tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post6511236718178025998..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Three 1950s avant-garde shorts (Belson Shimané, Broughton, Kirsanoff)Ed Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-7835106664208427292011-03-18T15:35:39.520-04:002011-03-18T15:35:39.520-04:00Thanks Ed.
When I looked a while ago for a DVD I...Thanks Ed. <br /><br />When I looked a while ago for a DVD I came up blank.Stephenhttp://checkingonmysausages.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-42050472714171092892011-03-18T14:45:19.581-04:002011-03-18T14:45:19.581-04:00Thanks, guys!
Stephen, there is a DVD of a few of...Thanks, guys!<br /><br />Stephen, there is a <a href="http://www.centerforvisualmusic.org/Belson/" rel="nofollow">DVD</a> of a few of Jordan Belson's films, including the one you mention; I'm aware of him but haven't actually seen any of his films yet. <br /><br />I agree with you that shorts can be nice for quick viewing (I'll often watch 1 or 2 after work, before making dinner) Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-56530408403032053082011-03-18T13:49:41.299-04:002011-03-18T13:49:41.299-04:00"I don't know how you manage to write so ..."I don't know how you manage to write so regularly without a drop in quality of prose or insight."<br /><br />Yep, this has really been an amazing run over the past weeks, though in restrospect I'm hardly surprised.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-10383016075371385322011-03-18T13:47:40.833-04:002011-03-18T13:47:40.833-04:00"The climax of the hunt itself is actually an..."The climax of the hunt itself is actually an anticlimax, an unforgettable image of the titular stag surrounded on all sides by barking dogs and the men in their foppish rifles. Kirsanoff holds the image for a long few moments, capturing the utter absurdity of this very unsportsmanlike method of hunting, and then a single rifle shot cracks and the stag falls into the water, with the dogs Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-32123533476191596082011-03-18T13:45:49.110-04:002011-03-18T13:45:49.110-04:00Ed,
I saw a couple of Jordan Belson's animati...Ed,<br /><br />I saw a couple of Jordan Belson's animations (I remember one called 'Epilogue') a while ago and haven't been able to find them since. Reading this I presumed Jane Belson was his wife and indeed she is. The images from her short look fantastic. <br /><br />I'm always interested in shorts - partly because you can watch so many mini-gems in so little time and Stephenhttp://checkingonmysausages.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com