Kaffeine Buzz
reviews independent and foreign films,
in addition to reporting the latest buzz behind
Colorado's film festivals.
Foot Footage Festival Returns
to Denver with Volume 3 – Thursday, April
9 – CU Boulder / Friday, April 10 and Saturday,
April 11 – Starz Filmcenter – Denver
– 8:30pm
If you missed the Found Footage Festival
that came to Denver last October, don’t
worry your pretty little mullet. The festival
dedicated to collected clips from found ‘80s
and ‘90s video tapes is back and better
than ever, and is coming to Starz once again this
Friday and Saturday, April 10 and 11.
Hosts Joe Pickett and Nick
Preuher use their comedic sixth sense
(which has secured them positions with The Onion
and the Late Show with David Letterman) to pull
the best and the brightest material from hundreds
and hundreds of public access, training, exercise,
and this time around, sexual harassment and “how
to” video tapes for our viewing pleasure.
In a sense: they do the dirty work, so you don’t
have to.
In Volume 3, those who may be considering parenthood
may be deterred by the kiddie montage, featuring
the “Super Duper Pooper” teaching
your kid to ah, poop, a sex education animated
film featuring a duck (yeah, I said duck), and
one After School Special influenced piece on tweens
learning to swear.
It may be a little early to start your Christmas
list, and during these economic times this may
be considered a luxury, but the sales video for
the Washlete from Japan may have you putting your
extra dollars in a jar for the convenient cleaning
features this toilette that leaves your bum, twig
and berries, or bird’s nest, more than fresh.
Gone are the embarrassing dingle berries that
turns that one-nighter into a 30-minuter. Just
watch out for the invasion of suspicious androgynous
ghosts.
Because of their dedication to the craft, Pickett
and Preuher’s investigative reporting turns
up an actual Washlete in use in a NYC restaurant,
and they present their findings in the film.
Now, summer’s right around the corner.
What better time to start a new exercise regimen?
At the Found Footage Festival, you’ll get
the latest (well, maybe not THE latest) and greatest
tips from such exercise gurus as Estelle Getty
and Angela Lansbury, all from the convenience
of your theater seat while you’re munching
on popcorn and slugging back some brewskies. Way
to go, slugo.
Submitted by a “mysterious” contributor
from Denver, the San Francisco public access show
“Something’s Happening” features
Arthur Brown using grape juice to extract an alien
substance from his mouth. I can’t explain
it anymore than that. You have to see it to believe
it.
Found Footage never disappoints when it comes
to training videos, and back with a sequel is
“Grill Skill” and other employee training
clips that give us even more insight on doing
our best when it comes to cleaning up fast food
messes and making the perfect sandwich, all to
the tune of a funky beat.
With the upmost modesty, we get a peek into the
host's struggles as hunks, and into their own
public access shows, including Pruer’s “Talkin’
Beards,” now celebrating its 500th episode,
and Pickett’s “Joe Crobatics!”
