An Evening with Crispin Hellion Glover... Chicago Nov 17-19
11-17-06, 11:44 AM
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An Evening with Crispin Hellion Glover... Chicago Nov 17-19
I am not a shill for Mr. Glover... although I wish I was.
Anyway, I haven't been seeing much these days but this event seems like a no-brainer. Crispin Glover is presenting his new movie "What is It?" at the Music Box in Chicago this weekend.
http://www.musicboxtheatre.com/crispinglover.html
Anyone else going? I'm going to be there Saturday night. Looks like a full evening. And I think the ticket includes the midnight matinee of Werner Herzog's "Even Dwarfs Started Small" (Glover's pick) but I'm not sure on that.
It might be good, it might be bad, but it will definitely be unique.
Anyway, I haven't been seeing much these days but this event seems like a no-brainer. Crispin Glover is presenting his new movie "What is It?" at the Music Box in Chicago this weekend.
http://www.musicboxtheatre.com/crispinglover.html
Anyone else going? I'm going to be there Saturday night. Looks like a full evening. And I think the ticket includes the midnight matinee of Werner Herzog's "Even Dwarfs Started Small" (Glover's pick) but I'm not sure on that.
It might be good, it might be bad, but it will definitely be unique.
11-19-06, 11:18 AM
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Well, the Music Box was packed and luckily i got a seat with plenty of legroom.
Glover's Big Slide Show was a very impressive piece of performance as he narrated an hour long slide show of his "books".
The movie was interesting, 72 minutes of psychological and freudian abstraction. A lot of snails were harmed and most of the actors had down syndrome... one actor had cerebral palsy. Made for unique performances, as their conditions were not the focus of the movie.
Glover was very eloquent, if a little repetitive in the Q&A which lasted another hour. He just wore a black suit and answered questions smartly. A lot about the process of making "What is It?" which took ten years (mostly for technical issues he said). It's the first part of a trilogy. The second part is from a screenplay written by the actor with CP, who has passed away but not before acting in the second film.
All the actors with down syndrome were allowed to act in this graphic film by their guardians. Glover said that the guardians of these adult actors knew the value of art and saw that Glover was not mocking them. I agree.
He said he made this as a way of just engaging the audience with their own feelings, as there is a lot of taboo imagery and content. And he found it more lucrative to tour with film and actually engage a dialogue with the audience than selling it on DVD or looking for distribution. I guess his Big Slide Show has been popular for a while.
He struck me as a man who expresses himself through his performance or his works, but knows what he is doing. There is no doubt.
My friend stayed in line and had him sign a copy of Willard.
And he talked about his performance in Charlie's Angels(he was asked about it). How he told the director that it would be better if the character didn't talk since it was all just exposition and working with the asian fight choreographer he thought he made it into a worthwhile experience.
It was a very interesting night. Glad I went. I'm a big propenent of his views of film as expression.
And his favorite filmmakers are Herzog, Fassbinder, Bunuel and Kubrick.
And he had 3 favorite films he was in, one of them being the feature shown "What is It?", another a short film I didn't recognize, and "Rivers Edge".
Glover's Big Slide Show was a very impressive piece of performance as he narrated an hour long slide show of his "books".
The movie was interesting, 72 minutes of psychological and freudian abstraction. A lot of snails were harmed and most of the actors had down syndrome... one actor had cerebral palsy. Made for unique performances, as their conditions were not the focus of the movie.
Glover was very eloquent, if a little repetitive in the Q&A which lasted another hour. He just wore a black suit and answered questions smartly. A lot about the process of making "What is It?" which took ten years (mostly for technical issues he said). It's the first part of a trilogy. The second part is from a screenplay written by the actor with CP, who has passed away but not before acting in the second film.
All the actors with down syndrome were allowed to act in this graphic film by their guardians. Glover said that the guardians of these adult actors knew the value of art and saw that Glover was not mocking them. I agree.
He said he made this as a way of just engaging the audience with their own feelings, as there is a lot of taboo imagery and content. And he found it more lucrative to tour with film and actually engage a dialogue with the audience than selling it on DVD or looking for distribution. I guess his Big Slide Show has been popular for a while.
He struck me as a man who expresses himself through his performance or his works, but knows what he is doing. There is no doubt.
My friend stayed in line and had him sign a copy of Willard.
And he talked about his performance in Charlie's Angels(he was asked about it). How he told the director that it would be better if the character didn't talk since it was all just exposition and working with the asian fight choreographer he thought he made it into a worthwhile experience.
It was a very interesting night. Glad I went. I'm a big propenent of his views of film as expression.
And his favorite filmmakers are Herzog, Fassbinder, Bunuel and Kubrick.
And he had 3 favorite films he was in, one of them being the feature shown "What is It?", another a short film I didn't recognize, and "Rivers Edge".
Last edited by sundog; 11-19-06 at 11:22 AM.
11-19-06, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by sundog
And he had 3 favorite films he was in, one of them being the feature shown "What is It?", another a short film I didn't recognize, and "Rivers Edge".
11-30-07, 09:24 AM
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Okay, now it is this weekend, a year later...
November 30 - December 2, Glover is presenting his Big Slide Show along with the second part of his trilogy:
"It is Fine. Everything is Fine."
I was waffling over attending this 'sequel' but caved in and bought a ticket for tonight at the Music Box. I figure 1) this will not likely be seen on DVD for a long while; 2) I doubt I would buy the DVD anyway; and 3) it will be an interesting experience and is only 74 minutes long.
November 30 - December 2, Glover is presenting his Big Slide Show along with the second part of his trilogy:
"It is Fine. Everything is Fine."
I was waffling over attending this 'sequel' but caved in and bought a ticket for tonight at the Music Box. I figure 1) this will not likely be seen on DVD for a long while; 2) I doubt I would buy the DVD anyway; and 3) it will be an interesting experience and is only 74 minutes long.
12-02-07, 09:59 PM
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This second feature from Glover, co-directed with David Brothers, It is Fine! Everything is Fine., is very good.
Anything I want to say about the movie would have to include a synopsis. I'll wait to see if anyone is interested and for them to look it up online before I get too long-winded.
Anything I want to say about the movie would have to include a synopsis. I'll wait to see if anyone is interested and for them to look it up online before I get too long-winded.
