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Art House Drive-In: Double Feature and Music Videos

  • Gardenship 205 Campus Drive Kearny, NJ, 07032 United States (map)
Gardenship Presents: Art House Drive-In! September 26. “Pez Dispenser” an artwork created in 1984 by the Manhattan based artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, depicting a dinosaur wearing a crown.

Gardenship Presents: Art House Drive-In featuring A Double Feature and Music Videos by Local Musicians- presented by Lowell Craig. We will be featuring Music videos by local musicians and video artists before and after our feature movies, and during intermission.

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7 PM | Parking lot opens - first come first serve.

8 PM | The Apple (1hr 30min)

9:30 PM | Music Videos

10 PM | Downtown 81 (1hr 10min)

11:30 PM | Music Videos (until end)

*Masks and social distancing required when outside of vehicle. Porta potties available.

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The Apple (1980)

The Apple (also called Star Rock) is a 1980 science fiction musical comedy film written and directed by Menahem Golan. It stars Catherine Mary Stewart as a young singer named Bibi, who, in a futuristic 1994, signs to an evil label named Boogalow International Music. It deals with themes of conformity versus rebellion, and makes use of biblical allegory including the tale of Adam and Eve.

Principal photography took place in late 1979 in West Berlin. The film was universally panned by critics and audiences alike and, in some circles, has been considered to be one of the worst films ever made.

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Downtown 81 (2000)

Downtown 81 (a.k.a. New York Beat Movie) is a 2000 American film that was shot in 1980-1981.

The film, directed by Edo Bertoglio and written and produced by Glenn O'Brien and Patrick Montgomery, with post-production in 1999-2000 by Glenn O'Brien and Maripol, is a rare real-life snapshot of an ultra-hip subculture of post-punk era Manhattan. Starring renowned artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and featuring such Village artists as James Chance, Amos Poe, Walter Steding, Tav Falco and Elliott Murphy, the film is a bizarre elliptical urban fairy tale. In 1999, Michael Zilkha, founder of ZE Records (the label of several of the film's artists), became the film's executive producer.

"New York Beat Movie" was shot over December 1980 and January 1981. It was funded by Rizzoli, but the movie was abandoned in the mid-'80s due to financial problems. Producer O'Brien resurrected the film after acquiring the rights in 1999 (over a decade after Basquiat's death). It was released in 2000 as "Downtown '81" at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. The dialogue audio for the film was lost, so actor Saul Williams dubbed the late Basquiat's voice. However, the musical soundtrack, mostly live club performances recorded on location using an RCA 24-track mobile unit, survived.

The soundtrack features music by: Jean-Michel Basquiat with Andy Hernandez; Basquiat's own band, Gray; John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards, DNA, Tuxedomoon, the Plastics, Marvin Pontiac, Kenny Burrell, the Specials, Chris Stein, Melle Mel with Blondie, Liquid Liquid, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, James White and the Blacks, Vincent Gallo, Lydia Lunch, Steve French and Suicide. Many of the recordings were of live performances, but DNA and Tuxedomoon were recorded in the studio for the soundtrack.

Writer and Producer O'Brien had a popular music column "Glenn O'Brien's Beat" in Interview Magazine and created the film as to showcase the bands that he had been writing about. The film was initially titled "New York Beat", referencing the music. The story was created to string together the live performances, shot on the RCA 24-track mobile recording unit, the best live recording technology at the time. O’Brien, who knew Basquiat from his TV Party program and the Mudd Club, cast then-unknown Basquiat in the film, and said of the movie: “The film is an exaggerated version of life,” he said.

Jean-Michel Basquiat was homeless at the time of the movie and slept in the production office during most of the shooting. The film production crew bought Basquiat canvas and paints to make paintings for the film. The paintings that appear in the movie belonging to Basquiat’s character are by Basquiat himself, and among his first canvases.

Debbie Harry (who plays the fairy princess who gives him money), and her boyfriend Chris Stein, both of the band Blondie, bought a painting of Basquiat’s for $200 after the end of shooting.

(All above movie information from Wikipedia)

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MUSIC VIDEOS:

STARTING at 7:30pm

At a Distance - Live from Arts & Artifacts at Index Art Center Newark

From the album How The Light Fades. Available for streaming everywhere.

Gozai Master - Under Currents - Featuring Stephan Kammerer

Gozai Master is Spencer Frohwirth and Sean Takahashi Saxophone parts played and written by Stephan Kammerer Video created by Scott Greenfield

Okestura - Ascension

Video by Jim Tuite

Shred Flintstone - Delta

Directed by Ed Weisgerber

insta @wweisgerberr.painting

Lovari - Automatic

Directed by LoveDimension

From the album Moment Of Love

Smock - Weird One

A film by Magic Mushroom Ltd.

