Ah, art! What a joy! I know, I know, everyone thinks Mike is the artist of our team but it’s a lie, I tell you! I, Max, am the undiscovered artistic genius! But all I ever hear is Mike, Mike, Mike. Just because he has “talent” and a “great sense of color and design” and understands “composition and perspective” and has “actually created artwork people have enjoyed,” and because he can “use a paintbrush” or “draw” or “create artwork digitally.” Well, I will be recognized! I’m just ahead of my time, just like the subject of this week’s movie “Basquiat,” in our series “Cuz It’s Good for You”! I’m just like Jean-Michel Basquiat! Sure, I didn’t sleep in a box in a park. Sure, I didn’t hang out with Andy Warhol. Sure, I’ve never actually painted anything, let alone sold it. Sure, I don’t have what the snobs call “talent” or “ability” or “the ability to see more than four colors” but my creations of bubble gum and live raccoons are towering works of artness! You’ll see! You’ll all see! But until my genius is recognized (or institutionalized) give a listen and see what we think of this movie and its surprising cast!
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This might shock you but yes, I do enjoy bad movies. As a filmmaker it can be an ego boost in that your last project was as bad as THAT. It is also funny to see just how wrong a film can go and notice all those microphones in the shot, trying to figure out if a scene is supposed to be night or day or just try and figure out what in creation is supposed to be happening in this movie! Some bad movies, while definitely BAD can take you places no good movie ever would. Speaking of would… Ed Wood’s film “Glen or Glenda” is one I find sort of inspiring and what it lacks in skill, budget, acting, sets, sound production, etc. etc. it sort of makes up for all that in the director’s ernest and obviously heartfelt desperate plea to make a film that might bring some sympathy to people like him, transvestites and see them in a positive light. Does it succeed? Well, no – but Wood makes such a desperate effort that I can’t help but have a soft spot for it in my heart. Remember to give the radiator a standing ovation if you see it in the theatre. I don’t know why but every time I saw it in a cinema that is what happened!
Oh gods, the radiator shot! I saw this for the first time at the old Off The Wall cinema in Central square. When that shot came up, there was a moment of confusion then laughter because it was so out of nowhere. All hail the radiator! Thanks, Vince!
Oh good, I wasn’t dreaming that! It was def a “what is happening” moment the first time I experienced it!
Correction: As a filmmaker, it can be an ego boost in that your last project was NOT as bad as THAT.