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Dec 7 : San Francisco
Jay Rosenblatt at Film Arts Foundation

Composer Jack Curtis Dubowsky moderates this special event

Meet the Maker: Jay Rosenblatt

Thursday, 7‚10pm

Jay Rosenblatt has been making films that explore our emotional and psychological cores since 1980. He is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Rockefeller Fellowship and his films have won many awards and have screened throughout the world. Articles about his work have appeared in the Sunday NY Times Arts & Leisure section, the LA Times, the NY Times, Filmmaker magazine, the Village Voice, and The Independent. Jay Rosenblatt's films. He has been a film and video production instructor since 1989 at various film schools in the Bay Area, including Stanford University, S.F. State University, S.F. Art Institute and the College of San Mateo.

$10 Filmmaker-level members; $35 others.

To reserve a seat in this class, please call Film Arts at (415) 552-8760 x311

Film Arts Foundation, 145 9th Street #101, San Francisco, CA, 94103

Nov 30 : New York
Can't Buy Me Love wins Audience Award at Long Island Festival

The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival announced the winners of the audience and jury awards for the 2006 Festival, held November 10-16, at the Cinema Arts Centre, in Huntington, New York.

 

Audience Award for Best Male Short Film - Can't Buy Me Love

Dir. Todd Wilson, USA, 2006, 20 min

Original Music by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Inc. is made possible with public funds from New York State Council of the Arts.

Nov 14-30 : Munich, Frankfurt, Cologne, Berlin
Can't Buy Me Love : Verzaubert Festival Screenings

Verzaubert Film Festival presents

Can't Buy Me Love ( Dir. Todd Wilson, US, 2006, 20 min )

Original Music by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

Check further details; search under Kurzfilme A-Z

Nov 12 : NYC
The Winsome Griffles at Galapagos / MIX NYC Afterparty

De Stijl Music presents

The Official MIX NYC Film Festival afterparty

Featuring The Winsome Griffles (from San Francisco) and Rise NYC

All MIX badgeholders and closing night ticket holders get in FREE

$8. Sunday 10pm til late in the Back Room

Galapagos Art Space

70 North 6th Street, between Kent and Wythe

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211, tel. 718 782 5188

The Winsome Griffles (SF) play a discerning and spirited mix of southern/Americana/rural tunes from the Great American Songbook, plus sassy queer originals. Sincerity and humor vie for lead during high energy and splendidly played sets.

Rise NYC (NYC) Electroclash rock crossover from the NYC Underground

Johnathan Dalin (NYC) Indie soul pop from NYC

The Depreciation Guild (NYC) NES Chiptunes and electro with guitars.

Visuals by Ben Coopersmith

Nov 12 : London, England
Winsome Griffles in the Observer Music Monthly

London (England) newspaper The Guardian published a special issue of the Observer Music Monthly focusing on queer music. In a section on San Francisco musicians, S.F. Chronicle writer Neva Chonin calls the Winsome Griffles "Swish Americana" and discusses our contribution to "homoerotic agitprop."

Read the article!

The Winsome Griffles play a discerning and spirited mix of southern/Americana/rural tunes from the Great American Songbook, plus sassy originals just fer kicks. Sincerity and humor vie for lead during high energy and splendidly played sets.

Nov 10 : Long Island, NY
Can't Buy Me Love : Festival Screening

LIGLFF presents

Friday 5:30 pm, in the opening night shorts program

Can't Buy Me Love ( Dir. Todd Wilson, US, 2006, 20 min )

Original Music by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

Nov 8 : NYC
NYC Dilemma : US Premiere at Mix Fest

Mix NYC 19th Annual Lesbian & Gay Experimental Film Festival

presents the US Premiere of

NYC Dilemma, a musical short subject, directed by Todd Wilson

Original music by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

Music Performed by The Organic Sound Experiment

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9pm, 3LD Theatre No. 1, Opening Night Event $20

3LD Art & Technology Center, 80 Greenwich Street, NY NY 10006

R or 1 to Rector St; 2345 to Wall St; JMZ to Broad St; AC to Fulton St

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NYC DILEMMA

In 2002-2003, San Francisco composer Jack Curtis Dubowsky moved to a fifth-floor walk-up in Manhattan's Lower East Side. This semi-vérité musical video by Todd Wilson (Under One Roof), shot entirely in one day, documents the great dilemmas of NYC life. Go to the survival job, or attend a business meeting with a potential client (portrayed by real-life client and director Elizabeth Elson [Born in a Barn])? Eat lunch or scavenge? How hot is it outside? How to afford a gym? And, the greatest mystery of all, if this is an "E train running on the F line," is it an E or an F?

