My favorite local film institution, Facets has released a collection of 4 excellent documentaries on dvd by the great renegade Japanese filmmaker Kazuo Hara. I highly recommend The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On. Stopsmiling l Hara Interview w/ Rail l Hara Interview @ Dartmouth
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I don't agree with the "rediscovery" statement. At least not from a film culture standpoint. I've been able to rent/buy these at my local for some time. Except for Goodbye CP, which I just found out has been on order since April. Thanks John!
Great stuff.
well you must be near the greatest video store in the world...can you get me a copy of Pontecorvo's Ogro, 1980 or the original cut of Queimada, 1969?
Shhh. It's a fine establishment. I'd give you the link, but then I'd have to kill ya.
You may have one of those articles if you can answer all of the following skill-testing questions:
1. Original cut of Queimada eh...are you insane?
2. Is there a solitary unpopped kernel hidden in your couch for when you run out and are about to watch some ill-gotten rogue 16mm of Toshirô Mifune freaking out on the set of Shichinin no samurai?
(Psssst. You get a bonus point if you think "The Seven Samurai" that's currently in dev. is gonna be bullsh*t)
3. Do you get first crack at the promos with the timecode still on them from your local?
4. Have you named any of your pets (that're prolly starving to death, poor things) after movie arcana?
Well?
1. yes, just ask anyone who really knows me...
2. ahhh yojimbo?
3. no but i've had access to other unnamed resources surrounding film, but who's bragging...
4. no pets...see answer number one, but my wife is demanding either a dog or baby. both are a determinant to maintaining my pathologic thinking.
(1. ) Hmmm. I'll have to take your word for it, section 8.
(2.) You didn't answer about the popcorn hidden in your couch! And you didn't answer in the affirmative about the "The Seven Samurai" project in dev... Are you a scientologist? But you did correctly place Mifune in a movie.
(3.) "other unnamed resources"? That sounds like a Steve Martin delivered-line scripted by the Wayans' in a Le Carré ripoff. heheh
The resources surrounding film run the gamut from fake butt cheeks to feral, underfed hussies. But I'm thinking a temporary acquisition of either one of those isn't exactly brag-worthy, so unless you at least hint at the object in question this question's answer is as lame as Ishtar.
(4.) Hahaha. Well now, that's quite a bargain you're about to strike. But since you've avoided the answer, now's your chance. If it's a miniature poodle will you name her Mrs. Robinson? And if you have a boy will you name him Yojimbo? Or maybe Harvey, after Elwood P. Dowd's 6-foot invisible pet rabbit?
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