strangebrew Posted August 16, 2006 There's been a Jim Jarmusch festival on SBS lately and on tonight, the 16th, is his best - Dead Man. It's probably the trippiest western you'll ever see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hebrew Posted August 16, 2006 dont know if it is the trippiest western there is but definately a good film i love his earlier films liek down by law and night on earth, coffee as cigarettes is good as well but i havnt seen the new one, just the short films before he made it into a feature. but great i will be watching dad man havent seen it in a while, plus it has johnny depp who is a great actor and the cameo if iggy pop is a classic :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strangebrew Posted August 16, 2006 Probably more of a stoner film really because it's slow like Easy Rider but I love it all the same. I grew to love Ghost Dog too, I found Coffee & Cigarettes a bit disappointing but it had it's moments. I guess these 2 will probably be on in the next couple of weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
occidentalis Posted August 16, 2006 Arggh I've been wanting to watch this for ages everytime I try and watch it something goes wrong. The first time the police came around for a visit the second time the dvd didn't work and now I don't have a tv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tripitaka Posted August 16, 2006 Strangbrew>>It's probably the trippiest western you'll ever see. If you like the genre you should definitely check out Alejandro Jodorowsky's El Topo Quote: El Topo (The Mole) is a 1970 allegorical, cult western movie and underground film, directed by and starring Alejandro Jodorowsky. Characterized by its bizarre characters and occurrences, use of maimed and dwarf performers, and heavy doses of Christian symbolism and Eastern philosophy, the film is about the eponymous character - a violent, black-clad gunfighter - and his quest for enlightenment. El Topo - wiki Thanks for the tip mate will definetely tape it! Have you seen Blueberry?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maturin Posted August 16, 2006 If you like the genre you should definitely check out Alejandro Jodorowsky's El Topo You beat me to it! Damn, that is one weird film. That guy was gonna make a version of Frank Herbert's Dune at one stage, with HR Giger doing some art direction and (I think, from memory) Pink Floyd doing the soundtrack. Pity it fell through. Still we have David Lynch's flawed masterpiece...please David, do a director's cut! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_e_ Posted August 16, 2006 I found deadman to be incredibally reminiscent of some of my more 'dreamy' mescaline experiences.. Sophie and i have been having some of the weirdest johnny depp catalysed synchronicities of late... I swear that guy KNOWS WHERE ITS AT more then any other actor ive some into contact with.. One day there will be a 'church of depp', where people go to experience what TRUE acting is all about,a nd to partake of the sacred sacrament of Pirates of the carribean But yeah, Dead man rocks... and what an eerie and 'trippy' soundtrck... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strangebrew Posted August 16, 2006 If you like the genre you should definitely check out Alejandro Jodorowsky's El Topo No, I've never managed to catch it unfortunately, I know SBS did show it a couple of times but I have seen "The Holy Mountain" & "Santa Sangre" by Jodorowsky. Let's just say the man is "unique". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hebrew Posted August 16, 2006 yeah Jodorowsky is a great filmaker. as is jim jarmusch :D we shoudl haev more film talk here and yes blueberry is a pretty dam trippy western. i remmeber when neil young did the soundtrack he played non stop throughout the whoel film and they took that as a basis for the soundtrack which is pretty cool, i think he did some piano overdubs over the guitar track Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nabraxas Posted August 16, 2006 Still we have David Lynch's flawed masterpiece...please David, do a director's cut! "flawed" is right, any film that starts "know this..." & then gives you a 5 minute monologue so you might have a vague idea ov what's going on, aint gonna cut the mustard.still it's a good film to watch tripping.. "travelling without moving" "the spice is life" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hebrew Posted August 16, 2006 after watching dead man again after being about 10 yuears since i last saw it, i found the film to resonate with me greatly i thouroughly enjoyed it more than when i first saw it i reckon, it is a well made higly stylised film with great performances by all the cast. and i can see the influence of this film on other films, like blueberry and the proposition. anyway thanks for the word about it being on :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrBumpy Posted August 18, 2006 Still we have David Lynch's flawed masterpiece...please David, do a director's cut! There is an extended edition DVD, I bought it for my sister a couple of christmasses ago. I think it's an extra hour or something of footage, with a lot more intro and narration. -bumpy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeuroPharmer Posted August 29, 2006 Just thought I'd chime for no particular reason other than I think Dead Man is an awesome film! For some reason the early scenes with the engineer stick in my mind. Especially the lines that go something like: Engineer: "She (Blake's fiancee) found somebody else" Blake: "No, no she didn't" Eng. (emphatically; a little hurt): "Yes. She did." Spine-tingly. A working knowledge of Blakean theology/philosophy adds a whole other dimension to the film... although it doesn't look as though it was written from that angle by any means. If you have it on DVD, watch Depp in the early Machine scenes and then in the Trading Post scenes... stark transformation... yet it creeps up on you throughout... neat. OK, NP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2b Posted September 10, 2006 Anyone catch " Stranger than paradise." the other night ? I just love Jarmusch . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