Nov 5 : Dallas
Can't Buy Me Love wins Judges' Award for Best Short Film

Prior to the closing feature on Sunday Nov 5, 2006, the OUT TAKES Dallas festival awards were presented as part of the Festival Awards Ceremony.

Can't Buy Me Love won the Judges' Award for Best Short Film.

Dir. Todd Wilson, US, 2006, 20 min.

Original Music by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

Nov 5 : Chicago
Can't Buy Me Love : Festival Screening

Reeling 25 Film Festival presents

Can't Buy Me Love Dir. Todd Wilson, US, 2006, 20 min.

Original Music by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

Sun 8pm at Chicago Filmmakers

Nov 3 : Dallas
Can't Buy Me Love : Festival Screening

Outtakes Dallas presents

Can't Buy Me Love ( Dir. Todd Wilson, US, 2006, 20 min )

Original Music by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

Friday 11:30 pm with Idol

Oct 14 : San Francisco
GALA Choruses Northern California Fall Festival

Saturday, 10 am - 9:30 pm, featuring concerts and workshops

Expo 1-3 pm

Held at the Ark of Refuge, 1025 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 861-1060

De Stijl Music will have a table at the Expo all day! Come by and visit and check out our choral sheet music!

Sept 8 : Nationwide
That Man Peter Berlin : US Television Premiere

That Man Peter Berlin, Feature Documentary

Original Score by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

US Television Premiere on Here TV

August - September : Nationwide
Under One Roof on Here TV

Feature Film Directed by Todd Wilson

Original Score by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

Here TV Tells me: Jack, "Under One Roof" was available on our network from the end of August, through the end of September on our various providers. At this time a specific date for re-air has not been determined. If you would like to write back in a few weeks I will check to see if that has changed. Thank you, here! Networks

August 22 : Nationwide
Cal State University's American Sexuality Magazine

American Sexuality Magazine, a publication of

California State University's National Sexuality Resource Center

Published Rock 'n' Roll Baby by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

an article on popular culture and critical theory

August 15 : Chicago & Texas
Judge for Regional Emmys

Jack Curtis Dubowsky served as a Judge for the Regional Emmys

for Chicago and Lone Star regions.

August 12 : San Francisco
Winsome Griffles at Center For Sex and Culture

Saturday, 7:30 PM, $5

398 11th St., San Francisco, 94103

Early show! The Winsome Griffles are up first followed by Lewd, Hey Girl!, and Red Herring.

Presented by Rumi of the Cockettes as part of the Camaraderie Art Salon.

August 5 : San Rafael, CA
Winsome Griffles at Fourth Street Tavern

Saturday 9pm

711 Fourth St., San Rafael, CA 94901

The Winsome Griffles with Flanelhed

July 26 : Leipzig, Germany
That Man : Peter Berlin : Theatrical Screening

Passage Cinemas

Award-Winning Documentary Feature, Directed by Jim Tushinski

Original Score by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

Visit the That Man : Peter Berlin official website

July 20 : San Francisco
Best of the 48 hour Film Project, Sponsored by De Stijl Music

Thursday 8:30 to 10:30pm, Dolores Park

Dolores Park Movie Night presents the "Best of" screening of the 2006 48 Hour Film Project.

The project features local filmmakers who have 48 hours to produce a film.

Each entry must contain certain common threads.

July 16 & 23 : Philadelphia
Can't Buy Me Love : Festival Screening

The Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival presents

What's So Funny? Gay Shorts Program featuring

Can't Buy Me Love ( Dir. Todd Wilson, US, 2006, 20 min )

Todd Wilson's (Under One Roof) short film is an adaptation of Chris Kenry's debut novel about a poor little rich boy who is forced to make a living. So what does he do? Set up a call-boy service!

Sunday, July 16 , 5pm Wilma Theater

Sunday, July 23, 9:30pm Wilma Theater

July 15 & 22 : Perth, Australia
That Man : Peter Berlin : Festival Screening

Revelation Film Festival

Award-Winning Documentary Feature, Directed by Jim Tushinski

Original Score by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

Visit the That Man : Peter Berlin official website

July 4 : San Francisco
The Winsome Griffles at the Knockout

Larry-bob Griffle (piano, vocals)

Jack Griffle (bass, vocals)

Stark Raving Brad (drums)

playing your favorite Southern music, cowboy tunes, and Americana.

