BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:27602@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Atomic Cafe Cinema: Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y & Buster Keaton DTSTAMP:20260918T204138Z DTSTART:20260924T180000Z DESCRIPTION:DIAL H-I-S-T-O-R-Y  1997\n\n\nDIRECTED BY JOHAN GRIMONPREZ\n68 MINUTES\nIN ENGLISH\n\nThis film is one wild piece of cinematic dynamite. It's a very early work by\nBelgian artist/filmmaker Johan Grimonprez (Soun dtrack to a Coup d'Etat) which\ntraces the history of international airpla ne hijackings in the 20th century\,\nstarting from the first transatlantic hijacker Raffaele Minichiello in 1969\, up\ninto the mid-90s. This essay film mixes together news broadcasts\, pop music\,\npersonal reflections an d the illuminated science-fiction writing of Don DeLillo\n(White Noise\, M ao ll) in an attempt to explore the birth of this phenomena.\n\nIt should therefore be clear this documentary enters into some pretty crazy\nterrito ry. There are cultural landmines detonating everywhere! Some of the cases\ ndeal directly with the Palestinians whose cause wasn't being reported in the\nmainstream media\, and the tactics they used to re-inscribe themselve s in history\nagain. Some of the clips and the editing have a joyous sense of humor\, and at\nother times they are totally absurd and confronting. T his flick also serves as a\nrazor-sharp critique of the mass media\, and h ow its increasingly\nsensationalistic reporting of events mirror our own s elf destruction. So many\ndocumentaries these days are so dull and standar dised—this one-hour video\nmontage by Grimonprez fuses together archival m aterial\, astute analysis\, and\nimagination. No stuffy 'talking heads' fo rmula here\, this flick is on the run...\n\nThe music score is composed by John Zorn collaborator David Shea\, but it is also\ncranked up with pop a nd disco tunes. The result is disorientating and\nexhilarating... it feels like a breath of fresh air. It easily remains one of\nthe most subversive films of the last few decades\, and also an aesthetically\nfascinating on e.\n\n+ short film:\n\n\nCOPS  1922\nDIRECTED BY EDWARD F. CLINE\, BUSTER KEATON\n18 MINUTES\nENGLISH INTER-TITLES\n\nHey let's go back to the poetr y of early cinema again\, with this brilliant\nBuster Keaton flick. So muc h imagination\, with hands-on skills that are\nastounding. The power of a human\, rather than technology. It's just the kind of\nfilm that ignites y our sense of creativity and uplifts your spirit. This\nparticular short fi lm follows a young man (Buster Keaton) who finds himself\nbeing chased by the entire Los Angeles Police force. It's about capitalism and\nclass divi sion\, but also the age-old story of love versus authority.\n\nATOMIC CAFE CINEMA @ VONDELBUNKER\n(The nuclear fallout bunker under the bridge in th e Vondelpark)\nDoors open at 20:00\, film starts at 20:30\nEntrance: free URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/atomic-cafe-cinema-dial-h-i-s-t-o-r-y-a nd-buster-keaton GEO:52.3608111;4.8770451 LOCATION:Vondelbunker - Vondelpark 8A\, 1071 AA Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-west,capitalism,classes,discussion/presentation,docume ntary,film,music,poetry,stories,talk,vondelparkbuurt X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

DIAL H-I-S-T-O-R-Y  1 997

Directed by Johan Grimonprez
68 minutes
In Englis h


This film is one wild piece of cinematic dynamite. It's a ver y early work by Belgian artist/filmmaker Johan Grimonprez (Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat) which traces the history of international airplane hijacking s in the 20th century, starting from the first transatlantic hijacker Raff aele Minichiello in 1969, up into the mid-90s. This essay film mixes toget her news broadcasts, pop music, personal reflections and the illuminated s cience-fiction writing of Don DeLillo (White Noise, Mao ll) in an attempt to explore the birth of this phenomena.


It should therefore be c lear this documentary enters into some pretty crazy territory. There are c ultural landmines detonating everywhere! Some of the cases deal directly w ith the Palestinians whose cause wasn't being reported in the mainstream m edia, and the tactics they used to re-inscribe themselves in history again . Some of the clips and the editing have a joyous sense of humor, and at o ther times they are totally absurd and confronting. This flick also serves as a razor-sharp critique of the mass media, and how its increasingly sen sationalistic reporting of events mirror our own self destruction. So many documentaries these days are so dull and standardised—this one-hour video montage by Grimonprez fuses together archival material, astute analysis, and imagination. No stuffy 'talking heads' formula here, this flick is on the run...


The music score is composed by John Zorn collaborator David Shea, but it is also cranked up with pop and disco tunes. The resul t is disorientating and exhilarating... it feels like a breath of fresh ai r. It easily remains one of the most subversive films of the last few deca des, and also an aesthetically fascinating one.


+ short film:


COPS  1922
Directed by Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton
18 minutes
English inter-titles

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Hey let's go back to the poetry of early cinema again, with this bri lliant Buster Keaton flick. So much imagination, with hands-on skills that are astounding. The power of a human, rather than technology. It's just t he kind of film that ignites your sense of creativity and uplifts your spi rit. This particular short film follows a young man (Buster Keaton) who fi nds himself being chased by the entire Los Angeles Police force. It's abou t capitalism and class division, but also the age-old story of love versus authority.


ATOMIC CAFE CINEMA @ VONDEL BUNKER
(The nuclear fallout bunker under the bridge in the Von delpark)
Doors open at 20:00, film starts at 20:30
Entrance: free

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