Film Screening 12th May, 2009

Poster for Boobs A Lot (Short)

Boobs A Lot (Short) 

8:00 PM, 12th May, 2009

  • R
  • 3 mins
  • 1970
  • Aggy Read

A rock song extolling the virtues of breasts. Accompanied by lots of shots of... well... breasts. What's not to like? Banned in Australia for 18 months back in the 70s, this short has achieved cult status.

Poster for Zack and Miri Make A Porno

Zack and Miri Make A Porno 

8:03 PM, 12th May, 2009

  • R
  • 97 mins
  • 1970
  • Kevin Smith
  • Kevin Smith
  • Elizabeth Banks, Seth Rogen, Jason Mewes, Gerry Bednob, Justin Long

Do I really need to write anything beyond the title? Surely that summarises everything you need to know about the film? It's not like you're expecting a Jane Austen romance or an expos((eacute)) on political exploitation in Venezuela, are you?

Okay, fine. Zack (Rogen) and Miri (Banks) are two low-paid roommates and friends since first grade who find themselves over their heads in debt and in danger of getting their power and water cut off in the middle of a bitter Pittsburgh winter. A chance encounter at a high-school reunion with a former classmate who's become a porn star and Zack thinks he has found the answer to their problems (again, see the title for the details), but going through with the plan turns out to be a little more complicated for both of them.

Writer/director Kevin Smith hits on all the joys and miseries of low-budget film making, throws in a large helping of his trademark combination of blatant filth and gooey love story, and comes up with a film that's both hilarious and touching in all the right ways ((ndash)) unless you're easily offended. In which case you can go *BLEEP* yourself.

Simon Tolhurst