Visit the Griffles myspace page

The Knockout, 3223 Mission Street at Valencia, 415 550 6994

June 22 ‚ July 28 : Eastern Ontario, Canada
That Man : Peter Berlin : Canadian Television Permiere

Airdates on The Movie Network, Eastern Ontario, Canada

Thursday 22 June 1:30 AM EST

Wednesday 28 June 11:45 PM EST

Saturday 22 July 10pm EST

Friday 28 July 11:15 pm EST

June 21 : San Francisco CA
That Man : Peter Berlin : DVD Release Event

The Multi Award-Winning Documentary DVD Release

Original Score by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

Peter Berlin in Person

Wed 5:30-7:00pm at Superstar Satellite, 474 Castro St. San Francisco CA

See press materials and hi-res color press photos

June 10 : Milan, Italy
NYC Dilemma Festival Screening

20th Festival Internazionale di Cinema Gaylesbico e Queer Culture di Milano presents

"NYC Dilemma"

Saturday at 5:30pm

It will be the third short film of the program "Glitter: vuota, vacua e superficiale?"

June 7 : Hollywood CA
That Man : Peter Berlin : Festival Screening

Presented by Outfest and the American Cinematheque

In assocation with the Tom of Finland Foundation

Wednesday 7:30 pm in Rigler Theater at the Egyptian in Hollywood, CA

Award-Winning Documentary Feature, Directed by Jim Tushinski

Original Score by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

Visit the That Man : Peter Berlin official website

June 6 & 11 : New York City
Can't Buy Me Love World Premiere at The New Festival

Original Music by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

World Premiere at the New Festival.

Directed by Todd Wilson, Completed by David Lewis

USA, 2006, 20 min, video

A sexy comedy about a down-and-out trophy boy who falls for a taxidermist hustler.

Tuesday June 6, 6pm. AMC Loew's Theatre on 34th Street at 8th Avenue.

Sunday June 11, 1pm. AMC Loew's Theatre on 34th Street at 8th Avenue. See the festival listing

May 19 : Saratoga, CA
The Winsome Griffles at The Blue Rock Shoot

Larry-bob Griffle (piano, vocals)

Jack Griffle (bass, vocals)

Stark Raving Brad (drums)

playing your favorite Southern music, cowboy tunes, and Americana.

Visit the Griffles myspace page

With opening act The Babiarz-Scott Band. $5, all ages.

Friday 7:30 pm at The Blue Rock Shoot, 14523 Big Basin Way in Saratoga, California 95070.

May 15 : Nationwide
Blood Beats: Vol. 1 Demos, Remixes & Extended Versions by Ernest Hardy

I do not ordinarily promote things I really had no hand in. However, it is truly an honor to be thanked in this book by my old friend and colleague, Ernest Hardy. Ernest and I met when we were both writers for the UCLA Daily Bruin Arts and Entertainment section. Ernest is on the absolute forefront of critical thinking related to popular culture, race, sexuality, and the arts. This is his first book of published and previously unpublished articles and essays.

Published by RedBone Press

May 12 : London, UK
Online Review of NYC Dilemma from LLGFF

Read the online review!

May 5 : Palm Springs, CA
That Man : Peter Berlin Theatrical Run

That Man: Peter Berlin, Documentary Feature

Original Score by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

Opens May 5 for ongoing theatrical run at

Cinemas Palme D'Or, Westfield Palm Desert

72840 Highway 111, Palm Desert, CA 92260, tel. 760 779 0730

April 7 : London, UK
NYC Dilemma World Permiere

20:40pm at the National Film Theatre NFT2

The British Film Institute Presents

The 20th Annual London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 29 March to 12 April 2006.

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NYC Dilemma, a musical short subject, directed by Todd Wilson

Original music by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

Music Performed by The Organic Sound Experiment

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NYC Dilemma is the last film director Todd Wilson completed before his death.

Read Todd's obit in the San Francisco Chronicle.

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NYC DILEMMA

In 2002-2003, San Francisco composer Jack Curtis Dubowsky moved to a fifth-floor walk-up in Manhattan's Lower East Side. This semi-veritÈ musical video by Todd Wilson (Under One Roof), shot entirely in one day, documents the great dilemmas of NYC life. Go to the survival job, or attend a business meeting with a potential client (portrayed by real-life client and director Elizabeth Elson [Born in a Barn])? Eat lunch or scavenge? How hot is it outside? How to afford a gym? And, the greatest mystery of all, if this is an "E train running on the F line," is it an E or an F?

