Hello, ...in the spirit of the current thread, what would folks like to see make it to DVD? Here's some of mine.... "The Phenix City Story" (Phil Karlson) "Contempt", "One Plus One", "Band of Outsiders", + early shorts (J L Godard) "Dog Star Man" (Stan Brakhage) "Who's That Knocking at My Door?", "Italian American", & "The King of Comedy" (Scorsese) "The Blues According To Lightnin' Hopkins", "Hot Pepper", "Burden of Dreams", "Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe" (Les Blank) "The Mother & the Whore" (Jean Eustache) "Solaris" & "Stalker" (Tarkovsky) "Paris, Texas" (Wenders) "Why Does Herr R. Runn Amok?", "Ali: Fear Eats the Soul", "In the Year of 13 Moons" (Fassbinder) "The Killers" (Siegel) "Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!" & "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" (Russ Meyer) "Zabriskie Point" (Antonioni) "Point Blank" John Boorman) "Le Samourai", "Les Enfants Terribles", Bob le Flambeur" (Melville) "Love Affair", "WR: Mysteries of the Organism", "Sweet Movie" (Makavejev) I remain... Joseph NP: Nino Rota- "Original Soundtrack Recording- La Dolce Vita" LP NR: William H. Gass- "The Tunnel'
On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 01:59:26AM -0400, josephneff wrote:
...in the spirit of the current thread, what would folks like to see make it to DVD? Here's some of mine....
Naked Lunch Prospero's Books Ellis Island & Book of Days (Meredith Monk films only out on laserdisc) Anything by Bill Viola Ornette: Made in America Perfect Days (Robert Ashley) Thursday Afternoon & Mistaken Memories of Medieval Manhattan (Brian Eno) Music with Roots in the Aether (Robert Ashley) The Complete Stuff John Zorn Has Done Soundtracks For -- | jzitt@metatronpress.com http://www.josephzitt.com/ | | http://www.metatronpress.com/jzitt/ http://www.mp3.com/josephzitt/ | | == New book: Surprise Me with Beauty: the Music of Human Systems == | | Comma / Gray Code Silence: the John Cage Discussion List |
For someone who makes such lame music, he sure knows whom to hire. At 01:06 PM 6/6/02 -0700, s~Z wrote:
Anything by Bill Viola<<<
Check out the recent Nine Inch Nails concert DVD, complete with sublime Bill Viola stage background video-art and an interview with Viola about his collaboration with Reznor on the 2000 tour.
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For someone who makes such lame music, he sure knows whom to hire.<<<
For someone who hates lame music, I was thoroughly electrified by that DVD and wish to God I had seen the performance live. Just add it to my list of things I should be embarrassed about relishing. NP: Tapestry by Carole King
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...in the spirit of the current thread, what would folks like to see make it to DVD?
Nicolas Roeg's "Don't Look Now." Later, Ben
ERASERHEAD is out in two different R2 editions from Spain and France. (It is on the way on R1 from Lynch himself.) DON'T LOOK NOW is on R2 DVD in France, as is the Feuillade FANTOMAS. (The 60s Fantomas films with Jean Marais are also available in a boxed set. The transfers are beautiful.) RED DESERT and LA NOTTE are both out on R1 in the USA. (RED DESERT is a pretty bland transfer, however.) As for other missing Antonioni, MGM owns ZABRISKIE POINT. They issued a laserdisc of it. I'm sure it will make it to DVD sooner or later. THE PASSENGER is available in Japan. Apart from the French DVDs mentioned already, there's a fair amount of early Godard out in Japan. France: http://www.dvdshoppingcenter.com France: http://www.amazon.fr Spain: http://www.dvdgo.com Japan: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/ (Good source for the big Italian western boxed sets which have just been released.) Lon, Floating Glowing Head http://www.FloatingGlowingHead.com
-----Original Message----- From: zorn-list-admin@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:zorn-list-admin@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Lon Huber Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 10:58 AM
DON'T LOOK NOW is on R2 DVD in France
Just to add to an old thread: with much glee, I saw on Amazon that :Don't Look Now" will be released in the US this coming September. Whee! Spent the last few days savoring my nth watching of Wong Kar-Wai's "In the Mood for Love" -- I owned a dodgy Hongkong VCD, then a Chinese DVD, and then I finally got to borrow an amazing Criterion Collection version (two director's interviews, a press conference with the actors, a documentary, an essay on HK in the '60s, deleted scenes, the short story on which it was based, and much more). I've only recently started enjoying the joys of DVD -- is there a good website / store that features reviews of DVD extras, or which titles are about to be released (particularly non-US stuff)? ObZorn: I notice that Criterion has also released "Tokyo Drifter," which I've never seen, and which Zorn has, I believe, praised to high heavens. Does anyone here second his recommendations? Later, Ben http://members.tripod.com/~tamad2/ ICQ: thewilyfilipino / Yahoo!: sunny70
"Benito Vergara" bvergara@sfsu.edu wrote:
Just to add to an old thread: with much glee, I saw on Amazon that :Don't Look Now" will be released in the US this coming September. Whee!
