I dropped out of Columbia. But the good news is that I managed to get late acceptance to Professor Fuzzyblot's Clown College in Utica. I'm majoring in Balloon Sculptorology.
Labels: BAD DOG
POSTED BY GRAYDON AT 9/26/2009 -
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I'm getting into the swing of things at school which is great. First shoot is on Sunday - a directing exercise. If it's worth anything I'll post it here. I'm trying to make it worth something.
They are screening Police, Adjective by Romanian director/screenwriter Corneliu Porumboiu at school tomorrow. My friend Kevin said he saw it at TIFF and that it was great - so I'm excited cause I like Kevin's taste. The director will be in attendance which is nice, since it's a small screening room.
I feel like going back to school is kind of like having a baby. You get really excited about having it, then it arrives and you're like "Wait, this is what I wanted? It's a lot of work and I don't love it yet." Then it looks at you in the eyes and giggles and you go "Ohhhh...I get it!"
I'm going to a couple of films for the New York Film Festival. I'm going to see Min Ye (Tell Me Who You Are) by Malian director Souleymane Cissé and To Die Like a Man by Portuguese director João Pedro Rodrigues (which is the image at the top of this post).
Also, my new friendsie and classmate Charlotte will be screening her film Rachel Is in New York on October 7th at Anthology Film Archive on East 2nd Street at 2nd Ave. The screening begins at 6PM. See the trailer HERE.
Okay that's it for today, babies. See you on the Facebook!
Labels: FILM
POSTED BY GRAYDON AT 9/24/2009 -
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I finally saw Fassbinder's final film, Querelle, today. I watched it after class in the media library at school. Maybe not the most appropriate place to watch a murderous sailor gay porno. However, I think I got the eye from the fellow sitting across from me. So apropos getting cruised while watching such a cruisey movie.
I'm interested in the film's philosophy - is Querelle such a despicable character/emotional sociopath because faggots had to be monsters back in 1966 (when the book was written)? Or is it a self-loathing thing? Or is his behaviour not meant to be connected to his sex? His desires seem to change so rapidly and whimsically in contrast to Seblon's devotion. Obviously Seblon is a good gay, so they existed, just not in leading roles.
I am gonna go look up some reviews of the film to find out more...
Labels: ART, FILM, REALLY FUCKING GAY
POSTED BY GRAYDON AT 9/16/2009 -
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Two films I saw today concerning the first inclinations toward continuity editing. Mary Jane is my girl.
Labels: FILM
POSTED BY GRAYDON AT 9/15/2009 -
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Today was my first day of class. I'm so excited. I was at school so early I had time to watch a movie before class started. I watched 8 Women by François Ozon, which stars one of my favourite actors, Isabelle Huppert. I could watch her forever. I'd take her over Catherine Deneuve any day. And the maid, Emmanuelle Béart, looks exactly like Cillian Murphy. It's bizarre how much she looks like him.
I didn't know the film was a musical. It was a pleasant surprise. Izzy's song is the best, of course.
I also have a few posts I haven't published because I couldn't upload images for a while. Seems to be working again so I'll get those up soon.
Also, it turns out I live in Greenpoint, not Williamsburg. I like it here. I sat on my stoop last night for the first time with my Pollack neighbours (is calling them "Pollacks" racist?). It's Polish here, but not Roncesvalles Polish. They are nice and none of them are stealing dirt from the construction sites in the dead of night or blocking the sidewalks or stopping to listen to other people's conversations. That's definitely racist.
POSTED BY GRAYDON AT 9/08/2009 -
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