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E is for THE ECLIPSE. EAST OF BORNEO reconstituted from the pavilion of dreams.
THE ECLIPSE [aka ROSE HOBART] (1936) | Joseph Cornell [20.5min.]
THE ECLIPSE [aka ROSE HOBART] (1936) | Joseph Cornell [20.5min.]
November 30, 2024 at 7:45 PM
E is for THE ECLIPSE. EAST OF BORNEO reconstituted from the pavilion of dreams.
THE ECLIPSE [aka ROSE HOBART] (1936) | Joseph Cornell [20.5min.]
THE ECLIPSE [aka ROSE HOBART] (1936) | Joseph Cornell [20.5min.]
R [or G] is for RÉVE D'OR [GOLDEN DREAM]. A stream of brightness that runs throughout the universe.
RÉVE D'OR [GOLDEN DREAM] (2023) | Lawrence Jordan [4min.]
RÉVE D'OR [GOLDEN DREAM] (2023) | Lawrence Jordan [4min.]
November 21, 2024 at 12:40 AM
R [or G] is for RÉVE D'OR [GOLDEN DREAM]. A stream of brightness that runs throughout the universe.
RÉVE D'OR [GOLDEN DREAM] (2023) | Lawrence Jordan [4min.]
RÉVE D'OR [GOLDEN DREAM] (2023) | Lawrence Jordan [4min.]
T is for TOKYO-EBISU. Additionally, T is for Tomonari Nishikawa. Ten stations from Tokyo to Ebisu along the Yamanote Line.
TOKYO-EBISU (2010) | Tomonari Nishikawa [5min.]
[courtesy of Canyon Cinema Foundation]
TOKYO-EBISU (2010) | Tomonari Nishikawa [5min.]
[courtesy of Canyon Cinema Foundation]
November 15, 2024 at 5:40 PM
T is for TOKYO-EBISU. Additionally, T is for Tomonari Nishikawa. Ten stations from Tokyo to Ebisu along the Yamanote Line.
TOKYO-EBISU (2010) | Tomonari Nishikawa [5min.]
[courtesy of Canyon Cinema Foundation]
TOKYO-EBISU (2010) | Tomonari Nishikawa [5min.]
[courtesy of Canyon Cinema Foundation]
W is for THE WORLD IN REVIEW. A powerful record of a world in need of justice and change.
THE WORLD IN REVIEW (1933-1934) | Leo Hurwitz + Leo Seltzer + Tom Brandon et alia [7min.]
THE WORLD IN REVIEW (1933-1934) | Leo Hurwitz + Leo Seltzer + Tom Brandon et alia [7min.]
November 10, 2024 at 7:45 PM
W is for THE WORLD IN REVIEW. A powerful record of a world in need of justice and change.
THE WORLD IN REVIEW (1933-1934) | Leo Hurwitz + Leo Seltzer + Tom Brandon et alia [7min.]
THE WORLD IN REVIEW (1933-1934) | Leo Hurwitz + Leo Seltzer + Tom Brandon et alia [7min.]
D is for DAY OF THE DEAD. Endings engender an emergence (or reemergence, conceivably).
DAY OF THE DEAD (1932) | Sergei Eisenstein + Grigori Alexandrov + Eduard Tisse [4min.]
DAY OF THE DEAD (1932) | Sergei Eisenstein + Grigori Alexandrov + Eduard Tisse [4min.]
October 30, 2024 at 3:10 PM
D is for DAY OF THE DEAD. Endings engender an emergence (or reemergence, conceivably).
DAY OF THE DEAD (1932) | Sergei Eisenstein + Grigori Alexandrov + Eduard Tisse [4min.]
DAY OF THE DEAD (1932) | Sergei Eisenstein + Grigori Alexandrov + Eduard Tisse [4min.]
A is for AMERICA TODAY. A powerful record of a country in need of justice and change.
AMERICA TODAY (1932-1934) | Leo Hurwitz + Leo Seltzer + Tom Brandon et alia [5min.]
AMERICA TODAY (1932-1934) | Leo Hurwitz + Leo Seltzer + Tom Brandon et alia [5min.]
October 20, 2024 at 7:15 PM
A is for AMERICA TODAY. A powerful record of a country in need of justice and change.
AMERICA TODAY (1932-1934) | Leo Hurwitz + Leo Seltzer + Tom Brandon et alia [5min.]
AMERICA TODAY (1932-1934) | Leo Hurwitz + Leo Seltzer + Tom Brandon et alia [5min.]
N is for NATIVE LAND. A document of America's struggle for liberty against the fascist-minded.
NATIVE LAND (1942) | Leo Hurwitz + Paul Strand [9min.]
NATIVE LAND (1942) | Leo Hurwitz + Paul Strand [9min.]
October 15, 2024 at 9:50 PM
N is for NATIVE LAND. A document of America's struggle for liberty against the fascist-minded.
