Once upon a time in the USA, Broadway and Business had a baby: the Corporate Musical. This is the story of one of Capitalism's strangest creations and the comedy writer obsessed with rescuing this hidden world from obscurity. With David Letterman, Martin Short, Susan Stroman, Jello Biafra and more.

Unavailable on home video for many years (except perhaps as a grainy, nth-generation VHS bootleg), Penelope Spheeris' seminal document of the young 1979-1980 Los Angeles punk scene includes chaotic live performances by now-legendary groups like Black Flag (with short-lived lead singer Ron "Chavo Pederast" Reyes), X (giving themselves stick-and-poke tattoos) and the Germs (whose unpredictable lead singer Darby Crash would commit suicide before the film's release) interwoven with talking-head interviews with teenage punks and, most entertainingly, older club owners trying very hard to describe a growing form of music they were clearly unprepared for. The footage of Fear's confrontational set would later grab the attention of John Belushi, who snagged the band a 1981 appearance on Saturday Night Live (and resulted in $20,000 in damage to the studio). - Tom Fritsche

Joan Jett is so much more than “I Love Rock ’n’ Roll.” It’s true, she became mega-famous from the number-one hit, and that fame intensified with the music video’s endless play on MTV. But that staple of popularity can’t properly define a musician. Jett put her hard work in long before the fame, ripping it up onstage as the backbone of the hard-rock legends The Runaways, influencing many musicians—both her cohort of punk rockers and generations of younger bands—with her no-bullshit style.
Bad Reputation gives you a wild ride as Jett and her close friends tell you how it really was in the burgeoning ’70s punk scene, and their interviews are laced with amazing archival footage. The theme is clear: even though people tried to define Jett and keep her stuck to one hit, she never compromised. She will kick your ass, and you’ll love her all the more for it.
Mon. 1/22, 2:30 p.m., MARC, PC
Tue. 1/23, 8:30 p.m., Egyptian, PC
Fri. 1/26, 3:00 p.m., Redstone 7, PC
Sat. 1/27, 9:30 p.m., Wagner, SLC
YEAR 2017
SECTION Doc Premieres
COUNTRY U.S.A.
RUN TIME 92 min
COMPANY PMK*BNC
WEBSITE

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PHONE 310-967-7247
Director
Kevin Kerslake
Screenwriter
Joel Marcus
Producers
Peter Afterman

Carianne Brinkman
Executive Producers
Dan Braun

Justus Haerder

Kathy Rivkin-Daum
Co Producers
Alessandra Pasquino

Margaret Yen
Additional Cinematography/Interviews
Greg Olliver
Post Production Supervisor
Alessandra Pasquino
Assistant Editor
Avo John Kambourian
Music Supervisor
Margaret Yen
Editor
Joel Marcus
Cinematography
Kevin Kerslake
Composer
Jacques Brautbar