Chevelle, and Century, by Kevin Jerome Everson also his film Cinnamon, about a young female drag racer...
On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Nicholas Hamlyn <nicky.ham...@talktalk.net>wrote: > More: > > Kenneth Anger: Kustom Kar Kommandos. > Ernie Gehr: Shift. > The French Connection. > Steven Spielberg: Duel. > > Nicky. > > > On 14 Jan 2013, at 20:16, Nicholas Hamlyn wrote: > > 'Vanishing Point': http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067927/ > > 'Point Blank' has some good crunching scenes: > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062138/ > > Loath to mention it, but Cremaster 3 by Matthew Barney. > > Nicky. > > > On 14 Jan 2013, at 18:55, Brecht Debackere wrote: > > And 'Crash' naturally, by Cronenberg, based on G.J. Ballard's novel. > > > On 14 Jan 2013, at 19:53, Brecht Debackere wrote: > > Some titles you probably already know: > Len Lye made 'Rhythm', about the construction of a car > 'Christine' (based on Stephen Kings novel) > There's of course the fast and furious series, the Blues Brothers movies > which seem to focus especially on police-car crashes, the gone in 60 > seconds movies (old and new), Bullit, Days of Thunder,... > > > On 14 Jan 2013, at 19:38, matt's frameworks address wrote: > > For Hollywood cinema at its worst, it might be interesting to look at > recent blockbusters such as the "Transformers" series or recent James Bond > 007 films that have inked product placement sponsorship deals with car > companies, essentially turning the films into 2 hour long car commercials. > There was also the short-lived "BMW Films" series that tabbed some > respected directors to make short films that, you guessed it, somehow > prominently feature a BMW. And of course the Pixar film "Cars." > > I don't suggest these as good films, but rather interesting examples of > how car culture, society, and cinema have recently interacted. > > -Matt > > > > On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Bryan Konefsky <bkonef...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> Hello Frameworkers - I am in the early moments of developing a critical >> studies course that looks at different ways the automobile has been >> imagined in cinema. To this end I'd love to hear from ya'll with titles of >> films that you think might be useful to explore/expand this idea and >> readings that might also dovetail themes that might be explored. >> >> Do know that my pal Antoni Pinent recently turned me on to a great text >> titled Car Fetish. >> >> OK, let's hear what ya got! >> best, >> -- >> Bryan Konefsky >> director, Experiments in Cinema >> el presidente, Basement Films >> lecturer, Dept of Cinematic Arts UNM >> visiting lecturer, UCSC >> board of advisors, Ann Arbor Film Festival >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> > > > -- > ------------------------------- > www.rodeofilmco.com > ------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >
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