Saturday, September 20, 2008

STREETS OF FIRE with lead cast members LIVE this Monday!

This show is a BIG DEAL. A big, fun, incredible, action-packed, stars-in-attendance for only two dollars-type deal.

Music Mondays were created by former Alamo lead programmer Kier-la Janisse, who is no longer a US resident but will be returning to the Alamo Downtown stage to host the greatest Music Monday EVER!!!

And as if that's enough, it'll be presented by the film's stars MICHAEL PARE and DEBORAH VAN VALKENBURGH live!

How are we getting away with only charging $2 for this show? I DON'T KNOW! But we are, and TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE HERE!

Let's see what Kier-la has to say about this rocking, raging, blazing MASTERPIECE:

"STREETS OF FIRE is quite simply my favourite film of all time. It's been said that Walter Hill is a real 'man's director'; but this is belied by the cross-gender, cross-continental cult appeal of his rock n' roll masterpiece of vigilante justice. Originally intended as a trilogy until American audiences broke Hill's heart with poor box office, STREETS OF FIRE stars heartthrob Michael Pare (notice I didn't say former heartthrob) as Tom Cody, a soldier of fortune who is summoned by his sister (THE WARRIORS' super-tuff Deborah Van Valkenburgh) to rescue his old flame, rock goddess Ellen Aim (a 19-year old Diane Lane) from a pack of PVC-clad bikers from the wrong end of town (who are headed up by Willem Dafoe and Fear's Lee Ving). Add to this mix Rick Moranis as Ellen's current boyfriend/manager Billy Fish, a tough-as nails Amy Madigan as Cody's sidekick McCoy, an early appearance by Bill Paxton, and the always effervescent '80s staple E.G. Daily and you’ve got yourself a movie that can pretty much do no wrong.

The merits of STREETS OF FIRE are many: its stunning production design, its no-fat dialogue, its crew of rotating editors who set the standard for modern editing techniques (for better or for worse), and of course, the music - courtesy of songwriters Jim Steinmann and Stevie Nicks, and amazingly bolstered by The Blasters as the house band at Torchie's Bar (Torchie's itself being a consistent character in Hill's early films). Don't miss this rare big-screen celebration of everything that is good and right about movies. After all, tonight is what it means to be young!" - (Music Monday creator Kier-La Janisse)

...also (and this news is JUST IN), this screening will be followed by a special work-in-progress screening at no extra charge, which also happens to be the WORLD PREMIERE of STREETS OF FIRE's brand new companion film ROAD TO HELL, also starring Michael Pare and Deborah Van Valkenburgh! Be among the first to ever see this film, which will be presented by some very special guests. Visit the official ROAD TO HELL site HERE!

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