[Frameworks] Vaudeville & silent clowns in experimental film?

2012-05-19 Thread Shona Masarin
Hello all, Does anyone know of any experimental films that have explored vaudeville, slapstick and/or silent era clown films (eg. Buster Keaton) in some way or another? I am working on a collaborative dance film with choreographer, Cori Olinghouse, who has been studying movement forms like ecc

Re: [Frameworks] Vaudeville & silent clowns in experimental film?

2012-05-19 Thread John MacKay
On May 19, 2012, at 3:27 PM, Shona Masarin wrote: > Hello all, > > Does anyone know of any experimental films that have explored vaudeville, > slapstick and/or silent era clown films (eg. Buster Keaton) in some way or > another? Ken Jacobs, "Ontic Antics Starring Laurel and Hardy: Bye, Molly"

Re: [Frameworks] Vaudeville & silent clowns in experimental film?

2012-05-19 Thread William Wees, Dr.
da H3A 2T6 From: frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com [frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com] on behalf of John MacKay [johnmacka...@gmail.com] Sent: May 19, 2012 3:37 PM To: Experimental Film Discussion List Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Vaudeville & silent clowns in experimental film? On May

Re: [Frameworks] Vaudeville & silent clowns in experimental film?

2012-05-19 Thread Warren Cockerham
Not exactly vaudevillian.. Alan Schneider's (and Samuel Beckett's) FILM (1965) features a 68 year-old Buster Keaton http://www.ubu.com/film/beckett_film.html Also Danielle Wilmouth's A HERETIC'S PRIMER ON LOVE & EXERTION (2007) and FANFARE FOR MARCHING BAND (2011) feature some vaudeville choreogra

Re: [Frameworks] Vaudeville & silent clowns in experimental film?

2012-05-19 Thread Jack
Ron Rice's The Flower Thief. Sent from my iPhone On 20/05/2012, at 5:27 AM, Shona Masarin wrote: > Hello all, > > Does anyone know of any experimental films that have explored vaudeville, > slapstick and/or silent era clown films (eg. Buster Keaton) in some way or > another? > > I am workin

Re: [Frameworks] Vaudeville & silent clowns in experimental film?

2012-05-19 Thread William Wees, Dr.
oke Street West Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 2T6 From: frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com [frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com] on behalf of John MacKay [johnmacka...@gmail.com] Sent: May 19, 2012 3:37 PM To: Experimental Film Discussion List Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Vaudeville & silent cl

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2012-05-19 Thread Gene Youngblood
@jonasmekasfilms.com Subject: [Frameworks] Vaudeville & silent clowns in experimental film? Hello all, Does anyone know of any experimental films that have explored vaudeville, slapstick and/or silent era clown films (eg. Buster Keaton) in some way or another? I am working on a collaborative dance film

Re: [Frameworks] Vaudeville & silent clowns in experimental film?

2012-05-19 Thread Fergus Byrne
Sam Beckett's 'Film' and Bruce Nauman's 'Slow Angle Walk'. Fergus Byrne From: Shona Masarin To: Frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 8:27 PM Subject: [Frameworks] Vaudeville & silent clowns in expe

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2012-05-19 Thread David Tetzlaff
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Re: [Frameworks] Vaudeville & silent clowns in experimental film?

2012-05-20 Thread Beebe,Roger W
I love Abigail Child's Perils, which definitely draws on that silent-era slapstick vocabulary. >From Berlin, Roger On May 19, 2012, at 9:27 PM, Shona Masarin wrote: Hello all, Does anyone know of any experimental films that have explored vaudeville, slapstick and/or silent era clown films (eg

Re: [Frameworks] Vaudeville & silent clowns in experimental film?

2012-05-20 Thread Gene Youngblood
The 4th reel (or coda) of Quick Billy. From: Beebe,Roger W Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 10:10 AM To: Experimental Film Discussion List Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Vaudeville & silent clowns in experimental film? I love Abigail Child's Perils, which definitely draws on that silent-era

Re: [Frameworks] Vaudeville & silent clowns in experimental film?

2012-05-20 Thread rachelle
maybe kenneth anger's rabbit's moon could inspire you? good luck with your project! On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Shona Masarin wrote: > Hello all, > > Does anyone know of any experimental films that have explored vaudeville, > slapstick and/or silent era clown films (eg. Buster Keaton) in so

Re: [Frameworks] Vaudeville & silent clowns in experimental film?

2012-05-20 Thread Andy Ditzler
Great question! Many of Vito Acconci's early-70s actions approach the absurdity of silent comedy, particularly Keaton. Two that come to mind are: Digging Piece http://www.eai.org/title.htm?id=8691 You can view it here: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/egg/209/conceptual/peeps/peeps.html Blindfolded Catchi

Re: [Frameworks] Vaudeville & silent clowns in experimental film?

2012-05-20 Thread Andy Ditzler
Not to forget Bas Jan Ader: http://preview.instantcinema.org/rene/462/Fall-I http://preview.instantcinema.org/rene/470/Fall-II Andy Ditzler On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 12:54 AM, Andy Ditzler wrote: > Great question! Many of Vito Acconci's early-70s actions approach the > absurdity of silent comedy,

Re: [Frameworks] Vaudeville & silent clowns in experimental film?

2012-05-21 Thread Shona Masarin
Thank you all for your recommendations. Can't wait to dig in! -Shona Shona Masarin shonamasa...@hotmail.com www.shonamasarin.com ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks