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RIP Filmmaker Les Blank

April 8, 2013 BibliokleptLeave a comment

RIP filmmaker Les Blank, 1935-2013.

Les Blank served as director and cinematographer of dozens of films, mostly documentaries. He’s probably most famous for his 1982 film Burden of Dreams, which chronicles Werner Herzog struggling against nature and humanity alike to make Fitzcarraldo. For me, the two films are inseparable. Here is Blank talking about making that film:

(Les Blank also made Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe).

Blank was also famous for documenting blues, jazz, folk, and other types of roots music in a naturalistic, earthy fashion.

He also loved gap toothed women:

Four Types of Film Critics (Life in Hell)

April 7, 2013April 7, 2013 Biblioklept1 Comment

Happy Together — Wong Kar Wai (Full Film)

April 6, 2013April 6, 2013 Biblioklept2 Comments

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008 Documentary)

April 5, 2013April 5, 2013 Biblioklept1 Comment

New Trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s Adaptation of The Great Gatsby

April 5, 2013 Biblioklept5 Comments

I reviewed the first full trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby back in early summer of last year. The film, originally slated for a Christmas 2012 release, was delayed supposedly to finish effects, add new music (featured in this trailer), and give the film a higher-profile summer release.

Disintegration Loop 1.1 — William Basinski

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RIP Roger Ebert

April 4, 2013April 4, 2013 Biblioklept1 Comment

RIP Roger Ebert, 1942-2013

Roger Ebert had a tremendous impact on how I thought about criticism and how a review should be written, voiced, pitched. I didn’t always agree with the guy, but I loved watching his show (usually more than the films he and Siskel reviewed) and reading his reviews, and I loved following him on Twitter, where I’ll miss him most I guess.