Roger Corman and John Waters may well be the two people most responsible for cinema a gloriously odd and twisted place. It becomes more challenging than ever to create work that is outside of my mind — we all regurgitate the work that comes before us, but these two have developed far more than their share of wonderfully WTF moments. I wish I could have been there to hear them speak with each other about LSD, Jack Nicholson, Fellini,and all things movie. But hey, YouTube delivers us there without the hassle of travel.
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Just go back to bed.
Charles Bukowski knew what end was up. When the blues get their claws into you, just give in & get in the bed until the juices are flowing again.
And yes, ain’t it too bad that we all have to chase the dollar?
Hat tip to Cultural Weekly.
Don’t you love it when you see a film and want to change the world? Don’t you love it even more when you see a film and learn that that film has already changed the world — and for the better? I sat watching Amy Ziering’s & Kirby Dick’s THE INVISIBLE WAR with my jaw hanging open, literally; my fury growing by the minute. When I was done, my understanding of the world had expanded, and my confidence in the power of film was confirmed.
As informed and engaged as we all are, there are significant acts going on that we may not be cognizant or aware of, but if we — and our representative institutions — don’t take action we are essentially giving consent to continue. Part of the complete definition of cinema these days is engagement and action, and THE INVISIBLE WAR fulfills this commitment (and more). It has made the world a safer place for those that work to make our world safe.
Ziering & Dick not only deliver an argument but provide all of the intimacy and emotional impact that a direct personal relationship usually brings. When you encounter those who have been the victim of a system that seems to endorse and covers up rape in our military forces, you can’t help but be outraged. A female soldier in a combat zone is more likely to be raped by her fellow soldiers than killed by enemy fire.
THE INVISIBLE WAR won the Audience Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. It opens on June 22nd, but thanks to Goldcrest, I am hosting a free screening for those on my list. Hopefully everyone brings a bottle of wine or the beverage of their choice and we discuss it afterwards.
Visit the website here: http://invisiblewarmovie.com/
Watch the trailer here: http://youtu.be/ECOqpv45tIo
“Like” the film here: http://www.facebook.com/invisiblewarmovie
Some folks say that projection mapping is so yesterday, but it blows my mind every time I see it done.
Well, hopefully it doesn’t require us to quite go this far, but who doesn’t love a good machine?
Thanks to Visual News for the tip!
The one part of movie going I really hate is the crap commercials. It seems like everyone plays them now. But that don’t make it right.
If they played shorts like “Peter Brings The Shadows To Life”, I would be a happy man.
HT Metafilter
By Claude Lelouch
And this is on film mind you…
