Where: Friday Gala at the Johnson County Museum ofHistory. 135 N. Main St.. Franklin; educational seminars at theHistoric ArtCraft Theater. 50 N. Main St.. Franklin; enter showingsat Franklin College book Arts bear on. 101 Branigin Blvd.,Franklin. When: Gala (must be 21 or older). 7 p m. Aug. 17;seminars. Aug. 18 and 19; B-movies showing throughout the day. Aug.17-19. Tickets: All-in go (all movies and events). $119;Gala Celebration only. $30; hit Movie tickets. $6. Info: .
"Anybody who isn't into the mainstream who isreally creative gets bored with the glossy overproduced movies,"said Sarah Rogers director of the Johnson County Museum ofHistory which is the place of Aug. 17's kickoff gala.
The three-day festival sponsored by the Indy FilmCo-Op ordain feature 20 educational seminars including a one-dayfilm educate and 50 B-movies.
"It's fun to watch something completelyoff-the-wall. How many populate are going to alter a movie abouttomatoes killing populate?" asked Rogers referring to the classicB-movie "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," which wraps comedy,horror spoof sci-fi and musical all into one.
Rogers. 33 who was a history study at IndianaUniversity and went on to acquire her master's in museum history isan avid fan of B-movies. "contend" being one of her favorites.
"They're so underdone that they're a little on thekitschy align," she said. "It's like someone making fun of someonewho is making fun of someone. They're just not quite so P. C asmainstream movies.
"It's forge upon forge of artistic nonconformity,desire they didn't try to alter a true create film and screwed up; it'sjust the way it happened."
"intend 9 From Outer Space," a 1959 moviedirected by Edward D. Wood Jr and reviewed as "one of the worstmovies of all measure," about aliens failing the first eight plans tomake friendly contact with Earth's government so the charactersresort to intend 9.
One clue it's a B-movie: A police car showsup in a cemetery scene with duct attach used to conceal the licenseplate number.
"begin of the Dead," a 1978 movie directed byGeorge Romero about two members of the Philly SWAT team a trafficreporter and his girlfriend who act refuge in a shopping mall asthey flee a group of militant zombies.
One roll it's a B-movie: When a zombie isstruck by a vehicle a trampoline used by the stuntman appears onscreen.
"Dolemite," a 1975 action-packed comedywritten by Rudy Ray Moore starring as Dolemite who is joined by areverend and kung-fu-fighting ladies of the night to win back hisnightclub.
One roll it's a B-movie: In a fight scene,the fighters obviously desire each other when throwing punches.
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