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8 films by Andy Warhol will be presented in the auditorium.(Weekends Only)
 Sleep (1963) black and white, sound, 90 minutes The film was shot in the apartment of its star, the poet John Giorno . On Memorial Day weekend of 1963 , Giorno woke up to find Warhol watching him sleep and was asked by him if he'd like to be a movie star. It was made with a 16 mm Bolex, but Warhol had to reshoot it a month later. The film jumped every 20 seconds as he rewound it. The second shoot was more successful, but he didn't know what to do with it for almost a year Lupe (1965) color, sound, 72.5 minutes Based on a famous Hollywood scandal, Lupe is ostensibly the story of the tempestuous Mexican movie star Lupe Velez, who overdosed on sleeping pills and died on her bathroom floor. The film is actually a poignant portrait of Edie Sedgwick, cast as Lupe, trying to make it through another day. The Life of Juanita Castro (1965) black and white, sound, 66 minutes Avant-garde filmmaker Marie Menken stars as Fidel Castro’s reactionary sister in this absurdist “behind -the-scenes” account of the Cuban revolution. In it, screenwriter Ronald Tavel prompts the cast with their lines while they stare at an imaginary camera.It makes the claim that Che Guevara was the “most beautiful hombre in Cuba.” Vinyl (1965) black and white, sound, 67 minutes Gerard Malanga plays a violent juvenile delinquent who gets reprogrammed in the first film version of Anthony Burgess’s novel, A Clockwork Orange. Edie Sedgwick steals the scene as a passive observer of the action, seated on the Factory’s silver trunk. John and Ivy (1965) black and white, sound, 33 minutes With Ivy Nicholson and John Palmer. In this film, Warhol records a true domestic scene in real time at the bohemian loft home of the two stars and their children. Harlot (1964) black and white, sound, 66 minutes Starring Mario Montez, Gerard Malanga, Philip Fagan, Carol Koshinskie, and introducing White Pussy. Improvised dialogue by Ronald Tavel, Harry Fainlight, and Billy Name (Billy Linich). Shot on December 13, 1964, this film features a stellar performance by Mario Montez dressed as Hollywood star Jean Harlow, the original “platinum blonde.” Arranged on a couch are Montez, suggestively consuming bananas, and Carol Koshinskie, holding a rather unhappy white cat. Behind them stand Gerard Malanga and Philip Fagan. This unusual setup provides the visual backdrop for Warhol’s first film with a soundtrack. The humorous off-screen commentary, improvised by Ronald Tavel, Billy Name (Linich), and Harry Fainlight, ranges from the death of Edith Sitwell to a lot of bad banana jokes. The Velvet Underground and Nico (1966) black and white, sound, 66 minutes During a rehearsal session at the Factory, The Velvet Underground, accompanied by singer Nico’s young son, Ari, jam until the New York’s police arrive to tell them to quiet down. Used as a backdrop for the band’s on-stage performances as well as for Warhol’s multi-media show, The Exploding Plastic Inevitable, the film’s wild camera movements contribute to the hallucinogenic effect of the droning music. The Chelsea Girls (1966) black andwhite and color, sound and silent, 204 minutes in double screen. With Ari Boulogne, Ronnie Cutrone, Angelina “Pepper” Davis, Eric Emerson, Patrick Fleming, Ed Hood, International Velvet, Marie Menken, Mario Montez, Nico, Ondine, Rona Page, Brigid Polk, Ingrid Superstar, Mary Woronov, and others.Scenarios for “Hanoi Hanna” and “Their Town” segments by Ronald Tavel. In Warhol’s epic of the New York Underground, there are nine segments, each suggesting a view into a room of the celebrated Chelsea Hotel. In two of the segments, with a screenplay written by Ronald Tavel, Mary Woronov supposedly plays Hanoi Hanna, a domineering North Vietnamese radio commentator holed up in a room with three other women. In other segments, Pope Ondine takes confessions and rages, while The Velvet Underground drones over a psychedelically lit and crying Nico. |
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