For Black Gold’s collaboration with Cine Meccanica, it seemed only natural to choose Kenneth Anger’s 1964 masterpiece Scorpio Rising.

Scorpio Rising is essentially a theatrical reenactment of an occult ritual, using the “ceremonial garb” of leather, chains, and skulls. Amidst the Death Cult shenanigans of the biker gang is the fetishization of pop culture, with comic books, the recurring visage of Marlon Brando in The Wild One, and walls bedecked with images of James Dean. The complex montage of imagery is completed with the first “found” soundtrack, which paved the way for future films like Scorcese’s Mean Streets to Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. The soundtrack is comprised of 50’s and early 60’s pop songs by the likes of Ricky Nelson, The Crystals, The Angels, Elvis Presley, and more. This event is free and is not to be missed!

Tuesday Sept. 27th, 9pm at Otto’s Shrunken Head (back room), 538 E. 14th St, NYC
(between A & B).

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