Thursday, April 24, 2008

Je vous salue, Sarajevo. Dir. GODARD. 1993.

In a sense, fear is the daughter of God, redeemed on Good Friday night. She's not beautiful; mocked, cursed and disowned by all. But don't get it wrong: she watches over all mortal agony, she intercedes for mankind. For there's a rule and an exception. Culture is the rule, and art is the exception. Everybody speaks the rule: cigarette, computer, t-shirt, television, tourism, war. Nobody speaks the exception. It isn't spoken, it's written: Flaubert, Dostojevskij. It's composed: Gershwin, Mozart. It's painted: Cézanne, Vermeer. It's filmed: Antonioni, Vigo. Or it's lived, and then it's the art of living: Srebenica, Mostar, Sarajevo. The rule is to want the death of the exception. So the rule for Cultural Europe is to organize the death of the art of living, which still flourishes.

When it's time to close the book, I'll have no regrets. I've seen so many people live so badly, and so many die so well.

A mini-masterpiece! I've been searching for this for a while...
Via Chained to the Cinémathèque.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

"Madame Tutli-Putli." Dir. Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski. 2007.


Madame Tutli-Putli boards the night train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past.

She travels alone, facing both the kindness and menace of strangers. As day descends into dark, she finds herself caught up in a desperate metaphysical adventure. Adrift between real and imagined worlds, Madame Tutli-Putli confronts her demons and is drawn into an undertow of mystery and suspense.

Official Website: Link.
Youtube: Part 2

Saturday, April 19, 2008

"Ben and Me." Prod. Walt Disney. 1953.

The animator Ollie Johnston, the last of the Disney "nine old men," as the studio's core group of senior animators was called, died on Monday in Sequim, Wash.

The AP.

Youtube. Ben and Me: Part 2
Wikipedia: Ollie Johnston
Wikipedia: Disney's Nine Old Men

Friday, April 11, 2008

Portishead - "Machine Gun." 2008


And... 10 years later when Bristol meets Lo-Fi... new Portishead album Three gets released on April 28th.

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Young Marble Giants - "Colossal Youth." 1980.


Tuesday Throwbacks
One of the only few videos I could find on youtube from Young Marble Giants. A "minimalist/lo-fi/post-punk" UK band that formed in the late 70s and broke up quickly after their debut album Colossal Youth. From wikipedia:
Nirvana singer-songwriter Kurt Cobain, said in a 1992 Melody Maker interview, that Colossal Youth was one of the five most influential records he had ever heard.
YMG's sound predates bands such as Broadcast, Au Revoir Simone, The Blow, etc. Check 'em out!

Fansite: youngmarblegiants.com

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

The Outfield - "Your Love." 1986.


Tuesday Throwbacks...
This one goes to The Outfield and the meta music video for "Your Love."
Josie's on a vacation far away
Come around and talk it over
So many things that I wanna say
You know I like my girls a little bit older
I just wanna use your love tonight
I don't wanna lose your love tonight
That guitar riff... Too Good.

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Cassavetes On Handheld Camera.


Short but great clip of John Cassavetes discussing a crazy handheld shot.