You should know that the French R2 DVD is uncut as far as the sex scenes are concerned, and the R1 DVD will contain the censored cut that has always been the domestic version. There was areal detailed discussion of the cuts on the Mobius Home Video Forum( www.mhvf.net ) a while ago. The site should be back up soon after they change servers.
Spent the last few days savoring my nth watching of Wong Kar-Wai's "In the Mood for Love" -- I owned a dodgy Hongkong VCD, then a Chinese DVD, and then I finally got to borrow an amazing Criterion Collection version (two director's interviews, a press conference with the actors, a documentary, an essay on HK in the '60s, deleted scenes, the short story on which it was based, and much more).
Holy shit this has got to be one of the most beautiful movies ever made. Michael Galasso's score was the greatest thing to happen in movies in 2000. Yes, the Criterion DVD outstrips the Tartan R2 set and all HK R0 sets.(I wish I'd waited for Criterion; I will be waiting for Solaris, Man Bites Dog, and Down By Law later this year.) Wong Kar-wai is quickly becoming one of my favorite filmmakers.
I've only recently started enjoying the joys of DVD -- is there a good website / store that features reviews of DVD extras, or which titles are about to be released (particularly non-US stuff)?
Good? eh. There are very few good reviews of any sort on the internet, IMNTBHO, the bar is just too low. But there are a few that occasionally let useful info leak out. www.dvdmaniacs.net reviews drive-in/euro-cult type stuff and has a thorough ratings system and the reviews seem to be written by adults - their forum is another matter, entirely. www.hometheaterforum.com is entertaining just for the reviews, which are utterly clueless. The DVD Savant column at www.dvdtalk.com offers some informed and opinionated reviews that matter. The Asian DVD Guide @ ezboard.com pub5.ezboard.com/bhongkongdvds is good for info about different versions of HK and Japanese releases. And of course, the only print magazine that matters is Video Watchdog.
ObZorn: I notice that Criterion has also released "Tokyo Drifter," which I've never seen, and which Zorn has, I believe, praised to high heavens. Does anyone here second his recommendations?
Yes, Tokyo Drifter is the shit. Another Criterion release, Kwaidan, is also highly recommended (although nothing like any Seijun Suzuki movie), especially if you like Toru Takemitsu scores. And no mention of recent DVDs would be complete without saying that Takashi Miike's Audition is the greatest horror/black comedy to ever be released. American Cinematheque's R1 DVD(the unrated one) should be easily available. -Sanchez NP: Johnny Mandel & the Stu Gardner Trio - "Point Blank" OMPS NR: "Your Pregnancy Week By Week" 4th edition
I've been puzzling about this ever since it cropped up a few times in recent threads. I mean, we've always *not* talked about Zorn, haven't we? But I think it is true: we just haven't talked about Zorn very much. I think it's because this list is exhausted. Or maybe all the good Zorn threads are exhausted. Or, more likely, we're exhausted. At least I am. Part of it has to do, I think, with the glut of releases. How many of us, not including Patrice, still keep tabs on the amount of Tzadik/Avant releases that come out? There was a time when I used to buy anything that had Zorn on it; now I simply can't afford to. Especially considering their rather spotty quality control. Part of the problem has to do with Zorn's releases themselves. In my opinion (coming from someone with limited musical vocabulary), the releases of the last few years don't lend themselves to much discussion anymore. Comparing, say, the 3rd Masada album with the 8th is something I can't do; debating the merits of Middelheim versus Taipei -- well, I can't tell them apart anymore. (Okay, one wasn't recorded very well.) Even Cook and Morton gave up on reviewing Masada by the third edition of their book. Zorn's output of the last few years or so have been good, but not great (more on this later). Hardly any of them were discussed very much on this list, with the exception of "Taboo and Exile." "Aporias" was barely talked about; at least the sputtering threads on "IAO" produced the rather unproductive "Is Crowley a Satanist?" thread. (Someone wrote that Zorn is currently reading copies of the Equinox -- I am sure he can afford them =) -- does