Uh… Cinesnag? Dan was referring to the original OP mixing up the two films. I’m quite sure he knows The Fire Within wasn’t set in NY. Had you carefully read the whole thread you’d probably have noticed your own error… (?)
I’ve tried watching Eraserhead while on shrooms… VERY BAD IDEA. Had to turn it off after ten minutes and wound up staring at those old blue screens on the TV (when the VHS was stopped) for an hour. Peter Watkins ’Punishment Park is also a bad idea btw.
But on marijuana, nothing beats Kenneth Anger’s Inauguration of The Pleasuredome or Invocation of my Demon Brother. Dog Star Man by Brakhage set to the music of Boards Of Canada (or almost anything for that matter, but that BoC "soundtrack "is pretty f*cking incredible). MIrror or Stalker by Tarkovsky. Kooyanisqatsi is always a winner. And believe it or not, I don’t think I have ever been so immersed in a film while stone than the time I watched Peter Watkins Edvard Munch. I completely lost myself in that film, literally. The sounds, the repetitive sequences, Munch constantly staring at us, Watkins monotonous voice; it’s not only extremely fascinating to learn about the artist and Norwegian society at the time , but the way the film was made makes this a very hypnotizing experience. I was absorbing everything like a sponge; the sights, the sounds.
Anybody else out there would like Criterion to release a second volume of M. Brakhage’s work? I have personally worn out the first volume (literally – the damned thing is so beaten up I should buy a new copy). Sign here, make this some sort of petition and perhaps it might happen one day…
This thread is pretty old, but here goes (in no particular order):
-Eraserhead (Lynch): When I walked out of that midnight screening when I was 13-14, the whole world seemed different from then on…
-Zerkalo (Tarkovsky): Is there a more haunting and beautiful film out there? So personal and yet universal. I watch it at leat 2-3 times a year!
-Edvard Munch (Watkins): Never seen another film like it. A completely different way to blend documentary and fiction. At 3+ hours, the film involves the spectator so much and invites you to feel and live as Munch did, never gets boring.
-Intérieur d’un couvent (Borowczyk): OK, so this is far from being a masterpiece, but it brought me back onto the right path after several years of obsessing over B and even Z movies. It’s few artsy moments made me realize that it is THESE that make cinema so special and evocative.
-Persona (Bergman): Absolute classic. Still gives me chills after seeing it countless times.
-Gummo (Korine): No one movie has made me want to make films as much as this one. It’s like someone had been reading my mind and made a film about it…
-Inauguration Of The Pleasure Dome (Anger): Total eye candy, extremely strange and mysterious, DECADES before it’s time.
-Au Hazard Balthazar (Bresson): The world in 90 minutes indeed… Beautiful, touching, complex and absolutely mesmerizing.
-La Vie De Jésus (Dumont): This film opened up a whole new angle from which I could see film and cinema. The way Dumont turns the ordinary into the extraordinary is fascinating.
There are probably tons of other films that have marked me in some way, but these stand out above the rest…
Now, after abusing of Volume Two on blu… Why not round the whole thing up with Volume 3? It’s not as if there isn’t enough material out there. I think I’m one of the few who would by a COMPLETE box set of Brakhages work!
A movie to watch all by yourself about 3 years ago
Uh… Cinesnag? Dan was referring to the original OP mixing up the two films. I’m quite sure he knows The Fire Within wasn’t set in NY. Had you carefully read the whole thread you’d probably have noticed your own error… (?)
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My Winnipeg on DVD? over 2 years ago
I bought my copy at Best Buy in Montreal… You might be able to order a copy through them… Or definitely Amazon.ca.
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Trippy/Psychedelic Films - Name some! over 2 years ago
I’ve tried watching Eraserhead while on shrooms… VERY BAD IDEA. Had to turn it off after ten minutes and wound up staring at those old blue screens on the TV (when the VHS was stopped) for an hour. Peter Watkins ’Punishment Park is also a bad idea btw.
But on marijuana, nothing beats Kenneth Anger’s Inauguration of The Pleasuredome or Invocation of my Demon Brother. Dog Star Man by Brakhage set to the music of Boards Of Canada (or almost anything for that matter, but that BoC "soundtrack "is pretty f*cking incredible). MIrror or Stalker by Tarkovsky. Kooyanisqatsi is always a winner. And believe it or not, I don’t think I have ever been so immersed in a film while stone than the time I watched Peter Watkins Edvard Munch. I completely lost myself in that film, literally. The sounds, the repetitive sequences, Munch constantly staring at us, Watkins monotonous voice; it’s not only extremely fascinating to learn about the artist and Norwegian society at the time , but the way the film was made makes this a very hypnotizing experience. I was absorbing everything like a sponge; the sights, the sounds.
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Trippy/Psychedelic Films - Name some! over 2 years ago
Oh and Vera Chytilova’s Daisies!
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Volume 2 over 2 years ago
Anybody else out there would like Criterion to release a second volume of M. Brakhage’s work? I have personally worn out the first volume (literally – the damned thing is so beaten up I should buy a new copy). Sign here, make this some sort of petition and perhaps it might happen one day…
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Thin Red Line- The Original Cut- RELEASE IT CRITERION?!!! about 2 years ago
I was going to post that “Thin Red Lion” myself! :)
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Cover about 2 years ago
I personally like the cover, it translates the film’s eerie and ambient qualities… Can’t wait for this one!
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Which film has changed your life forever? about 2 years ago
This thread is pretty old, but here goes (in no particular order):
-Eraserhead (Lynch): When I walked out of that midnight screening when I was 13-14, the whole world seemed different from then on…
-Zerkalo (Tarkovsky): Is there a more haunting and beautiful film out there? So personal and yet universal. I watch it at leat 2-3 times a year!
-Edvard Munch (Watkins): Never seen another film like it. A completely different way to blend documentary and fiction. At 3+ hours, the film involves the spectator so much and invites you to feel and live as Munch did, never gets boring.
-Intérieur d’un couvent (Borowczyk): OK, so this is far from being a masterpiece, but it brought me back onto the right path after several years of obsessing over B and even Z movies. It’s few artsy moments made me realize that it is THESE that make cinema so special and evocative.
-Persona (Bergman): Absolute classic. Still gives me chills after seeing it countless times.
-Gummo (Korine): No one movie has made me want to make films as much as this one. It’s like someone had been reading my mind and made a film about it…
-Inauguration Of The Pleasure Dome (Anger): Total eye candy, extremely strange and mysterious, DECADES before it’s time.
-Au Hazard Balthazar (Bresson): The world in 90 minutes indeed… Beautiful, touching, complex and absolutely mesmerizing.
-La Vie De Jésus (Dumont): This film opened up a whole new angle from which I could see film and cinema. The way Dumont turns the ordinary into the extraordinary is fascinating.
There are probably tons of other films that have marked me in some way, but these stand out above the rest…
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Volume 2 about 1 year ago
Now, after abusing of Volume Two on blu… Why not round the whole thing up with Volume 3? It’s not as if there isn’t enough material out there. I think I’m one of the few who would by a COMPLETE box set of Brakhages work!
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