Monday 6th December
Secret Agent Super Dragon (1966)
A Venezuelan criminal starts conquering America by giving drugged candy and gum to college students in Michigan. Agent Super Dragon (Ray Danton) tracks the villain to Amsterdam (where else do villains who put drugs in lollies hang out). With Marisa Mell and Margaret Lee. 16mm Annandale Hotel 7.30pm Donation

Monday 13th December
Wild Angels (1966)
The film that spawned the biker genre. Peter Fonda stars as Heavenly Blues, a sulking, leather clad Hell’s Angel leader. The sometimes shocking events in this incredible movie were based on stories told by the real California Angels, who appear as themselves. Afterward they sued for deformation of character! In the aftermath of an attack on a Mexican biker club, Heavenly’s best friend Loser (Bruce Dern) is wounded and ends up in hospital. The Gang decide to spring him from the hospital by kidnapping him against doctors orders. Guess what? he dies and they decide to give him a send off befitting a Hell’s Angel. With the preacher tied up they proceed with a stoned-out orgy in the church, choice of instrument, bongo drums. Of course Dern being the guest of honor he attends propped up on a bench with a joint in his mouth. At the end Fonda stays behind explaining “There’s nowhere to go.” True, but after The Trip Fonda made Easy Rider and became a cult hero for a while. Literally dozens of biker films followed some more violent and meaningless but few better. With Nancy Sinatra Michael J. Pollard, Gayle Hunnicutt, Diane Ladd, Dick Miller, and Peter Bogdanovich (the assistant director). “Blues Theme” by the Arrows was a hit single and two albums of the Fuzztone instrumental music was released. Not to be missed. 16mm Annandale Hotel 7.30 pm Donation.

Thursday 16th December
Benefit for Ubu
After the tragic loss of Ubu (Drummer of Mu-Mesons and many other bands) the archives has no other course than to create the first in a series of benefit nights in support of his wife Caspha and his two children Phoenix and Jovian. We will be screening a selection of interviews from a couple of documentaries on the Mesons, unseen Meson footage from various gigs of the last 10 years and a look at his infamous wedding on 16mm film. Put your money where your mouth is. Proceeds to go to Caspha and the kids to make Xmas a bit easier on them. Mu-Meson Archives 7.30 for 8pm start $10

Saturday 18th December
Freaks Geeks and Almost X Rated Peeks Xmas Party Anniversary.
A year in the making, Sandy Crack’s special presentation, the news behind the news from the most absurd to the most frightening. Not for the faint hearted a trawl for the stuff that should not have been made and should not be looked at but we will. If anything offends you don’t turn up stay at home in your cocoon of safety. Mu-Meson Archives 7.30 for 8pm start $10

Monday 20th December
Wake in Fright (1970)
A gift from the Mu-Meson Archives to Sydney’s celluloid lovers of fine cinema. I keep reading how there are no prints of this film around so here it is. One of the genuinely lost Australian classics. A shocking indictment of Australian drinking culture. Staring Garry Bond, Chips Rafferty, Jack Thompson, Sylvia Kay and Donald Pleasence as a doctor. Dons Party looks like a four year old’s birthday party held at McDonalds up against this film. Set over the Xmas holidays a sensitive young teacher stuck in the outback tries to make his way to Sydney and his girlfriend but collides with a community of hard drinking, gambling and kangaroo hunting locals which leads his life into a downward spiral to hell. 16mm Annandale Hotel 7.30pm Donation

Monday 27th December
They Saved Hitler’s Brain
Director David Bradley (Julius Caesar). Award wining cinematographer Stanly Cortez (The Magnificent Ambersons) and film star Carlos Rivas (True Grit) have made a film only Ed Wood (and the people who attend Cult Sinema Monday) could be proud of. The production started in the ‘50s, but it wasn’t until the early ‘60s when some UCLA film students spliced in extra footage that it was ready for release. It seems Hitler’s head is being kept alive on top of a mechanical box in a tiny Caribbean island controlled by Nazis. “Mr. H” and his pals are planning on spraying every major city with a deadly nerve gas, then take over the world (does Bush know about this). Only Professor John Colman and his antidote stand in their way. When he is kidnapped his son-in-law Phil, and daughter fly to his rescue and that’s when the fun really begins. Due to a public holiday Cult Sinema Monday will be held at Mu-Meson Archives 7.30 Donation.

Friday 31st December New Years Eve
See 2004 out with The Sounds of Seduction at The Gaelic Club
64 Devonshire St Surry Hills for Midnight Movie Madness with Jay Katz as your DJ, master of Ceremonies and Movie Show host (Jaimie Leonarder). 9pm to 3am the best value night around town $20+BF pre sale $30 on the door. Don’t miss out come dressed as your favourite B-grade movie star or character prizes awarded to the best, worst, freakiest, innovative, strangest, wackiest ect … Dance the year away to your favourite film scores.

Mu-Meson Archives are located at the corner of Parramatta Rd and Trafalgar Streets in Annandale at the end of King Furniture Building and up the steel staircase. Phone 9517-2010.

Annandale Hotel is at 17 Parramatta Rd Annandale. Ph 9550-1078