House (Hausu)

It's totally a horror movie! It just happens to be a lot of other things as well, but it's horror at the core no question.

there was an interview with the director in fangoria, if that's any kind of horror litmus test.

i dunno, i've gotten in like screaming matches with people who think the sole purpose of horror movies is to be scary

which reminds me of that dipshitty convo that derogatis had with schrieber about The Shining vs Saw IV (re: oddfuture, ROFLMAO) as if these two movies share the same goal

2001: Sci-Fi::Hausu:Horror

Hausu is much more Scream than Scary Movie; I can see being let down if yr expecting to be scared shitless but I mean if you are let down in any way by this film then you lose at movies.

^otm

my friend fell asleep last time i put it on & i was smgdh so vigorously

in your friend's defense, it's a trance-inducing movie.
i do think you'd be scared shitless if you fell asleep with this on, though!

also this is one of my favoritest possessions:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/shop_product_images/490/HAUSU_CTA1091.A_3_w285.jpg?1328128355

anyone seen other Obayashi features, like say the two showing here tomorrow?

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/1337

no, but i am very envious that you have the chance

he was here with some short films from the early '60s a few nights ago, couldn't go

I saw "School in the Crosshairs" and it was really pretty great. I don't think anything could ever been OTT as "Hausu" though.

I'm praying that is the case.

https://www.tiktok.com/@captureash/video/6896985661610495237

If you can find it, I highly recommend Obayashi's HIS MOTORBIKE, HER ISLAND (1986), which feels like just the sort of thing I needed to see right now. Not as wild as HOUSE but makes heavy use of experimental editing and alternating color and black & white (sometimes within the same shot). A fun and youthful movie that manages to be sentimental, sexy, goofy, and experimental.

i'd like to see that. HOUSE was so fucking good. i saw it once, in my backyard, projected onto siding so there were horizontal lines everywhere.

where can one find HIS MOTORBIKE?

Has anyone seen Labyrinth of Cinema?

I'm sure there was some discussion on another thread of a collection of his getting a release, but now I can't find it and Im not sure if His Motorbike was one of them.

xxpost Not sure what the ILX etiquette is in 2021 for discussing certain trackers.

Tempting: https://waxworkrecords.com/collections/all/products/hausu?&utm_campaign=campaign%3A+HAUSU+On+Sale+Now%21+%286352a4d97d08b8001c44f6d8%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=omnisend&omnisendContactID=5d00597d60eca9ce27209287

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