I’ve just heard the sad news.
Rest in Peace George!
And thank you for everything.
One of my favorite directors. Seemed like such a lovely person, too.
RIP George, you inspired so many!
RIP Mr. Kuchar
The first film of his I saw was A Reason to Live, it was like nothing I’d ever seen before and I’ve been a Kuchar fan ever since.
I doubt the either of Kuchars have ever produced anything I would be remotely interested in. But that wasn’t the point of George’s existence. They were/are more about being artists than the art they produced. They were about innovative process; following a muse; the spirit that embodies artistic creation.
RIP George
They were/are more about being artists than the art they produced.
If you’ve never seen any of his films, how do you know that?
Uh, I’ve seen enough Tannhowser, that’s how I know.
What I said was conditional: doubt …..have ever produced.
It is a matter of personal taste – which is not the point of who George was and I think he would be the first to agree.
So you have seen a film of George Kuchar’s? I’m still not clear what you mean by “seen enough”.
It’s not in my artistic taste – how many does one need to be able to figure that out?
So you have never seen a single film of his, apparently just stills or clips, yet you think you can judge his art, his influence, and his legacy.
Tannhowser
I’m all stocked up on crazy, so don’t mixing my words.
This isn’t the thread for this -
oh, but it’s ok to use a phrase that is an insulting attack on me
How am i mincing your words – i ask if you have seen any of his films and you’re evasive and won’t say, so my point stands. don’t judge a filmmaker you haven’t seen the work of – “i’m all stocked up on [your] crazy”.
I’ve never said I haven’t seen his work – in fact, I have.
Fine, so you have seen a film of his, you never said that before. Thank you for a straightforward non-abstract answer. I don’t do abstract, so it’s hard to ever know what you’re saying.
the saddest death in entertainment this year, good doc on them streaming thru netflix, great interviews.
More than anything I would thank them for the weather diaries they made, that is the kind of impassioned filming that we pretend the “greats” are capable of.
I’ve yet to see one of his films, but the Kuchars were a big influence on John Waters, so RIP George.
R.I.P. and thanks so much for “Hold Me While I’m Naked”
Aaaaawwwwww sad times! Gotta go out and chroma key the sky in honor of his influence.
—DiB
What a delightful man. I did like the films of his that I saw, and it was nice seeing him doing his slow scuttle past the corner store near my parents’ house in Cambridge, MA not long ago. This is very sad.
Grey Daisies
RIP George, this one’s for you ❥
“Anyone who attempts to make their dreams visible via the moving image is akin to me regardless of the results.”
His legacy on 8mm, Hi-8, mini-DV, Digital 8, etc available for rental @ Canyon Cinema :
Motel Capri (1986)
Ascension of the Demonoids (1985)
Cattle Mutilations (1983)
Mom (1983)
Yolanda (1981)
Aqueerius (1980)
Nocturnal Immaculation (1980)
Blips (1979)
Symphony for a Sinner (1979)
Forever and Always (1978)
Mongreloid, The (1978)
One Night a Week (1978)
Asphalt Ribbon (1977)
I, An Actress (1977)
Ky Kapers (1977)
Power of the Press (1977)
Wild Night in El Reno (1977)
Back to Nature (1976)
Reason to Live, A (1976)
Devil’s Cleavage, The (1973)
Sunshine Sisters, The (1972)
Portrait of Ramona (1971)
Pagan Rhapsody (1970)
Mammal Palace, The (1969)
House of the White People (1968)
Knocturne (1968)
Unstrap Me (two reels) (1968)
Color Me Shameless (1967)
Eclipse of the Sun Virgin (1967)
Hold Me While I’m Naked (1966)
Leisure (1966)
Mosholu Holiday (1966)
Corruption of the Damned (1965)
Lovers of Eternity (1963)