Criterion Collection- Huge Sale!

[alkytrio666]

Originally Posted by fortunato

Oh, yeah. I really need to grab that one. I've actually never seen it, but I think you've recommended it to me before. I'm sure it's great.



Excellent purchase. Can't do much better than that.



Yeah, I think I will too. I really want to get Cría cuervos.

I saw Sansho the Bailiff there today. I've never seen it, but here it's quite good; I think I may pick it up this week. Have you seen it?

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by alkytrio666

I saw Sansho the Bailiff there today. I've never seen it, but here it's quite good; I think I may pick it up this week. Have you seen it?

No, I haven't seen that one unfortunately. I also hear it's great.

Have you ever checked out that Brakhage anthology by the way? It's quite an impressive set. I lost my original copy before I could finish the whole thing, but it's an incredible release. I don't know if you're familiar with this work, but it's so intense, kaleidoscopic and visceral. It really sends the mind into a whirl.

[alkytrio666]

Dah, no, but I've been itching to check some of his stuff out forever- I'm completely unfamiliar with Brakhage. Man, if I had a million dollars this sale would put me over.

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by alkytrio666

Dah, no, but I've been itching to check some of his stuff out forever- I'm completely unfamiliar with Brakhage. Man, if I had a million dollars this sale would put me over.

Haha no kidding.
You really must check out some of his work. Do you have Netflix or anything?
Or maybe even take a chance on the Criterion release.

Also: Just out of curiosity, what experimental cinema do you like?

[alkytrio666]

Originally Posted by fortunato

Haha no kidding.
You really must check out some of his work. Do you have Netflix or anything?
Or maybe even take a chance on the Criterion release.

Also: Just out of curiosity, what experimental cinema do you like?

When I go back to school, the university library almsot literally has everything- including every single Criterion release. I'll probably check it out then unless I stumble across it in a B&N in the right mood.

I have not seen much in the way of experimental, but I have seen some Jodorowsky, who interests me, and some of Painleve's crazier stuff. Any recommendations?

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by alkytrio666

I have not seen much in the way of experimental, but I have seen some Jodorowsky, who interests me, and some of Painleve's crazier stuff. Any recommendations?

Hm, let's see. Some of my favorites, other than Brakhage:

- Kenneth Anger
- Maya Deren
- Jan Švankmajer
- The Brothers Quay have done some interesting work certainly worth checking out

The early Dada guys had some great stuff: (obviously) Buñuel/Dalí's Un chien andalou, Jean Epstein's The Fall of the House of Usher (1928), Man Ray's L'Étoile de mer (1928), Marcel Duchamp's Anémic cinéma (1926), etc.

One of the more impressive short films I have ever seen is a 1926 piece by Dimitri Kirsanoff called Ménilmontant.

There is a wonderful DVD set that Kino released called Avant-Garde: Experimental Cinema of the 1920s and 30s that I would seriously recommend if you're interested in getting into more experimental work. Quite a few of the ones I've mentioned are included, actually (Ménilmontantis on there).

If you haven't seen The Man with the Movie Camera (1929) by Dziga Vertov, that's definitely worth a watch, too.

[Papillon Noir]

I second Maya Deren (Meshes on the Afternoon and At Land being the best) and Man with a Movie Camera (way ahead of it's time).

[alkytrio666]

Originally Posted by fortunato

Hm, let's see. Some of my favorites, other than Brakhage:

- Kenneth Anger
- Maya Deren
- Jan Švankmajervankmajer
- The Brothers Quay have done some interesting work certainly worth checking out

The early Dada guys had some great stuff: (obviously) Buñuel/Dalí's Un chien andalou, Jean Epstein's The Fall of the House of Usher (1928), Man Ray's L'Étoile de mer (1928), Marcel Duchamp's Anémic cinéma (1926), etc.

One of the more impressive short films I have ever seen is a 1926 piece by Dimitri Kirsanoff called Ménilmontant.

There is a wonderful DVD set that Kino released called Avant-Garde: Experimental Cinema of the 1920s and 30s that I would seriously recommend if you're interested in getting into more experimental work. Quite a few of the ones I've mentioned are included, actually (Ménilmontantis on there).

If you haven't seen The Man with the Movie Camera (1929) by Dziga Vertov, that's definitely worth a watch, too.

Oh yeah, I've seen plenty of Vetov stuff. I'll check out the others.

[fortunato]

Haha, that's Švankmajer, by the way. Apparently I had some copy/paste issues.

[alkytrio666]

Have you read Kino-Eye? I mostly liked it, he had a very interesting way at looking at the cinema, but godDAMN was that man high on himself!