My dear filmmaking friend Louis Pepe and his partner Keith Fulton have released their first feature film, Brothers of the Head. Written by Tony Grisoni (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) from the the novel of the same name by Brian Aldiss, it’s the story of conjoined twins who are transformed by a rock promoter into a London punk band, thrust into fame, and battle each other for the attentions of a woman. And then the story gets weirder. Check out the interesting but challenging to navigate official site and the film’s IMDB page for details, and see the trailer here.
Louis and Keith’s previous work includes Lost in La Mancha, the award-winning documentary of Terry Gilliam’s doomed attempt to make the film “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote,” and The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys.
Brothers of the Head opens at the IFC Center in Manhattan starting July 28th and at Santa Monica’s Nuart Theater beginning August 4th. Tickets can be purchased in advance on the IFC Center website and the Nuart website. The film will show in select cities after that. No Pittsburgh dates yet, but with good response elsewhere our chances of seeing it on local screens improve.
Scheduled dates and locations:
08/04/06 Century Centre Chicago IL
08/04/06 Kendall Square Boston MA
08/04/06 Ritz Philadelphia PA
08/04/06 Ritz Voorhees NJ
08/04/06 E Street Washington DC WDC
08/04/06 University Town Center Irvine CA
08/04/06 Lumiere San Francisco CA
08/04/06 Shattuck San Francisco CA
08/04/06 Camera 12 San Jose CA
08/04/06 Rafael San Rafael CA
08/11/06 Cedar Lee Cleveland OH
08/11/06 Main Art Detroit MI
08/11/06 Angelika Dallas TX
08/11/06 Cinema 21 Portland OR
08/11/06 Varsity Seattle WA
08/18/06 Lagoon Minneapolis MN
08/18/06 Tara Atlanta GA
08/18/06 Ken / Hillcrest San Diego CA
08/25/06 Tivoli St. Louis MO
08/25/06 Ballantyne Village Charlotte NC
08/25/06 Tower Salt Lake City UT
09/01/06 Academy of Art Honolulu HI
09/08/06 Keystone Indianapolis IN
09/08/06 Dundee Omaha NE
09/08/06 Westgate Madison WI
09/08/06 Belcourt Nashville TN
09/15/06 The Screen Santa Fe NM
09/15/06 Loft Tucson AZ
09/22/06 Palm San Luis Obispo CA
10/06/06 UICA Grand Rapids MI