IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW RELEASE October 28, 2008
POPULATION: 1 (Two Disc Special Edition DVD, srp $24.95)
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When there's only one person left, America becomes a one-man band. Cult Epics presents, Population: 1, a film written and directed by Rene Daalder about one man's musical send off to the world's last empire. It is a twisted history lesson from punk favorite Tomata du Plenty (The Screamers) featuring members of Los Lobos, Vampira, the notorious El Duce (Kurt and Courtney), and Fluxus artist Al Hansen and his Grammy-winning grandson Beck, among many others.
BONUS FEATURES: DISC 1
- Full screen version of the newly restored director's cut
- A live music video of LA punk legends The Screamers
- Unreleased tracks by The Screamers and Sheela Edwards
- Behind the scenes gallery of stills
- Original and new trailers for Population: 1
- Scenes from Mensch, the lost prequel to Population: 1
- Palace of Variety trailer
BONUS FEATURES: DISC 2
- Je Maintiendrai, a provocative Hollywood spoof a la Spinal Tap
- Over 40 minutes of exclusive concert footage of The Screamers
- Rare footage of Fluxus artist Al Hansen
- Exclusive outtakes of Vampira's final major interview
- Punish Or Be Damned, a tribute to Tomata du Plenty
- Girls, a never before released Penelope Houston music video
- Special interview with writer/director Rene Daalder
Color. 1986. Director: Rene Daalder.
(TWO DISC SPECIAL EDITION) 2XDVD. 215 Minutes. Full Screen 4x3
A Cult Epics Release DVD068
CULT EPICS IS PROUD TO PRESENT: THE RENE DAALDER COLLECTION
Multi-faceted, multi-hyphenate writer/director Rene Daalder's career spans several decades and many disciplines. His six feature films include his controversial European debut THE WHITE SLAVE, written with his life-long friend Rem Koolhaas, and the American teen cult classic MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH. Expanding into popular music, Daalder received a Grammy nomination for best long-form music video, and has collaborated with artists as varied as Supertramp, The Sex Pistols, and Beck. Later he widened his focus, pioneering the use of digital visual effects in Hollywood movies and writing extensively on computers, art and architecture for MIT Press, Rizzoli and Taschen Books. Moreover, he has curated critically acclaimed art exhibits in Los Angeles and Amsterdam and a symposium on conceptual art films at UCLA.
After his critically acclaimed documentary on Bas Jan Ader, HERE IS ALWAYS SOMEWHERE ELSE, Daalder's current projects include the sci-fi documentary, THE TERRESTRIALS, about the young-20s generation, done with the active participation of the Timothy Leary Archive (now in post-production). Also in progress is an intimate portrait of architect Rem Koolhaas and a CGI animated feature utilizing the songs of The Beatles. In addition, Daalder is the creator, along with Folkert Gorter, of the remarkably successful online think tank: www.spacecollective.org dedicated to The Future of Everything.
FILMOGRAPHY Rene Daalder:
- Here is Always Somewhere Else (2008)
- Hysteria (1998)
- Habitat (1997)
- Centipede (1990)
- A Second Chance (1987)
- Population: 1 (1986)
- Massacre at Central High (1976)
- Je Maintiendrai (1978)
- The White Slave (1969)
- Body and Soul II (1966)
- Body and Soul I (1966)
- 1,2,3 Rhapsody (1965)
More info www.renedaalder.com
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