jason already mentioned hotel diaries by John Smith; i'd add most of John Smith's work to that list. Girl Chewing Gum, Gargantuan, and I laughed out loud (which is uncommon for me) at Om.
cheers! RW On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:19 PM, David Tetzlaff <djte...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm all for droll humor, but I wouldn't call Wavelength a laugh riot. It's > a long wait before Hollis shows up. I think there's a lot of humor in > Frampton, especially Hapax Legomena 1-3 [(nostalgia), Critical Mass, Poetic > Justice) but it's subtle, and tickles the back of your brain more than > boinking your funnybone. > > Experimental films are rarely 'just' funny. Where you find humor it's > often mixed in a very unstable balance with darkness. "How can I shave when > I can't think of s reason for living?" Cracks me up every time. Cause I've > already been through the angst straight, you know. > > For American films, some that come to mind: > The Geography of the Body, (Willard Maas) which is the rare > straightforward comedy. > The End, (Christopher Maclaine) which is intermittently hilarious and > apocalyptic. > Flaming Creatures (Jack Smith) (it helps if you know it's a comedy going > in) > Hold Me While I'm Naked, Sins of the Fleshapoids and other early George > and Mike Kuchar stuff. > Oh Dem Watermelons (Robert Nelson) > Blonde Cobra (Ken Jacobs) again funny parts amidst a darker vision overall > Recreation (Robert Breer) > New Improved Institutional Quality (George Landow aka Owen Land) > > other Breer, Nelson and Landow works also have their share of humor > > Then there are some experimental films that are more 'fun' than funny, > such as Cosmic Ray by Bruce Conner, Roger Beebe's TB/TX Dance, Peace > Mandala by Paul Sharits. > > good luck, (or good yuck) "Let there be rejoicing!" > > djt > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >
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