Experimental film geeks rejoice! The visual works of Hollywood Babylon author and celebrated underground hero Kenneth Anger are finally being released on DVD. According to Fantoma.com, volume one will focus on the first half of Anger's career and include seminal works like Puce Moment, Rabbit's Moon, and Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome. The release date is set for January 23rd, but Amazon is already taking pre-orders for almost nothing. You can watch the trailer on YouTube here.
External Anger Links: Wiki | YouTube | IMDB | Flickhead
The Flickhead link features a great narrative about the song "Things That Go Bump in the Night", as heard in Rabbit's Moon. Follow the links from there to download the MP3.
Can't wait! The original release date for this was November 2006, moved back to Jan. 2007; Fantoma has been advertising and working on this project for years. Two notes: That's Anais Nin in the birdcage--and can we please call a moratorium on the word "seminal"?
Posted by: WmMBerger | January 18, 2007 at 11:01 AM
One of the true masters, and one of the fathers of modern film. It's amazing to watch some of Anger's films, then watch a lot of more famous, later films to see subtle nods to Anger's work. not a lot of people saw Anger's films in the day, but I'm sure that a lot of burgeoning film makers (such as John Waters and Alejandro Jodorowsky) were among the select few. Anger's use of ironic pop music in films such as "Scorpio Rising," in and of itself, has had profound effect on modern cinema.
Posted by: recordgeek | January 18, 2007 at 02:09 PM
Does anybody know a link for the "Hermit Song" from "Puce Moment?"
Posted by: recordgeek | January 18, 2007 at 02:12 PM