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In Reply to: Anyone remembers "Bad Timing"? posted by Victor Khomenko on May 23, 2005 at 14:36:55:
I don't believe it's officially released on video, but a local video store that specialized in obscure/alternative cinema did have a semi-legit (probably booted) copy of this film available. Being a fan of some of Roeg's work, I picked it up and know where you're coming from. It does have a certain undefinable ambience and atmosphere that stuck with me. The use of music, sound, and a lush yet abstract visual sense (a Roeg specialty) combine to make an oddly compelling film, full-to-the-brim with a dark yet somehow poetic psychology. I feel like I should see it again, just having viewed another Roeg film recently, Don't Look Now. Thanks for reminding me of that one.
Bryan K.,
Music Lover & President-elect of C.C.A.C. (Concerned Citizens Against Cilantro)
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I am quite familiar with Don't Look Now... anything else?
"Walkabout", probably his best.
Generallly speaking the style and cinematography of his films is uniformly excellent but I think his earlier works are the most notable and, as previously suggested, 'Walkabout' is probably his most essential piece of filmmaking. I also like 'Don't Look Now' quite a bit as well as 'Performance', which has garnered some discussion in this thread. I should note that your appreciation of that film will hinge on your general taste for psychedelic art-films of the early '70's, but it is definitely a master-work within it's respective genre. The film, 'Insignificance' is also a pretty interesting concept piece, although I wasn't entirely sure what I thought of it at first viewing. Reading the book "Illuminating Shadows" in which the author discussed this film, did get me to re-visit it as it was recently re-issued on DVD. That book is a very interesting read BTW in which the author traces the mythic properties and powers of select films. Do check it out if you have a chance. Some of his film choices are pretty surprising and his approach to film analysis is, at the very least, quite unique.
Bryan K.,
Music Lover & President-elect of C.C.A.C. (Concerned Citizens Against Cilantro)
I would also suggest a viewing of Performance, if it's easy to obtain. It's a true artyfact of its time and as influenced by the non-linear creativity of novelist/artist/collaborator Donald Cammell as much as it is by Roeg.Performance is a glorious mess, but I'm still quite fond ot it. As a teen, Performance and Blow Up were the first "X" rated art movies I ever saw theatrically. (They were shown locally at a porno house.) Rosemary's Baby was also condemned by the Legion of Decency, but I never took that seriously as it was a mainstream hit.
The Man Who Fell To Earth is interesting but remains a prime example of how too much coke can sink a film.
fan of Mick.
Mick's perfectly cast here.My favorite Stones album is Sticky Fingers. I was a rock 'n roll scribe/photog back in those days. Somewhere I've get the negs of photos I took during their 70's tours.
I quite liked James Fox in Performance as well. Too bad the experience sent him right of the rails for a short time.
The Day of the Jackal, didn't he?
Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street: has rock 'n roll ever been better?
I found out that I saw it years ago.
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