. . . A Chronology of Art, Music and Film Projects . . .

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The Short Version: Artist/Musician/Filmmaker Ronnie Cramer has been active in the arts community for over thirty years. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries and other venues across the country (including over forty shows in 2005-06 alone), his music has achieved airplay on over 100 radio stations nationwide and his critically-acclaimed films have been screened at festivals around the world. He has also been featured as a guest lecturer on art and media at numerous museums and universities. The Long Version: Cramer founded the musical group Alarming Trends and served and the bands' guitarist and primary songwriter. The Trends' musical history spans three decades; they played live gigs throughout Colorado (and across the U.S.) during the 1980s, recorded several film scores during the 1990s, and in 2001 had a Number One song on MP3.com. Cramer's solo musical works have also been featured on MP3.com and have been played and/or downloaded over 500,000 times. Several of his songs have appeared on the charts (including the Number One spot on the Experimental/Post Rock chart) and have been included in a number of anthologies and compilations. In addition to releasing numerous studio recordings, Cramer has appeared live at the top area venues, including the Mercury Cafe, Herman's Hideaway, Rock Island, Boulder's Blue Note, as well as performing shows at Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco and at legendary New York clubs CBGB and The Bitter End. He continues to perform concerts of his solo electronic music throughout North America. Cramer directed a series of music videos for Alarming Trends that were shown regularly on KBDI's 'Teletunes' and were featured on similar programs across the U.S., including 'Ground Zero Video,' 'Music Link,' USA Network's 'Night Flight' and MTV's '120 Minutes.' He also produced Final Mix, a weekly television series seen on Mile-Hi Cablevision in Colorado. His first feature film, the crime drama Back Street Jane, premiered at the Angelika Film Center in New York City and was favorably compared to Stanley Kubrick's The Killing and John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle by Psychotronic Magazine. Exploitation Journal praised the film in its pages and singled out the score (written by Cramer and performed by Alarming Trends) as 'excellent.' Cramer's black comedy Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend became a cult classic and was cited as 'the best drive-in movie of the year' by film critic Joe Bob Briggs, who also called Cramer 'an inspired demento who's made some of the finest underground films of this century.' Cult Movies and Blue Ryder both called Even Hitler 'hilarious,' Adult Video News described it as 'inspired,' and Westword termed the film 'vicious, subversive satire.' It also spawned a successful sequel: The Hitler Tapes. Ronnie's first documentary film, Highway Amazon, was called 'outrageously weird and funny' by Westword and named Best Documentary at the New York International Independent Film Festival, the Miami Short Film Festival and at the 40th Annual Humboldt Film Festival. Highway Amazon has also been screened at many other festivals around the world and was one of ten films selected for the 2003 Colorado Film Biennial at the Starz Center in Denver. Cramer recently produced A Moment in Time for the Museum of Contemporary Art | Denver, which won a 2005 Telly Award for Cultural Documentary. His film Pillow Girl has been an official selection at over 100 festivals worldwide and was named Best Experimental Film at the Miami Short Film Festival, the Golden Star Shorts Fest, the Big Muddy Film Festival, the Trail Dance Film Festival and the Coney Island Film Festival. Pillow Girl was also named Best Animated Short at the Denver Underground Film Festival and chosen for the 2005 Colorado Film Biennial. Ronnie's films have appeared at many venues in the USA and abroad, including:

Aarhus Festival of Independent Arts, DK ACE Film Festival, NYC AFI Fest, CA Angelika Film Center, New York, NY Ann Arbor Film Festival, MI Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL Artists' Television Access Ashland Independent Film Festival, OR ATA Film and Video Festival, CA Athens Inst for Contemporary Art, GA Athens Int'l Film and Video Festival, OH Atlanta Film Festival, GA Bare Bones Film Festival, OK Bay Street Film Festival, ON Beloit International Film Festival, WI BE FILM Underground Film Festival, NY Benders, Denver, CO Big Bear Lake Film Festival, CA Big Muddy Film Festival, IL Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, MT Black Earth Film Festival, IL Bolzano Film Festival, IT Boston Underground Film Festival, MA Brainwash TV and Film Festival, CA Brandywine Digital Film Festival, IN Brendan Theatres, Las Vegas, NV British Film Festival LA Brooklyn Arts Council, NY Brooklyn International Film Festival, NY Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY Buckingham Ind Film Festival, CA Buffalo Niagara Film Festival, NY Bug Theatre, Denver, CO Calgary Fringe Fest, AB California Independent Film Festival Cambofest, Cambodia Canadian Int'l Annual Film Festival Cape Fear Ind Film Network, NC Carolina Film and Video Festival, SC Chlotrudis Short Film Festival, MA CineKink New York CineKink San Francisco CineVegas, NV Club Octane, CO Commerce Gallery, KS Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC Coney Island Film Festival, NY Creative Arts Studio, NY Crested Butte Film Festival, CO Cucalorus Film Festival, NC Dam Short Film Festival, NV da Vinci Film & Video Festival, OR Dawson City Int'l Film Festival, Yukon Delancy St Foundation, CA Del Ray Beach Film Festival, FL Delta Film Festival, Manteca, CA Denver Crossroads Theatre, CO Denver Performing Arts Complex, CO Denver Underground Film Festival

