Comments on: Awesome Suggestions http://www.vafilm.com/press/2006/04/15/awesome-suggestions/ Presented by the University of Virginia Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:17:53 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.vafilm.com/press/2006/04/15/awesome-suggestions/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Anonymous Thu, 11 May 2006 17:05:00 +0000 http://www.vafilm.com/2006/04/15/awesome-suggestions/#comment-151 Richard,<br/><br/>Suggestions:<br/><br/>"Babette's Feast", for obvious reasons, Gourmet Food=God.<br/><br/>"The Miracle of Morgan Creek". For those of you who don't know it, one of the best from Writer/Director Preston Sturges. A single woman gets pregnant and manages to convince the town it is an immaculate conception. A radical film in the 40's that somehow sneaked past the centors.<br/><br/>"Tommy", the Ken Russell film is not only one of the best musicals ever made, but contains powerhouse performances from Tina Turner and Ann Margaret. Deaf, dumb and blind boy healed, starts a religion, ends up being destroyed by it. Brilliant.<br/><br/>Bruce Richard,

Suggestions:

“Babette’s Feast”, for obvious reasons, Gourmet Food=God.

“The Miracle of Morgan Creek”. For those of you who don’t know it, one of the best from Writer/Director Preston Sturges. A single woman gets pregnant and manages to convince the town it is an immaculate conception. A radical film in the 40’s that somehow sneaked past the centors.

“Tommy”, the Ken Russell film is not only one of the best musicals ever made, but contains powerhouse performances from Tina Turner and Ann Margaret. Deaf, dumb and blind boy healed, starts a religion, ends up being destroyed by it. Brilliant.

Bruce

]]> By: Max http://www.vafilm.com/press/2006/04/15/awesome-suggestions/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Max Wed, 26 Apr 2006 05:58:00 +0000 http://www.vafilm.com/2006/04/15/awesome-suggestions/#comment-150 Richard, I'm very, very excited about the festival theme. What come to mind for me are:<br/><br/>Víctor Erice's Spirit of the Beehive,<br/>Luis Bunuel's Simon of the Desert, <br/>Werner Herzog's Aguirre: The Wrath of God, and Alexandro Jodorowsky's The Holy Mountain<br/><br/>It's hard to know if prints exist for any of those, but you'd be the best man to find out. Richard, I’m very, very excited about the festival theme. What come to mind for me are:

Víctor Erice’s Spirit of the Beehive,
Luis Bunuel’s Simon of the Desert,
Werner Herzog’s Aguirre: The Wrath of God, and Alexandro Jodorowsky’s The Holy Mountain

It’s hard to know if prints exist for any of those, but you’d be the best man to find out.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.vafilm.com/press/2006/04/15/awesome-suggestions/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Jennifer Sun, 23 Apr 2006 22:58:00 +0000 http://www.vafilm.com/2006/04/15/awesome-suggestions/#comment-149 How about the following?<br/><br/>"Black Narcissus", Krzysztof Kieslowski's "The Decalogue" (or parts of it), "Eye of God", "The Last Wave" (for a dose of the End Times) and "The Passion of Joan of Arc". How about the following?

“Black Narcissus”, Krzysztof Kieslowski’s “The Decalogue” (or parts of it), “Eye of God”, “The Last Wave” (for a dose of the End Times) and “The Passion of Joan of Arc”.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.vafilm.com/press/2006/04/15/awesome-suggestions/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Anonymous Sat, 22 Apr 2006 02:38:00 +0000 http://www.vafilm.com/2006/04/15/awesome-suggestions/#comment-148 I think the theme of Tom Shady... I mean, religion is a great idea for this year's fest. I would second the Apostle suggestion. To followup your idea of having a gospel choir, why not go ahead and host an all out gospel revival, say, at the downtown mall? Maybe, you can even get the real life preachers that were featured in the beginning of the Apostle. I particulary am found of Paul "He did a backflip on the Devil" Baggett. Googled his contact info:<br/>http://www.livingtogo.org. <br/><br/>The other real preachers in the film are:<br/>Reverend Chili Graham .... Tag Team Preacher #5 <br/>Reverend Bobby Green .... Tag Team Preacher #1 <br/>Reverend Charles Johnson .... Tag Team Preacher #2<br/><br/>Couple a "Say Amen" choir with all-star, tag team preachin, and I might damn well be born again.<br/><br/>Ed<br/><br/>PS: Good Tom Shadyac article on religion:<br/>http://www.christianitytoday.com/movies/commentaries/fof_shadyac.html I think the theme of Tom Shady… I mean, religion is a great idea for this year’s fest. I would second the Apostle suggestion. To followup your idea of having a gospel choir, why not go ahead and host an all out gospel revival, say, at the downtown mall? Maybe, you can even get the real life preachers that were featured in the beginning of the Apostle. I particulary am found of Paul “He did a backflip on the Devil” Baggett. Googled his contact info:
http://www.livingtogo.org.

