What really makes this featurette interesting is the fact that they're restoring this during the switchover from DVD to Blu-Ray.
They could have very easily remastered this with a 2K DI but they really went all out - I guess it mostly comes down to the film's reputation but I'm glad they had that sort of forward thinking.
How do I get a job as a film archivist or restorer?
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Deadass what do you even do.
I wish the Thing That Kevin Did had been a little bit more obfuscated but at the same time I understand that you need to show dad and little girl lying on the lawn to make Tilda's character and actions have more depth.
I wonder if they could've gotten away with her coming back into the house all bloody but then maybe the audience wouldn't know it was Kevin who did it. Hell, they…
A friend of mine maintains that you can’t make a movie about art school that is entertaining, and in a way I agree.
Art College 1994 is hyper-specific, meandering, introspective and interesting, but I couldn’t call it entertaining. I think on its face it’s really difficult to engage with, but I personally found its meditations about art really truthful, if juvenile sometimes (but also, it’s art school, so I think juvenile navel gazing is kinda a given).
Light on structure…
I would say the most important thing I've made myself learn this year is that sharing one's art doesn't always have to be about attention and validation. I have found that, first and foremost, it's communication. Yes it feels nice to be told nice things about what you do, but it's the pathways that it opens to a deeper connection that truly matter in the long run.
I spend too much time in my life as an artist worrying about…