DigiFestival, Florence, IT Dixie Film Festival, Athens, GA Downtowner Film Festival, CO Durango Film Festival, CO DV Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA Dubrovnik Int'l Film Festival, HR East Lansing Film Festival, MI 1896 Fine Art Film Gallery, Denver, CO Ellensburg Film Festival, IL El Sawy Int'l Film Festival Egypt End of the Pier Film Festival, UK Estes Park Film Festival, CO E.vil City Film Festival, NY Experimental Film Channel Expresión en Corto Int'l Film Festival, MX Fallbrook Film Festival, CA Ferndale Film Festival, MI Festival du Cinema de Paris, FR Festival Minden, Kalamata, GR 15 Short Film Festival, Charlotte, NC Film Pop, Montreal, QC Filmstock Hungary, Debrecen, HU Filmstock Int'l Film Festival, UK Flatland Film Festival, TX Flint Film Festival, MI Forest Film Fest, Portland, OR Foundry Art Centre, MO Foursite Film Festival, UT Frame Damage Animation Festival, CO Gallery 825, CA Gallery Now Film Festival, CA Gasparilla Film Festival, FL Golden Film Festival, CO Golden Lion Film Festival, SZ Golden Star Shorts Fest, CA Great Lakes Film Festival, Erie, PA Griffon Int'l Film Festival, MO Harry M. Warner Film Festival, PA Heart of Gold Film Festival, AU Hell's Half Mile Fest, MI Hoboken International Film Festival, NJ Honolulu International Film Festival, HI Humboldt Film Festival, Arcata, CA Inattendus, Lyon, France Ind Festival of Digital Arts, CA Independents' Film Festival, FL Indianapolis Int'l Film Festival, IN Indie Can Film Festival, ON Indie Gathering, OH Interactive Media Forum, OH International Family Film Festival, CA Int'l Film Festival of England Int'l Film Festival of South Africa Invideo, Milan, IT Iowa City Int'l Film Festival, IA Jersey Shore Film Festival, NJ Kansas City Filmmaker's Jubilee, MO KC Fringe Festival, MO Keene State College, NH

Kerouac Traveling Museum Koncertberichten, BE Lake Arrowhead Film Festival, CA Lake County Film Festival, IL Lakedance Int'l Film Festival, ID Lake Havasu Int'l Film Festival, AZ L’Alternativa, Barcelona, ES The Lamp, Hull, UK Long Island Film Festival, NY Leeds Int'l Film Festival, UK Lenola Film Festival, IT Les Inattendus Festival de Films, FR Lone Star Int'l Film Festival, TX Long Island International Film Expo Louisville's Int'l Festival of Film, KY Luggage Store Gallery, CA Maryland Film Festival, MD Mediawave Film and Music Festival, HU Mendocino Film Festival, CA Mesa Arts Center, AZ Miami Short Film Festival, FL Miami University, Oxford, OH Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor Milano Film Festival, IT Mini-Cinema Film Festival, WV Mirage Art Gallery, CO Montana Independent Film Festival Montezuma Film Festival, CR Montreal Short Film Festival Museo de las Americas, CO Museum of Contemporary Art Denver Muskegon Film Festival Nashville Film Festival, TN Nevada City Film Festival, CA New Orleans Video Access Center, LA New York Int'l Ind Film Festival, NY Nordic Art Video Festival, SE Northampton Int'l Film Festival, MA Ohio Independent Film Festival, OH Omaha Lit Fest, NE Open APPerture Short Film Festival, NC Oriental Theatre, Denver, CO Oxford Film Festival, MS Palais Ideal, Chico, CA Parabox Montclair Film Festival, NJ Paso Robles Digital Film Festival, CA Poppy Jasper Film Festival, CA Portland Int'l Short Short Festival Port Townsend Film Festival, WA Provincetown Int'l Film Festival, MA Quittapahilla Film Festival, PA Raetihi Film Festival, NZ Raindance, London, UK RealHeart Film Festival, ON Real to Reel Film Festival, NC Reel Heads Film Festival, CO Reynolda Film Festival, NC Rincon International Film Festival, PR Ripon College, WI

River Bank Studios, PA River's Edge Film Festival, KY Rock Island, Denver, CO Rockport Film Festival, TX Rome International Film Festival, GA Route 66 Film Festival, IL Rowan University, NJ Roxy Theatre, Muskogee, OK Sacramento Int'l Film Festival, CA San Antonio Underground Film Festival San Francisco Frozen Film Festival, CA San Francisco Indie Fest, CA Sci-Fi London, UK Sedona Int'l Film Festival, AZ Sexy International Film festival, AU SF Doc Fest, San Francisco, CA Show-Me Missouri Int'l Film Festival Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, AL Signals International Shorts Festival Simrishamn Int'l Art Film Festival, SE 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL SoCal Independent Film Festival, CA SoHo20 Chelsea Gallery, NY Spokane Int'l Film Festival, WA Spooky Film Festival, DC Starz Denver Film Festival, CO Starz Film Center, Denver, CO St. Louis Int'l Film Festival, MO Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ Sutton Theatre, New York, NY Swansea Film Festival, Wales Syracuse Int'l Film Festival, NY Taos Mountain Film Festival, NM Tacoma Film Festival, WA Tallgrass Film Festival, KS Thin Line Film Fest, TX Tiburon Int'l Film Festival, CA Tivoli Cinemas, Kansas City, MO Trail Dance Film Festival, OK Transistor Festival, CO Trenton Film Festival, NJ Tribeca Underground Film Festival, NY 21 Grand, Oakland, CA Twin Cities Underground Film Festival Twin Rivers Media Festival, NC University of Nebraska USA Film Festival, TX US Super 8 Film & Video Festival, NJ Utopia Film Festival, MD Viral Film Festival, NYC VisionFest, New York, NY Vogue Theatre, Hollywood, CA Washougal Int'l Film Festival, WA Wilma Theatre, Missoula, MT Winnipeg International Film Festival Winslow Film Festival, AZ Woods Hole Film Festival, MA Ybor Festival of the Moving Image, FL Zoie Online Film Festival

A longtime Harley-Davidson enthusiast, Cramer's Motorcycle Web Index has been a top Internet resource for bikers since going online in 1996. Ronnie was profiled in the premiere issue of Sturgis Rally News and has painted three covers for the motorcycle magazine Full Throttle.

