>One night only!
> Thursday, April 21, 8 pm
>
>"Zizek!" preview at the Roxie Cinema in San Francisco. Q and A with
>Slavoj Zizek, Astra Taylor, and Laura Hanna to follow.
>
>Roxie Cinema
> 3117 16th St (at Valencia St)
The intro from the website: <http://zizekthemovie.com/>:
>"Zizek!" is a feature documentary exploring the eccentric
>personality and esoteric work of the "wild man of theory": the
>eminent Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek.
>
>"Zizek!" trails the thinker as he crisscrosses the globe, racing
>from New York City lecture halls, through the streets of Buenos
>Aires, and even stopping at home in Ljubljana, Slovenia. All the
>while Zizek obsessively reveals the invisible workings of ideology
>through his unique blend of Lacanian psychoanalysis, Marxism, and
>critique of pop culture. Never ceasing to observe the paradoxes that
>underpin our perception of reality, little goes untheorized over the
>course of the film, particularly Zizek's recurring themes --
>ideology, belief, revolution, and love. But Zizek is also unafraid
>to turn his critical gaze on himself, astutely analyzing his private
>life for the camera and contemplating on his conflicted relationship
>to his growing celebrity.
>
>Erudite and outrageous, mixing innovative animations with uncensored
>interviews, "Zizek!" is both an unforgettable lesson in philosophy
>and a compelling portrait of an intellectual maverick.
>
>"Zizek!" is the second feature length project of the Documentary
>Campaign, a non-profit working to combine progressive politics with
>artistic filmmaking, and was made in association with Hidden Driver
>Productions. Generous support was provided by the Canada Council for
>the Arts.