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Every third Wednesday of the month The Revival House presents the best in homo-grown cinema from decades past. Specializing in the unique, rare and obscure we screen long-forgotten Hollywood and Foreign flix, art-house hits, and erotic screen gems by directors such as Derek Jarman, Bruce La Bruce, Fred Halsted, and Robert Altman.

The series kicks off with a spectacular two-night, two-tone,  technicolor, “double-feature” in brilliant “Black” and shocking “Pink”.

Get ready for some kick-ass tranny action with the legendary Japanese film, Black Lizard (1968, Japanese w/Eng. subtitles).  Aptly dubbed “Nippon-Pop-Art-Chic”,  Black Lizard has it all – suspense, intrige, debauchery, and gorgeous gowns.  In the title role of the “Black Lizard”, tranny actress Akihiro Miwa is seductive, stunning, and dangerous. This film has rarely been screened in the U.S. but we’re bringing it to S.F. for one night only!

Doors open at 7:00.  Screening begins at 8:00. Admission is

$6.00 for single features and

$8.00 for the special, two-night “double-feature”.

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When the Bolivian government, backed by Washington, attempted to eradicate coca crops, devastating the livelihood of Indigenous people who cultivate it. In response, the farmers formed a powerful union. Their leader, the Aymara Indian Evo Morales, made an historic bid for the presidency in 2005.

This lively story about geopolitics, people’s movements, Indigenous culture, and one man’s impressive determination, Cocalero closely follows Evo Morales’ election campaign—where he proposes the redistribution of wealth, renationalization of industries and legalization of coca products.

Not surprisingly, Morales’ populist platform elicits attacks from right-wing Bolivian and U.S. corporate media. But despite this demonization campaign, Morales wins by an unprecedented majority. Cocalero offers fresh insight into big political changes afoot in Latin America.  86min., 2007, Spanish w/English subtitles.

What do designer toys and homemade synthesizers have in common? Whether it’s Saturday morning cartoons, punk rock, science fiction epics or the search to create truly new sounds, these two films explore the realms of inspiration and imagination, where a whole new subculture can be born and anyone can forge the tools to make themselves a rock star.

Nick’s World Of Synthesizers: This film is a portrait of Nick Collier, an eccentric inventor, who plays his homemade synthesizers in the electro/ glam/punk band Pink Grease. Over the years he has invented many extraordinary synthesizers, each having their own specific and original sound. Two of them each took over a year to build and he says ‘that process has sent me close to insanity’. The film draws you into his sometimes bizarre world of synthesizers and provides an insight into a uniquely creative individual. Directed by Eve Wood

Toypunks Volume 1: Toypunks is a documentary series about the intersection of Japanese toys, fashion and punk rock. Volume 1 introduces Hikaru Iwanaga of Bounty Hunter, creator of the first designer toy, as well as other vital players in the Japanese streetwear and international designer toy scenes (including interviews with graphic designer Frank Kozik) , and explores their roots in punk and American pop culture. Via location shooting in Japan and the US, Toypunks explores a profound cross-cultural exchange between American and Japanese pop culture. Directed by Christopher Nelson

Ticket: http://www.inticketing.com/evinfo.php?eventid=22179