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This advertisement played at the BAM Rose Cinemas before every film between the dates of May 9, 2008 and Sept. 11, 2008.* It heralds my brilliant future to the audience.

*shown before (in chronological order): Ken Park, I’m Not There, True Stories, Angels With Dirty Faces, Less Than Zero, Love Everlasting, Desperately Seeking Susan, Import / Export, How Much Wood..., Songs For Drella, Far From Heaven, The Virgin Suicides, Blank Generation, Light Sleeper, The Verdict, An American Dream, African Tales For Children, Amandla, Brooklyn Bridge, Les Saignantes, Juju Factory, Clouds Over Conakry, A Love During The War, Annie Leibovitz: Life Through A Lens, American Teen, Good Dick, Man On Wire, Gonzo, Anvil!, Ballast, The Linguists, American Son, Sleep Dealer, The Order Of Myths, Dark Matter, Made In America, Stranded, Choke, Adopt Me, Michael Jordan, The Living End, Smiley Face, Captain Abu Raed, Flow: For Love Of Water, Frozen River, Trouble The Water, Ornette: Made In America, The Long Riders, Extreme Prejudice, Céline And Julie Go Boating, Fox And His Friends, Radio On, Control, Adhen, Morvern Callar, Death By Hanging, Acéphale, Le Lit De La Vierge, The Trip, The Salamander, 40 x 15, Foster Child, La France, Before I Forget, Change Of Address, On Fire, The Heartbeat Detector, Werckmeister Harmonies, A Panther In Africa, The Federation Of Black Cowboys, No Vietmanese Ever Called me N****r, Jonestown: The Life And Death Of Peoples Temple, Soul Britannia, Soul To Soul, Ganja & Hess, Passing Through, The Upsetter: The Music And Genius Of Lee Scratch Perry, Up Tight!, White Lies Black Sleep, This Is England, I’m Through With White Girls, Afro Punk, Pariah, The Landlord, L’Immortelle, Trans-Europ Express, Last Year At Marienbad, The Man Who Lies, Eden And After, Sunrise, Snow Angels, All The Real Girls, Picnic At Hanging Rock, The Last Picture Show, Bless The Beasts And Children, George Washington, Night Of The Hunter, Undertow, The Gravy Train, Tango And Cash, Pineapple Express, The Scapegoat, Kind Hearts And Coronets, Father Brown, It Always Rains On Sunday, M*A*S*H, Little Murders, The Long Goodbye, Busting, The Goodtimeskid, La Vie De Bohème, Nobody Needs To Know, Rude Boy, Momma’s Man, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, California Split, I Love My Wife, Getting Straight, Harry And Walter Go To New York, The Touch, Maneater, Girls On Film, U People, Pageant, Being Proud Black & LGBT, Ready? OK!, OMG/HAHAHA, Ebony Chunky Love, The World Unseen, The Lost Coast, Hell And High Water, Night And The City, The Street With No Name, The Other Side Of The Water, Once Upon A Time In Corea, My Father, Going By The Book, Le Grand Chef, Epitaph, With A Girl Of Black Soil, Hwang Jin-Yi, May 18, Big Trouble In Little China, The Thing, They Live, Escape From New York, The 39 Steps, and more.

Special thanks to my good friend Eric Wrenn, for designing the text and compiling the above list.