Saturday , July 20 at 5pm WARREN SONBERT RETROSPECTIVE : 60 ’ s New York
Introduced by Jon Gartenberg
Where Did Our Love Go ? 1966 , 16mm , color , sound , 15 min .
Hall of Mirrors 1966 , 16mm , color , sound , 7 min .
The Tenth Legion 1968 , 16mm , color , sound , 30 min .
Saturday , July 20 at 7pm WARREN SONBERT RETROSPECTIVE : Silent Rhythms / Sound Symphonies
Rude Awakening 1976 , 16mm , color , silent , 36 min .
Friendly Witness 1989 , 16mm , color , sound , 22 min .
--Intermission--
The Cup and the Lip 1986 , 16mm , color , silent , 20 min .
Short Fuse 1992 , 16mm , color , sound , 37 min .
Thursday , July 25 at 7pm REELBLACK PRESENTS Big Words dir . Neil Drumming , US , 2013 , digital , 93 min .
An Official Selection of the 2013 Slamdance Film Festival , Big Words , set in Brooklyn on the eve of Obama ’ s history-making election , tells the story of three former members of a promising hip-hop crew who cross paths again and discover that some things never change . Former frontman John , once known as Big Words , is now a working class guy who raps only to himself . James is a publicist living with his boyfriend , far removed from the days when he rhymed about getting girls . While DJ Malik still spins records with a longing for the glory days . Together again on the day of a landmark election , the friends reckon with dreams deferred and new hopes .
$ 10 general admission , $ 7 students / seniors / Reelblack / IHP members .
Friday , July 26 at 8pm outdoor screenings : TOTALLY TERRIBLE 80s ! Electric Dreams dir . Steve Barron , US , 1984 , digital , 95 min .
“ A boy , a girl and a computer : The most unusual triangle in the history of love !” Miles ( Lenny Von Dohlen , Twin Peaks ) is helpless , hopeless and about to blow a fuse . He has a problem . His computer Edgar ( voiced by Bud Cort ) has decided to wreck his life . He ’ s ruined his credit rating , run up his phone bill , cancelled his plane reservations , locked him out of his house and now he ’ s trying to steal his girlfriend Madeline ( Virginia Madsen ), the beautiful cellist who lives upstairs .
Electric Dreams is a fun , quirky romance from Steve Barron , director of some of pop ’ s best ever music videos from Michael Jackson ( Billie Jean ), The Human League ( Don ’ t You Want Me ), Madonna ( Burning Up ), A-ha ( Take on Me ) and Dire Straits ( Money for Nothing ), as well as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Coneheads . The film features original songs by Giorgio Moroder , Jeff Lynne , Phil Oakey , Culture Club and Heaven 17 .
City Tap House proudly sponsors International House Philadelphia ’ s Outdoor Movie Series and offers 10 % off your check every Friday after 5pm all summer long . To redeem , pick up a coupon at an any IHP outdoor screening , or present your IHP ticket stub at City Tap House .
Free screening . Please bring chairs and blankets ; rain or shine . 14