Crash course

Tonight I caught a screening of What We Do Is Secret, the Germs biopic at the L.A. Film Festival. You won't walk out humming "Lexicon Devil" or "Manimal," but you'll get a pretty good impression of first-generation L.A. punk. I don't really know the band members, but the depictions of Rodney on the ROQ, Kickboy Face, and especially GR friend Chris Ashford are awesome. (Belinda Carlisle is too skinny, though.) Seeing local spots like Oki Dog and The Whisky as they were in full big-screen, low-budget glory is cool, too.


There was a Q&A with the director afterward, and he said this is only the second time the print has screened. (The first was the film's premiere over the weekend, hot from the filmhouse.) No distribution is settled yet, so try to catch the Wednesday night show.

Tomorrow night, GR is presenting The Owl & The Sparrow and The Exiled. See you there...