tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38469999.post-14200805812359002442008-06-03T19:33:00.000-07:002008-06-03T19:42:37.160-07:00<div align="justify"><br />So, it has admittedly been 2 and a 1/2 months since I've updated. I apologize; I'm not dead, I haven't given up on this blog or the accompanying website, and in all honesty, I have no excuses. I've just been keeping myself entertained with things other than watching movies for a while (a shocker to those who know me in real life), and have watched maybe three movies in the last two months (<i>Prehysteria 2</i>, <i>Pierrot le Fou</i>, and I rewatched <i>Sweet Movie</i> to write a paper on it for a class that might end up on here, eventually). But, the translation of the long awaited article on Mario Mercier originally by Frederick Durand has been sent my way and once I do a final edit that'll be up on the website. Plus I plan to actually start watching movies and writing about them again soon. In the meantime, here's a couple of video art pieces I've made in the last few months:<br /><br /><b>PLACER DE GEMIDOS</b><br /><center><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TOhDnnQPnT8&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TOhDnnQPnT8&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></center><br /><br /><i>Placer De Gemidos</i>, as the title suggests, is a structural deconstruction of Jess Franco's brilliant film <i>Gemidos de Placer</i> (which I reviewed back <a href="http://esotika.blogspot.com/2007/06/gemidos-de-placer-jess-franco-1982.html">here</a>). My intention was to retain Franco's oneiricism, but flatten the narrative in a way that allows both "everything all at once" as well as drawing attention to the structural way Franco constructed his original film (which I speak about in my review).<br /><br /><b>THE BAMBI WOODS ENIGMA</b><br /><center><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T64BH4tI26M&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T64BH4tI26M&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></center><br /><br />This is an extension/re-imagining of a novella/zine I wrote about a year back, where I offer apocryphal explanations for porn-star Bambi Woods' disappearance (for the record, she has possibly shown up again: <a href="http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archives/2007/05/debbie_does_dal.html">Debbie Does Dallas: The Bambi Woods Interview</a>). It's aim is essentially to create a mythology of terror, to some extent. And to give credit where credit is due, the structure of the film owes much to the early shorts of Peter Greenaway.<br /><br />Anyway, that's just some of what I've been up to lately, hopefully I'll be back with a more relevant update soon!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38469999-1420080581235900244?l=esotika.blogspot.com'/></div>magick mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02996042039396808156noreply@blogger.com1