Ronnie Cramer appears in the following books: Cult Horror Films: From Attack of the 50 Foot Woman to Zombies of Mora Tau by Welch D. Everman (1993) Film Review Orpheus Publications (1995) The Psychotronic Video Guide by Michael J. Weldon (1996) VideoHound's Video Premieres by Mike Mayo (1997) Making Movies on Your Own: Practical Talk from Independent Filmmakers by Kevin J. Lindenmuth (1998) VideoHound's Independent Film Guide by Monica Sullivan (1999) Cutting Edge: Art-Horror and the Horrific Avant-garde by Joan Hawkins (2000) International Motion Picture Almanac by Tracy Stevens (2000) The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motorcycles by Darwin Holmstrom and Motorcyclist Magazine (2001) Video Movie Guide by Mick Martin and Marsha Porter (2001) Psychotherapists on Film, 1899-1999 by John Flowers and Paul Frizler (2004) Savvy Guide to Motorcycles by Shirley Duglin Kennedy (2005) Neo-Noir by Ronald Schwartz (2005) Que's Official Internet Yellow Pages by Joe Kraynak (2005) Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television by Thomas Riggs (2005) International Television and Video Almanac by Eileen S. Quigley (2006) Great American Motorcycle Tours by Gary McKechnie, Forward by Peter Fonda (2006) Biker's Handbook: Becoming Part of the Motorcycle Culture by Jay Barbieri, Forward by Michele Smith (2007) Ronnie Cramer has appeared in the following magazines: Adult Video News • Billboard • Brutarian • B-Side • Cashbox • College Music Journal • Creem • Cult Movies • Draculina • Entertainment Weekly Film Threat • Film Threat Video Guide • Flipside • Full Throttle • Gargoyle • Hotwired • Indianapolis Monthly • Model Rocketry • Mystery Scene • Nose Option • PC Magazine • PC World • Psychotronic Video • Quick Throttle • Rockpool • Score • Sturgis Rally News • Upstage • Walneck's • World of Fandom

Below is a chronology of the RC's various efforts, including art exhibitions, concerts, recording dates and radio and television airplay. It makes use of photos, posters and quotations from various newspapers and magazines.

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January 5, 2008 KKUP 91.5 FM Cupertino, CA Ronnie Cramer's album Juno named Best of 2007 in Experimental category on Don Campau's No Pigeonholes program January 14, 2008 Decko Koji Objecava Even Hitler had a Girlfriend Director: Ronnie Cramer Whom would not have interested in this movie with such title? And what is it? Marcus Templeton is a loser who works 'shitty jobs' and that it desperately needs girl. At night works as a security, and by day looks sort of bad adult channel striptiz girl that i do not want to see naked. At the same time, someone is constantly under his door trpao religious pamphlets on how the sin of watching programs that show naked women. After several unsuccessful and incredibly poor attempts to give up and start spending money on girls from the advertising to come to your home address ... Interesting low or no buget film. Mostly due to excellent internal monologue main characters, some hilarious scenes, such as watching monster moviea about sexual episode, a woman and brain in the jar with the comment 'Even that brain got a girl!' If you prefer a slightly different film to try get this. Conclusion: although presporog paced and occasionally on the border negledljivosti, however, because of the above mentioned details and ponekog jewels worth it to see. - Translated from Croatian January 15, 2008 New Orleans Video Access Center 532 Louisa St. New Orleans, LA 70117 Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Pillow Girl January 21 - 27, 2008 Les Inattendus Festival de films (très) indépendants Lyon, France Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Pillow Girl January 26, 2008 Muskegon Chronicle Coming soon to the Muskegon Film Festival Cantata in C Major Director: Ronnie Cramer Six hundred and five film clips are assembled and used to create a piece of electronic music. As the visual component appears in the center of the screen, the original analog audio is sent to the left channel while it is simultaneously converted into digital music data and sent to the right channel. The digital data is also transposed into traditional musical notation and displayed on the screen as it is converted. The film includes an animated 'chalkboard' introduction that explains the entire process. - Bill Iddings January 28, 2008 Denver International Experimental Film Festival Denver, CO Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Highway Amazon January 31 - February 2, 2008 Muskegon Film Festival Frauenthal Center Muskegon, MI Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major February 15 - 17, 2008 United States Super 8 Film & Digital Video Festival Scott Hall #123 Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major February 20, 2008 This Week in New York CINEKINK Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Ave. at Second St., February 26 ¬ March 1 Pioneer Theater, 155 East Third St. at Ave. A, March 2 Tickets: $6-$10 The fifth annual CineKink returns to New York City for a series of sexy programs at Anthology Film Archives, Taj, and the Two Boots Pioneer Theater. This year’s fest includes such titles as THE BI APPLE, BONDAGE BOOB-TUBE, THE GAY LEATHERMAN, NEUROTIC, SEXUAL SUSHI, TRANNYMAL, and a whole bunch of others we can’t mention here without being blocked by various firewalls. Triple X Selects: The Best of Lezsploitation, featuring DIRTY WORDS: THE LETTER C (T. Arthur Cottam, 2007), PILLOW GIRL (Ronnie Cramer, 2006), and HIGHWAY AMAZON (Ronnie Cramer, 2002), 7:00 February 20 - 23, 2008 Carolina Film and Video Festival Elliott University Center - UNCG Campus Carousel Cinemas - Battleground Ave. Greensboro, NC Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs Named Best Independent Experimental/Animation February 23 - March 22, 2008 Morton Street Gallery 214 Morton St. Richmond, TX 77469 Art exhibition featuring paintings by Ronnie Cramer February 26 - March 2, 2008 CineKink New York, NY Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Pillow Girl Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Highway Amazon February 27 - March 2, 2008 Durango Independent Film Festival Durango, CO Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs February 28 - March 2, 2008 Gasparilla Film Festival Tampa, FL Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs March 15, 2008 jFerrari Gallery 3015 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90039 Music/Sound-Art Performance by Ronnie Cramer March 15 - April 12, 2008 GALEX 42 Galesburg Civic Art Center 114 E. Main Main St. Galesburg, IL 61401 Art exhibition featuring paintings by Ronnie Cramer March 18 - May 15, 2008 The Nude in the 21st Century Clatsop Community College 1653 Jerome Ave. Astoria, OR 97103 Art exhibition featuring paintings by Ronnie Cramer March 20 - 23, 2008 Dawson City International Film Festival Dawson City, Yukon Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Pillow Girl March 21, 2008 AMP Body of Art The opening reception on March 15 was a fantastic success with great performances from Nathalie Broizat, Scot Nery, Holmes, Nance Broderzen, and Ronnie Cramer, and great attendance too. March 24 - 29, 2008 Buffalo Niagara Film Festival Buffalo, NY Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs March 24 - 30, 2008 Humboldt Film Festival Humboldt State University 1 Harpst St. Arcata, CA 95521 Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major March 26 - 30, 2008 Sacramento International Film Festival Sacramento, CA Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Highway Amazon March 28 - 30, 2008 Open APPerture Film Festival Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28607 Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major April 2008 Ronnie Cramer Capriccio for Guitar and Triangle 1. Capriccio for Guitar and Triangle Modulated guitar feedback and effects Recorded March 15, 2008 at jFerrari Gallery Los Angeles, California Written and Produced by Ronnie Cramer April 2008 Accolade Awards Honorable Mention for Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major April 3 - 26, 2008 Englewood Cultural Arts Center Englewood, CO Art exhibition featuring paintings by Ronnie Cramer April 4 - 6, 2008 Lake Havasu Film Festival Lake Havasu City, AZ Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs Recipient of the Final Cut Award April 4 - 25, 2008 Academy of Fine Arts 600 Main St. Lynchburg, VA 24504 Art exhibition featuring paintings by Ronnie Cramer April 7, 2008 Westword Delegating Denver #38 of 56: North Dakota Famous North Dakotans With Denver Connections: Renegade art-museum mooch Clyfford Still; Boulder printmaker Bud Shark; Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend filmmaker Ronnie Cramer. April 10 - 13, 2008 Lake Arrowhead Film Festival Blue Jay, CA Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs April 10 - May 10, 2008 Watercolor Society of Alabama 67th Annual National Exhibition Carnegie Visual Arts Center 207 Church St. NE Decatur, AL 35601 Art exhibition featuring paintings by Ronnie Cramer April 10 - May 23, 2008 Associated Artists of Winston-Salem 301 West Fourth St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Art exhibition featuring paintings by Ronnie Cramer April 11 - 13, 2008 Reynolda Film Festival Winston-Salem, NC Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs April 11 - 13, 2008 Brandywine Digital Film Festival Wake Forest University Greenfield, IN Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs April 16 - 20, 2008 Ybor Festival of the Moving Image Tampa, FL Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major April 16 - May 10, 2008 Katharine Butler Gallery 1943 Morrill St. Sarasota, FL 34236 Art exhibition featuring paintings by Ronnie Cramer April 16 - 20, 2008 Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee Kansas City, MO Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major April 16, 2008 Kansas City Star 10 best bets at the Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee Cantata in C Major Undoubtedly the weirdest movie of the jubilee … and one of the most enjoyable. For Ronnie Cramer’s oddball masterpiece, 605 movie clips — they average less than a second in length — are edited together. The sounds are then converted into musical notes that are played on what sounds like a synthesizer. Here’s the gimmick — all the clips are of actors screaming. And the screaming is organized into categories: actors turning and screaming, actors running and screaming, actors pounding on doors and screaming, actors screaming and fainting, actors waking up from nightmares and screaming … Not only is it hysterical, but 'Cantata' also serves as a commentary on how the scream (and other film clichés) has become part of our cinematic language. - Robert W. Butler April 17 - 27, 2008 Bare Bones Film Festival Roxy Theatre Muskogee, OK Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major