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Colin Fitz Lives!
Friday, July 30, 2010 : 7:00pm to 10:00pm
University Park Campus
George Lucas Instructional Building
112
Free
The tale of two security guards hired to protect the gravesite of a dead rock idol.
The School of Cinematic Arts and Sundance Selects invite you and a guest to a special screening of Colin Fitz Lives!, written by Tom Morrissey.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director-producer Robert Bella.
About Colin Fitz Lives!
World Premiere, Sundance Film Festival
Best of Fest, Best Feature Film, Best Cinematography, Austin Film Festival
Best of Fest, Long Island Film Festival
Colin Fitz Lives! is a charming, ironic, absurdist comedy that finds its inspiration in America’s obsessions with fame, celebrity deaths and rock ’n’ roll. Every year on the anniversary of rock idol Colin Fitz’s death, something bizarre happens at his gravesite. This year, his wife, Justice Fitz (Julianne Phillips), enlists the help of two security guards, Paul (Matt McGrath) and Grady (Andy Fowle), who are clearly not from the same universe. From the moment they begin preparing for their night in the graveyard, personalities clash, as Paul and Grady heatedly exchange views on life, love and American pop culture.
Throughout one increasingly strange night, the mismatched guards have comical encounters with numerous visitors: their officious supervisor Mr. O’Day (William H. Macy), a Colin Fitz fanatic (Martha Plimpton), the mysterious groundskeeper Nolan (John C. McGinley), Grady’s ex-girlfriend Moira (Mary McCormack) and Moira’s new beau Tony Baby Shark (Chris Bauer).
By the end of the night, Paul and Grady arrive at a newfound respect for the megastar’s iconic power and also each other. Echoing the hilarious mockumentary madness of This is Spinal Tap! and the deadpan existentialism of Clerks, Colin Fitz Lives! explores dead-rock-star mythology and postmodern romance, while also making a case for friendship in a world gone mad.
Colin Fitz Lives! is being released by Sundance Selects nationwide on video-on-demand in more than 40 million homes across the country. It will be available on the main movies-on-demand platform of most cable providers, including Time Warner, Comcast, Cox and Cablevision.
Provided courtesy of Sundance Selects. Not rated. Running time: 87 minutes.
About the School of Cinematic Arts Summer Screening Series
This showcase for upcoming releases highlights world cinema, documentary and independent film titles, as well as current Hollywood blockbusters, reflecting the full spectrum of diverse, challenging and entertaining filmmaking being produced in the world today. The screenings take place in the School of Cinematic Arts Complex theaters or in Norris Cinema Theatre.
To view the calendar of screenings, visit cinema.usc.edu/SummerScreenings.