tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post4034940945082706413..comments2024-03-29T15:45:04.867+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Moth grass film living: on watching Stan Brakhage's cinema bizarroJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-83804567574627656452017-09-19T14:33:34.541+05:302017-09-19T14:33:34.541+05:30Ha ha ha ha ha....funny thing that Pacheco used to...Ha ha ha ha ha....funny thing that Pacheco used to say. I can imagine a Goan saying something like this...Don't know if you have heard of a funny Goan politician by the name of Mickey Pacheco, who was arrested for slapping a govt officer or something like that...Pessimist Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057153008708242962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-65322792524461276232012-12-14T13:33:55.467+05:302012-12-14T13:33:55.467+05:30Prashila: I mentioned "Window Water Baby Movi...Prashila: I mentioned "Window Water Baby Moving" in the post - much more accessible, and easier on the brain, than "Mothlight".Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-76282135141564323342012-12-13T22:33:46.021+05:302012-12-13T22:33:46.021+05:30OH surely , watching Mothlight on YT would be like...OH surely , watching Mothlight on YT would be like driving a Ferrari on a road in Bangalore . But is there some Brakhage film or feature that is a little more ... I don't know , accessible ? I am really interested but afraid I don't yet have the focus to understand and appreciate something like Mothlight .<br /><br />And ...I am sure Mr Pacheco will be proud to know that :) though I am pretty sure he never really understood that word , much like a lot of us Goan kids growing up back in the 90s :). OK , I'll stop before I turn this into one of my nostalgia driven rants.Prashilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-77477948615211375772012-12-13T19:02:19.302+05:302012-12-13T19:02:19.302+05:30That was really nice, Jai. I've seen a few Bra...That was really nice, Jai. I've seen a few Brakhages (though not in Campervision). They're some sort of stunning, but it's difficult to know what one's gained from them after they're done. <br /><br />a fan aparthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04243109684980740841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-72931347786648107372012-12-13T17:22:32.600+05:302012-12-13T17:22:32.600+05:30"If you can't do, you're a gaandu.&qu..."If you can't do, you're a gaandu."<br /><br />Thank you. That is the newest addition to my favorite quotes!mudithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672693259906862283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-91147859109358032412012-12-13T16:43:15.955+05:302012-12-13T16:43:15.955+05:30Salman and Akshay immediately after Brakhage? Some...Salman and Akshay immediately after Brakhage? Somewhat like a Maharaja Mac after 'El Bulli' - no? :-)Sudipta Bhattacharjeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-33458131538388708902012-12-13T15:03:45.133+05:302012-12-13T15:03:45.133+05:30Prashila: yup, those comments are funny all right,...Prashila: yup, those comments are funny all right, but I really hate the thought of anyone watching this on YouTube. (Plus, from looking at the running time on the video, this isn't even the "complete" film.)<br /><br />And you'll have to take my word about Mr Tony Pacheco of St Columba's. I wasn't a favourite student of his - in fact I doubt he ever registered my presence - but the quote mentioned above is one of my three guiding principles (the other two come from Groucho Marx and from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre).Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-67395748515194638692012-12-13T14:38:13.753+05:302012-12-13T14:38:13.753+05:30Completely agree with Radhika . Lovely writing .
A...Completely agree with Radhika . Lovely writing .<br />And just because I am a cynical , world-weary Youtube junkie who looks for everything and anything on that site , I searched for mothlight too , not to watch it of course (that would seem an insult now that I have read this piece) but to read the comments . Here , see for yourself if you have the time and patience , esp the 1st Top comment (Huge grin).<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaGh0D2NXCA<br /><br /><i>But I wish I had had more school-teachers like the Goan gentleman who regularly told us in a thick accent "If you can't do, you're a gaandu."</i><br />OK , that is really strange and being from Goa myself I can imagine no Goan man , tall or short , fat or thin , saying something like this :)Prashilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-57527295552213500902012-12-13T08:56:27.198+05:302012-12-13T08:56:27.198+05:30Sudipto: I was jesting. (To whatever extent one da...Sudipto: I was jesting. (To whatever extent one dares jest about anything involving Salman.) But no, I haven't seen the Om-Dar thing.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-17994994293516498342012-12-13T01:02:43.868+05:302012-12-13T01:02:43.868+05:30Can't figure if you're jesting. But anyway...Can't figure if you're jesting. But anyway:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om-Dar-Ba-Dar<br /><br />The only way of getting it is torrents. Or maybe if you have a friend who's part of the Om cult. :DSudipto Basuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272783734959529945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-8972965848962490082012-12-12T23:26:11.890+05:302012-12-12T23:26:11.890+05:30Sudipto: is that another Salman film? Love the sou...Sudipto: is that another Salman film? Love the sound of it!Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-54542214261048032282012-12-12T23:23:55.044+05:302012-12-12T23:23:55.044+05:30Radhika: thanks! But I wish I had had more school-...Radhika: thanks! But I wish I had had more school-teachers like the Goan gentleman who regularly told us in a thick accent "If you can't do, you're a gaandu."<br /><br />Rajesh: Half-seriously. An hour or so of Brakhage does put one in the mood for a slightly friendlier type of incomprehensible movie.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-18539128965338100262012-12-12T23:22:10.836+05:302012-12-12T23:22:10.836+05:30Thanks for writing this. I love whatever little Br...Thanks for writing this. I love whatever little Brakhage I've seen - including this - and this is a pretty direct emotional response you've put into words.<br /><br />By the way - since incomprehensibility, fascination, multiple viewings and experimental cinema all find their ways into this post - hope you someday write on Om-Dar-Ba-Dar (which I can't get out of my head).Sudipto Basuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272783734959529945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-56584889024601279292012-12-12T22:46:26.973+05:302012-12-12T22:46:26.973+05:30"First, Ek tha Tiger and Khiladi 786"
W..."First, Ek tha Tiger and Khiladi 786"<br /><br />Wait! What? Seriously!!!Rajesh Shahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-91626684796006822632012-12-12T21:56:38.165+05:302012-12-12T21:56:38.165+05:30You make alien (to me) topics so engaging, I wish ...You make alien (to me) topics so engaging, I wish I had more school teachers like you! :) <br /><br />An enjoyable read, as usual.Radhika Oltikarnoreply@blogger.com