SCORE FEST

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

6:00pm - FILM SCREENING
I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE
(1958)

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"It has now become a film-review cliche to preface a write-up for 'I Married a Monster From Outer Space' with the cautionary 'Don't be misled by the title.' The fact remains, however, that this one of the better and more intelligent horror outings of the late 1950s. The 'I' of the title is Marge Farrell (Gloria Talbott), who can't help noticing that her husband Bill (Tom Tryon) has been acting very strangely since their dark-and-stormy wedding night. For one thing, the formerly demonstrative Bill behaves listlessly, as though possessing no emotions whatsoever; for another, though he spends much of his free time at Grady's Bar, Bill never takes a drink (now that is weird!) It isn't long before Marge discovers that Bill, along with several of his male friends, have been taken over by aliens from the Andromeda Nebula, who have arrived on earth to replenish their species. There's only one flaw to this plan: the aliens are unable to procreate! Once the authorities are alerted, a posse of non-possessed men attack the alien spaceship, paving the way for the not-altogether-predictable finale."

7:30pm - Q & A

Moderator: Mike Levine from Electronic Musician Magazine Panelists: Dr. Rick Baitz Steve Horowitz Richard Sussman

9:00pm - LIVE PERFORMANCE
STEVE HOROWITZ & THE CODE ENSEMBLE
Invasion from the Chicken planet
(2008 WORLD PREMIERE)

Directed by Alix Steel
Featuring Alyson Schacherer, John Divy, Amy Loughead, and Drew Callander
Sound Design by Robert Carpenter
Lighting Design by Miranda Hardy
Graphics by JTA
Special Guest Narrator the Disembodied Voice of Morgan Spurlock!
Additional Video by Lars Fuchs

Features the Code Ensemble and a huge extra contingent complete with Violins, Brass, six actors and Special Guest Narrator.

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"Invasion From The Chicken Planet is an amazing journey through the chamber music of science fiction."

The Re-Taking of Pelham 123 (2005)

Film by Jane Brill
Sampling by Chris Romero

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"What most struck me about Steve's music is that if I were hired to score this picture today instead of 1974, I would hope that my score would come out sounding the way that Steve's does."

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

6:00pm - FILM SCREENING
THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123
(1974)

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"The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is a good action caper about a subway car heist under the streets of Manhattan. Walter Matthau heads the cast as a Transit Authority detective matching wits with the hijackers headed by Robert Shaw. Joseph Sargent's direction is fast but the major liability is Peter Stone's screenplay [from novel by John Godey] which develops little interest in either Matthau or Shaw's gang, nor the innocent hostages."

Starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo, Earl Hindman
Directed by Joseph Sargent
Distributed by United Artists
Rated R 104 minutes

8:00pm - Q & A

Moderator: Joe Carroll from the Manhattan Producers Alliance Panelists: Composer David Shire Director Jane Brill Steve Horowitz & Christopher Romero

9:00pm - LIVE PERFORMANCE
STEVE HOROWITZ & THE CODE ENSEMBLE
The Re-Taking of Pelham 123 (2005)

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"Steve Horowitz' creation is an imaginative updating of composer David Shire's score for the 1974 film 'The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.' Horowitz and a 14-piece orchestra -- with everything from violins to electric guitar and laptop sampler in the mix -- performed the swelling, tense car-chase jazz-funk piece live against the backdrop of a new short film by filmmaker Jane Brill.

Invasion from the Chicken planet
2008 WORLD PREMIERE)

Features the Code Ensemble and a huge extra contingent complete with Violins, Brass, six actors and Special Guest Narrator.

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"Invasion From The Chicken Planet is an amazing journey through the chamber music of science fiction."