NATIVE LAND (1942) | Leo Hurwitz + Paul Strand [9min.]
NATIVE LAND (1942) | Leo Hurwitz + Paul Strand [9min.]
H is for HOMMAGE. Everything new is old again (with Jordan and Satie in another collaboration across the decades).
HOMMAGE (2024) | Lawrence Jordan [3.5min.]
HOMMAGE (2024) | Lawrence Jordan [3.5min.]
October 11, 2024 at 12:35 AM
H is for HOMMAGE. Everything new is old again (with Jordan and Satie in another collaboration across the decades).
HOMMAGE (2024) | Lawrence Jordan [3.5min.]
HOMMAGE (2024) | Lawrence Jordan [3.5min.]
L is for LULLABY. One-and-done Expressionism in early Hollywood.
LULLABY (1929) | Boris Deutsch [10min.]
LULLABY (1929) | Boris Deutsch [10min.]
October 5, 2024 at 8:05 PM
L is for LULLABY. One-and-done Expressionism in early Hollywood.
LULLABY (1929) | Boris Deutsch [10min.]
LULLABY (1929) | Boris Deutsch [10min.]
M is for MANHATTA. A study of the (then) modern Babylon-on-the-Hudson.
MANHATTA (1921) | Paul Strand + Charles Sheeler [11min.]
[A remarkable restoration by Bruce Posner with a magnificent score by Donald Sosin.]
MANHATTA (1921) | Paul Strand + Charles Sheeler [11min.]
[A remarkable restoration by Bruce Posner with a magnificent score by Donald Sosin.]
September 30, 2024 at 11:15 PM
M is for MANHATTA. A study of the (then) modern Babylon-on-the-Hudson.
MANHATTA (1921) | Paul Strand + Charles Sheeler [11min.]
[A remarkable restoration by Bruce Posner with a magnificent score by Donald Sosin.]
MANHATTA (1921) | Paul Strand + Charles Sheeler [11min.]
[A remarkable restoration by Bruce Posner with a magnificent score by Donald Sosin.]
S (two times) is for SKYSCRAPER SYMPHONY. A city symphony in the concrete jungle.
SKYSCRAPER SYMPHONY [SYMPHONIE DER WOLKENKRATZER] (1929) | Robert Florey [11min.]
SKYSCRAPER SYMPHONY [SYMPHONIE DER WOLKENKRATZER] (1929) | Robert Florey [11min.]
September 26, 2024 at 12:05 AM
S (two times) is for SKYSCRAPER SYMPHONY. A city symphony in the concrete jungle.
SKYSCRAPER SYMPHONY [SYMPHONIE DER WOLKENKRATZER] (1929) | Robert Florey [11min.]
SKYSCRAPER SYMPHONY [SYMPHONIE DER WOLKENKRATZER] (1929) | Robert Florey [11min.]
L and Z are for THE LOVE OF ZERO. An "impressionistic picture" of tragic affection.
THE LOVE OF ZERO (1928) | Robert Florey + William Cameron Menzies [14.5min.]
THE LOVE OF ZERO (1928) | Robert Florey + William Cameron Menzies [14.5min.]
September 21, 2024 at 1:10 AM
L and Z are for THE LOVE OF ZERO. An "impressionistic picture" of tragic affection.
THE LOVE OF ZERO (1928) | Robert Florey + William Cameron Menzies [14.5min.]
THE LOVE OF ZERO (1928) | Robert Florey + William Cameron Menzies [14.5min.]
L and D are for THE LIFE AND DEATH OF 9413. Portraying the perils of a cinematic profession.
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF 9413: A HOLLYWOOD EXTRA (1928) | Robert Florey + Slavko Vorkapich [13.5min.]
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF 9413: A HOLLYWOOD EXTRA (1928) | Robert Florey + Slavko Vorkapich [13.5min.]
September 15, 2024 at 8:35 PM
L and D are for THE LIFE AND DEATH OF 9413. Portraying the perils of a cinematic profession.
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF 9413: A HOLLYWOOD EXTRA (1928) | Robert Florey + Slavko Vorkapich [13.5min.]
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF 9413: A HOLLYWOOD EXTRA (1928) | Robert Florey + Slavko Vorkapich [13.5min.]
I is for INTROSPECTION. "Time in art" demonstrated in choreography purely for film.
INTROSPECTION (1946) | Sara Kathryn Arledge [6min.]
INTROSPECTION (1946) | Sara Kathryn Arledge [6min.]
September 11, 2024 at 12:25 AM
I is for INTROSPECTION. "Time in art" demonstrated in choreography purely for film.
INTROSPECTION (1946) | Sara Kathryn Arledge [6min.]
INTROSPECTION (1946) | Sara Kathryn Arledge [6min.]
D is for DANCE OF THE HEADS. Mexico via Eisenstein in ritual and movement.
