Journal Entry #10

The Week of Friday November 21st

11.19.2008
THE WINGS OF DESIRE (1987) 150 Word Review
Directed by: Wim Wender

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11.21.2008
MIDNIGHT MOVIES (2005) In Class Clip
Directed by: Stuart Samuels

11.21.2008
SUSPIRIA (1977) In Class Clip
Directed by: Degento

11.21.2008
THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1966) In Class Clip
Directed by: Pontecorvo

Not a documentary but is filmed to look like one. Occupation. Terrorism. What is a Terrorist?

11.21.2008
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (1975) In Class Clip
Directed by: Peter Weir

Reminds me in a strange way of Terrence Maliks 'Thin Red Line'
Idyllic, purposfully Idyllic. Almost like a dream or a daze like quality.

11.21.2008
EVEN DWARVES STARTED SMALL (1972) In Class Clip
Directed by: Werner Herzog

Simplistic allegory. Explotative and attack on culture.
What's interesting about Herzog is that he always chooses subjects that are a little off. YOu spend half the movie laughing at or snickering at the dude in 'Grizzlyman' and the same goes for 'Even Dwarves..' and 'Heart of Glass' But I think he has some method behind the madness. At the end you feel a little embarassed for laughing you realize that Herzog may be pointing out the beauty in these people that perhaps they are more like you and me then we want to admit. I think he's making a social commentary but he's also making it about the audience as well. He forces you to examine what you are watching and question your own reaction.

11.21.2008
HEART OF GLASS (1975) In Class Clip
Directed by: Werner Herzog


11.21.2008
ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL (1974) In Class Clip
Directed by: Rainer Fassbinder

Influenced by Douglas Sirk

11.21.2008
PERSONA (1967) In Class Clip
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman

There's a kind of Fight Club thing going on in the opening scene with the spliced film. Dada/Fellini morph into almost a slow Photography Angle. Waking up from the dead with the sheet over him...almost like he's in a morgue.

11.21.2008
CRIES AND WHISPERS (1972) In Class Clip
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman

I also have EL TOPO in my notes but for some reason not in my journal. For the record EL TOPO was Directed by Alendrjo Jowdersay. Awesome movie by the way. The New Age Western.

WATCH and REVIEW: Do The Right Thing (Spike Lee)