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getting your freak on
Posted in culture, that film, the last american freak show, Uncategorized on March 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Here’s a link to an excellent article in the Guardian today about the film
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/mar/27/last-american-freak-show-disability
I am rushing about with preparations for the screening next tuesday – see you there?
freaks on a screen
Posted in culture, that film, the last american freak show, Uncategorized, tagged awards, bafta, blind, borat, brittany, Brittany Spears, burning man, cannabis, culture, disability, dwarves, entertainment, freaks, freakshow, humour, larry charles, little fish, media, men, minoritys, movies, music, Paris Hilton, politics, PR, snow, social justice, spanking, stoners, television, that film, the last american freak show on March 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So the first screening of the film was last night in Boston at a cool little cinema – The Brattle – it was reasonably well attended, including by some sideshow folk who had recently worked with some of the freaks in the movie. Apparently they ain’t received the DVD I sent them ages ago ……maybe they should contact me to get another. The reaction to the film was positive and the Q &A was actually fun ( I was crapping myself beforehand…. ). Boston Underground is a small festival but the people are great and really enthusiastic and they know their cult, weirdo films alright.They also throw a good party and I became unusually inebriated at the party sponsored by Makers Mark ….free bourbon – oops. There’s a repeat screening at the Kendall theatre, but I will have returned to the UK by then….
freakery ahead
Posted in culture, that film, the last american freak show, Uncategorized, tagged awards, bafta, blind, borat, brittany, Brittany Spears, burning man, cannabis, circus, culture, disability, dwarves, entertainment, freaks, freakshow, humour, larry charles, little fish, media, men, minoritys, movies, music, Paris Hilton, politics, PR, snow, social justice, spanking, stoners, television, that film, the last american freak show on March 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Now listen up I have happened across the International Kazoo Orchestra or Kazooniverse as they are known. I bumped into a member at the press launch for the London International Documentary Festival (she also reviews films for CNN) and the upshot is that a detachment of the Orchestra are going to perform prior to the screening of the film at the festival (31 of March at Curzon Renoir ). Which, call me odd, I think is super exciting….and really now it’s a must go to event !
Masters of the Kazooniverse
So the the screening will be entertaining and lively and hopefully there’ll be some media types to interrogate afterwards as I am doing a Q & A as well
Freakmass trees and new year freeze
Posted in culture, that film, the last american freak show, Uncategorized, tagged awards, bafta, blind, borat, brittany, Brittany Spears, burning man, cannabis, circus, culture, disability, dwarves, entertainment, freaks, freakshow, humour, larry charles, media, men, minoritys, movies, music, Paris Hilton, politics, PR, snow, social justice, spanking, stoners, struggle, television, that film, the last american freak show, the last american freak show | Tagged art, tricks, video, women on January 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
So I couldn’t think of anything to write over Christmas so i didn’t ….but it’s new year and I feel I ought to try.
damn it’s cold …..really cold, like , I spilt some water on the garden path and it froze as it hit the ground. I have decided to keep the Christmas tree for the rest of the year – with it’s decor of crows feathers and rose petals, lights and baubles it looks nice so I’ll keep it at least till I am bored by its niceness and then I’ll plant it in the botanical gardens at night – kind of urban flora attack. Still blundering into walls with the film as the powers that be think it’s not redemptive enough (wtf…!) There’s the screening at the Curzon cinema in London on the 25th that may well be the only time it’s ever seen in this country. Ah t’was ever thus the outcast artist etc etc …. I am going to post a picture of the Xmas tree ….one day …probably around July.
This is used to attach new leaves to the trees in spring ....
Meanwhile heres a photo of some scaffolding in some trees ….
Oh and I didn’t win the award at the DOdo fest …some good looking young actor in a wheelchair won it – I think …but thanks for the votes.
eine kleiner freak musik
Posted in culture, that film, the last american freak show, tagged art, awards, bafta, blind, borat, brittany, Brittany Spears, burning man, cannabis, circus, culture, disability, dwarves, entertainment, freaks, freakshow, humour, larry charles, media, men, minoritys, movies, music, Paris Hilton, politics, PR, snow, social justice, spanking, stoners, struggle, television, that film, the last american freak show, the last american freak show | Tagged life, tricks, video, women on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I vanished into Ghostworld for a while. Ghostworld is where my mind sometimes lives and it makes communicating and recognising the “real” world very difficult, mostly because the “real”world seems spectral and fiercely cold. But anyway enough of my ramblings. The issue of MUD magazine should be out and full of stuff about the freak show movie – though I have not seen the mag yet. Calgary Underground film fest seem interested, which is fun because elk and geese have a right to see movies as well. The Fish are off on tour and I went and filmed them in Berlin. I met the West Papuan Government in Exile (they live in Oxford!) And it’s raining, a lot and lots and lots…..More tomorrow (rain and words that is)….and a video blog from Berlin
