Filmbrain's Screen Capture Quiz: Round 16, Week 10

As Hotspur noted in a comment, last week's screen capture, from Kevin Smith's Clerks, is truly a wonderful snapshot of the era -- the final throes of VHS, when we still went to video stores to rent bad movies (Class Act, Deep Cover, for example) in sub-picture-quality pan-and-scan. Those were the days. . . Many of you asked about the alt-text clue. "Come on Eileen" or rather "Cum on Eileen" is one of the titles that Randal requests when placing an order from his distributor. Brilliant. A few quick notes: Filmmaker, blogger, and all-around great guy Michael Tully conducted an interview with Will (Bonnie "Prince" Billy) Oldham for Benten Films, and the two discuss not only The Guatemalan Handshake, but Will's thoughts on other films, including the one starring Billy Crystal that made him cry like a baby. I kid you not. Check out the entire interview here. In other Michael Tully-related news, he's organizing at outing this Friday night to see Manoj Night's latest, The Happening, which he thinks might be a contender for inclusion in the Avant-Retarde canon. (Ask Michael, he'll be happy to explain.) If you're in the NYC area, and would like to attend, it will be the 10:30PM show, this Friday (the thirteenth!) at AMC Empire 25 on 42nd St. This week: I really thought I used this film before, but combing through the archives, it appears I haven't. Another easy one, I think. Submit your answers to this address. Good luck!

Comments

[Karina]

So jealous that I can't make the Happening field trip...I've heard tales of a scene that takes place in a zoo that sounds Avant-Retarde for sure...

[Cool Bev]

I can't believe they are remaking The Happening - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061748/. Won't be the same without George Maharis. Hope they keep the Supremes theme song.

[Match Cuts Glenn]

I quite liked Deep Cover and it's seedy merging of politics and genre.

[Bryan]

Deep Cover is one of the great crime films of the 90s. Far from a "bad movie".

[Filmbrain]

I saw Deep Cover in a hotel room in Kansas City. A hotel that, at the time, was hosting both a Mary Kay Cosmetics sales convention (I've never seen so many pink Cadillacs in my life) and a gathering of the teenage Future Farmers of America, who stayed up half the night riding the elevators.

So, perhaps the conditions weren't ideal for me to enjoy what appeared to be a bog standard 90s crime thriller.

[john ef]

Wait a sec. "Deep Cover" a bad film? Must be a typo.