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My love for this man’s filmmaking is so profound it could bring me to tears.
Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers (1980) gave me more validation than I knew a film could. So much so I made my family sit down and watch it recently. My brother promptly ordered me the books mentioned in the doc. Feeling seen is never overrated.
Special mention to Innocents Abroad (1991) and Always for Pleasure (1978).
Jan 30, 2024
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Don’t think I could give a higher recommendation than Les Blank. Greatest American Film maker in my opinion. Doesn’t miss. Every film represents the simplicities in life through different American communities and traditions. The intimate way he films makes it seem like he’s just shooting without a plan. He’s just filming the environment. It’s all natural. Theres so much innocence and I don’t think this could exist anymore. It’s right before everyday people developed a “performative” identity when being filmed so there’s still that honesty and vulnerability. -Jack Tobias
Mar 13, 2025
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'Mozart in Love' and 'The Vanity Tables of Douglas Sirk' are particular favorites.
Dec 19, 2023
Kiarostami’s 1990 kinda doc kinda fiction exploration of filmmaking ethics, artistic desire, reasonable fraudulence, economic disparity and a whole lot else.
How great is it to see something truly one of a kind? I am buzzing.
Apr 10, 2024
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Start with the classics, move to Alanis Obomsawin's work, and fall deep in the rabbit hole of Canada's incredible filmmaking legacy.
Feb 6, 2024
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I'm biased, but c'mon, try and tell me it doesn't hit the spot EVERY time.
Simplicity wins when the utmost respect is given to humble ingredients.
Sahten habibi!
Jan 24, 2024
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The latest Viscose edition on Retail is covered in thermo-reactive receipt paper…’nuff said.
Feb 17, 2024