TLA Philebrity Screening Series Update: Never Mind The Broussards, Here’s The Agnew Real Genius!
After the jump, an important update for this week’s installment in the TLA Philebrity Screening Series! Note: Includes letters of apology, salty authors, life lessons and, ultimately, Sean Agnew and Real Genius.
So, this Thursday, we had originally scheduled authors/husband-and-wife David Grazian and Meredith Broussard to introduce the classic film The Sweet Smell Of Success. But things have a funny way of working out. A few weeks ago, we ran this post about Grazian’s new book, which was not so much mean as it was seriously asking the question, “Wait, you seriously just studied Old City nightlife for howevermanyyears?” Ok, maybe it was a little flip. And certainly, Ms. Broussard was not amused. So much so that when she demanded a retraction and we said “Umm… No,” we got the silent treatment for a few weeks until she finally told us that she and hubby both were pulling out of the series altogether. We sincerely do regret their decision to do so — for surely, if one cannot be bigger than a Philebrity post, what can one be bigger than? — and in that spirit, here is our official apology:
But onward and upward, right? So moving along, we are pleased to announce:
This Thurdsay At The TLA Screening Series: Sean Agnew And Real Genius!
Sean Agnew, of course, is a man who needs no introduction to readers of this blog. Having gotten his start in the mid-90s in Philly booking all-ages punk and indie shows in a time when there were few to be had, he has since come up to be one of the biggest players in the Philly music scene, putting on shows everywhere from West Philly basements to the Academy of Music. A true renaissance man, Agnew is also a cineaste, and when we asked him what movie he’d like to show in our series, his reply was almost instantaneous: Real Genius. Why?
“It struck a chord with my young nerdy self,” he says, via text message from London. “And it has the best unofficial soundtrack — these songs were never released together officially as a soundtrack. The nerd babe is totally hot in an early ’90s ‘emo babe’ way. I also get upset and sympathize when main character Mitch cries when he wants to go home. I did that during freshman orientation (I took the R5 train home after about 20 minutes). Also, I guarantee there is no better feel-good cinema moment than at the end of the movie (and the best use of a Tears for Fears song ever!!! Yes, even beating out Donnie Darko.”
We’re inclined to agree, and we thank Sean in advance for coming to the rescue.
Sean Agnew introduces Real Genius this Thursday at 7:30pm at National Mechanics, 22 S. Third St. As always, the TLA Philebrity Screening Series is free. Next screening: 3/6/08 — Joseph A. Gervasi of Exhumed Films and Diabolik DVD presents The Cremator.
February 26th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
that formal apology is some seriously funny shit. every now and again you guys post something that’s so funny that i neither laugh out loud nor snicker, but just sort of shake my head and smile. so very clever. good job boys and girls!!!