Always have thought the bit about turning the corner early and walking
back in Zorn's Lemma was a bit of a knee slapper.
On May 23, 2012, at 10:08 PM, Dan Anderson <bcfilmf...@gmail.com> wrote:
Scott Coleman Miller's "Uso Justo"(2005) was a riot when it first
came out. It's a self-ironic restructuring of an old Mexican b/w
film, in which the actors find themselves auditioning for an
experimental film.
Matt McCormick's "Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal" (2002) also
swept through the festival world and was really hilarious. It's a
tongue-n-check, avant-doc about municipal graffiti removal in
Portland, OR.
Both of these films might seem a little "cliche" or not quite as
funny if they were made today, but 7-10 years ago they were pretty
fresh and could put a crowd in tears.
Oh.. Animal Charm is also pretty great, particularly "Mark Roth,"
and also films by Portland's Larry Johnson, "Three Possible
Scenes" (2001) and "The Mustache" (2002).
More in the realm of absurdism than experimental film, works by
Matthew Silver (New Jersey), Mike Etoll (Minneapolis), James W.
Harris (georgia) and Phil Chambliss (arkansas) are my all-time
favs... Amy Lockhart (Vancouver) and Skizz Cyzyk (Baltimore) get
pretty far-out too.
--
Dan Anderson, filmmaker/curator
cineplosion.blogspot.com
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On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 11:35 AM, <nicky.ham...@talktalk.net> wrote:
His early film Associations is a very funny rebus word and image
work. The last word rhymes with "bucket"!
Nicky.
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From: Ryder White <ryder.wh...@gmail.com>
To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com>
Sent: Wed, 23 May 2012 0:44
Subject: Re: [Frameworks] humorous experimental films
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
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