The Counterforce

Everything, everyone, ends.

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:04:37 -0500

Everything, everyone, ends.

MURICA! FUCK YEAH!

Mon, 13 May 2013 01:22:39 -0500

MURICA! FUCK YEAH!

cinephilearchive: Interview with Ray Harryhausen. 10th October...

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:53:10 -0500

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Interview with Ray Harryhausen. 10th October 1974.

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Thank you, Chet Manley. http://hobbyinthelobby.tumblr.com/

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:01:48 -0500

Thank you, Chet Manley.

http://hobbyinthelobby.tumblr.com/

cinephilearchive: David Lynch Masterclass, April 6th...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:28:55 -0500

cinephilearchive:

David Lynch Masterclass, April 6th 2013.

blackbookmag:

In, perhaps, my favorite bit of film journalism ever, David Foster Wallace wrote about David Lynch and his visit to the set of Lost Highway in 1996 for Premiere. And in speaking of what is properly Lynchian and why it’s important, he states: “An academic definition of Lynchian might be that the term ‘refers to a particular kind of irony where the very macabre and the very mundane combine in such a way as to reveal the former’s perpetual containment within the latter.’” He then goes onto explain such things as, someone like Ted Bundy wouldn’t be Lynchian but “good old Jeffrey Dahmer with his victims’ various anatomies neatly separated and stored in his fridge alongside his chocolate milk and Shedd Spread, was thoroughly Lynchian.” And his realization that “a good 65 percent of the people in metropolitan bus terminals between the hours of midnight and 6 A.M. tend to qualify as Lynchian figures,” is just one of many brilliant and wonderful observations made in the piece which you can read HERE.

But although it’s been seven years since he’s released a proper full-feature, thankfully, there has been no shortage of David Lynch. Dipping his magical hands into all aspects of the creative world, we are still able to get a glimpse inside the mind of one of my favorite humans, the twisted and absurdly fantastic auteur who gave us some of the greatest psychological thrillers and dramas cinema has ever had to offer. And at the recent 5th Beaune International Thriller Film Festival, Lynch was honored and in conjunction, participated in a Q&A—Masterclass: David Lynch. Throughout the conversation he spoke about all of his work—notably Twin Peaks. And in speaking of the mysterious and mystical cult classic show of horror and lurid debauchery lurking beneath the placid facade of small town wonder, Lynch stated that:

It’s a real place. All the characters are real. And the place is real.

Well, duh. Twin Peaks has always been a place that has existed—but in the mind. Like the Red Room, it’s a world that existed on another plane of existence that lives somewhere between the subconscious in dreams. And personally, it’s my favorite destination. —Hillary Weston

Watch: The essential documentaries on David Lynch, including Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997), David Lynch: Don’t Look at Me (1989), Lynch (2007), Mysteries of Love (2002), Eraserhead Stories (2001), Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch (1990), David Lynch presents: Ruth, Roses and Revolver (BBC Arena 1987), Scene by Scene: David Lynch (BBC, 1999), and David Lynch Interview (The GUARDIAN Lectures 1985).

David Lynch Interviews

Mike Figgis interviewing David Lynch about his working process and approach to ideas and filmmaking

‘When David Lynch met George Lucas’ as told by David Lynch

On the set of The Elephant Man

Sean Young’s mini-documentary on the set of Lynch’s Dune

Lynch on Stanley Kubrick. He tells an interesting story of Kubrick’s favorite film

Angelo Badalamenti describes how he came up with the theme for Twin Peaks, while Lynch was sitting beside him. I guess this says it all — so great

In this rare documentary, Lynch talks about the making of his first feature film, Eraserhead

The Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent Cooper

Making of The Straight Story images with Lynch´s comments from Cahiers du Cinéma No. 540

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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 02:02:30 -0500

grizzlybomb: It was a fun night with Melissa McCarthy hosting...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:54:17 -0500

grizzlybomb:

It was a fun night with Melissa McCarthy hosting SNL for the second time. Pizza Eater, Drunk Uncle, Ham, and more!

