Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Carl- Well it's actually Barnes and Noble on Erie but it could have been Borders - some of his other books look even more interesting. He has rubbed elbows with many in the Hollywood Circles when they were all young and experimenting. A similar Offshoot of this book is the recent retrospective of Dennis Hopper as Artist/Photographer. I had no idea about his committment to the arts - stronger than his acting. I haven't decided what I think of Hopper's photography but I admire his passion along with Wenders. ernie On Wednesday, May 28, 2003, at 08:53 AM, Carl Pultz wrote: > Ernie wrote: > > Just picked up his book 'ONCE' - suitably impressed and it's On Topic > because he has photos of Xmas time in Australia where it was so hot he > burned his hands on his Leica! ---- may not be eveyone's cup of tea but > i like the book. don't know much about him as a film maker and have > never seen any of his movies - may have to explore that further. > _____________________________________________________________ > > I think I was looking at that book last fall. At Borders on Erie Blvd, > right? (Sorry for the regionalism - Ernie and I live in neighboring > cities.) I was going to buy it next time I was there, because while I > wasn't very impressed at first, the mood and spirit of his stuff > stayed with me. > > If I remember, he shot a lot of the stuff while scouting locations for > filming. Made me think of Robert Frank's "The Americans." While it's > not that dark, they both capture the vast emptiness of the west, and > what must be a particularly American isolation and impermanence. It's > hard to put into words. > > One film you should be able to get easily is "Buena Vista Social > Club," the documentary about some great, almost forgotten Cuban > musicians. The music gets under your skin just like Wenders' photos. > He also did "Paris, Texas," which I haven't seen, but again the music > (Ry Cooder) is very moody and dreamlike. And - Nastassja Kinski! > > Carl > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html