Early Kuchar Brothers shorts: worth watching?

harumph.

(i'd go see the kuchars but that's just me)

I'd call it a *transcendent* aping of big-budget Hollywood melodrama. Plus, a closeup of shit in a toilet bowl!

I saw "Kwai" at least once in a theater, and it doesn't approach the visual splendor of "Lawrence."

Seriously, though, I think I'm going to go with the Kuchars anyway, on your recommendation, Doc. I'll let you all know if that was a wise choice after the screening tomorrow.

http://www.othercinemadvd.com/fleshapoids.html

10 Kuchar films via Dennis Cooper:

http://denniscooper-theweaklings.blogspot.com/2008/06/bedsheet-4-thumb-tacks-16-mm-movie.html

Awesome! Thanks!

NYC weeklong fest, Wed-Tues:

http://www.movingimagesource.us/events/a-lust-for-ecstasy-brand-new-20090311

george spoke once at my school and showed films, john waters did the intro. strange guy. i think ubuweb has some of his stuff online

http://www.ubu.com/film/kuchar.html

George's late '70s work with his SFAI students -- I'd only seen way more recent videos from the classes -- are an unprecedented level of crazy. Pornier, glowingly B&W, a time capsule of hot boys w/ bad hair and mustaches.

Forthcoming doc at SXSW:

http://blog.spout.com/2009/03/15/it-came-from-kuchar-review-sxsw-2009-2/

those 70s student films are totally incredible - what john waters' dreams must look like

I just went to the 7 tonight, woulda got home too late ... saw their WW2 combat film The Naked and the Nude (yes there was a UFO).

http://www.indiewire.com/article/2011/09/07/george_kuchar_filmmaker_and_provocateur_who_inspired_john_waters_dead_at_69

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akMfsF7FGkM

saw this '73 feature tonight... astounding dialogue even for GK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMBuzvkl82I

I was right there with you, Dr Morbius. needed to justify an unplanned outing to chinatown to satisfy a sudden, deep dumpling urge, so tacked on a movie. a very good whim--had no expectations, but the best time i've had at the movies in a while.

good!

George got a slide on the Oscar show, almost wouldn't have expected that.

The George Kuchar Reader, out now

http://bombmagazine.org/article/10048/i-the-george-kuchar-reader-i-br-edited-by-andrew-lampert

http://www.primaryinformation.org/product/george-kuchar/

Tonight I am going to see Corruption of the Damned / Eclipse of the Sun Virgin / Knocturne (all George btwn 1965-68). Anyone seen those? This should be p great, right?

This: "George btwn 1965-68" tells me yes.

BTW, ran into a Mike Kuchar art exhibit (he was even there signing posters) last week that also had a couple of his films being projected. Did he do anything worth seeing besides The Craven Sluck?

yes, Stevie!

lots, nickn

Can you name a few I should check out? The few I've seen of his besides CS just seemed like pale, wit-free imitations of George's stuff.

holy smokes, those were great!! I wasn't expecting them to be as well-shot/cinematic as they were. Why aren't these available on DVD?

Rewatched (I think i'd seen it before, anyway) George's The Devil's Cleavage last night at Lincoln Center, in glorious 16mm. Lurid, pansexual, delirious pulp parody, with a trollop heaving the contents of a bedpan at her hag-masked mother very early on.

i watched jennifer kroot's "it came from kuchar" (2009) on kanopy. a loving and truly awesome portrait of the kuchar twins.

i would love to be able to acquire a copy of the "george kuchar reader" linked above.

bittersweet to see morbs' enthusiasm itt

Every time I see something listed as being directed by George Cukor, I wish it was by George Kuchar instead. (Not quite applicable to the 'I Always Get Them Mixed Up' thread, more the non-existent 'It Is Funny To Me To Mix Them Up' thread.)

lol, yeah. my brain makes that connection too