Anger me, about kenneth ange r and jack smith and the destruction of atlantis about jack smith, both curated by the ever reliable mark webber. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis the third eye. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis fandango. Watch jack smith and the destruction of atlantis movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Mary jordan jack smith and the destruction of atlantis c celluloid dreams, france 2007. Exotic ritual and apocalyptic tone 1 jack smith is an icon of the theatrical avantgarde of the 1960s, a. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing jack smith and the destruction of atlantis near you. It is a collection of interviews and clips by and about the revolutionary artist jack smith. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 plot. Jack smith s rehearsals for the destruction of atlantis. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 analyst 1 credit. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 imdb.
Jack smith november 14, 1932 september 25, 1989 was an american filmmaker, actor, and pioneer of underground cinema. However, a new documentary by mary jordan, jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, may finally rescue smith from obscurity and make his work including the notorious but rarely screened film flaming creatures available to a wider public. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 swallow the leader 1949 modern inventions 1937 donalds vacation 1940 multiple maniacs 1970 down and dirty duck 1974 the plastics inventor 1944 old sequoia 1945 drip dippy donald 1948 timber 1941 through adams eyes 1978 bird in a cage 1986 ode to gi joe 1990 winter 1988. After his banned masterpiece flaming creatures from 1964, he never again completed a film. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 jack. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis is a documentary film that premiered in the 2006 tribeca film festival.
People who like the history of french cinema aka not me and also french cinema itself also not me will enjoy this. Highlights include the story behind the supreme court case over the banning of. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis movie trailer. Blonde cobra is a 1963 short film directed by experimental filmmaker ken jacobs. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis home facebook. A mesmerizing collage of images and audio from the life and work of jack smith, the underground filmmaker, photographer, performance artist, and anticapitalist, who worked in new york from the 60s until his death in 1989. My theory of the date and cause of the destruction of atlantis, and the start of the civilization at giza. Still, the film is worth a look for anyone who is a fan of jack smith.
Jack smith is an icon of the theatrical avantgarde of the 1960s, a pioneer of the new american cinema, and a founding figure in the development of performance art. Mary jordan, usa 2006, 96 min, documentary film, ov. Watch the latest jack smith and the destruction of atlantis trailer on video detective. See more of jack smith and the destruction of atlantis on facebook.
In jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, jordan has created a flowing, moving documentary that comes together in a way that would make jack proud, if that were at all possible. This intoxicating portrait entertainment weekly draws from rare films photographs and audio recordings to pay homage to new yorks ultimate antihero and the original king of the underground. For that reason alone, mary jordans film jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, whose subject is an antiestablishment director, is worth seeing even though ms. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis wikipedia. Still, the film is worth a look for anyone who is a fan of jack smith s work and what it stood for. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis trailer 2007.
Free download glorious catastrophe jack smith performance and visual culture rethinking. It was directed by mary jordan and produced by tongue press productions the film was given a limited release in new york movie theaters beginning on april 11, 2007. Before appearing in warhols films, he appeared in jack smith s important. Rent jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 starring jack smith and mary sue slater on dvd and bluray. Gary indiana full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Michael woods, jack smith and the cinema of the self kino klub.
Footage for the unique and at the time controversial film was shot by bob flieshner. The documentary presents a collection of interviews and clips by and about the revolutionary artist jack smith. Read first first i just wanted to put the music together with the clip from progeny but then i made a story out of it, well its more a plot. Populated by a cast of talking heads that positively dwarfs the roster of day players in any given maria montez epic, jack smith and the destruction of atlantis tries a little too fastidiously to piece together a life its owner tried quite brazenly to shatter and disseminate into a thousand shards of passiveaggressive antipathy. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Thurston moore list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Mary jordan jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006. He is generally acclaimed as a founding father of american performance art, and has been critically recognized as a master photographer, though his photographic works are rare and remain largely unknown. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 rotten. Perhaps americas most important artist from the last fifty years, jack smith is simultaneously hailed as the godfather of performance art, a groundbreaking photographer and the william blake of film. Rent jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 on. Thurston moore full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis video dailymotion. When the london film festival announced its programme a few days ago, i went straight to the experimental section to see what was on offer.
Mary jordans documentary jack smith and the destruction of atlantis is part unsparing explication of a life story, part lovestuck personification of smith s working philosophy. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis films we like. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis is a documentary film directed by mary jordan that premiered in the 2006 tribeca film festival. Perhaps americas most important artist from the last fifty years, jack smith is simultaneously hailed as the godfather of performance art, a. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 mubi. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis popmatters.
Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 full. Jack smiths rehearsals for the destruction of atlantis. As one participant in the documentary jack smith and the destruction of atlantis recollects, the only night smith staged his sevenhourplus production in its entirety was on the night no one showed up. The doc has sound clips of what is presumably jack smith speaking running throughout, but it is never made clear where these sound clips come from were they part of an interview, when was the interview conducted, etc.
Beyond the break 2006 jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 south of nowhere 2005. After starring in the independent siren of atlantis 1949, montez left hollywood for europe where she appeared in several french and italian. In the utopia of your imagination the lost world of atlantis, as it were the real you is what you become under chiffon and pearls, not the deaddull factory worker you are forced to be in the material world. He took his name as a male homage to the actress maria montez, an important gay icon in the fifties and sixties. Disidentifications, munoz explains how he is inspired by french.
Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Mapping the theatre of the ridiculous as radical aesthetic cuny. His work has been televised in the us, france, germany, and australia. Smith identified lobsters with greedy landlords but also with the capitalist system as a whole. Jack smith and the deconstruction of atlantis on dvd. Mary jordans documentary jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2007 is, for a new generation with heretofore unprecedented access on dvd to the entire legacy of experimental film, a smashing introduction into the world of midcentury, iconic d. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis by mary jordan. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis joyously celebrates a man who truly may have been the earthly manifestation of oscar wildes sphinx without a secret. I was pleasantly surprised to see two films on two american underground luminaries. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Highlights include the story behind the supreme court case over the banning of his 1963.
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