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Archive: November, 2009
On Friday, our True Blood re-capper extraordinaire Kristen Humbert told you about themed pumpkin templates for the fang banger in all of us. Girly was also kind enough to send her own version of Eric Northman, played by the oh-so-beautiful Alexander Skarsg'rd.
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| Kristen's Eric | Alexander's Eric |
What do you all think? See some any other excellent pumpkins? My landlord's kids had a pretty sweet Phillies pumpkin, which didn't give off the right karma but was still a stellar job.
Kristen also sent us a pic of her as a Fangtasia regular, but we're really digging her buddy as a dick-tater (rimshot!)
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| From right: Hilarious friends, Kristen's True Blood tribute. |
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| Photo | Mark Stehle |
| 941 Theater's Nick Esposito, Zafer Ulk'c' and Doug Sakmann. |
Back in September, we featured the 941 Theater in our Choice Issue, highlighting their niche-filling ability to give local filmmakers a chance to screen their work:
There's no agenda. In addition to having the cheapest rental rates in the city, 941's setup is tantalizing: A night can start in the venue's considerably roomy lobby and move to the 100-seat screening room, which can also be converted into a 200-capacity concert venue.
But, as reported by Philebrity, L&I is hating on 941 for their free-wheeling ways and have heavily fined the theater and shuttered it for the next month. The Philadelphia Friends of the Projected Arts, the theater's non-profit umbrella company, have a letter up on their site describing the situation and announcing they will hold a fundraiser in order to keep the dream alive. If you are able to donate your time or services, hit them up at booking@941theater.com or you can simply donate your cash via PayPal. We'll give you more info on the fundraiser when we hear about it.
It's a real shame that this has happened. While places like the Ibrahim Theater at International House have done an excellent job with high-brow repertory programming, 941 hosted down, dirtier and frankly sillier fare, which is in no way a slight. In addition, the theater was the homebase for the always-fun Backseat Film Festival, which takes place in March, and served as host to smaller fests like the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival.
But this is really a blow to the independent film community. There are not a lot of places in this city where cash-strapped filmmakers can show their work. As 941-er Nick Esposito pointed out in the Choice piece, giving filmmakers a place to show their work allows them to cover costs and start on their next project.
"Every project people do is theoretically better than the last one," Esposito told me about the importance of the theater's economic model to indie filmmakers. Hopefully, the closure (and eventual re-opening) will signal a fresh beginning for the 941 team and they can apply that sentiment to themselves.
A concert a day keeps the doctor away.
Monday: The Heavy has soul. The British indie-funk outfit is this generation's answer to Curtis Mayfield. Think P-Funk, but whiter. With Illinois, 7:30 pm, $10, World Caf' Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. Tuesday: Nick Diamonds decided he needed a 'more mature' project than the Unicorns, and Islands is what came out. An indie rock band from Quebec that doesn't sound nearly as pretentious as Mr. Diamonds does. With Jemina Pearl, Toro Y Moi, 8 pm, $13, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St. Wednesday: Super fun folk duo Herman Dune are all "sunshine kisses and wrinkly nosed optimism," according to K. Ross. 8 p.m., $9-$11, with Julie Doiron, World Caf' Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400. Thursday: Thao Nygyen & the Get Down Stay Down is some of the best indie-folk I've heard recently. The front-lady and her group feel like an Asian Regina Spektor, but with less piano and more mandolin. With Portland Cello Project, David Schultz, 8 pm, $12, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St. Friday: You need soulful beats and socially conscious lyrics, all delivered by an albino who's sick enough to tour with Atmosphere? Brother Ali is the man for the job. With Evidence, Toki Wright, BK-One, 8 pm, $15, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St. Saturday: Seizure 17 is Nirvana-esque group from Philly. The songs on their MySpace sound suspiciously like they were recorded in Garageband with the built in Macbook mic, but they appear to deliver an energetic live show. Go forth and support your local shit. With My Mind, Mikingmihrab, Molting, Jodienda. 8 p.m, Danger Danger Gallery, 5013 Baltimore Ave. Sunday: Did anyone see the movie Once? I didn't know this until just now, but apparently Glenn Hansard and Marketa Irglova (the girl and the guy from that movie, you can read Sam Adams' interview with them here) are a pre-existing folk duo called The Swell Season. Hell yes. With Doveman. 8 pm, $35, Merriam Theater, 250 S Broad St., 215-732-5446.
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