映画ノート

got my first visitor at the sanatorium the other day, it was med. he hid a iphone up his buttcrack when he visited so now i have a creative outlet of sorts. taken along one of the sanctioned chaperoned daily walks i take between shock therapy sessions.

at the top of my list of a criterion revamp is arne sucksdorff. the only available versions of any of his movies are PAL formatted dvds from sweden. 

though it is seldom given its due credit, editing is the one element that separates cinema from all other forms of art. regen (rain) is the result of a collaboration between joris ivens and the late great helen van dongen.

even if youre unfamiliar with the name Helen Levitt, chances are youre familiar with her work. she’s mother superior to street photography. Here’s a rare short film she made in late 1940s spanish harlem.