[wine] this Thursday

Hi All: is anyone meeting this Thursday? if not, here's a free movie: Meet Local Filmmaker Jon Springer Springer's new film, The Hagstone Demon, screens at the Riverview on Thursday, May 8. by Erik McClanahan, photo courtesy of Cricket Films May 6, 2008 (from the May 2008 Online) Local filmmaker Jon Springer's new film The Hagstone Demon will be shown as a free sneak preview Thursday, May 8, at the Riverview Theater. The film stars Mark Borchardt, the subject of the Sundance award-winning documentary American Movie, which made him a cult celebrity of the indie film set. This locally produced film — presented by Flat Earth Brewery, Copycats, Cine-o-matic, and the MN Film & TV Board — will screen at the Minneapolis theater, located at 3800 42nd Ave S. Cast, crew, and guests are invited to an informal reception in the lobby beginning at 6 p.m. General admission begins at 7 p.m. Mr. Borchardt will attend the screening. Jon Springer is an award-winning horror writer/director with regional and national acclaim, and is regarded as an established cult filmmaker. Ain't it Cool News described Springer's film Living Dead Girl as a "hilarious silent-movie spoof...a grotesque, full-color, Romero-style gore fest," and in 2003, Film Threat called him "a filmmaker who sees nothing as taboo and whose imagination is something to behold." City Pages has described Springer as "the state's most audacious narrative filmmaker." Springer was recently awarded the 2007 McKnight Filmmaker Fellowship. An after party will take place at the new Nick and Eddie Restaurant and Bar (1612 Harmon Place, Mpls 55403.) JUST ANNOUNCED: It has been confirmed that Grant Hart of the legendary post-punk band Hüsker Dü will be performing live at the after party.