Did the Pythons see this before Holy Grail?* Despite the opening tangent (Lancelot even slightly resembles Michael Palin), this is a typically sparse rendition that manages to be both elliptical and dramatic. Strangely mesmerising in details (the knights' colours, horses).
*A long time after writing this, Michael Palin confirmed that they had!
Sunday 24 December 2006
Sunday 17 December 2006
Two-Lane Blacktop (1971 Monte Hellman)
James Taylor, Dennis (Beach Boys) Wilson, Warren Oates.
With its non-professional, minimalist performances, script, and lack of lighting and incidental music, this could be an early work of Dogme, directed by Bresson. Warren Oates has funny lines as he lies to a succession of hitchers.
Laurie Bird was living with Art Garfunkel when she killed herself eight years later. According to 'Fragile Geometry' (Joseph Lanza), Garfunkel had a fatal premonition of her while filming Bad Timing. He was about to return to the US for more filming when he heard she'd killed herself, the same way as Milena attempts it in the film.
They sure knew how to do film endings in the seventies.
With its non-professional, minimalist performances, script, and lack of lighting and incidental music, this could be an early work of Dogme, directed by Bresson. Warren Oates has funny lines as he lies to a succession of hitchers.
Laurie Bird was living with Art Garfunkel when she killed herself eight years later. According to 'Fragile Geometry' (Joseph Lanza), Garfunkel had a fatal premonition of her while filming Bad Timing. He was about to return to the US for more filming when he heard she'd killed herself, the same way as Milena attempts it in the film.
They sure knew how to do film endings in the seventies.
Sunday 10 December 2006
Bully (2001 Larry Clark)
Brad Renfro, Rachel Miner
Typically raw and compelling take on true story by Vietnam vet/photographer Clark, whose Ken Park is so controversial it's only available from the Netherlands. Good music compilation.
Typically raw and compelling take on true story by Vietnam vet/photographer Clark, whose Ken Park is so controversial it's only available from the Netherlands. Good music compilation.
Sunday 12 November 2006
Oldboy (2003 Chan-Wook Park)
South Korean.
Fabulous performance by Min-Sik Choi.
Mix of Shakespearean tragedy and ultra-violent comic book is a bit silly really, but truly memorable, fascinating and nasty.
Fabulous performance by Min-Sik Choi.
Mix of Shakespearean tragedy and ultra-violent comic book is a bit silly really, but truly memorable, fascinating and nasty.
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