... Do you mean difficulty in understanding spoken French in films (as you mentioned before)? Because Marker has always dubbed in English whenever possible....
I like La Jetee. I have to see more Marker. I guess this is my version of the "I've never understood the fuss about Mizoguchi" move, intended in this case to...
If Kurosawa is overrated, then I guess I'm one of the ones at fault, although I think I've rated him high enough for my own purposes. I'm a big fan, at least...
... Hmmm. Is Andresen paying tribute in his title to an early 70s gay porn film called "L.A. Plays Itself," directed by one Fred Halsted? If he isn't, and if...
... I've been wanting to see this ever since Zach brought it to my attention by selecting it, I believe, as his favorite film of all-time. I know Fred's seen ...
Peter: "As someone completely unfamiliar with his work, what other Ivens are must-sees?" His career was very long. About half of what I've seen is really...
... I was sent a screener for this when it was released theatrically here, but was so cold on Kurosawa that I never bothered to watch it. Obviously, I need to...
... There is a DVD that has THE SPANISH EARTH and THE 400 MILLION on one DVD, and it contains both the Welles and Hemingway narrations for THE SPANISH EARTH....
Fred, Nope - I'm just admitting my ignorance, not having seen most of the films on your list, which I will pursue systematically when my rich uncle dies, and...
Thanks for a great essay on a filmmaker you know much better than I do. I'll re-see Story of the Wind when it comes out on DVD, with some of the others....
... Haven't seen "Level 5," but "Cry of the Owl" is another example of a sub-par Marker. If I were going to try to convince you, I'd show you "Le Joli Mai,"...
... film ... knew ... and ... WOMAN) ... Stuart was a prototypical auteurist critic; I used to read him in the Boston Phoenix when I was in high school and...
Damien: "By the way, Fred, Stuart had ulterior motives in hyping L.A. Plays Itself -- he was the film's publicist." Yeah, I only recently figured that out! If...
Fred, Thom is also a considerable critic in his own right, but such a perfectionist that he has never published! I still insist that my grandmother could make...
Though not quite ready yet, Adrian Martin and co's Rouge is nearing the legendary with its new list of contents: http://www.rouge.com.au/espace.html If you...
... nearing the ... let ... This is great news! Adrian's written some stuff for me in THE FILM JOURNAL in the past, and I've been anxiously awaiting this....
Electricity = good. At the exact moment of the power failure, I was writing what was to become the most brilliant and witty analysis of Chris Marker and Orson...
Fred Camper mentioned Jonas Mekas' work as essay films. Recently TV unexpectedly showed Mekas' Scenes From the Life of Andy Warhol (1990), a roughly 40 minute...
Mike Grost wrote" Mekas has been filming what he calls his Home Movies for over 50 years. Would love to see more of these. It is not quite clear that this is...
John Dorr, the founder of the Los Angeles video co-op EZTV (where I believe Dan made his first feature), made a diary film, John Dorr's Christmas Greetings,...
... Was this "Luck, Trust, and Ketchup"? I'm a big, big fan of "Short Cuts" and I actually remember thinking that the footage in this documentary was ...
A big thanks to Zach and Fred for their succinct and informative remarks on Ivens. He sounds like a fascinating person and filmmaker. If I'm ever able to ...
To Mike Grost, I did stop and think a minute before recommending some Jonas Mekas films as "essay films." I supposed you could argue that all of his films are...
... Any number of films (principally prewar, I guess) have Wagner pastiche soundtracks -- what then? Doesn't Borzage's A FAREWELL TO ARMS end with the...
The guy who edited the Dorr footage on "Short Cuts" recently made a film about Anne Sothern at EZTV. I think he got access to Aldrich's 16mm previsualization...
