2003 RED BANK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
October 3rd–5th

Friday, October 3rd - Count Basie Theatre

Program 1

The General

The General with live accompaniment by the Museum of Modern Art's Ben Model. USA 84 min Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton RBIFF celebrates Buster Keaton's 108th birthday with the master comic's greatest film, The General, set to live musical accompaniment. The two things engineer Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton) loves most in the world are his Southern belle sweetheart and his locomotive. When Northern spies steal the latter, the intrepid Confederate single-handedly takes on the entire Union army in order to get it back. Against a backdrop of magnificently photographed Civil War battle scenes unfolds one of the great chases in movie history. Set almost entirely aboard moving trains, Keaton's The General is physical comedy refined to elegant perfection.

Program 2

Martin and Orlaff – (mature)

Martin and Orloff  USA 87min Lawrence Blume When Martin seeks therapy to treat his habitual depression, he hooks up with Orloff, a shrink with dubious credentials and an even more malleable notion of sanity. Hijinks, madcap wackiness and laughs galore ensue, as do several appearances from the likes of Janeane Garofalo, Andy Richter, David Cross, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, and Kim Raver. Part surrealist manifesto, part Dada headtrip, Martin and Orloff, by Matt Walsh and Ian Roberts (of the Upright Citizens Brigade), is off its rockers.

Program 3

Power Trip

Power Trip – (Jersey Fresh) USA/GEORGIA Paul Devlin Amidst pervasive corruption, high drama and hot tempers, an American power company tries to keep the lights on in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia in this black comic documentary.

Program 4

City of God

City of God BRAZIL/FRANCE/USA 130min Fernando Meirelles Welcome to the world's most notorious slum: Rio de Janiero's "City of God." A place where combat photographers fear to tread, where Police rarely go, and residents are lucky if they live to the age of 20. This is the true story of a young man who grew up on these streets and whose ambition as a photographer is our window in and may be his only way out. A MIRAMAX release. "A Powerhouse! It moves with whiplash velocity. Sometimes a movie comes along and just floors you, its images burn so deeply. 'City of God' has the scent of a classic." -Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "Filled with frenetic visual rhythms, its mood swings synchronize with the zany, adrenaline-fueled impulsiveness of its lost youth on a rampage. Experience this devastating movie." -Stephen Holden, NY Times

Program 5

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with live accompaniment by Rotting Moldy Flesh GERMANY 72min Robert Wiene An RBIFF tradition continues. The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari is one of the most famous films of the silent era, and a must see – don't miss this opportunity to experience it along with original score performed live by local super band Rotting Moldy Flesh. "See the sleepwalker, floating down the street, ripped from some nightmare! A street of misshapen houses with brooding windows, streaked by dagger strokes of light and darkened by blots of shadow! You will immediately feel the terror in the movements of that floating grotesque!" – from the original advertising for the film.

Friday, October 3rd            Saturday, October 4th            Sunday, October 5th