tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post7813030801350416994..comments2024-01-21T11:18:54.087-05:00Comments on Lost in the Movies: The Adventures of Prince AchmedJoel Bockohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-43940351155333558072009-11-09T21:54:32.531-05:002009-11-09T21:54:32.531-05:00Thanks, Suzz - actually I write about independent ...Thanks, Suzz - actually I write about independent screenings on the Examiner website for Boston, so I'll be happy to mention this event next week (is there a particular website to reference?). I've also got quite a few relatives in Lowell, so I'll mention it to them in case they're interested.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-65103828577754710992009-11-08T14:51:27.106-05:002009-11-08T14:51:27.106-05:00Thanks so much for this great information! We are ...Thanks so much for this great information! We are pleased to be screening "The Adventures of Prince Achmed" in Lowell, MA, with a live soundtrack being performed by the Andreas Kapsalis Trio. I haven't seen the film in its entirety, so it will be magnificent to have it shown with a live score. Thanks again for your blog!Suzz Cromwellhttp://www.lowellfilmcollaborative.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-60138596451949612302009-04-01T11:34:00.000-04:002009-04-01T11:34:00.000-04:00Well, I wouldn't want to imply completely that thi...Well, I wouldn't want to imply completely that this aesthetic has compleely disappeared...I think the Coen brothers exhibit it (No Country was essentially a perfect film, formally, though I'm not sure yet if it was a great one). But yes, it is less common, in your average film, than it used to be (which is not of course because people were geniuses back then but because technical limitations often imposed a sort of discipline).<BR/><BR/>And at the risk of sounding like a compulsive devil's advocate, I do kind of appreciate it when filmmakers have bitten off more than they can chew. Sometimes, this results in an irredeemable mess, but on occasion it produces a grand and intriguing folly.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-15509942285740584472009-03-30T15:19:00.000-04:002009-03-30T15:19:00.000-04:00Yeah, its often strange to look back at older film...Yeah, its often strange to look back at older films once we've all adapted to the open films you talk about. At the same time, direct and focused doesn't shut itself off from being open and having different kinds of pleasures of their own. I really love anything, as long as it works! Of course, I tend towards to experimental open side of things for my favorites, but sometimes something that has an attitude and presents it firmly and directly can't be beat. I'll certainly take that over people who bite off way more than they can chew and don't know how to deal with it.James Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650436008918093617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-36780745076093103102009-03-27T23:33:00.000-04:002009-03-27T23:33:00.000-04:00"a staggering sense of purpose" - this is great. I..."a staggering sense of purpose" - this is great. I have my own proclivities towards a lavish openness, a sense that a you could walk into a movie and wander off in its various contours - something which is, I think, quite different from the focused, classical clarity you praise. Yet I think over the years I have discovered the virtue of that simpler style as well, and it is particularly attractive today, when so much cinema is sluggish and messy. Satisfaction, the kind which simple, focused form (think Ingmar Bergman) can provide, is hard to come by.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-76391120561990574042009-03-27T23:27:00.000-04:002009-03-27T23:27:00.000-04:00Really beautiful film. I remember seeing this in a...Really beautiful film. I remember seeing this in a History of Animation back in the day and having similar thoughts. It may not display all the complexities of Disney post-SNOW WHITE, but it has a staggering sense of purpose in the form that I think continues to be missing a lot of the time.James Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650436008918093617noreply@blogger.com