April 22 - 26, 2008 Rincón International Film Festival Rincón, Puerto Rico Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major April 23 - May 3, 2008 Indianapolis International Film Festival Indianapolis, IN Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Pillow Girl April 25 - May 1, 2008 Athens International Film and Video Festival Athens, OH Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs April 25 - May 3, 2008 Mediawave International Film and Music Festival Gyor, Hungary Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs April 25 - 27, 2008 Fallbrook Film Festival Fallbrook, CA Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major April 28, 2008 Viral Film Festival New York, NY Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs April 28, 2008 Vanksen Culture Buzz Viral Film Festival gibt’s jetzt auch auf Dailymotion Die Freunde des viralen Kurzfilms können sich freuen, denn bald ist es soweit: Nächste Woche, am 28. April 2008, steigt das weltweit erste Festival des viralen Films in New York. Organisiert wird das mit Spannung erwartete Ereignis von Vanksen/Culture-Buzz, dem Befilm Festival und Dailymotion. Inzwischen steht die Jury fest. Sie wird sich aus Norman Vale (ehemaliger Geschäftsführer von Grey Advertising und ehemaliger Direktor der International Advertising Association), Lizzy Klein (Direktorin von Zagat.com, dem ersten Onlinerestaurantführer in den USA) und Moenen Erbuer (Designdirektor bei Duval Guillaume New York) zusammensetzen. Diese Filme werden bei dem Festival gezeigt: 1. Mugs, Regie: Ronnie Cramer 2. Holyland, Regie: Or-Lin Tamir 3. Tripswitch, Regie: Anthony Sutcliffe 4. Carolinas Recycling: Tag, Regie: Michael Sugarman 5. Perrier 'Sexier' 6. Behind the scenes with Dick Chatterly 'Dick on name droppers,' Regie: Eric Kallevig 7. Monkey Proof, Regie: Andi Knaup 8. Wedding Proposal Idea, Regie: Or-Lin Tamir 9. Bosco, Regie: Willy Hartland 10. Le dernier megot: office, Regie: Michael Sugarman - Cédric Puisney April 29 - May 3, 2008 BE FILM the Underground Film Festival 147 Duane St. New York, NY 10013 Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs April 29 - May 31, 2008 Emerald Empire Art Association 500 Main St. Springfield, OR 97477 Art exhibition featuring paintings by Ronnie Cramer May 1 - 4, 2008 Syracuse International Film Festival Syracuse, NY Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs May 2 - 4, 2008 Trenton Film Festival Trenton, NJ Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs 'Viewers will be transfixed by 100 celebrity mug shots rapidly morphing from one to the next in a way that will act on the mind of those individuals who gaze at the flashing images. Celebrity faces turn into seamless figures that dance on the screen to a continuous flow of a positively eerie beat. The recurring images make a daring statement on the culture of celebrities.' May 5 - 10, 2008 Ohio Independent Film Festival Gordon Square Theatre 6405 Detroit Ave. Cleveland, OH 44102 Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Highway Amazon May 14, 2008 Cinema Tonic Films You Just Wouldn't Believe! Ronnie Cramer is a director of note. An American with an eye for the uncanny and the absurd. He also likes to be behind the camera creating really amazing films. (Recaps of Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend, Back Street Jane and The Hitler Tapes) May 16 - June 27, 2008 Arts Council of Wayne County 2406 E. Ash St. Goldsboro, NC 27534 Art exhibition featuring paintings by Ronnie Cramer May 29 - June 1, 2008 Mendocino Film Festival Mendocino, CA Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major May 30 - June 8, 2008 Brooklyn International Film Festival Brooklyn, NY Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs June 10 - 13, 2008 International Film Festival England Ramada Tamworth, UK Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Pillow Girl June 11 - 15, 2008 Parabox 11th Montclair Film Festival 427 Bloomfield Ave. Montclair, NJ 07042 Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs June 13 - 14, 2008 Transistor Festival Benders Tavern 314 E. 13th Ave. Denver, CO Experimental music festival featuring multi-media by Ronnie Cramer June 26 - 29, 2008 Philadelphia Independent Film Festival Philadelphia, PA Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs June 2008 Kaffeine Buzz bump & grind > event reviews It all began Friday, June 13 at Bender's Tavern in Denver, CO. It was here that my magical electronic weekend began, at the Transistor Electronic Sound Art Festival, presented by Symbolic Insight. This first of two evenings consisted of some really great acts, the beginning of which was Bow Shock. Another highlight of the event was the visual stimulation. Live painting and drawing was provided by Eric Buckner Winfield and Michael Garfield while music was played. Ronnie Cramer's short films provided a nice change of pace between some sets, while bahiya engaged the eye with experimental dance during bios+a+ic's set. - Joshua Jones July 3 - Aug 1, 2008 Fireworks Conneaut Community Center for the Arts Conneaut, OH Art exhibition featuring paintings by Ronnie Cramer Best of Show First Place--Watercolor July 10, 2008 Chicago Tribune Movie Capsules CANTATA IN C MAJOR USA / 2007 / Short /11 min Six-hundred-five film clips are assembled and used to create a piece of electronic music. Director: Ronnie Cramer Producer & Camera: Ronnie Cramer Voice Over: Sarah Young July 10 - 12, 2008 CineKink