SERIES
June 19-21 at the Trylon
Separated by the Pacific Ocean and two turbulent decades, these films about female rock bands exist on the same plane. Keeping the band together is tough, but staying friends is even tougher.
(2005, 114m, Japanese w/English subtitles) dir Nobuhiro Yamashita w/Bae Doona, Aki Maeda, Yû Kashii, Shiori Sekine. Kei (Kashii), Kyoko (Maeda), and Nozomi (Sekine) recruit Korean exchange student Son (Doona) to be their new vocalist. Unfortunately, Son doesn’t speak Japanese, and they have only a few weeks until the final high school concert. A charming portrait…
Screenings: June 19 7:00, June 20 9:00, June 21 3:00
(1982, 87m) dir Lou Adler w/Diane Lane, Marin Kanter, Laura Dern. The Stains, a fledgling three-piece punk band fronted by Corinne (Lane), may not have much talent, but their onstage antics land them on the rising and cresting wave of fame. Unlike the ruthlessly trimmed-down version for TV audiences, this version is restored from the…
Screenings: June 19 9:15, June 20 7:00, June 21 5:15