Check out our review right here!

grizzlybomb: All good things must come to an end and that...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:12:50 -0500

grizzlybomb:

All good things must come to an end and that included season 3 of The Walking Dead.

You can check out our recap/review of the finale right here!

cinephilearchive: Will The Real Mr Sellers Please Stand Up...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:38:03 -0500

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Will The Real Mr Sellers Please Stand Up (1969). Very rare piece, this has never been re-broadcast. From the “3/4 inch master tape… dont ask. Behind the scenes interviews with Peter Sellers during the making of The Magic Christian.

A weird 1969 Peter Sellers documentary, made to promote The Magic Christian, including appearances by Ringo, Paul and Linda, and John. Most of these appearances are in segment 3. The documentary was never repeated by the BBC, possibly due to the fact that Peter Sellers thought he came across as depressed. Spike Milligan narrates and dissects Peter’s persona in the process. A word of warning: The documentary includes strong scenes (bullfight, open heart surgery, nudity) and language. Peter Sellers lived for 11 more years after this documentary. On 22 July 1980 Sellers collapsed from a massive heart attack in his Dorchester Hotel room and fell into a coma. He died in a London hospital just after midnight on 24 July, aged 54.

With thanks to ukfilmlover

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cinephilearchive: Cinefantastique v12 02-03 [pdf]. Conan the...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:19:22 -0500

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Cinefantastique v12 02-03 [pdf].

Conan the Barbarian (aka Conan), August 1, 1978 First Draft by Oliver Stone (NOTE: For educational purposes only)

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cinephilearchive: pickledelephant: Wong Kar-Wai and...

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:21:24 -0500

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pickledelephant:

Wong Kar-Wai and Christopher Doyle on the set of In the Mood for Love (2000)

Christopher Doyle Interview Part 1: Why Did Ai Weiwei Shave My Head?

“Of course they have no fucking idea what cinematography is. The lunatics have taken over the asylum, but you know we have other asylums in other parts of the world and I live in one of them, and I intend to continue to be a lunatic. So fuck you with your… this is the most, hello, the rest of the world just sits back and, when will you fucking connect with what it’s really about. It’s astonishing. The award is given to the technicians, to the producers, it’s not to the cinematographer. I think he should’ve actually, if it were me, I would’ve said fuck off. But of course it’s his career. Sorry. Personally, as you probably realised, I will say fuck off. If somebody manipulated my image that much, I wouldn’t even turn up. Because sorry, cinematography? Really?”

Christopher Doyle Interview Part 2: “Life of Pi” Oscar is an Insult to Cinematography

Gggggnnnnnaaaannnrrrhhhhh!

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:40:24 -0500

Gggggnnnnnaaaannnrrrhhhhh!

cinephilearchive: Orson Welles removes his makeup on the set of...

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:17:34 -0500

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Orson Welles removes his makeup on the set of Citizen Kane.

Notebook:

Cinephilia & Beyond has an amazing find: the complete collection of Orson Welles’ Sketch Book: “a series of six short television commentaries by Orson Welles for the BBC in 1955. Written and directed by Welles, the 15-minute episodes present the filmmaker’s commentaries on a range of subjects. Welles frequently draws from his own experiences and often illustrates the episodes with his own sketches.”

All the essential documentaries on Orson Welles, including Orson Welles: The Paris Interview (1960), Filming ‘The Trial’ (1981), The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996), Shadowing the Third Man (2004), Orson Welles: The One-Man Band (1995), With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film (1990), Filming ‘Othello’ (1978), F for Fake (1973), Orson Welles with French film school students, Orson Welles “Its All True” Citizen Kane and RKO, and seven-minute video of a very young-looking Welles (he was 23 at the time) addressing an onslaught of press members on October 31, 1938, the day after The War of the Worlds broadcast.