From: Marc Couroux (email suppressed)
Date: Tue Dec 16 2008 - 19:37:42 PST
From the Frameworks archive July 19 '06:
Looking for this in a library database, I found a record of an earlier
book by Benning called Thirty Years to Life:
Title: Thirty years to life.
Author(s): Benning, James.
Publication: [Madison, Wis., Two Pants Press,
Year: 1973
Description: 32 p., 1 l. illus. 20 cm.
Language: English
Note(s): Poems.
So there are two distinct publications (the later Fifty Years being the
aforementioned collection of scripts)... can't find either of them on
bookfinder however. I'd certainly petition to have them uploaded
somewhere - perhaps JB can be persuaded.
Cheers
Marc
On 16-Dec-08, at 3:15 PM, Steve Polta wrote:
> The library of San Francisco Cinematheque holds a copy of a book by
> James Benning called FIFTY YEARS TO LIFE: TEXT FROM EIGHT FILMS BY
> JAMES BENNING. I don't know if THIRTY YEARS... is a distinct
> publication or not. The book was published in 2000 by Two Pants Press
> of Madison Wisconsin. It is spiral bound, and looks kinda like a
> course reader.
>
> It contains scripts (and no images) of the films HIM & ME, AMERICAN
> DREAMS, LANDSCAPE SUICIDE, USED INNOCENCE, NORTH ON EVERS, DESERET,
> FOUR CORNERS and UTOPIA.
>
> I realize that this has yet to be properly announced or promoted but,
> for anyone interested, Cinematheque lists the books in its library
> online using librarything. See
> www.librarything.com/catalog/Cinematheque
>
> Anticipating inquiries, this library is open to the public (by
> appointment) as a member benefit but obviously requires that the
> patron visit in person. For further information, please contact
> email suppressed .
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> --- On Tue, 12/16/08, redmond entwistle <email suppressed> wrote:
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>> From: redmond entwistle <email suppressed>
>> Subject: Re: James Benning "Thirty Years to Life"
>> To: email suppressed
>> Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 2:38 AM
>> It's a collection of five or six of his scripts, which
>> are beautifully
>> written.
>>
>> It used to be downloadable from a CalArts website link, but
>> became
>> inactive at sometime.
>>
>> It would be great if anyone can get James or CalArts to
>> relink it as I
>> often recommend the book to people but it's almost
>> impossible to find.
>>
>> Redmond
>>
>> On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:50:36 -0500, "Ryan Marino"
>> <email suppressed> said:
>>> Anyone know anything about this book from the
>> 70's?
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>>> thanks
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>>> -Ryan
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