I had a fun conversation on the iwantmyTVNow youtube channel to chat about movie comparisons, twitter, my favorite underrated films and so much more.
Enjoy...
I had a fun conversation on the iwantmyTVNow youtube channel to chat about movie comparisons, twitter, my favorite underrated films and so much more.
Enjoy...
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Hotel Monterey / Skinamarink |
Before going any further make sure to read my initial thoughts on Skinamarink by clicking here. Below are a handful of additional visual references that didn't make the initial post. I didn't want them linger on my shadowbanned twitter timeline or on my phone forever so I felt like posting them here. I also love visual comparisons and appreciate Kyle Edward Ball's openness about his cinematic influences...
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The Shining / Skinamarink |
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The Shining / Skinamarink |
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The Shining / Skinamarink |
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Hotel Monterey / Skinamarink |
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Hotel Monterey / Skinamarink |
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Hotel Monterey / Skinamarink |
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Inland Empire / Skinamarink |
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Inland Empire / Skinamarink |
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Inland Empire / Skinamarink |
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Inland Empire / Skinamarink
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Meshes Of The Afternoon / Skinamarink |
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Meshes Of The Afternoon / Skinamarink |
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Twilight Zone: The Movie / Skinamarink |
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The Shining / Sinemurian |
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The Shining / Skinamarink |
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Blue Velvet / Skinamarink |
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Meshes Of The Afternoon / Skinamarink |
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La Chambre / Skinamarink |
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Hotel Monterey / Skinamarink |
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Hotel Monterey / Skinamarink |
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Wavelength / Skinamarink |
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Je Tu Il Elle / We're All Going To The World's Fair |
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Saute Ma Ville / We're All Going To The World's Fair |
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Persona / We're All Going To The World's Fair
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Inland Empire / We're All Going To The World's Fair |
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The Mirror / Phantom Love |
Nina Menkes is very much her own filmmaker. She has one of the most unique visions and it has been a pleasure discovering & re-discovering her work over the years.
One thing that stood out to me while clicking around & reading about her online is the open praise she's given to certain specific filmmakers that came before her (some directors can be evasive when it comes to any talk of influence).
Names like Chantal Akerman & Agnes Varda make perfect sense...
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Vagabond / Queen Of Diamonds |
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Jeanne Dielman / Queen Of Diamonds |
But it was her multiple Tarkovsky namedrops over the years that really raised an antenna. Nina Menkes would be a dynamic filmmaker without Tarkovsky's work. I just find the visual similarities between their films compelling...
I had the pleasure of interviewing her last year (click here to go to the interview) and she referred to Tarkovsky's book; Sculpting in Time as "water in the desert" (she even refers to the comparison above as her "Tarkovsky homage" in her latest film; Brainwashed).
That was the final confirmation I needed.
Below are some of my favorite interview excerpts of Menkes shouting out Tarkovsky along with some visual comparisons I put together (while some of these are intentional, I'm sure others are just me reaching for something that might not be there).
Enjoy...
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The Mirror / Phantom Love |
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Sacrifice / Queen Of Diamonds |