Comments on: Art Fag City at the Reeler: An Interview with Guy Maddin http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/05/08/art-fag-city-at-the-reeler-an-interview-with-guy-maddin/ As relevant as Eric Fischl. New York art news, reviews and gossip. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:24:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Timothy Buckwalter http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/05/08/art-fag-city-at-the-reeler-an-interview-with-guy-maddin/#comment-1160 Timothy Buckwalter Thu, 10 May 2007 05:21:50 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/05/08/art-fag-city-at-the-reeler-an-interview-with-guy-maddin/#comment-1160 "Brand!" played out here on Monday with the ensemble and folies and Joan Chen as the narrator, but I wasn't crazy about it. It felt a little off. Yeah, it had the required elements of silent films, like the lighthouse, and that overwroughtness - still it it didn't really stick with me the way that Gimli Hospital did or even Saddest Music did. It seemed a little off, not silly but just kinda too intentioned. But I thought your interview with Madden was great. “Brand!” played out here on Monday with the ensemble and folies and Joan Chen as the narrator, but I wasn’t crazy about it. It felt a little off. Yeah, it had the required elements of silent films, like the lighthouse, and that overwroughtness - still it it didn’t really stick with me the way that Gimli Hospital did or even Saddest Music did. It seemed a little off, not silly but just kinda too intentioned.

But I thought your interview with Madden was great.

]]> By: Art Fag City http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/05/08/art-fag-city-at-the-reeler-an-interview-with-guy-maddin/#comment-1161 Art Fag City Thu, 10 May 2007 06:39:35 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/05/08/art-fag-city-at-the-reeler-an-interview-with-guy-maddin/#comment-1161 I actually loved that movie, but I was told that it's almost impossible to get a feel for the film with the ensemble playing. I saw it without all that. What did you think the ensemble did for the movie? I actually loved that movie, but I was told that it’s almost impossible to get a feel for the film with the ensemble playing. I saw it without all that. What did you think the ensemble did for the movie?

]]> By: Timothy Buckwalter http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/05/08/art-fag-city-at-the-reeler-an-interview-with-guy-maddin/#comment-1199 Timothy Buckwalter Fri, 11 May 2007 17:06:18 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/05/08/art-fag-city-at-the-reeler-an-interview-with-guy-maddin/#comment-1199 pretty much nothing, they were annoying (I have only think of one instance when I like an orchestra with a silent film). The folies were kinda interesting but distracting as well. And the narrator didn't work either (Joan Chen is a swell actor, but was way overwrought - bordering on ridiculous and not in a fun way). I may have liked it better without all the hoopdedoo, but cannot sort it out. My current favorite film right now is Charles Barnett's Killer of Sheep - which I think has already closed in NYC, but opens here today. It has been bumped to 35mm and has had the sound cleaned up. I forgot, until I saw it again, how much I love those slow moody films that go nowhere, but just linger. I also sorta liked The Rape of Europa, which I don't think has opened there yet. Unfortunately, it is kinda academic and has a made for pbs feel to it, but it is ambitious in its scope and about something that we are still trying to sort out. pretty much nothing, they were annoying (I have only think of one instance when I like an orchestra with a silent film). The folies were kinda interesting but distracting as well. And the narrator didn’t work either (Joan Chen is a swell actor, but was way overwrought - bordering on ridiculous and not in a fun way). I may have liked it better without all the hoopdedoo, but cannot sort it out.

My current favorite film right now is Charles Barnett’s Killer of Sheep - which I think has already closed in NYC, but opens here today. It has been bumped to 35mm and has had the sound cleaned up. I forgot, until I saw it again, how much I love those slow moody films that go nowhere, but just linger.

I also sorta liked The Rape of Europa, which I don’t think has opened there yet. Unfortunately, it is kinda academic and has a made for pbs feel to it, but it is ambitious in its scope and about something that we are still trying to sort out.

]]> By: Art Fag City http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/05/08/art-fag-city-at-the-reeler-an-interview-with-guy-maddin/#comment-1200 Art Fag City Fri, 11 May 2007 17:22:29 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/05/08/art-fag-city-at-the-reeler-an-interview-with-guy-maddin/#comment-1200 Too bad since the hype about that aspect of Brand upon the Brain was a little out of control. I haven't seen Killer of Sheep, but I did see The Rape of Europa, which you may have seen on this site since I reviewed it. Of course it has that made for pbs feel to it because they intend to air it on pbs. I liked the movie regardless - at the very least it was thorough. Too bad since the hype about that aspect of Brand upon the Brain was a little out of control. I haven’t seen Killer of Sheep, but I did see The Rape of Europa, which you may have seen on this site since I reviewed it. Of course it has that made for pbs feel to it because they intend to air it on pbs. I liked the movie regardless - at the very least it was thorough.

]]> By: Timothy Buckwalter http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/05/08/art-fag-city-at-the-reeler-an-interview-with-guy-maddin/#comment-1211 Timothy Buckwalter Fri, 11 May 2007 21:51:44 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/05/08/art-fag-city-at-the-reeler-an-interview-with-guy-maddin/#comment-1211 Am going to read your review of it right now. And yeah, the Europa crew are TV documentarians. Am going to read your review of it right now. And yeah, the Europa crew are TV documentarians.

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