From: Adam Hyman (email suppressed)
Date: Tue Oct 16 2007 - 09:44:18 PDT
Write to Mike at Lux
Mike Sperlinger LUX
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On 10/16/07 9:06 AM, "ADAM ABRAMS" <email suppressed> wrote:
> I meant "email suppressed" isn't working.
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> thanks,
> Adam
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>
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>> Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:54:20 -0400
>> From: email suppressed
>> Subject: Re: Shoot Shoot Shoot Eastman Dates
>> To: email suppressed
>>
>> it actually won't be shown at the Eastman House, but instead at Visual
>> Studies Workshop in Rochester. Same city, but more Hollis Frampton than
>> Lillian Gish. That'll be showing the weekend of Nov 9th. Then its in Toronto
>> on the 20th, I believe. It's a small window and its coming up incredibly
>> fast, so I'd talk to Mike Sperlinger now now now about it.
>>
>> cheers,
>> -Doug McLaren
>>
>> On Oct 16, 2007, at 9:24 AM, ADAM ABRAMS wrote:
>>
>>> Hey everybody,
>>>
>>> When is it showing at the eastman house? maybe we could slide it in to our
>>> series.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>> adam
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> > Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:39:59 -0700
>>>> > From: email suppressed
>>>> > Subject: Shoot Shoot Shoot - Scholarship
>>>> > To: email suppressed
>>>> >
>>>> > With regard to Scholarship on the subject, there is
>>>> > the new book: "A History of Artists' Film and Video in
>>>> > Britain, 1897-2004 by David Curtis", which I suspect
>>>> > might be worth checking out.
>>>> >
>>>> > From what I can tell, this seems to cover both the
>>>> > history of avant garde film, and the history of more
>>>> > mainstream artists film and video ending in the
>>>> > merging of the two. However I don't have a copy yet so
>>>> > I might be misrepresenting it based on what I have
>>>> > heard. Anyone here read it yet? I'd love to hear a bit
>>>> > more about the book as things are bad and so I'm going
>>>> > to be in a preety severe economic situation this year
>>>> > I suspect and if I can save money anywhere it will
>>>> > probably help a lot. Not sure whether to buy it or not
>>>> > basically! :)
>>>> >
>>>> > I should probably also note that the book was
>>>> > criticized here for basically being about the London
>>>> > scene and stuff and ignoring the rest of the u.k.
>>>> > There was also some indication of conspiracy (which I
>>>> > liked, although I'd be keen to get some aliens in
>>>> > there personally :) ) but I suspect it's much more to
>>>> > do with the history of the u.k. generally. In addition
>>>> > there was mention of how the u.k. scene is
>>>> > exclusionary and stuff hence the term "the cinema of
>>>> > exclusion", which I think the majority of people would
>>>> > agree with here to some extent, however having not
>>>> > actually read the book I'm not sure how this would
>>>> > apply to the book or whether it was just a comment on
>>>> > the way things are here.
>>>> >
>>>> > (here being the u.k. not frameworks BTW! ;) )
>>>> >
>>>> > Anyway, regardless of bias etc, it looks like a
>>>> > significant text if you are intrested in learning more
>>>> > about the whole thing.
>>>> >
>>>> > Also someone mentioned a forthcoming Re-voir DVD and
>>>> > there is already a William Raban DVD from the BFI
>>>> > which is definitely worth checking out! This DVD and
>>>> > Decasia are the best DVD's I've seen from the BFI so
>>>> > far in this vein in fact.
>>>> >
>>>> > It was intresting to note the discussion of trying to
>>>> > screen the prints while they are still in the country
>>>> > and circulating about. I guess this is why the history
>>>> > of Avant Garde film is different in the u.k. to the
>>>> > united states. They have evolved largely seperately it
>>>> > would seem and perhaps this is due in part to the
>>>> > difficulties of transporting prints.
>>>> >
>>>> > Anyone else have texts etc to recommend on the whole
>>>> > u.k. history/ "cinema of exclusion" stuff? I'd be
>>>> > intrested myself too. :) Please do provide your own
>>>> > recommendations.
>>>> >
>>>> > BTW Jonathon, you mention a new wave, does that imply
>>>> > there was an old wave, and if so can you recommend any
>>>> > texts etc?
>>>> >
>>>> > love
>>>> >
>>>> > Freya
>>>> >
>>>> > --- Jonathan Walley <email suppressed> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>>> > > Hello everyone,
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > I can't recommend this program enough. I saw it at
>>>>> > > Anthology a few
>>>>> > > years ago - came out with a completely different
>>>>> > > view of 60s-70s
>>>>> > > British avant-garde film than I went in with. I
>>>>> > > would love to see it
>>>>> > > tour the U.S. It would start a much needed new wave
>>>>> > > of scholarship on
>>>>> > > the subject.
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > Jonathan
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > Jonathan Walley
>>>>> > > Assistant Professor
>>>>> > > Cinema Department
>>>>> > > Denison University
>>>>> > > Granville, Ohio 43023
>>>>> > > email suppressed
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > On Oct 15, 2007, at 4:07 PM, ADAM ABRAMS wrote:
>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > > Hey,
>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>> > > > Is this program touring around the states? Can
>>>>> > > you mix and match?
>>>>>> > > > We've shown a number of these films from the new
>>>>> > > york co-op. Any info
>>>>>> > > > would be appreciated.
>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>> > > > Thanks,
>>>>>> > > > Adam
>>>>>> > > > jefferson presents...
>>>>>> > > > pittsburgh
>>>>>> > > >
>>>
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