Tonight At the Movies: Holy Modal Rounders
Who can pass up an opportunity to watch a documentary about crazy white FOLK musicians who still have an ounce of rebellious spirit left in them in this day in age of apathy? Rounders Films contacted me to let you know about their new independent film The Holy Modal Rounders...Bound To Lose, which premiers in Seattle tonight and will be playing for one week at Northwest Film Forum. The movie is about a folk duo that has been together since the 1960s and, somehow, has survived insane times and still has a loyal following:
Holy Modal Trailer
When: Nov. 16 - 24, 7:00pm & 9:15pm
Where: Northwest Film Forum (1515 12th Ave. @ Pike St. - Capitol Hill)
Co-Director Sam Douglas in attendance opening weekend
From their origins in New York Greenwich Village folk scene and their involvement in the Easy Rider soundtrack, to the lost years of constant drugging, endless touring and a final shot at redemption, Holy Modal Rounders...Bound To Lose recounts the unique forty-year history of these true American originals. With startling intimacy, the film also documents the band's arduous, amusing, and sometimes heartbreaking struggle to capitalize on their recent resurgence in popularity, culminating in an unpredictable 40th anniversary concert in Portland, Oregon. More than just a chronicle of an obscure band, Holy Modal Rounders...Bound To Lose is a raucous celebration of a lost American outlaw subculture as it draws its final rebellious breaths.
Holy Modal Trailer
When: Nov. 16 - 24, 7:00pm & 9:15pm
Where: Northwest Film Forum (1515 12th Ave. @ Pike St. - Capitol Hill)
Co-Director Sam Douglas in attendance opening weekend
