tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post8160692085070223950..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Aleph/ChumlumEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-7165903066720132872010-03-18T22:43:37.898-04:002010-03-18T22:43:37.898-04:00Oh, I must've missed your post, Greg. I've...Oh, I must've missed your post, Greg. I've had the <i>Treasures IV</i> set for a while and have been slowly working my way through the films. It's a great set. In fact, my own post for the blogathon was about a couple of films from that set as well.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-43443035097694162132010-03-18T20:08:35.618-04:002010-03-18T20:08:35.618-04:00Ed, what made you do these two? I put up a still ...Ed, what made you do these two? I put up a still from Chumlum on Unexplained Cinema a while back during the For the Love of Film blogathon (I was lucky enough to receive the DVD sets from the NFPF for the commercials I did). Anyway, were you one of the raffle winners? Did you seek this out based on the blogathon? Just curious.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-68353789123259869902010-03-18T08:40:55.954-04:002010-03-18T08:40:55.954-04:00Thanks for the info, David. Sounds like I'll h...Thanks for the info, David. Sounds like I'll have to look into Berman's non-film work, he seems like a very interesting figure.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-48911338816293128672010-03-17T17:58:27.228-04:002010-03-17T17:58:27.228-04:00Wallace Berman was a very special artist -- the em...Wallace Berman was a very special artist -- the <i>eminence gris</i> of the entire 60's L.A. art scene. His son Tosh is a friend of mine. A fierce guardian of his father's legacy, Tosh has published several books of his father's photographic works, which includes portraits of such luminaries as Dennis Hopper, Andy Warhol and Teri Garr. <br /><br />Ron Rice was the Jean Vigo of the NewDavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-38824498476822784562010-03-17T15:57:06.982-04:002010-03-17T15:57:06.982-04:00The Disintegration Loops is a great comparison, Dr...<i>The Disintegration Loops</i> is a great comparison, Drew. There's something very poignant and, indeed, "profoundly haunting" about music or images that have been subjected to decay and decomposition, the ravages of age: it transposes all our fears about mortality into an inorganic medium. Basinski's music is of course made even more powerful by the knowledge of the Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-79972571590074859982010-03-17T15:43:33.970-04:002010-03-17T15:43:33.970-04:00Love these write-ups on the experimental pieces Ed...Love these write-ups on the experimental pieces Ed. I've never heard of <i>Aleph</i> before, but must admit it sounds fascinating. That impression of viewing something that's slowly weathering away and decomposing, or as you put it "the aesthetic of an old photograph, decaying and rotting with age", sounds very much like a visual equivalent of what Basinski did with his <i>The Drew McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054307044280470117noreply@blogger.com