Thursday, June 11, 2009

You say potato, Ascot J. Smith says Last Man of Idaho

Posted by Scott Wilson on Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 2:37 PM

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If a talking potato from the future had visited in time, we might have mentioned this sooner, but tonight marks the premiere of the film Last Man of Idaho, in which a talking potato from the future figures prominently.

Ascot J. Smith's experimental movie, a La Jetée-style collage of still images (including the one on the right), screens at 7 tonight at Kurruption (1717 West Ninth Street, in the West Bottoms). Tickets cost $5 at the door, and the event is only for those 21 and older. Besides the movie, expect a silent auction of production art, stuff from B-Bop Comics for sale, and food (potato-themed appetizers).

Smith's site calls his film "grandiose and absurd" and explains it this way:

Writer, director and star Ascot J. Smith finds a

talking potato from the future. The two travel through time to

re-imagine the artist's life. Highlights include robbery and cryogenic

slumber.

The limits of choice

and human beings' navigation toward the inevitable end are interpreted

by Smith and his fantastic vegetable cohort. The result simultaneously

embraces and mocks cinematic seriousness.

What, you have something better to see before the Transformers sequel?

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