a visual collective outlet of inspiration
andrei tarkovsky on set of his soviet film nostalgia, or nostalghia if you want to be that way. by xy
must see films
tirez sur la pianiste
and to-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow… by sv
Memorias del Subdesarrollo
one of my favorite films of all time… and how i think of it so much in my life, especially at this time. if all this film ever did was what it has done for me it was worth making it. thank you tomás. by dd
james taylor screen test
from the quintessential two-lane blacktop. by sv
De Niro: heart of an angel
good one. by dd
Werner Herzog recordings of Klaus Kinski
werner herzog’s plays the recordings of klaus kinski’s rants on the set. hilarious and scary all at the same time. klaus tells herzog, “you are no director, you are a beginner, a dwarf’s director. you must ask me mr. kinski what do you think? david lean did that, even brecht, and you’ll do just the same”… it reminds me of my encounter with cesar the great. good times as cale would say. by xy
I DON’T NEED NO RETRO-SPECTIVE
i don’t know, i love JLG, but some how i will despise the one who would wear this… how is that? by uh
plus sexy but not so reliable
i finally got my jean louis trintignant “assassin gloves” at maison fabre in paris thanks to pp’s instructions. however, nothing in france is made like it was used to, the films nor the gloves. the films suck, and the gloves fell apart a day after i bought them… oh well, romantic nonetheless. by xy
danse macabre
the bewitchingly charming dance sequence from jean renoir’s the rules of the game. hard to believe that he thought this film was a failure, i suppose that is the curse of those with infamous fathers? anyway, enjoy this as much as i do. by sv
Absurdity of art: author William Faulkner’s estate filed a lawsuit against Woody Allen for his use of a quote from a Faulkner novel
and yes film, when it’s film and not entertainment, is the ultimate art…
“faulkner’s likeness does not appear in the movie, but his words are quoted by owen wilson’s character. in a slight paraphrase of a line from faulkner’s novel ‘requiem for a nun,’ wilson’s character says, “the past is not dead! actually, it’s not even past.” the original quote reads, “the past is never dead. it’s not even past.”
unbelievable! petty! and of absolute bad taste… if anything woody allen has brought faulkner to a younger audience who would have mistaken him for owen wilson’s father-in-law. based on this absurd premise, jean luc godard should have been spending his life in court fending lawsuits instead of cooking culture. faulkner must have not left much money to his petty estate, who seem so desperate to make a buck. shame on them. see the film if you haven’t. its allen’s best film since manhattan. by uh
TWO THUMBS DOWN
gotta love that!!!!! i saw this film like 3 times in the theaters. by dd
drawing restraint 9
after watching many of bjork and gondry’s video collaborations with some great company last night, i had this ingenious couple on the brain today. here is the beginning to their collaborative film, drawing restraint 9. by sv
