks very interesting, and I’m particularly intrigued by the 1st Annual Secret Screening on October 2nd. This year the festival will be held at four different locations; the Trylon Microcinema, Cedar Cultural Center, Oak Street Cinema and The Walker Art Center.

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Tuesday September 29th
7:00 PM – R.E.M. : This Is Not A Show – Director Vincent Moon in attendance, R.E.M. invited (Cedar)

Wednesday September 30th
7:30 PM – Rock Prophecies (Trylon)

Thursday October 1st
7:00 PM – Died Young, Stayed Pretty – Director Eileen Yaghoobian present (Walker)
7:00 PM – Bound For Glory (Trylon)
9:45 PM – Punching the Clown (Trylon)

Friday October 2nd
7:00 PM – Trimpin: Sound of Invention (Trylon)
7:15 PM – Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense (Oak St.)
9:00 PM – International Shorts program (Trylon)
9:30 PM – Stingray Sam – Director Cory McAbee present (Oak St.)
11:30 PM – 1ST ANNUAL SECRET SCREENING (Oak St.)

Saturday October 3rd
2:00 PM – Bound For Glory (Trylon)
4:30 PM – American Astronaut – Director Cory McAbee present (Oak St.)
5:00 PM – P-Star Rising (Trylon)
6:45 PM – Guy & Madeline on a Park Bench (Trylon)
7:00 PM – Local Shorts program (Oak St.)
8:45 PM – All Tomorrow’s Parties (Trylon)
9:30 PM – Dig! – Director Ondi Timoner present (Oak St.)
11:45 PM – Until the Light Takes Us (Oak St.)

Sunday October 4th
1:00 PM – Ed Thigpen: Master of Time, Rhythm and Taste – Director Don McGlynn present (Oak St.)
3:00 PM – Non-Stop: Gogol Bordello (Cedar)
4:30 PM – In Search of Beethoven (Oak St.)
5:00 PM – D-Tour – Director Jim Granto present (Cedar)
7:30 PM – We Live in Public – Director Ondi Timoner present (Cedar)

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I am facing a bit of a crossroads at this moment. None of the new films being released today look like they are worth my time, yet one stars Eugene Hutz and features the music of his band, and one of my favorites, Gogol Bordello. Most will probably recognize Eugen from his scene stealing role in Everything is Illuminated, but Gogol Bordello is where his true genius is laid bare for everyone to hear. The problem is Filth and Wisdom is the directorial debut of Madonna, and the thought of watching her movie makes me want to dry heave. So my recommendation is to not go see Filth and Wisdom, but please watch Everything is Illuminated and track down a Gogol Bordello CD. I promise that you will not be disappointed by either.

Then on Tuesday the fantastic documentary Billy the Kid is finally released on DVD. It follows the adventures of a young boy named Billy, as he attempts to find love in his small town. It had a short run at the Parkway Theater here in Minneapolis, and now hopefully with this release it will garner a bit larger audience. It really is a great film, and easily one of the better films released last year.

As always trailers are after the break!

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