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Live from “Metropolis”…

› Tags: SXSW, Metropolis, Forces of Geek

Once you saw it on the schedule, you circled it; to miss this one would be sinful. Set to screen in the middle of the week, only the real cinephiles remained. Reserved tickets: all spoken for. The line out front literally began hours before showtime. When you finally entered the screening auditorium at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz in downtown Austin, the stage was already set. As a part of SXSW, the Golden Hornet Project was about to present a screening of Fritz Lang’s ever-influential sci-fi epic, Metropolis, accompanied by an original live score. Don’t mistake this with an organ or piano shoved in the corner of the theater. This was a full-on performance featuring a drum set, electric bass and guitar, a cello, a violin, a keyboard, and a xylophone.

Continue reading about my Metropolis-watching experience.

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