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beijing ceremony/temptation of victoria: opinions?

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ceremony certainly cleared up what the cover of both the 'item' box and the 'collection' case meant! watching the man doing ballet with a can of gasoline was a bit odd, and the scene of the burning building in the distance reminded me somewhat of a godzilla film in its simplicity.

i preferred the temptation of victoria. it started out very french new wave. nice how she nicked the 12" from the store and then stopped to buy flowers; then she puts the song on in the middle of the record to coincide with the music. all of a sudden--colour! the rest of the video was a bit boring with 'victoria' dancing, although i understand her 'temptations': the strong desire to have the single and, once it's on, not being able to sit still. interesting dedication to michael powell at the end. i've never seen any of his films, so i can't comment on any similarities there.

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Agentwood,

Though I've not yet seen the two new videos, you should see a few flicks by Michael Powell. "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" and "The Red Shoes" are a few of his more notable collaborations with Emeric Pressburger, but they're a bit too light for my taste. Try "Peeping Tom," the very dark movie that effectively killed Powell's career (despite being lauded by critics today, especially those damn feminists).

Oh, and coincidentally(?) he directed a movie called "Age of Consent" which I haven't seen but it has James Mason in it so it can't be all bad.

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TCM is featuring Michael Powell films this month. I believe on Sundays. They are really quite good. A Matter of Life and Death would be my favorite.

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His Holiness, The Pope wrote: Agentwood,

Though I've not yet seen the two new videos, you should see a few flicks by Michael Powell. "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" and "The Red Shoes" are a few of his more notable collaborations with Emeric Pressburger, but they're a bit too light for my taste. Try "Peeping Tom," the very dark movie that effectively killed Powell's career (despite being lauded by critics today, especially those damn feminists).

Oh, and coincidentally(?) he directed a movie called "Age of Consent" which I haven't seen but it has James Mason in it so it can't be all bad.

And New Order were supposed to work with him. Of course, his death put an end to the project...

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BLACK NARCISSUS is great, too.:thumb:

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at this point i think these songs should be left alone. Why fook with genius?

That being said: I prefer the ceremony video, its seems like yet another tribute to Curtiss. When the fire starts, i cant help but think about the "rise from ashes" cliche that almost all reviews use when its about NO.

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Church of the KLF wrote: BLACK NARCISSUS is great, too.:thumb:

it's been on TCM (or is it AMC?) a lot lately. i haven't watched it, though.

i have heard good things about the life and death of colonel blimp.

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