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"What we know of other people is only our memory of the moments during which we knew them."

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:57:19 -0400

“What we know of other people is only our memory of the moments during which we knew them.”

- T.S. Eliot, The Cocktail Party

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papress: Leisure House, Mill Valley, California, 1953, from the...

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:24:44 -0400

papress:

Leisure House, Mill Valley, California, 1953, from the book A-frame by Chad Randl.

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wandrlust: Mick, Madison Square Garden, 1970 — Albert...

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:33:33 -0400

wandrlust:

Mick, Madison Square Garden, 1970 — Albert Maysles

In early 1968, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards asked [Haskell] Wexler about the possibility of his shooting the Rolling Stones’ upcoming North American tour. At the time, Wexler was in the middle of writing a script with Paul Golding, and they opted to stick with that project. Wexler recommended that the band get in touch with his good friends Albert and David Maysles, who enlisted D. A. Pennebaker, and it was their footage that became the touchstone concert documentary Gimme Shelter. That project of Wexler and Golding’s never came to fruition, but the next one was Medium Cool.

10 Things I Learned: Medium Cool

"Yes, I love [my] movies. And they’re honest movies. Whether they’re good or bad is another story...."

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“Yes, I love [my] movies. And they’re honest movies. Whether they’re good or bad is another story. But at least they’re movies that tell what I know. […] It doesn’t make any difference whether it’s a crappy film or a good film. Anybody who can make a film, I already love – but I feel sorry for them if they didn’t put any thoughts in it. Because then they missed the boat. […] As an artist I feel that we must try different things – but above all we must dare to fail. You can fail in films because you don’t have talent, or you have too much humility, or you lack ferociousness. I’m a gangster! If I want something, I’ll grab it. […] I don’t want recognition. Recognition is a pain in the ass. But having a good time is not fruitless. Or having a bad time is not fruitless. Making something indelible is what I want. Something concrete. There are no rules. Just get together with good, decent, artistic people and value them – because they’re the only ones who will help you.”

- J.C.

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wandrlust: Keiichi Tanaami

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wandrlust:

Keiichi Tanaami

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Watch A Video Essay Connecting Lynch’s ‘Inland Empire’ &...

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:23:01 -0400

Watch A Video Essay Connecting Lynch’s ‘Inland Empire’ & Kieślowski’s ‘The Double Life Of Veronique’

See Elijah Wood Get Bloody in the First US Trailer for...

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:31:38 -0400

See Elijah Wood Get Bloody in the First US Trailer for ‘Maniac’

saloandseverine: Mais ne nous délivrez pas du mal (Don’t...

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:11:22 -0400

saloandseverine:

Mais ne nous délivrez pas du mal (Don’t Deliver Us from Evil), Joël Séria, 1971

Eli Craven

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Eli Craven

fuckyeahbrutalism: Town Hall, Marl, Germany, 1967 (Van den...

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:07:55 -0400

fuckyeahbrutalism:

Town Hall, Marl, Germany, 1967

(Van den Broek / Bakema)

lobbycards: Superman: The Movie, US roadshow lobby card. 1978

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:06:57 -0400

lobbycards:

Superman: The Movie, US roadshow lobby card. 1978

To lose love is like light and it’s only a problem when...

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:47:15 -0400

To lose love is like light and it’s only a problem when there’s an absence of it. Pure love asks for nothing back and it’s more like a sensation or a vibration, but unfortunately most people don’t understand pure love. We tend to put the responsibility onto another person and that doesn’t work out too good.

Everything, everyone, ends.

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:45:48 -0400

Everything, everyone, ends.

memorystalking: Agnes Varda, Le Bonheur (Happiness),...

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:45:19 -0400

memorystalking:

Agnes Varda, Le Bonheur (Happiness), 1965.

Amazing film.

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From Richard Linklater to Mel Brooks, Here’s What You...

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:15:03 -0400

From Richard Linklater to Mel Brooks, Here’s What You Should Be Seeing This Weekend in New York City