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Double the Pleasure: Frank Zappa Film Festival

Photo by TWPLOVE HIM or hate him, you can't deny Frank Zappa was one fascinating person. Over the course of his career, the Mothers of Invention frontman not only penned tunes ranging from rock and electronic to jazz and blues, but also became a bit of a film auteur as well.

Having wrote and directed a number of music videos and feature length movies, Zappa led the Library of Congress to host a Mini-Film Festival of his work during its Rock 'n' Rolls in the Fall series. Come Monday, the library's Mary Pickford Theater will screen a double bill of Zappa, playing both his 1987 claymation venture, The Amazing Mr. Bickford, and his band's 1985 live concert feature, Does Humor Belong in Music?

» Library of Congress Mary Pickford Theatre, 101 Independence Avenue, SE; Mon., 7 p.m., free; 202-707-5677. (Capitol South)

Written by Express' Thomas Floyd
Photo by TWP

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