Spanish Film… Festival!

Seven Billiard Tables

It’s not as big or as glamourous as the French Film Festival that just rolled out of town, but the annual Spanish Film Fest is pretty damn alluring too. Into its 11th year, the 2008 program offers film lovers a fun week of cinematic diversion, kicking off with the acclaimed Seven Billiard Tables (Siete mesas de billar francés).

Running throughout May in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Perth, the line-up varies slightly from city to city, but the organisers have put together a fairly substantial portfolio that covers a lot of genres – and tastes.

The prospect of venturing into Leichhardt isn’t terribly palatable to anybody, but there just might enough incentive to make the trek on May 17. Youth favourite Y tu mamá también is due to screen at the unfortunately situated Palace Norton Street at noon sharp.

Y tu mamá también

Confounding session times aside, this looks to be two or so weeks of good times.

The Mu-Meson Archives

Tony Richardson’s The Loved One (1965)

The Mu-Meson Archives play host to another month of “psychotronic, cinema, film, music, culture, OVNI, UFO, conspiracy, [and] exploitation”.

Anybody going by the monikers Jay Katz and Miss Death are either going to be the coolest people you ever come across or the biggest asses you’ll ever wish ill upon.

The Mu-Meson guys definitely fall into the former. Check out their current program here: http://www.mumeson.org/

Timid souls might give The Loved One screening a go. With an early, evening kick-off and a $10 charge that covers supper, the May 21st screening is a good way to dip your toes into the glorious Mu-Meson pool.

While the whole May program is choc-full of too-cool goodness, who can go past a title like Flesh Eating Mothers? Can you think of a better way to celebrate that hallowed of holidays: Mother’s Day?

Get thee on down to Annandale.