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Film Events

“Kooks, Eccentrics and Oddballs: California Artists” Sat. 3/20/10

Event: “Kooks, Eccentrics and Oddballs: California Artists”.  Guest curator Pete Gowdy and Oddball Films present an evening of documentary films profiling three exceptionally eccentric California artists. Chris Burden, the infamous performance and installation artist who explores ideas of personal (and interpersonal) danger and the taboo, Fredric Hobbs, the San Francisco creator of rolling sculpture (perhaps [...]

“Weirdsville 12: Oddities From The Archives” Fri. 3/12/10

Event: “Weirdsville: Oddities from the Archives”.  Curator Pete Gowdy and Oddball Films present an evening of rare, weird and some highly entertaining 16mm shorts, movie trailers and commercials culled from the 50,000+ archive at Oddball Films.  This month’s highlights include: “Be-In”, (psychedelic visual document of the 1st Human Be-In in Golden Gate Park with music [...]

“Hot Wheels!” Fri. 3/5/10

Event: “Hot Wheels!”  Guest curator Pete Gowdy and Oddball Films present an evening of rare 16mm films about things that go- cars, bikes, skateboards, soapbox cars and more.  Featured films include Skater Dater (1965), the cult film made by Noel Black and featuring music by Davie Allen and the Arrows; The Incredible San Francisco Artists’ [...]

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...All things Pete Gowdy. I'll be posting my DJ gigs, weekly Oddball Film events, and the occasional rant here. If you're looking to buy records from my label, Flare Records, USA, please visit the Flare Records Shoppe via the link to the left.