DANCE OF THE HEADS (1932) | Sergei Eisenstein + Grigori Alexandrov + Eduard Tisse [6min.]
DANCE OF THE HEADS (1932) | Sergei Eisenstein + Grigori Alexandrov + Eduard Tisse [6min.]
September 5, 2024 at 10:45 PM
D is for DANCE OF THE HEADS. Mexico via Eisenstein in ritual and movement.
DANCE OF THE HEADS (1932) | Sergei Eisenstein + Grigori Alexandrov + Eduard Tisse [6min.]
DANCE OF THE HEADS (1932) | Sergei Eisenstein + Grigori Alexandrov + Eduard Tisse [6min.]
F is for FAIRY TALE. A seraphic wonder within a cut-out two-dimensional realm.
FAIRY TALE (2023) | Lawrence Jordan [3.5min.]
FAIRY TALE (2023) | Lawrence Jordan [3.5min.]
August 30, 2024 at 9:55 PM
F is for FAIRY TALE. A seraphic wonder within a cut-out two-dimensional realm.
FAIRY TALE (2023) | Lawrence Jordan [3.5min.]
FAIRY TALE (2023) | Lawrence Jordan [3.5min.]
S (twicely told) is for SILENT SONATA. A tale of two seasons.
SILENT SONATA (2007) | Lawrence Jordan [6min.]
SILENT SONATA (2007) | Lawrence Jordan [6min.]
August 25, 2024 at 6:45 PM
S (twicely told) is for SILENT SONATA. A tale of two seasons.
SILENT SONATA (2007) | Lawrence Jordan [6min.]
SILENT SONATA (2007) | Lawrence Jordan [6min.]
C is for CIRCUS SAVAGE (for the final occasion). As it began, so it concludes.
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter XII (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [17min.]
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter XII (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [17min.]
August 20, 2024 at 1:35 PM
C is for CIRCUS SAVAGE (for the final occasion). As it began, so it concludes.
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter XII (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [17min.]
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter XII (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [17min.]
For the penultimate occasion, C is for CIRCUS SAVAGE. Appropriated materials in a clash of collage.
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter XI (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [72min.]
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter XI (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [72min.]
August 15, 2024 at 11:20 PM
For the penultimate occasion, C is for CIRCUS SAVAGE. Appropriated materials in a clash of collage.
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter XI (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [72min.]
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter XI (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [72min.]
C? CIRCUS SAVAGE! Collisions of vision, found and fabricated.
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter X (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [62min.]
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter X (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [62min.]
August 5, 2024 at 10:45 PM
C? CIRCUS SAVAGE! Collisions of vision, found and fabricated.
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter X (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [62min.]
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter X (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [62min.]
C continues to stand for CIRCUS SAVAGE. Within the realm of portraits and private moments.
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter IX (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [56min.]
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter IX (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [56min.]
July 30, 2024 at 9:25 PM
C continues to stand for CIRCUS SAVAGE. Within the realm of portraits and private moments.
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter IX (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [56min.]
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter IX (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [56min.]
C, redux, for CIRCUS SAVAGE! Off-the-rails kaleidoscopic cacophony.
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter VIII (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [59.5min.]
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter VIII (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [59.5min.]
July 25, 2024 at 4:25 PM
C, redux, for CIRCUS SAVAGE! Off-the-rails kaleidoscopic cacophony.
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter VIII (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [59.5min.]
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter VIII (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [59.5min.]
C? CIRCUS SAVAGE yet again! A film-collage of chaotic proportions.
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter VII (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [57.5min.]
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter VII (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [57.5min.]
July 15, 2024 at 11:55 PM
C? CIRCUS SAVAGE yet again! A film-collage of chaotic proportions.
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter VII (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [57.5min.]
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter VII (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [57.5min.]
Another five days and another C for CIRCUS SAVAGE. A poetic refrain in the key of H.D.
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter VI (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [52.5min.]
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter VI (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [52.5min.]
July 11, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Another five days and another C for CIRCUS SAVAGE. A poetic refrain in the key of H.D.
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter VI (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [52.5min.]
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter VI (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [52.5min.]
C remains as a cipher for CIRCUS SAVAGE. A reflecting pool of six decades of filmmaking in under sixty minutes.
Chapter V for the fifth!
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter V (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [47.5min.]
Chapter V for the fifth!
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter V (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [47.5min.]
July 5, 2024 at 8:05 PM
C remains as a cipher for CIRCUS SAVAGE. A reflecting pool of six decades of filmmaking in under sixty minutes.
Chapter V for the fifth!
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter V (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [47.5min.]
Chapter V for the fifth!
CIRCUS SAVAGE Chapter V (1952-2009) | Lawrence Jordan [47.5min.]