this mean that more Crowley-inspired work is on the way?) Don't get me wrong; I really enjoy listening to Zorn. But in my opinion, his current stuff just doesn't have the same electric energy of the Elektra/Nonesuch years, or the Painkiller albums, or the first three Masada albums (and the chamber arrangements), etc. Back then I would listen with the sensation that a whole new realm was being opened before my ears. It was as if Zorn was always saying, "You ain't heard nothing yet" with every album. But now it seems we've heard everything. Perhaps it has to do with the fact that Zorn simply works in too many genres that no one bats an eyelash anymore when he comes out with a surf/exotica album like "The Gift." Of course, I can't expect Zorn to reinvent the wheel with every release, much as I can't expect Tom Waits to release "Franks Wild Years" every time. But I think it really is a matter of exhaustion: another month, another Filmworks / Masada album. Later, Ben http://members.tripod.com/~tamad2/ ICQ: thewilyfilipino / Yahoo!: sunny70
At 11:05 AM 7/9/02 -0700, Benito Vergara wrote:
I've been puzzling about this ever since it cropped up a few times in recent threads. I mean, we've always *not* talked about Zorn, haven't we? But I think it is true: we just haven't talked about Zorn very much.
And yet, it is Zorn's genre hopping into almost every category that keeps this list so interesting, since we feel free to talk about genres in which JZ has participated at one time or another (and isn't that almost every one?). I should also say that I have pretty much stopped paying attention to Tzadik releases, but I have enjoyed IAO, the live Naked City and the new Cobra, as the first JZ releases I've bought in years. -- Caleb Deupree cdeupree@erinet.com
...in the spirit of the current thread, what would folks like to see make it to DVD? Here's some of mine....
ooh! ooh! all of the early Wenders stuff, esp. "Kings of the Road" + "Paris, Texas" and "Wings of Desire" "Diamonds of the Night" + "A Report on the Party and the Guests"- Jan Nemec all of the Johan van der Kreuken work Vienna Aktionist films by Kurt Kren "Enjo"- Kon Ichikawa (as part of a boxset of films inspired by Yukio Mishima :-) Koji Wakamutsu's work besides "Go, Go Second Time Virgin" all of the Straub/Huilliet films (I'd settle for a 2nd gen VHS tho) Raul Ruiz's adapation of "The Blind Owl" (ditto) Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Cure" (mandatory viewing for all z-listers, along with Suzuki Seijin's "Branded to Kill"), "Barren Illusion", "Charisma", and everything else he's ever touched "Death by Hanging"- Nagisa Oshima the early, silent Yasujiro Ozu work any Alan Clarke on Region 1 DVDs (maybe it's time to invest in a multi-region DVD player?) early Greenaway films, and the musician documentaries Peter Watkins' documentary of Edvard Munch, along with a complete cut of "La Commune." Anyone who has a chance to see this movie, must. One of the most powerful things I've seen all year. the 5-hour version of Emir Kusturica's "Underground" Budd Boetticher's Ranown cycle, esp. "Ride Lonesome" "The Cremator"- Juraj Herz "The Round-Up"- Miklós Jancsó "Husbands"- John Cassavetes all of the Jerry Lewis films. every minute he ever committed to film. agreed on the Kiarostami, Fassbinder, Bresson and Akerman. I'd like to see the same for Alexander Sokurov. From what I've heard, his latest film is *one* 96 minute shot. better DVDs of "Golden Age" Indian cinema stuff, I'd give a limb for a watchable DVD of "Pakeezah" and a better one of "Kagaaz ke Phool" also agreed on the Viola, though they better do a fucking amazing job, 'coz if I see any compression artifacts, I'll throw a brick through my monitor. I've heard that there's an Ernie Gehr DVD, but I couldn't image how pointless it would be to watch "History" on video. Out of curiosity, for those who want to see the Brakhage and other avant-garde/abstract/experimental films, why don't you find a (size depending on how deep your pockets all are) group of people, and rent a 16mm print from either Canyon Cinema (http://www.canyoncinema.com) in San Fransisco or The Film-Maker's Co-op (http://www.film-makerscoop.com)? See them as they were meant to be seen. And, as far as Chris Marker and Godard go, if you're in NYC, you can go to Experimental Arts Intermix (http://www.eai.org) and see the work for free. Just call and make an appointment.
NR: William H. Gass- "The Tunnel'
How are you liking this? I've got a copy checked out from the library, but I'm almost afraid to start, because my pile of other books to read over the summer is so huge. Nirav -- AIM: Icefactory37 OnNow- Roel Meelkop- 9 (Holes in the Head) NR- _Imagined Communities_- Benedict Anderson "Wheeler: A game-legged old man and a drunk- that's all you've got? Chance: That's *what* I've got" -from 'Rio Bravo'
Hello, ...I'm digging the Gass quite a bit, but I'm moving through it very slowly, partly because it's not a quick read, partly due to work/school matters, and partly because I can't keep my nose out of other books. And on that note, here's my summer reading list: Nicholson Baker- "The Fermata" just filthy, but a whole lot of fun. I plan on reading "Vox" soon. various essays from David Foster Wallace's "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again" I quite liked the David Lynch piece. Malcolm Bradbury- "The Modern World. Ten Great Writers" just starting this one, so far it's excellent. The Dostoyevsky chapter is quite enlightening. outstanding poems by Ulrich Berkes in an old copy of The Paris Review (106) that I picked up. correspondence between James Laughlin and William Carlos Williams in the same issue. Assorted great bits from "The Nick Tosches Reader" Irwin Chusid's "Songs In the Key of Z" better than I thought it would be after reading Damon Krukowski's review in "Bookforum". I still have no need for Wesley Willis, though. Flannery O'Connor- "Wise Blood" dark, direct, and downright scuzzy. I remain... Joseph NP: Spirit- s/t CD NR: William H. Gass- "The Tunnel" -----Original Message----- From: zorn-list-admin@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:zorn-list-admin@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Nirav Soni Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 5:42 PM To: zorn-list@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: overdue DVD reissues
NR: William H. Gass- "The Tunnel'
How are you liking this? I've got a copy checked out from the library, but I'm almost afraid to start, because my pile of other books to read over the summer is so huge. Nirav -- AIM: Icefactory37 OnNow- Roel Meelkop- 9 (Holes in the Head) NR- _Imagined Communities_- Benedict Anderson "Wheeler: A game-legged old man and a drunk- that's all you've got? Chance: That's *what* I've got" -from 'Rio Bravo' _______________________________________________ zorn-list mailing list zorn-list@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/zorn-list
At 01:12 AM 6/7/02 -0400, josephneff wrote:
Flannery O'Connor- "Wise Blood" dark, direct, and downright scuzzy.
Speaking of overdue DVDs, has the John Huston film of Wise Blood (with Brad Dourif in the lead role) ever been reissued? -- Caleb Deupree cdeupree@erinet.com
Hello, ....I think it's only available on VHS. This is one (of many) that I've not seen, and I know that a local shop has it, so I should correct that situation. I remain... Joseph NP: Faust- "IV" CD NR: William H. Gass- "The Tunnel" -----Original Message----- From: zorn-list-admin@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:zorn-list-admin@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Caleb T. Deupree Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 5:14 AM To: zorn-list@mailman.xmission.com Subject: RE: overdue DVD reissues At 01:12 AM 6/7/02 -0400, josephneff wrote:
Flannery O'Connor- "Wise Blood" dark, direct, and downright scuzzy.
Speaking of overdue DVDs, has the John Huston film of Wise Blood (with Brad Dourif in the lead role) ever been reissued? -- Caleb Deupree cdeupree@erinet.com _______________________________________________ zorn-list mailing list zorn-list@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/zorn-list
Now that Koyyanisquatsi has a DVD release date, I think Lactho Drom is probably near the top of my DVD reissue list. Dave NP: 'Round Midnight (Monk)
On Fri, 7 Jun 2002 01:12:32 -0400 "josephneff" wrote:
Hello, ...I'm digging the Gass quite a bit, but I'm moving through it very slowly, partly because it's not a quick read, partly due to work/school matters, and partly because I can't keep my nose out of other books. And on that note, here's my summer reading list:
Nicholson Baker- "The Fermata" just filthy, but a whole lot of fun. I plan on reading "Vox" soon.
I can't think of that book as filthy although it is almost 100% sex. I guess when there is too much humor, sex is not sex anymore :-). Just watched GET CARTER (1971). Quite steamy! Might have raised some eyebrows in swinging England. Patrice. NR: HISTOIRE: Claude Simon NL: FEVER: Kylie Minogue
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