Sixty Six

press release:

FRI., 12/16, 7 p.m. SIXTY SIX: USA | 2015 | DCP | 90 min.

Director: Lewis Klahr

A Pop Art tour de force, master collagist Klahr’s Sixty Six is a cut-and-paste wonder, a sunshine noir populated by paper-thin superheroes, pulp bombshells, and convertibles. Klahr’s unique cut-out animation techniques and Lichtenstein-esque sensibility conjure a 2D dreamscape of Los Angeles, while burrowing deep into the national psyche. Assembled from 13 years worth of dazzling short films, this eye-popping magnum opus is an incomparably rich visual and auditory experience—here at last is the comic book movie we’ve been waiting for.  Named one of the best films of 2015 by The New York Times.

Premiere Showcase is the Cinematheque’s effort to bring the boldest and most exciting new cinema back to the big screen. Crafted with the same curat­orial acuity we bring to our repertory series, Premiere Showcase presents exciting new work by contem­porary directors that would otherwise have no theatrical venue in the area. Our selections for Fall 2016 begin with two highly acclaimed indies that made their debuts at the Sundance Film Festival in January: the political documentary Weiner and Todd Solondz’ latest, Wiener-Dog. You’ll also see Brady Corbet’s Venice prize-winner The Childhood of a Leader and edgier fare like Roberto Minervini’s exploration of the Louisiana backwoods, The Other Side, and master collagist Lewis Klahr’s acclaimed compilation movie, Sixty Six.