Wednesday, 21 September 2011
“What’s Been Puzzling You is the Nature of My Game”: Performance
http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2001/cteq/performance/
It is virtually impossible to write about Performance without referring to the multi-layered themes, identities and posturing of the ‘performers’ who populate and circulate around the film.
It is virtually impossible to write about Performance without referring to the multi-layered themes, identities and posturing of the ‘performers’ who populate and circulate around the film.
DEVINE!
http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2003/great-directors/waters/
John Waters - Sence of Cinema issue 28 (Greatest Directors)
In Pink Flamingos filth is primarily represented through Babs/Divine’s crimes, a theme explored further in Waters’ next film Female Trouble (1974). In this film Divine stars as Dawn Davenport, a career criminal whose life is represented from high school juvenile delinquency through to her death in the electric chair. Divine also plays a male character, Earl Peterson, to whom Divine falls pregnant after running away from home. The scene in which they have sex is carefully choreographed to appear as if Divine is fucking herself, even though a body double was used for this scene. When Dawn demands money from Earl, he exclaims, “go fuck yourself”. Due to Divine’s dual casting, Dawn had already “fucked herself”. Earl’s words reinforce just how “fucked” Dawn’s situation has become now she is now pregnant, broke and homeless. Dawn gives birth in a cheap hotel without medical assistance and, thereafter, supports herself and her daughter Taffy through money raised from petty crimes.
John Waters - Sence of Cinema issue 28 (Greatest Directors)
In Pink Flamingos filth is primarily represented through Babs/Divine’s crimes, a theme explored further in Waters’ next film Female Trouble (1974). In this film Divine stars as Dawn Davenport, a career criminal whose life is represented from high school juvenile delinquency through to her death in the electric chair. Divine also plays a male character, Earl Peterson, to whom Divine falls pregnant after running away from home. The scene in which they have sex is carefully choreographed to appear as if Divine is fucking herself, even though a body double was used for this scene. When Dawn demands money from Earl, he exclaims, “go fuck yourself”. Due to Divine’s dual casting, Dawn had already “fucked herself”. Earl’s words reinforce just how “fucked” Dawn’s situation has become now she is now pregnant, broke and homeless. Dawn gives birth in a cheap hotel without medical assistance and, thereafter, supports herself and her daughter Taffy through money raised from petty crimes.
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
http://www.timeout.com/film/news/1368/
Mick Jagger as Turner
A late-night screening of Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg’s 1970 film 'Performance' will open Time Out's month-long 'London on Screen’'season at the Gate Cinema on September 1. The film stars Mick Jagger as Turner, a reclusive rock star who unwittingly offers refuge to James Fox's Chas, an East End gangster who awakens a latent violence in his host. What follows is an edited extract of an interview with Jagger originally published in Time Out in January 1971.
Mick Jagger as Turner
A late-night screening of Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg’s 1970 film 'Performance' will open Time Out's month-long 'London on Screen’'season at the Gate Cinema on September 1. The film stars Mick Jagger as Turner, a reclusive rock star who unwittingly offers refuge to James Fox's Chas, an East End gangster who awakens a latent violence in his host. What follows is an edited extract of an interview with Jagger originally published in Time Out in January 1971.
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
John Waters
"Everything in Midnight Movies was hated by mainstream; Now everything in Midnight Movies is Hollywood and the mainstream, It's had a big impact in American humour."I think this is very relevant to my topic as he's telling us that especially early cult film which defiantly had the biggest impact on changing the humor in American culture, and even the sense of humour of people in western society. People don't find things funny unless they are even slightly surreal or twisted.
This is now American humor and thanks to 'Midnight Movies' a small collection of wacky, sick, strange but also humorous cult film. The shape of comedy has changed for everyone. Makes you wonder what we would be laughing at if it weren't for these films.
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