Yerba Buena Center for the Arts San Francisco, CA Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Pillow Girl Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Highway Amazon July 10 - 12, 2007 San Francisco Frozen Film Festival The Roxie 3117 16th St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major July 19 - August 2, 2008 Jersey Shore Film Festival Deal, NJ Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs July 20 - 26, 2008 Imaginaria Film Festival Conversano, Italy Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs August 1, 2008 Chrome and Chroma 1330 27th St. Denver, CO Art exhibition featuring paintings by Ronnie Cramer August 1 - 3, 2008 Indie Gathering 1100 Crocker Rd. Westlake, OH 44145 Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major Experimental Short Award Recipient August 5, 2008 CineKink Tawdry Summer Tryst The Red Room @ KGB Complex 85 E. 4th St. New York, NY Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Highway Amazon August 9, 2008 Cambofest Pre-Screening Srok Srey, Cambodia Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs August 14 - 17, 2008 Nevada City Film Festival Nevada City, CA Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs August 15 - 17, 2008 River's Edge Film Festival Yeiser Art Center (Aug 15) Maiden Alley Cinema (Aug 16) Market House Theatre (Aug 17) Paducah, KY Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major Recipient of Juror's Award August 20 - 23, 2008 Washougal International Film Festival 1700 Main St. Washougal, WA 98671 Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs Recipient of Honors for Experimental Film August 21 - 28, 2008 Land Locked: The Iowa City International Film Festival Englert Civic Theatre 221 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major September 4 - 7, 2008 Rome International Film Festival Rome, GA Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs September 4 - 7, 2008 ACE Film Festival New World Stages 343 W. 49th St. New York, NY Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs September 6, 2008 vBulletin Joe Bob Briggs's 'Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend' Review I found this site of Joe Bob Briggs drive-in movie reviews and it brought back good memories. This one is for the movie 'Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend' - Nastier Homer 'Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In' for 3/27/92 Cutline: The ENORMOUSLY-talented Karen Pombo demonstrates how one pathetic lonely guy spent his entire life savings on calls girls in less than two weeks, in the best movie of 1992, 'Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend.' By Joe Bob Briggs Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, Texas And speaking of lonely pathetic existences, the best drive-in movie of 1992 is 'Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend,' the latest from Denver's one-man film industry, independent director Ronnie Cramer. Watch a chubby Omaha security guard in a lumpy golf shirt spend his entire life savings on call girls in less than two weeks! Andren Scott is the actor who plays Marcus Templeton, a guy so depressed that he sits in his bathtub for hours with the phone sitting on the commode, trying to think of somebody to call. He eats frozen dinners and Slim Jims, watches porno strippers on cable in his underwear, buys a jar of 'Reduce-o-cream' ('as safe as any garden vegetable') to make himself more attractive to women, tries to talk to women who are repulsed by him, considers a 'Wonder Corset,' wonders if someday he'll become a serial killer or whether he's currently insane, goes to the library to research the subject, and calls girls up for dates with opening lines like 'We could go to lunch. There's a Sinclair station near your house that has sandwiches on sale for $1.49.' I think you can tell where this is leading--straight to the Yellow Pages section marked 'Escort Services.' Marcus gets so deep into hookeritis that pretty soon he's tape-recording his sessions, and about eight hookers down the road, he makes his fatal mistake: he buys a video camera. How many times have I told you guys? It SOUNDS like a good idea, but talk to Rob Lowe first. Uh-uh. I don't think so. Here's the real scary part. Ronnie claims that this movie is '99 per cent true.' This is one of the funniest goldurn movies I've ever watched, but it's probly not available in video stores or theaters, so if you want to order one from Ronnie, send me an SASE and I'll send you the order form: Joe Bob, P.O. Box 2002, Dallas, TX 75221. We're talking 28 breasts. Six strippers. Eight hookers. Aardvarking. Brain in a jar. Butt tattoo. Frequent indigestion. Gratuitous Pee Wee Herman doll. Crab Fu. Drive-In Academy Award nominations for Ronnie Cramer, the genius who previously directed the violent drug drama 'Back Street Jane'; and Andren Scott, as Marcus Templeton, for saying 'My heart is bound to explode if I keep eating like this' and 'I could go buy something at the store--those people HAVE to talk to you' and 'I wish I could safely pull out my heart and massage it' and 'That chin is being swallowed up by the abyss once known as my neck' and 'At least this is better than my last job, changing those aromatic urinal cakes' and 'Am I going insane? I hope I'm just drunk' and 'This is kind of expensive, but it'll be worth it to go out on a date' and 'I should eat at home and save my money for call girls' and 'Can I feel those?' Four stars. Joe Bob says check it out. September 7 - 14, 2008 Lakedance International Film Festival Sandpoint, ID Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs September 9 - 14, 2008 SoCal Independent Film Festival 19744 Beach Blvd. Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs September 11 - 14, 2008 Estes Park Film Festival Estes Park, CO Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs September 12 - 13, 2008 Frame Damage Festival of Animation Starz Film Center Denver, CO Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs September 12 - 13, 2008 Milano Film Festival Athens Video Art Section Milan, Italy Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Pillow Girl September 18 - 20, 2008 Black Earth Film Festival 114 E. Main St. Galesburg, IL 61401 Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major September 19, 2008 Omaha Lit Fest W. Dale Clark Library Omaha, NE Art exhibition featuring multi-media by Ronnie Cramer September 20 - 21, 2008 Route 66 Film Festival Springfield, IL Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs September 20 - 21, 2008 Twin Cities Underground Film Festival Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel 2901 Chicago Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55407 Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs September 21, 2008 Lubbock Online Short films compete for honors at festival Several directors of short films will travel to Lubbock from New York, California and Texas markets to participate in the fourth annual Flatland Film Festival, according to festival co-director Chris Caddel. The festival will take place Thursday through Saturday at the Firehouse Theater inside the Underwood Center, 511 Ave. K. Call 762-8606 for full details about the film festival and to purchases tickets. Short Films Competing 'Domingo Frango Assado,' Frango Assado. 'Looking Good,' Ben Powell. 'Crossing Numbers,' Abel Gonzalez. 'The Ville,' Amy Bench. 'Strife of Tongues,' Michael David Perkins. 'Donut Heaven,' Annetta Marion. 'Cantata in C Major,' Ronnie Cramer. 'Stuck,' Bruce A. Block. 'ICD-9: 297.3,' Harrison Reynolds. 'The Great Wall of Texas,' Valerie Asensio. 'The Cave,' Michael Ramsey. 'Reflections,' Barry Caldwell. 'Dream on Cupid,' Michael Grabow. 'Texas At Random,' Stephen P. Warren. 'Sons of Gods,' Q. Manning. 'Lipstick,' Shane Pullen. 'Birds,' Mark Betancourt. 'Never Go Back,' Randy Cordray. 'I Love You I Love You I Love You,' Mikey Reyes. 'Incantation,' Nancy Rodwan. 'Future Cop 2010,' Matt Kelley. 'Abandoned,' Chase Chessnutt. 'Cowboy: A Love Story,' Jenny McNabb. September 24 -28, 2008 Thin Line Film Fest Denton, TX Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs September 25 - 27, 2008 Flatland Film Festival Firehouse Theatre Louise H. Underwood Center for the Arts 511 Ave. K Lubbock, TX Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major September 26 - 28, 2008 Port Townsend Film Festival Port Townsend, WA Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs September 2008 Alliance Française 1st Golden Lion Animation Film Festival in Maseru The target is to work toward doing an African animated film festival centered in Lesotho (for this 2008’s year, envision 2 sponsors Babophayi Awards, one for the Best Animation film and another one for the best documentary movie. The listing of the films is 'Favela Rhythms / Ritmo na Favela' (Brazil) Mari Gardner Duration 31:00 'Uno degli Ultimi' (One of the Last) (Italy) Paul Zinder Duration 12:00 'Eginja Eyimba (The Singing Rock)' (Uganda) Zuleika Kingdon Duration 16:00 'Cantana in C Major' (US Denver) Ronnie Cramer Duration 8:00 'Africa 11' (Austria) Stefan Lukacs Duration 21:00 October 2 - 5, 2008 Hell's Half Mile Film and Music Festival Bay City, MI Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major October 2 - 19, 2008 Tacoma Film Festival Tacoma, WA Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs October 7, 2008 Syracuse Post-Standard Nominations are in for 2nd Upper State Indie Awards show at Syracuse's Palace Theatre Syracuse rapper and businessman Kendric T. Bedell will present the second edition of the Upper State Indie Awards show at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Palace Theatre on James Street in Syracuse. Bedell just sent over this year's nominees. Bedell's been gracious enough to invite me to present an award for the second year in a row. The debut of the event last year mixed music, dance and fashion with the awards. More information will be coming. The nominees were gathered through online submissions. Here they are: Independent DVD Cuse DVD Vol 2 America The Beautiful Urban S.L.A.M., Vol.1 On DVD How To Succeed in Urban Fashion Block Party Madness Films by Ronnie Cramer - Mark Bialczak October 9 - November 1, 2008 Los Angeles Center for Digital Art Snap to Grid 107 W. 5th St. Los Angeles, CA 90013 Art exhibition featuring multi-media by Ronnie Cramer October 13 - 18, 2008 International Film Festival of South Africa Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Pillow Girl October 17 - 18, 2008 Flint Film Festival Flint, MI Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major October 18 - 31, 2008 Gold Lion Film Festival Scala Theatre Maputo, Mozambique Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major October 19, 2008 15 Short Film Festival Charlotte, NC Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs October 24 - 26, 2008 Utopia Film Festival 15 Crescent Rd. Greenbelt, MD 20770 Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major October 30 - November 9, 2008 AFI Fest Los Angeles, CA Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs October 31, 2008 Commerce Gallery at the Go Away Garage 508 S. Commerce Wichita, KS 67202 Art exhibition featuring paintings and multi-media by Ronnie Cramer November 2008 MNGinteractive Mugs, USA, directed by Ronnie Cramer: In this bizarre, hypnotic, and funny short, celebrity mug shots morph into one another over a minimalist, trancelike soundtrack. November 2008 Truckee Meadows Community College 7000 Dandini Ave. Reno, NV Art exhibition featuring paintings by Ronnie Cramer November 6 - 8, 2008 Rockport Film Festival Rockport, TX Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major November 6 - 9, 2008 Dallas Video Festival Angelika Film Center Dallas, TX Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Cantata in C Major November 10 - December 19, 2008 Philadelphia Watercolor Society 108th Anniversary International Exhibition of Works on Paper McKinney and Long Galleries Mitchell Hall West Chester University West Chester, PA Art exhibition featuring paintings by Ronnie Cramer November 12 - 15, 2008 Cucalorus Film Festival 815 Princess St. Wilmington NC 28401 Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs November 12 - 15, 2008 Bolzano Film Festival Capital Cinema Bolzano, Italy Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Pillow Girl November 13 - 23, 2008 Starz Denver Film Festival Starz Film Center Denver, CO Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs November 20, 2008 Coffee, Coffee and More Coffee Some Short Thoughts on Some Short Films There are several programs of short films presented at the SDFF. I chose two of the programs based on past interests - 'Faux Movements . . . and other excursions' to get a glimpse of the current state of so-called experimental filmmaking, and 'Fear & Dystopia' in order to see something by local legend Ronnie Cramer. 'Fear & Dystopia' consists of short films by local filmmakers. The two that I enjoyed were The Clearing by Jack Gastelbondo, and Mugs by Ronnie Cramer. Mugs is simply the morphing of mug shots of the (in)famous - Larry King, Johnny Cash, Mel Gibson, Jane Fonda, among others. Some appear to be happy, while others look worse for wear. The film is five minutes of fun at the expense of people who sometimes behaved very badly. - Peter Nellhuas December 4, 2008 Diagonal Thoughts Morphology In his essay ‘Animation as Baroque: Fleischer Morphs Harlem; Tangos to Crocodiles’ (in ‘The Vatican to Vegas: A History of Soecial Effects’, and also part of the excellent reader ‘The Sharpest Point Animation at the End of Cinema’, edited by Chris Gehman and Steve Reinke) Norman M. Klein argues that one the governing concepts of animation is 'the morph,' the theatrical rupture of the stable image in the transformation of a thing into something else. For Klein, it is a space of entropy within a cartoon itself-an actual 'lapse' of scribbles between two more fixed images. The “morph” is a metaphoric, frequently haunted 'hesitation' that embodies all our anxieties about the world around us, and it is shorthand for the entire medium’s proclivity for constant metamorphosis. quote: 'the Morph is solid and absent at the same time. It is like a scar that narrates, a braile of absences. The viewer can practically run a finger across the ridge of hesitation, very haptic, a touch of all-at-once. The drawings leave a elegant wound as they dissolve to make way for motion. The Morph is also a history of production itself, like many special-effects films: a history of the drawing in decay or erasure; or even of the team who made the effects. In thirties animation, the original drawing was cleaned up, then traced by inkers on to another medium: inked and painted on a cel. In the nineties, it is scanned digitally, then paint-boxed, a morph of production itself, with far fewer strings, often fewer hesitations. Also, the morph should suggest an uneasy alliance inside the character’s body and inside the atmospheres at the same time. Like Dr. Jekyll nervously grabbing his throat, both the space and the body should look as if they might revert back, as if the air is dangerous. The morph is supposed to look unstable, in hesitation, on a journey into antimatter, where many atmospheres meet.' Here are some wonderful examples of Morphing in the “Electronic Baroque” era Ronnie Cramer, ‘Pillow Girl’ (2006) ‘Pillow Girl’ was originally a sound-art work. Artist/musician/filmmaker Ronnie Cramer scanned the covers and inside pages of a number of lurid, vintage paperbacks and magazines, then ran the collected image and text data through a variety of synthesizers. The resulting sound files were then processed and remixed into a collection of electronic soundscapes. The visual portion of the piece makes use of the covers themselves, with the illustrated figures coming to life and morphing into one another during the course of the presentation (each cover is visible in its original state for only 1/30th of a second). In addition to being a colorful and impressive visual display, the images presented in ‘Pillow Girl’ are a vivid and fascinating historical encapsulation of how women have been depicted in popular culture. December 26 - 28, 2008 Cambofest: Film and Music Festival of Cambodia Siem Reap, Cambodia Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Mugs Screening of Ronnie Cramer's film Pillow Girl