tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post4122852660169704040..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Profit Motive and the Whispering WindEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-87279493503794822312011-03-10T16:12:53.127-05:002011-03-10T16:12:53.127-05:00Cool. Hopefully I'll be able to catch it event...Cool. Hopefully I'll be able to catch it eventually as well.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-33094060175766443842011-03-10T15:45:56.562-05:002011-03-10T15:45:56.562-05:00Yes, I've heard a lot about Vapor Trail. Someo...Yes, I've heard a lot about <i>Vapor Trail</i>. Someone I worked with at the school's library was the film's assistant editor, and it premiered at the Harvard Film Archive, where Gianvito was once the head curator. I missed the screening myself, but it sounds like a sprawling, ambitious documentary.Carson Lundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164962777812861110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-60851641975104129322011-03-10T07:03:21.257-05:002011-03-10T07:03:21.257-05:00Very interesting, Carson! I'll definitely be c...Very interesting, Carson! I'll definitely be checking out <i>Mad Songs</i> at some point, it sounds fascinating, and I loved <i>Profit Motive</i>. He's obviously a very interesting filmmaker. Have you heard anything about his more recent film <i>Vapor Trail (Clark)</i>? It also sounds pretty amazing.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-70039318989949358252011-03-10T01:55:19.154-05:002011-03-10T01:55:19.154-05:00Interesting that you would write about Gianvito, E...Interesting that you would write about Gianvito, Ed! He's a professor at my school, and is the faculty advisor of the film criticism magazine I run. Haven't yet seen <i>Profit Motive</i> unfortunately, but <i>Mad Songs of Fernanda Hussein</i> is certainly of interest if you haven't seen it.Carson Lundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164962777812861110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-82814907486622613152011-03-09T11:18:19.661-05:002011-03-09T11:18:19.661-05:00Good to see someone else has seen this, Sam, I'...Good to see someone else has seen this, Sam, I'm sure that other than its run at Anthology it hasn't gotten around much. About the only thing I didn't like about it were those little animated inserts that didn't add much, but they were a pretty insignificant portion of the whole. The actual footage of the graves and plaques, and the nature footage, were gorgeous, hypnotic, and Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-79717948519697349732011-03-09T09:53:27.546-05:002011-03-09T09:53:27.546-05:00"The film quickly falls into a slow, steady r..."The film quickly falls into a slow, steady rhythm: an image of untouched natural splendor, then a gravesite, surrounded by tranquil fields, buried in grass or shaded by trees, sometimes with lichens and mold wearing away the stone, sometimes with insects creeping along the cool surface of the tombstone."<br /><br />Indeed Ed! This is a beautifully written piece on a film that sadly Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com