BAMcinématek announces full lineup for Chuck Amuck, celebrating the centennial of legendary American cartoonist Chuck Jones, Nov 23—26 Features extremely rare screenings of Looney Tunes shorts in 35mm—29 cartoons in all, many including Brooklyn’s own Bugs Bunny The Wall Street Journal is the title sponsor of BAM Rose Cinemas and BAMcinématek. Brooklyn, NY/Nov 14, 2012—From Friday, November 23 through Monday, November 26, BAMcinématek presents Chuck Amuck, a four-day tribute to legendary American cartoonist Chuck Jones. This series celebrates Jones’ centennial with a generous selection of rapidly paced, visually ingenious Looney Tunes shorts, with three programs screening all 29 cartoons in their original 35mm format—an extremely rare treat (a Jones showcase of this breadth has not screened in New York in at least a decade). Chuck Amuck also features as a handful of films that display the influence of Jones’ anarchic spirit on live-action directors. With a career spanning over 300 films, Chuck Jones was the genius behind many of Bugs and Daffy’s most beloved romps—Brooklyn’s own Flatbush accented Bugs was born on July 27, 1940 under Ebbets Field—and a staggering number of Warner Brothers’ most immortal characters, including Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, Marvin the Martian, and Pepé Le Pew. The complete list of three programs, in order of presentation: Shorts Program 1, (Fri, Nov 23 at 2, 6:50pm): Wearing of the Grin (1951) - Porky Pig in his final starring role Ready Set Zoom! (1955) - Road Runner taunts Wile E. Coyote (who else?) Robin Hood Daffy (1958) - Daffy desperately tries to prove himself to Friar Tuck (Porky Pig) Duck Dodgers (1953) - the sharp Flash Gordon parody and thinly veiled Cold War satire Fastest with the Mostest (1960) - Wile E. Coyote tries and disastrously fails to drop a rocket bomb on Road Runner in the first Warner cartoon of the 60s For Scent-i-mental Reasons (1949) - this Academy Award winner for Best Animated Short follows Pepé le Pew, the skunk Casanova, romancing a cat Rabbit Fire (1951) - the very first onscreen feud between Bugs and Daffy in the famous Hunting Trilogy Ali Baba Bunny (1957) - On one of their many disastrous vacations, Bugs and Daffy find themselves in Baghdad facing the infamous “Hassan Chop” Duck Amuck (1953) - one of the most celebrated mind-bending cartoons of all time Shorts Program 2, (Sat, Nov 24 at 2, 6:50pm): Abominable Snow Rabbit (1961) - Bugs and Daffy on a sunny vacation gone haywire Cheese Chasers (1951) - Hubie and Bertie contemplate suicide after bingeing at the cheese factory A Bear for Punishment (1951) - the Three Bears endure a disastrous Father’s Day Stop! Look! Hasten! (1954) - Coyote juices with Triple-Strength Fortified Leg Muscle Vitamins and still doesn’t catch up with Road Runner Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (1953) - Bugs and Daffy engage in a game of Duck Season/Wabbit Season with Elmer A Star is Bored (1956) - Daffy suffers the physical and psychic trauma of acting as a stunt double for Bugs Ducksters (1949) - Porky endures humiliation on Daffy’s sadistic game show Rabbit of Seville (1949) - Elmer chases Bugs through an opera production at the Hollywood Bowl Operation: Rabbit (1951) - Coyote attempts to outsmart everybody’s favorite wisecracking rabbit Rabbit Hood (1949) - a retelling of Robin Hood with a skeptical Bugs standing in for the hero Shorts Program 3, (Sun, Nov 25 at 2, 6:50pm): You Were Never Duckier (1948) - Daffy dons rooster drag Whoa Be-Gone! (1958) - Coyote runs straight into the camera The Scarlet Pumpernickel (1949) - Daffy “Dumas” Duck’s stab at swashbuckling rethpectability What’s Opera Doc? (1957) - Elmer’s Wagnerian wabbit hunt One Froggy Evening (1955) - Michigan J Frog in what Steven Spielberg called “the Citizen Kane of animated film.” There They Go-Go-Go (1956) - Coyote schemes for the Road Runner after a disappointing mud- based dinner Little Beau Pepé (1952) - Pepé Le Pew attempts to guard a Foreign Legion outpost Rabbit Seasoning (1952) - Bugs wins Elmer’s heart by wearing a dress No Barking (1954) - Mangy Claude Cat fails to get a break with Frisky Puppy on the prowl Drip-a-long Daffy (1951) - Daffy and his faithful sidekick (and comic relief) Porky clean up a one horse town in one of the greatest western parodies of all time Finally, screening as a tribute to Jones’ influence on live-action films, Chuck Amuck features Joe Dante’s Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990—Nov 23), a satirical inversion of a typical horror film; Robert Zemeckis’ Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988—Nov 24), a staggering accomplishment in the pre-CGI era; Dante’s Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003—Nov 25), a boldly frenetic, mind-boggling homage; and Jean-Pierre Gorin’s essay film Routine Pleasures (1986—Nov 26), dedicated to Chuck Jones, about a group of model train enthusiasts who meet near the studio of painter, critic, and Jones devotee Manny Farber. For press information, please contact: Gabriele Caroti at 718.724.8024 / [email protected] Lisa Thomas at 718.724.8023 / [email protected] .