!!Blind Reason!! A Night of Mad and Bad Scientists

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!!Blind Reason!! A Night of Mad and Bad Scientists- Fri. June 1st - 8PM

Oddball Films and guest curator Emily Schleiner present !!Blind Reason!! A Night of Mad and Bad Scientists! The program is packed with films about time-travel, hideous experiments, and ultimately, the fine line between intelligence and folly in the lab. Featuring excerpts from La Jetée (Chris Marker, 1962), the renowned precursor to 12 Monkeys; The Invisible Woman (A. Edward Sutherland, 1940), a time-capsule of a film about a fashion model who uses a mad scientist’s experiment toward her own ends; and Dr. Cyclops (Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1940) a science fiction & horror gem wherein Dr. Cyclops shrinks his collaborators at the same rate as his sanity diminishes. Watch a series of monster movie trailers, including The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962) and The Time Travelers (1964). Catch a glimpse of outrageous scientists attempting to roust a sloth in the truly rare Moody Institute of Science 1950’s documentary Slow as a Sloth. Slap your knee while watching Mr. Pasteur and the Riddle of Life (1972), a delightfully animated documentary that demonstrates how it is possible to reach false conclusions in science experiments! Be amazed by the diabolical laughter and well-lit gadgets! Plus!!! Watch an ambitious scientist get thwarted while carrying out experiments on the Three Stooges in A Bird in the Head (Edward Bernds, 1946). Whether you want to see comically bird-brained shenanigans, or mysterious time-traveling visitors, there is something here for everyone!

And remember, don't do anything that affects anything,
unless it turns out you were supposed to,
in which case, for the love of God, don't not do it!
-- Professor Farnsworth, Futurama

Date: Friday, June 1st, 2012 at 8:00PM.
Venue: Oddball Films, 275 Capp Street, San Francisco
Admission: $10.00 - Limited seating RSVP to [email protected]

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