The print tonight is in great shape! Read my latest TCM post for more info:
http://moviemorlocks.com/2011/02/13/a-toast-to-a-touch-of-evil/
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
THE MAN FROM LONDON finally arrives.
The 35mm print that was lost is now found, and we will screen it on Monday, Feb. 14th, at 7pm only.
Tarr's purposefully slow visual meditations are not for everyone, but they are not without purpose, and his visual compositions are full of beauty. His particular magic will only work on those who are willing to put aside the "need for speed" that has accelerated over the years. If you let the spell be cast, he will carry you to surprising places and reward the part of your soul that yearns for something metaphysical. Tarr's work provides an antidote to the currency of our time and its constant squeezing of our adrenal glands.
"(THE MAN FROM LONDON) deals with the eternal and the everyday at one and the same time. It deals with the cosmic and the realistic, the divine and the human, and to my mind, contains the totality of nature and man, just as it contains their pettiness." Béla Tarr
Tarr's purposefully slow visual meditations are not for everyone, but they are not without purpose, and his visual compositions are full of beauty. His particular magic will only work on those who are willing to put aside the "need for speed" that has accelerated over the years. If you let the spell be cast, he will carry you to surprising places and reward the part of your soul that yearns for something metaphysical. Tarr's work provides an antidote to the currency of our time and its constant squeezing of our adrenal glands.
"(THE MAN FROM LONDON) deals with the eternal and the everyday at one and the same time. It deals with the cosmic and the realistic, the divine and the human, and to my mind, contains the totality of nature and man, just as it contains their pettiness." Béla Tarr
Monday, February 7, 2011
THE MAN FROM LONDON update: Monday, Feb. 7th, 2011
:-(
Well... we tried, but as of 2:45pm today the 35mm print of THE MAN FROM LONDON is still M.I.A.
We'll go ahead and screen our digital copy again for those who simply want to see it, no matter what, and we're very sorry for this unfortunate turn of events. This is what happens when the national weather, as Bill Maher said of the pic at top, reminds one of "Charlie Sheen's coffee table."
Sunday, February 6, 2011
MAN FROM LONDON update for tonight (2.6.11)
Due to extremely bad weather conditions, the 35mm print bound for IFS has gotten stuck on a UPS truck somewhere between here and Ohio. What we are left with for tonight is a back-up DVD that was overnighted to us by the distributor. Our digital projection system is pretty good, but the whole purpose of Sunday night programming is to see beautiful black and white movies on film, so what I would encourage IFS customers who wanted to see THE MAN FROM LONDON to do is wait until tomorrow (Monday) when we'll know by 3pm whether the 35mm print *finally* makes it to the office. If it does, we'll screen it Monday night at 7pm in Muenzinger. Look for updates here on the IFS blog on IFS website.
THE MAN FROM LONDON is still not otherwise available in the U.S., so if tonight is the only night you can catch it - the show will go on.
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