Seen and not seen's, recommendations and queries on top films in general.

Started by GEWALTMONOPOL, December 29, 2009, 06:31:05 PM

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Tribe Tapes

Last night attended a screening of Peter Kass's Time Of The Heathen, a 1961 independent film lost after its initial release and now making the roadshow circuit in a 4k restoration. Starting off as a rehash of a southern gothic like Night Of The Hunter, it spins off into a different direction during its final act, seguing from B&W to color in a Brakhage-esque flurry of film strip paintings and archival war footage. The proto-noise soundtrack during this sequence is extremely pleasing to listen to in a theater environment, a sine wave building and escalating in its last moments. Highly recommend catching this if it hits a cinema near you.

theotherjohn

Still need to see that one, missed it last year when it screened in the UK. The soundtrack piece is called 'Nightmare Music', made by computer music pioneer and Cage collaborator Lejaren Hiller according to Discogs. It's here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNopV20WXlw

Atrophist

A local theater is showing Sátántango in September.

A threat, or an opportunity?

https://kinoregina.fi/elokuva/202769/

Manhog_84

Quote from: Atrophist on Today at 06:01:49 PMA local theater is showing Sátántango in September.

A threat, or an opportunity?

https://kinoregina.fi/elokuva/202769/


It's worth seeing, or experiencing, once in a lifetime. I saw it in Cinema Orion 2011, and it took the whole day. The extremely slow pacing and long shots create a hypnotic and mystical atmosphere that probably works best in a movie theatre. The plot itself is very vague. I haven't had an urge to rewatch it yet. Same goes to other Béla Tarr films, great atmosphere and visuals but not something I need to watch over and over again.

Atrophist

Quote from: Manhog_84 on Today at 10:13:55 PM
Quote from: Atrophist on Today at 06:01:49 PMA local theater is showing Sátántango in September.

A threat, or an opportunity?

https://kinoregina.fi/elokuva/202769/


It's worth seeing, or experiencing, once in a lifetime. I saw it in Cinema Orion 2011, and it took the whole day. The extremely slow pacing and long shots create a hypnotic and mystical atmosphere that probably works best in a movie theatre. The plot itself is very vague. I haven't had an urge to rewatch it yet. Same goes to other Béla Tarr films, great atmosphere and visuals but not something I need to watch over and over again.

Yeah I figured, there probably won't be many oportunities to see it during the rest of this century so I'll give a go now.