I wasn't exactly sure where to post this, but here it is! April 24th and 25th Crispin Glover will be on hand at the Cleveland Cinemathque for two bizarre nights of entertainment. I haven't seen What Is It? but I've read a lot on it and this should be an interesting event.



From the Cleveland Cinematheque flyer:

Tonight and tomorrow night the Cinematheque
welcomes screen actor Crispin Glover, who will
present a full evening of unclassifiable entertainment
worthy of this iconoclastic cult icon. The
night begins with “Crispin Hellion Glover’s Big
Slide Show,” an hour-long dramatic presentation
in which the actor narrates images from eight of
his illustrated story books. Next up is the feature
film What Is It?, Glover’s directorial debut, a
blackly comic fever dream in which a young man
wrests with his psyche – and a mostly Downsyndrome
cast interacts with porno actresses in
animal masks, a demigod played by Glover, and
lots of snails. The first part of Glover’s proposed
“It” trilogy, this twisted, shocking movie evokes
the psychodramas of Maya Deren and the phantasmagorias
of Fellini and Jack Smith. It also
revives the low-budget, gross-out, midnightmovie
aesthetic of Jodorowsky and David
Lynch. Crispin Glover will answer audience
questions after the film, and will sign his books
(for sale in the lobby) after the q&a session.
Special admission $20, Cinematheque members
and CIA students & staff $15; no passes,
twofers, or radio winners. General admission
tickets can be purchased in advance at the box
office, by mail, or by phone (216-421-7450)
after April 10. $2 service charge for phone
orders. Presented as part of CIA’s Kacalieff
Lecture Series "Tomorrow & Tomorrow &
Tomorrow…" Promotional support provided by
Ingenuity Fest. www.crispinglover.com