May 18, 2006

Online viewing tip.

The Peaches So the Times of London and the Telegraph have their special Cannes sections, too (thanks, DK!), and the Times is luring its readers with a free download (or, for Mac users, a free stream).

The story behind the film on offer is more interesting than the film itself, and once you read about the connections between its makers and the paper and other fine British institutions such as the BBC and the Film Institute, you realize why The Peaches - a 15-minute short that screened at Cannes in 1964, mind you - is being presented with a straight face. Yes, some of the humor in this "mostly forgotten gem of Sixties cinema" is intentional (it's narrated by Peter Ustinov, after all), but a lot more isn't. If it were a fairly recent project from, say, Cindy Sherman, I can imagine myself seated in some white-walled gallery viewing it with a perfectly contented and contemptible smirk on my face. Somewhat disturbingly, though, it actually is what it is.



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Posted by dwhudson at May 18, 2006 1:44 PM

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Hi there, I love checking out your site and was wondering if there was a chance you could post an article on the new film 'Straightheads' staring Gillian Anderson? The site is constantly updated by the Dan Reed (director) and shows a great insider look into the film making process. Have a look at the site and let me know what you think.

http://straightblog.typepad.com/

Posted by: Alistair at May 19, 2006 3:24 AM

I'd love to see some article, too. I am GreenCine Daily' s fan and it'd be great to read something about Dan Reed and his new and last project Straightheads. Sounds interesting since a cinematic POV. Laura

Posted by: Laura at June 6, 2006 10:13 AM