The other real preachers in the film are:
Reverend Chili Graham …. Tag Team Preacher #5
Reverend Bobby Green …. Tag Team Preacher #1
Reverend Charles Johnson …. Tag Team Preacher #2

Couple a “Say Amen” choir with all-star, tag team preachin, and I might damn well be born again.

Ed

PS: Good Tom Shadyac article on religion:
http://www.christianitytoday.com/movies/commentaries/fof_shadyac.html

]]> By: May http://www.vafilm.com/press/2006/04/15/awesome-suggestions/comment-page-1/#comment-147 May Thu, 20 Apr 2006 01:41:00 +0000 http://www.vafilm.com/2006/04/15/awesome-suggestions/#comment-147 Thank you for the opportunity to suggest a film.<br/><br/>I HIGHLY recommend the new documentary "Hand of God" by Joe Cultrera of Zingerplatz Pictures. This is an intimate portrait of the filmmaker's brother (who was abused by a Catholic priest 20 years ago), the filmaker, their family and small community. It explores this often visited controversial and disturbing subject of abuse in the Catholic church, but in a completely new way than I have seen before. It is not sensationalistic or vengeful, but a thoughtful and insightful journey of one man and one family transcending and making sense of such an experience, and, so appropriately for your festival, trying to find where God fits amidst all of it. This year it has already played at numerous film festivals and won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at The Ashland Independent Film Festival in Ashland, Oregon. <br/>I think this is a very important film that all can learn from and will provoke lots of interesting discussions. I urge you to check it out! <br/>www.handofgodfilm.com Thank you for the opportunity to suggest a film.

I HIGHLY recommend the new documentary “Hand of God” by Joe Cultrera of Zingerplatz Pictures. This is an intimate portrait of the filmmaker’s brother (who was abused by a Catholic priest 20 years ago), the filmaker, their family and small community. It explores this often visited controversial and disturbing subject of abuse in the Catholic church, but in a completely new way than I have seen before. It is not sensationalistic or vengeful, but a thoughtful and insightful journey of one man and one family transcending and making sense of such an experience, and, so appropriately for your festival, trying to find where God fits amidst all of it. This year it has already played at numerous film festivals and won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at The Ashland Independent Film Festival in Ashland, Oregon.
I think this is a very important film that all can learn from and will provoke lots of interesting discussions. I urge you to check it out!
http://www.handofgodfilm.com

]]> By: Lyle Solla-Yates http://www.vafilm.com/press/2006/04/15/awesome-suggestions/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Lyle Solla-Yates Sun, 16 Apr 2006 08:01:00 +0000 http://www.vafilm.com/2006/04/15/awesome-suggestions/#comment-146 I love this concept. I immediately got the "Amen" song stuck in my head from <a HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilies_of_the_field" REL="nofollow">Lilies of the Field</a>. What a charming film, taking the theme at face value.<br/><br/>On the other hand, Finding God at the Movies...to blame for the downfall of humanity: <a HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Root_of_All_Evil%3F" REL="nofollow">The Root of All Evil?</a>. It was originally a television documentary, but I think you'll agree that the content is relevant, and will get people talking. <br/><br/>And of course, Finding God at the Movies...and recoiling in horror and confusion: <a HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videodrome" REL="nofollow">Videodrome</a>. One of my favorite movies, though the theme there is really finding God on video.<br/><br/>Finally, going the somewhat more oblique route, I expect you'll agree that Peter Sellers makes an excellent Christ-figure in <a HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_There" REL="nofollow">Being There</a>.<br/><br/>Great idea soliciting suggestions by blog, I never would have thought to otherwise. I love this concept. I immediately got the “Amen” song stuck in my head from Lilies of the Field. What a charming film, taking the theme at face value.

On the other hand, Finding God at the Movies…to blame for the downfall of humanity: The Root of All Evil?. It was originally a television documentary, but I think you’ll agree that the content is relevant, and will get people talking.

And of course, Finding God at the Movies…and recoiling in horror and confusion: Videodrome. One of my favorite movies, though the theme there is really finding God on video.

Finally, going the somewhat more oblique route, I expect you’ll agree that Peter Sellers makes an excellent Christ-figure in Being There.

Great idea soliciting suggestions by blog, I never would have thought to otherwise.

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