tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post6522127009817874919..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: The Wonder Ring/Reflections On Black/Sirius RememberedEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-34355484338889706272011-07-20T14:00:15.722-04:002011-07-20T14:00:15.722-04:00Thanks, Sam! I certainly do love Brakhage's wo...Thanks, Sam! I certainly do love Brakhage's work and am always eager to push more people to give his stuff a chance. It's challenging but well worth the effort. Out of that particular batch you mention, I've only seen <i>The Machine of Eden</i> and <i>The Riddle of Lumen</i>, but both are very fine, especially the former. I didn't get a chance to see any of the Brakhage screeningsEd Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-84734918600484617692011-07-20T13:45:34.969-04:002011-07-20T13:45:34.969-04:00"The effect is dazzling and hypnotic, an unfo..."The effect is dazzling and hypnotic, an unforgettable experience that creates a work of great beauty, overflowing with nostalgia for something that's not even gone yet. There's great sadness in this film, a sense of loss that's communicated by all those ghostly figures, traveling around the city in an eerie haze, their forms blurry, superimposed over one another and over the Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com