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Monday, September 08, 2008 at 7:09 PM
Though this has been plugged elsewhere in the Thomas Crone Media Empire, I only learned today that I'll be introducing the film noted above, "Urban Explorers: Into the Darkness," on Thursday night at the Winifred Moore Auditorium; start time is 7 p.m. The film's being co-sponsored by 52nd City and we're happy to do so. In fact, we recently ran an interview with the doc's director, Melody Gilbert, which you can find here.If you happen to attend, the students you'll see scattered through the venue looking like they're working for some extra credit will probably be students of mine working for some extra credit. Just so you know.
If this is the first you've heard of it, the film's description goes like so: "Plunging into the world of urban exploration, a growing international subculture of adventure-seekers who explore places where most people would never dream of going, documentary filmmaker Melody Gilbert follows Max Action, Shane, Katwoman, Mr. X, Slim Jim and Turbozutek on their 'missions' to infiltrate sewers, 'lunatic asylums,' storm drains, faded tourist attractions, secret U.S. government sites and even the forbidden Catacombs in Paris. Some do it for the thrill of being where they're not supposed to be and not knowing what lies ahead. Others do it to document history before these long-forgotten places are demolished."
It's a sharp li'l motion picture. Hope you can drop in.