March 5 : Melbourne Australia
Born in a Barn Festival Screening

Feature documentary, original score by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

Makes its second trip to Australia in the Melbourne Queer Film Festival

Visit the official website

Feb 24 : Oakland CA
Winsome Griffles at The Purple House

Friday at The Purple House. The party starts around 8pm.

5716 Genoa St, Oakland, CA 94601, one block W of MLK at 57th St.

Cost: Free

Wild legendary house party with shitstorm, I yearn for maiden (iron maiden cover band), placenta (glam rock moms), rebel's advocate (oakland grindcore), and the rustic Americana of the Winsome Griffles.

Feb 20 : San Francisco CA
Winsome Griffles at the Hemlock Tavern

Monday at Hemlock Tavern

1131 Polk Street, between Post and Sutter, San Francisco, CA 94101

Live performance. Enjoy the rustic Americana of the Winsome Griffles.

Special early live show with Scream Club. $5. Griffles open.

Followed by free Punk Rock Slideshow at 10 pm.

Feb 17-23 : San Francisco
That Man : Peter Berlin : West Coast Theatrical Premiere

That Man: Peter Berlin, Documentary Feature

with original score by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

Opens with a special Gala event at The Castro Theatre

Two shows a night for the length of the run.

Feb 15 : Berkeley CA
Born in a Barn : Pacific Film Archive Festival Screening

Born in a Barn, winner 2004 Cinekink Best Feature Documentary

Original Score by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

Pacific Film Archives in Berkeley, CA

WEIRD AMERICA Film Series

Entire Series Runs Wed Jan 18 - Wed Feb 22

Born in a Barn Screens Wed, Feb 15, 7:30pm

Let's get one thing straight: in this series of singular portraits, "weird" is good. Weird is what happens when you pursue the unique or unusual in a culture of conformity. Weird is a badge of courage at a time when most folks don't want no stinking badges. This six-part series peruses people with uncommon occupations, strange pastimes, and curious obsessions. You'll meet, among others, street toughs who don gaudy masks and wrestle just for the glory; a well-groomed stable of individuals who find their mane pleasure in ponyplay; wily Okies who troll for catfish with nothing but their hands for bait; and a ninety-two-year-old gal who knows everything about nuts, both the fruit and the human variety. All these folks are united by their healthy exercise of eccentricity. The Weird America film series is not so much about a country as it is about a state of mind.

Jan 19 : San Francisco
The Winsome Griffles at the Eagle

The Eagle Tavern Presents

The Winsome Griffles: Jack Griffle (vocals, bass) and Larry-Bob Griffle (vocals, piano)

A sincere, rustic, often humorous mix of Americana, Southren, and Cowboy music.

Thursday 9pm at The Eagle Tavern, SF (Harrison @ 12th Street)

With Pansy Division, $6

Jan 13-26 : New York City
That Man : Peter Berlin Theatrical Release

That Man: Peter Berlin, Documentary Feature

with original score by Jack Curtis Dubowsky

Opens January 13, 2006, two-week engagement

Cinema Village Theaters

22 E. 12th Street, New York City

Check showtimes.

Read the New York Times review.

Upcoming festival screenings include Pheonix, Mexico City, Cape Town, and Johannesburg.

Jan 10 : San Francisco & Worldwide
New iMacs & MacBookPro come with Jack's EQ
on internal speakers and microphone

New Intel iMacs & MacBookPro announced at Macworld come with Jack's EQ on internal speakers and microphone. This work represents my first foray into consumer products. I have to thank my old friend and trombonist Jeremy Nelson for my Apple connection. Jeremy played in the Snopea Chamber Orchestra for several years, where I introduced him to his future wife Carolyn. (Oboe. Can you imagine, a trombonist and an oboist?) Anyway, I designed the tuning implemented on the built-in speakers and microphone on these units to maximize audio performance.

Visit the official iMac site.

Jan 4 : San Francisco
The Winsome Griffles at El Rio

Wednesday 9pm, 3158 Mission Street

The Winsome Griffles: Jack Griffle (vocals, bass) and Larry-Bob Griffle (vocals, piano)

A sincere, rustic, often humorous mix of Americana, Southren, and Cowboy music.

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