[Frameworks] humorous experimental films

[John Matturri]

Always have thought the bit about turning the corner early and walking  
back in Zorn's Lemma was a bit of a knee slapper.

On May 23, 2012, at 10:08 PM, Dan Anderson <bcfilmfest at gmail.com> wrote:

> Scott Coleman Miller's "Uso Justo"(2005) was a riot when it first  
> came out. It's a self-ironic restructuring of an old Mexican b/w  
> film, in which the actors find themselves auditioning for an  
> experimental film.
>
> Matt McCormick's "Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal" (2002) also  
> swept through the festival world and was really hilarious. It's a  
> tongue-n-check, avant-doc about municipal graffiti removal in  
> Portland, OR.
>
> Both of these films might seem a little "cliche" or not quite as  
> funny if they were made today, but 7-10 years ago they were pretty  
> fresh and could put a crowd in tears.
>
> Oh.. Animal Charm is also pretty great, particularly "Mark Roth,"  
> and also films by Portland's Larry Johnson, "Three Possible  
> Scenes" (2001) and "The Mustache" (2002).
>
> More in the realm of absurdism than experimental film, works by  
> Matthew Silver (New Jersey), Mike Etoll (Minneapolis), James W.  
> Harris (georgia) and Phil Chambliss (arkansas) are my all-time  
> favs... Amy Lockhart (Vancouver) and Skizz Cyzyk (Baltimore) get  
> pretty far-out too.
>
> --
> Dan Anderson, filmmaker/curator
> cineplosion.blogspot.com
>
> ---
>
> On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 11:35 AM, <nicky.hamlyn at talktalk.net> wrote:
> His early film Associations is a very funny rebus word and image  
> work. The last word rhymes with "bucket"!
>
> Nicky.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryder White <ryder.white at gmail.com>
> To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
> Sent: Wed, 23 May 2012 0:44
> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] humorous experimental films
>
> jason already mentioned hotel diaries by John Smith; i'd add most of  
> John Smith's work to that list. Girl Chewing Gum, Gargantuan, and I  
> laughed out loud (which is uncommon for me) at Om.
>
> cheers!
>
> RW
>
> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:19 PM, David Tetzlaff <djtet53 at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> I'm all for droll humor, but I wouldn't call Wavelength a laugh  
> riot. It's a long wait before Hollis shows up. I think there's a lot  
> of humor in Frampton, especially Hapax Legomena 1-3 [(nostalgia),  
> Critical Mass, Poetic Justice) but it's subtle, and tickles the back  
> of your brain more than boinking your funnybone.
>
> Experimental films are rarely 'just' funny. Where you find humor  
> it's often mixed in a very unstable balance with darkness. "How can  
> I shave when I can't think of s reason for living?" Cracks me up  
> every time. Cause I've already been through the angst straight, you  
> know.
>
> For American films, some that come to mind:
> The Geography of the Body, (Willard Maas) which is the rare  
> straightforward comedy.
> The End, (Christopher Maclaine) which is intermittently hilarious  
> and apocalyptic.
> Flaming Creatures (Jack Smith) (it helps if you know it's a comedy  
> going in)
> Hold Me While I'm Naked, Sins of the Fleshapoids and other early  
> George and Mike Kuchar stuff.
> Oh Dem Watermelons (Robert Nelson)
> Blonde Cobra (Ken Jacobs) again funny parts amidst a darker vision  
> overall
> Recreation (Robert Breer)
> New Improved Institutional Quality (George Landow aka Owen Land)
>
> other Breer, Nelson and Landow works also have their share of humor
>
> Then there are some experimental films that are more 'fun' than  
> funny, such as Cosmic Ray by Bruce Conner, Roger Beebe's TB/TX  
> Dance, Peace Mandala by Paul Sharits.
>
> good luck, (or good yuck) "Let there be rejoicing!"
>
> djt
>
>
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