2nd ANNUAL DON'T KNOCK THE ROCK FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL 2004
Hollywood, CA

OPENING NIGHT FILM: GRAM PARSONS- FALLEN ANGEL
CLOSING NIGHT FILM: EDGEPLAY- A FILM ABOUT THE RUNAWAYS
PJ HARVEY'S FIRST LOS ANGELES PERFORMANCE PROMOTING HER LATEST CD "UH HUH HER" TO CLOSE FEST

Festival Founder Allison Anders, Festival Director Gianna Chachere, Festival Producer Maya Smukler and Music Director Tiffany Anders announce the Second Annual DON'T KNOCK THE ROCK FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL.
The three-day rock film and music festival kicks-off on Thursday, August 12 and continues through Sunday, August 15. Michael Des Barres will be returning as Master of Ceremonies for all events. The festival returns this year to the Arclight Cinemas Hollywood and will have live musical performances at Club Lingerie, The El Rey and The Henry Fonda Theatre.

THE DON'T KNOCK THE ROCK FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL is an annual three-day
film and music event, founded by indie-filmmaker Allison Anders, celebrating the historical rock and roll/cinematic roots of Hollywood, CA through film screenings and music events. This unique film and music festival exists to showcase bold classic films, which embody the "rock-and-roll " spirit. The focus is to combine a program of past films that were radical in their day and finding new work that embodies that same spirit in form, technique, or content to present a fan-based three-day festival that is entertaining, adventurous, insightful and transcends expectations.

DKTR Founder, Allison Anders states: "We basically created a festival we would love to go to! Seeing rock films with an audience and hearing great bands with a crowd makes me forget the commerce of both industries and celebrates the cooler reasons we work in either film or music. At the core of us all, we're fans, and that's really who our festival exists to serve." She adds: "While last years film line up was a broader introduction to the classic rock films, this years films while still encompassing as much of the whole spectrum of rock, honor rock's roots as well. “

THE DON'T KNOCK THE ROCK FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL Opening Night Gala on
Thursday, August 12 will be The West Coast Premiere of GRAM PARSONS: FALLEN ANGEL directed by Gandulf Hennig. Gram Parsons is one of the most complex of rock icons, Great 8mm footage, much of it shot by Michael Vosse and presented at last years "Don't Knock The Rock" raw footage section with live score. *Filmmaker Gandulf Henning, Pamela Des Barres and former
Shiloh's member Paul Surratt will be in attendance.

The Closing Night Gala on Sunday, August 15 features EDGEPLAY: A FILM ABOUT THE RUNAWAYS directed by Runaways' bassist, Vicki Tischler-Blue. A raw and deeply personal film about the 70s all girl teenage rock queens The Runaways, Edgeplay chronicles the rise and disintegration of the seminal `70's rock band, whose members included future rock stars Lita
Ford and Joan Jett. Runaways bassist Vicki Blue tries to make sense of the life these girls experienced in a very treacherous world where they were not always protected from others or from themselves. *Filmmaker Vicki Tischler-Blue and fellow Runaways Cherie Currie and Jackie Fox will be in attendance.

Other rockin' films in the festival all at the Arclight in Hollywood include:
BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (RussMeyer, 1970, 109 minutes)
THE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY (Anthony Wall, 1988, 140 minutes)
*Producer Debbie Geller will be in attendance.
COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER (Michael Apted, 1980, 125 minutes)
CRY BABY! (John Waters, 1990, 85 minutes)
ELVIS: THAT'S THE WAY IT IS (Denis Sanders, 1970, 94 minutes)
A GIRLS OWN STORY (Jane Campion, 1984, 27 minutes
THE HARDER THEY COME (Perry Henzell, 1973,120 minutes)
THE HOURS AND THE TIMES (Christopher Munch, 1992, 60 minutes)
*Filmmaker Christopher Munch will be attending.
JAILHOUSE ROCK (Richard Thorpe, 1957, 96 minutes)
LOVING YOU (Hal kanter, 1957, 101 minutes)
NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS HERE'S THE SEX PISTOLS (Cynthia Gianelli
and Paul Allen Newell, 1978, 30 minutes)
RAGE: 20 YEARS OF PUNK ROCK WEST COAST STYLE (Michael Bishop and
Scott Jacoby, 2001, 67 minutes) *Filmmaker Michael Bishop will be in attendance.
ROCK BABY: ROCK IT (Murray Douglas Sporup, 1957, 84 minutes)
ROCK THAT UKE (William Preston Robertson and Sean Anderson, 2003)
*Followed by a performance of many of the rock UKE artists in the film.
THE T.A.M.I. SHOW (Steve Binder, 1965, 123 minutes) *Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Teen-Age Music International Show!
YOU SEE ME LAUGHIN (Mandy Stein, 2002, 86 minutes) *Director Mandy Stein will attend.
UNKNOWN PASSAGE: THE DEAD MOON STORY (Kate Fix and Jason
Summers, 2004, 70 minutes) - Los Angeles Premiere *Filmmakers Kate Fix and Jason Summers and Dead Moon members Andrew Loomis and Fred & Toody Cole will be attending.
ZACHARIAH (George Englund, 1971, 93 minutes)

OPENING NIGHT PARTY
Thursday, August 12 @ Club Lingerie (6507 Sunset Blvd.)
JOHN DOE
DIOS
MIGUEL MENDEZ

Friday, August 13 @ Club Lingerie
DEAD MOON
STARLITE DESPERATION
LILY N' THE LADIES

Saturday, August 14 @ The El Rey (5515 Wilshire Blvd.)
BUILT TO SPILL
AARON KYLE J MASCIS AND DOUG MARTSCH (performing a live score to surprise footage)
SECRET SOCIETY OF SONIC SIX
DJ JIMI HEY

CLOSING NIGHT
Sunday, August 15 @ The Henry Fonda Theatre (6126 Hollywood Blvd.)
PJ HARVEY (This will be her first Los Angles Performance promoting "Uh Huh Her.")
APE OF SHAPE
BLACK HEART PROCESSION
JON BRION
Craig Parish Festival reporter/editor

For full film descriptions, schedule and ticket information visit: www.dontknocktherock.com