Animated & directed by Joshua Bruce

2nd camera operated by Nick Luttrell

Live footage filmed at The Meatlocker in Montclair, NJ

Fascinations Grand Chorus - Welcome

Directed by Kelli McGuire. Shot by Eric Durkin

PYNKIE - Funny Boy

shot by Alex Dell'Aquila

https://www.instagram.com/alexdellaqu

The Porchistas - Official - Trump Gets Funked - Mister Chump

Shot by Sparky Makes Movies and The Porchistas. Edited by Sparky. Song features Ali Bang, Jelly Bean Henneberry, The Defending Champions Horn Section. Recorded and produced by Gerry Griffin at The Temple of Tuneage. theporchistas.com

thetempleoftuneage.com

INTERMISSION SET: (approximately 9:30)

Gozai Master- Insect Armies (Animation by Ami Zanders)

Gozai Master is Spencer Fro and Sean Takahashi Animation by Ami Zanders

Tula Vera - Sunspot

Max Rauch- recording/mixing/mastering

Astrid Dong- directing and recording this video

https://www.astriddong.com/

Instagram: @tulavera

Quelle Rox - Tired

Cinematography + Editing: Kelli McGuire

Mixed/Mastered: Huck

Directed: Kelli McGuire + Quelle Rox

Styling: Quelle Rox

https://www.instagram.com/quellerox/

A Band Called Flash - There Will Be A Time

Caity Arthur and Jared Hines

J4J Records

PATERSON FIERCE - No Weapons Today

Pearl Of A Panther soundtrack featuring "No Weapons Today" by Stephen P. Chopek, Nyugen Smith, Sunday Rebel

https://www.instagram.com/sunday.rebel/

LoveDimension Jam ft. Janetza Maria Miranda & Yasir Hall

https://www.instagram.com/lovedimension.art/

The Lovenauts - PISSY EYES

By Diona West

https://www.instagram.com/thelovenauts/

Snakeskin - Alone in a Crowded Room

From Snakeskin's album, "Hangnail," on State Champion Records

Starring Clare O'Kane Featuring Nick Naney, Sally Burtnick, Jack Klipsch, Quinn McDonald, Tracy Robinson, Dan Goedeker, Matt Elkin.

Video concept by Tracy Robinson

Directed by Kate Sweeney

Creative Advisement by Brett Davis

Graphics by William Bottini (Studio GoodBad)

Shot by Dan Goedeker

Joy Cleaner - Impossibility For Me

From the album TOTAL HELL (Jigsaw Records PZL127)

video shot by Chris Gennone, Kyle Wilkerson and Brian Foy during Joy Cleaner + C.R. & the Degenerates January 2017 tour

directed + edited by Kyle Wilkerson

song written by Joseph Degroot, Kyle Wilkerson + Cory Billemeyer

album produced by Josh Evensen

John Cozz - Camellia

Recorded and mixed by Finkledink aka Sam Fickinger.

Thanks Nick Licausi for filming and Steve Maddi for kidnapping me.

LKFFCT - LOVE

ROM THE ALBUM WE ALL HOLD IT UP TOGETHER

https://open.spotify.com/album/2yJZgR...

VIDEO DIRECTED BY KELSEY HUNTER AYRES

CINEMATOGRAPHER: MATT BASTOS

SET DESIGN: MAEGAN MONICO

CLOTHING DESIGN: MAX RAUCH

EDITOR: RICH J WEINBERGER

EFFECTS AND COLORING: JORDAN ALZRUEI

GAFFER: DANIELE SESTITO

SETUP ASSIST: JON BONACOLTA

WRITTEN BY LKFFCT

COURTESY OF Pizza Bagel Records

PYNKIE - Personality

Directed/Edited by Kelli McGuire

Filmed by Eric Durkin

Production Design by Jessica Ellis

Styling by Samantha Coughlan

Makeup by Rose Reisinger

Animation by Diona West

Karaoke text by Chris Uehlein

Production Assistant: Shawn Groce

(shot at Index Art Center!)

LAST SET: (approximately 11:30)

Randy Haze Trio - This Could Be Us

Filmed and recorded on location at Catas in Newark, NJ.

DREAMPLAY ROOFTOP SESSIONS | Original series

LAST SET: (approximately 11:30)

Screaming Females - Poison Arrow

Directed by Kate Sweeney

Shot by Kali Riley and Eric Durkin

Edited by Brett Davis

Special thanks to Brendan Colthurst, Irrelevant, New Brunswick Art Club

https://www.instagram.com/official_screamales/

http://instagram.com/dongiovannirecords

Joy Cleaner - Pink Lite

PINK LITE by JOY CLEANER from the new album YOU'RE SO JADED (jigsaw records PZL165)

Directed and edited by Josh Evensen

Thanks Index Art Center Newark NJ

www.jigsaw-records.com

Lovari - Automatic

Directed by LoveDimension

From the album Moment Of Love

Jared - Back On Line - Do You Think About Me - Lv Fl Lk

Director and Producer Caity Arthur

Music by Jared Hines

Florist https://www.instagram.com/strangevinestudio/

Shred Flintstone - Trashed

Video by Spaghetti Jesus

William Randolph Oliwa as Nippercreek

My video for the 2010 Band "nippercreek".

They contributed this song to Freesound, and I made a video for Steven Dresler's Exhibit Rock Dreams at the "Old Index Art Center"

The Porchistas - A Piece a Junk

Filmed and produced by Sparky Makes Movies

Two lost satellites drifting further apart

Track 3 off of The Porchistas, "Shoot it at the Sun" 13 songs in outer space.

theporchistas.com

sparkymakesmovies.com

Sunday Rebel - Dream Above Dreams

Pearl Of A Panther soundtrack featuring "Dream Above Dreams" by SUNDAYREBEL

Minimal Impossible - Deconstructivism

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