http://www.ferdyonfilms.com/?p=573 Film review and commentary Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:14:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.ferdyonfilms.com/?p=573&cpage=1#comment-3374 Marilyn Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:21:32 +0000 http://66.147.240.197/~ferdyonf/?p=573#comment-3374 Thank you again, Sam, for your effusive support. Even if you're not an avant garde fan, this film should prove of great interest. There's something so enchanting about how Cornell recut this B-movie. Thank you again, Sam, for your effusive support. Even if you’re not an avant garde fan, this film should prove of great interest. There’s something so enchanting about how Cornell recut this B-movie.

]]> http://www.ferdyonfilms.com/?p=573&cpage=1#comment-3373 Sam Juliano Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:01:12 +0000 http://66.147.240.197/~ferdyonf/?p=573#comment-3373 I don't know Cornell's work, nor have I even seen ROSE HOBART, but this is really quite a post Marilyn, for avante garde lovers, or those trying to resurrect the relatively obscure. I hung here with every word and was fascinated. Your last several posts have been amazingly diverse. I don’t know Cornell’s work, nor have I even seen ROSE HOBART, but this is really quite a post Marilyn, for avante garde lovers, or those trying to resurrect the relatively obscure. I hung here with every word and was fascinated. Your last several posts have been amazingly diverse.

]]> http://www.ferdyonfilms.com/?p=573&cpage=1#comment-3372 Marilyn Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:41:50 +0000 http://66.147.240.197/~ferdyonf/?p=573#comment-3372 Thanks, Doug. I don't think I've seen another reading like mine, but it seems so obvious to me that I'm rather surprised. Glad you liked it. Thanks, Doug. I don’t think I’ve seen another reading like mine, but it seems so obvious to me that I’m rather surprised. Glad you liked it.

]]> http://www.ferdyonfilms.com/?p=573&cpage=1#comment-3371 Doug Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:35:13 +0000 http://66.147.240.197/~ferdyonf/?p=573#comment-3371 I've used goddess imagery in lots of my artwork, but never before had I assigned it to Cornell's movie. No wonder I'm constantly drawn back to this film. Thanks for opening my eyes to this reading of a great film! I’ve used goddess imagery in lots of my artwork, but never before had I assigned it to Cornell’s movie. No wonder I’m constantly drawn back to this film. Thanks for opening my eyes to this reading of a great film!

]]> http://www.ferdyonfilms.com/?p=573&cpage=1#comment-3370 Marilyn Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:06:15 +0000 http://66.147.240.197/~ferdyonf/?p=573#comment-3370 Perhaps there are a couple of ways to look at the film - as a project Cornell did for himself and as a film he reluctantly exhibited much later on. I think he intended to use a recording that was happy and tropical to match the setting and his generally positive outlook. It may not be entirely coincidental that he chose music by a man who was in the movie business as a composer and actor. Perhaps there are a couple of ways to look at the film – as a project Cornell did for himself and as a film he reluctantly exhibited much later on. I think he intended to use a recording that was happy and tropical to match the setting and his generally positive outlook. It may not be entirely coincidental that he chose music by a man who was in the movie business as a composer and actor.

]]> http://www.ferdyonfilms.com/?p=573&cpage=1#comment-3369 Samuel Wilson Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:52:37 +0000 http://66.147.240.197/~ferdyonf/?p=573#comment-3369 <i>Rose Hobart</i> intrigued me when TCM ran it a few years ago with the rest of the Treasures collection. The music didn't seem to match the period of Cornell's project and now I understand why. It makes me wonder how exactly we should date the project if the soundtrack counts as part of its final form. I don't usually care much for non-narrative avant garde material but this film fascinated me, at least enough to make me want to see <i>East of Borneo</i> Rose Hobart intrigued me when TCM ran it a few years ago with the rest of the Treasures collection. The music didn’t seem to match the period of Cornell’s project and now I understand why. It makes me wonder how exactly we should date the project if the soundtrack counts as part of its final form. I don’t usually care much for non-narrative avant garde material but this film fascinated me, at least enough to make me want to see East of Borneo

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