Wu Yong
17May12
Where's his crown at?
The king is back!
At once confrontational and endearing, infuriating and heart wrenching. Christian Palmer somehow encapsulates the full spectrum of human emotion and the totality of romance in one man. Watch this gem here: http://nobudgefilms.com/post/16011729396/william-never-married
Watch it here: http://www.ubu.com/film/wojnarowicz.html
Watch it here: http://youtu.be/BjdfYEOa4fc
A prophetic vision of the postmodern psyche. As the borders between us and them (inside and outside) disintegrate and rebuild, mutation of the body and soul is unavoidable. This portrait of humanity is a shockingly believable prediction of the apocalypse wherein man, machine and nature can no longer coexist and try futilely to destroy one another. Any ensuing tragedy is only a reminder of the tragedy that exists now.
Jack Lehtonen, Trevor Tillman, Lights in the Dusk, Luke Cloran, Cedric, mfg
If the idiocy and ineptitude had been intentional this would have been one of the greatest films ever made. Utterly fascinating.
“I like to be able to step back in different ways, and acknowledge the limitations of the medium, pick up on certain aspects of so-called reality, of fragments of reality that I am paying attention to. Through the medium I try to articulate certain things that I sense are taking place, forces. Sometimes the movement of a camera will articulate something that the image itself might not.” ~ Ernie Gehr
This is no allegory. This is a love story, and an utterly stunning and tragic one at that. Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdZOGvbCeLw
The struggle against tradition, expectation and fear is too great for the individual, and maybe even for the society. After forty years, the Nazis still cripple Germany. One of the most pungent tragedies committed to film.
Some people play in the problem, while others rise above it. The hard part is determining who is doing what.
The futility of looking for your place in the world. "Everyone has to move."
Damon's YouTube channel, where you can watch many of his wonderful films: http://www.youtube.com/user/pookie67#g/a
The only masterpiece of sentimentality I have seen. Patriotism and romance the way they should always be: born from respect and love, not fear.
Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5au6UbfzXjQ
Watch it here: http://www.ubu.com/film/depalma.html
Watch it here: http://video.yandex.ru/users/lx26/view/53/
Watch it here: http://www.wat.tv/video/the-smell-of-burning-ants-3bql1_31wtj_.html
Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNhNF_qCC_M
Children who don't get what they want act like adults who get what they want. Ozu juxtaposes youthful materialism with (seemingly) mature traditionalism highlighting that values change, but people don't. Perceived needs distract us from actual needs, breed confusion and resentment, leave us tired and disappointed. And there's so much more to this brilliant film....
"The best American film I have seen in 20 years." ~ Jean Renoir
Watch it here: http://video.yandex.ru/users/chudo1909/view/6/
Watch it here: http://video.yandex.ru/users/oldoldman/view/177/
One of the greatest!
Watch it here: http://video.yandex.ru/users/ramin-mazur/view/212/
Watch it here: http://video.yandex.ru/users/ramin-mazur/view/213/
Ben Russell's Vimeo page: http://vimeo.com/dimeshow
"It would be better to dump the whole stinking system and take the consequences."
This looks very promising: http://www.kickthemachine.com/works/Boat%20project/Are%20We%20There%20Yet.html
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