Re: [Frameworks] cat films

2014-08-15 Thread Peter Mudie
It's an odd question, really - looking for films with/about cats. If you get onto YouTube and type in a search for 'cats', 'wacky cats' and/or 'awesome cats' you will find something around 2 billion choices to build your exhibition around - none of them worthwhile. Do a search (with the same criter

Re: [Frameworks] FrameWorks Digest, Vol 51, Issue 17

2014-08-15 Thread Info
ds me of experimental cat films, like the Hammid and Deren Life > of a Cat (remarkably politically correct: daddy cat is shown doing kitten > care). What else could we shown in a Cat Film Fest? > > > > > Chuck Kleinhans > chuck...@northwestern.edu > > > > __

Re: [Frameworks] cat films

2014-08-15 Thread Dave Tetzlaff
> What else could we shown in a Cat Film Fest? As Ekrem mentioned, there's Cat Cradle and Fuses. Dunno if the amount of kitteh-kontent is high enough for a feline fest, but the presence of the pussy... er, scratch that [Meow!] I mean the context of the cat, is the unraveling intertextual ball o

[Frameworks] Important letter from Lawrence Brose

2014-08-15 Thread defensefund
Dear friends and supporters, I just heard from my new attorney (Joe Agro) that the sentencing hearing on September 3rd has been postponed. It’s very complicated but we don’t expect the new sentencing hearing to happen for possibly 2 months. Yes, this is very disappointing - I had hoped to get t

[Frameworks] Xenon 16mm projector in Lubbock, TX

2014-08-15 Thread John Davis
This is probably a long shot, but does anyone have a line on possibly renting or borrowing a Xenon projector in the Lubbock Texas area? This would be for a one evening screening of films by Lawrence Jordan whose been invited to present at Texas Tech in October. Please contact me off list if you hav

Re: [Frameworks] cat films

2014-08-15 Thread Ekrem Serdar
I mean, Fuses. (+ Brakhage's Cat's Cradle) Speaking of Intercat: Here's a poster a friend got for me for the second edition in 73. (I presume a different program than 69?) http://i.imgur.com/9Iveduv.jpg On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 9:55 AM, JB Mabe wrote: > Just called to double check, and the Inte

Re: [Frameworks] cat films

2014-08-15 Thread JB Mabe
Just called to double check, and the Intercat program is alive and well at FMC. It's packed up and ready to be shipped to us at Chicago Filmmakers. On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 12:12 AM, Steve Polta wrote: > I believe this "intercat" program has been withdrawn from distribution at > the Film-Makers' C

Re: [Frameworks] FrameWorks 7363 Hi-Con

2014-08-15 Thread Devon D
Thanks very much for the heads-up on 7363 discontinuation - UGH! - I'd missed the earlier post too. I just ordered 2000 ft, and the rep "Sida" I spoke with said yesterday was "high-con crazy" with orders! Keep it up Frameworkers! -Devon D. ___

Re: [Frameworks] FrameWorks Digest, Vol 51, Issue 17

2014-08-15 Thread Devon D
Great question! I submit my kitty ditty "Catcycle" 2001, 3 min, 16mm - Honorable Mention @ Ann Arbor "The righting reflex is applied and exploded beyond the frame of gravity. Film is made entirely without cameras by photocopying directly onto 16mm leader." furthermore, we could do a kitty mad