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May. 18th, 2009
Dream Report
May. 18th, 2009 08:34 amJust woke from a dream in which I went to hell, or maybe some sort of non-judgmental land-of-the-dead, because it wasn't particularly unpleasant, just weird; and overall, very low-budget and homemade. There was a lot of Flat Black paint and signs done in magic marker and bristol board. Some of the more upscale sections had neon and strobe lights, but a lot of it looked like some 14-year-old goths and/or metalheads had set up a club in their family's basement - which now that I think of it, is pretty much what Milton's fallen angels did.
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May. 18th, 2009 09:41 amI think this bit of footage, from the website of a Japanese fashion designer, shows the opening of a runway show, but I'm mainly interested in the terrific fantasy set design.
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May. 18th, 2009 12:04 pmCame across the last quarter of an odd 1930s film showing on TCM, which after some googling turned out to be Rain Or Shine (1930) an early Capra talkie showcasing the then-popular Joe Cook.
Weird but fascinating stuff. The humour is very 1930s non-sequitor vaudeville stuff, but the way it's filmed, though static, really captures the way this was survival humour - in the next-to-last scene, two guys sitting in a smouldering ruin trade minstrel-show banter because, well, what else can they do?
Weird but fascinating stuff. The humour is very 1930s non-sequitor vaudeville stuff, but the way it's filmed, though static, really captures the way this was survival humour - in the next-to-last scene, two guys sitting in a smouldering ruin trade minstrel-show banter because, well, what else can they do?