This could be a masterpiece. It almost gets me there, but not quite. Needs some explaining.
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Mulholland Drive 2001
Lynch movies, for me, are usually only good for a one-time watch. While they contain a lot of beautiful shots and dreamlike storytelling, the material is often too disturbing to subject myself to. What makes a movie Lynchian is that you literally have no idea what is going to happen moment to moment, something that doesn’t work as well for repeat viewings.
My only exceptions to this maxim are Dune, which I’ve rewatched three or four times over the years…
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Frazetta: Painting with Fire 2003
No person bears as much responsibility for turning me into a reader and lover of books as Frank Frazetta; and later, as an artist.
When I was twelve, my father brought home a box of more than a hundred trade paperbacks, all science fiction from the 60s and 70s. Maybe a quarter of these books had cover art by Frazetta, and this young teen had to know what was going on inside the covers of these books.
This documentary has…
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Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters 2019
Nerdy doc about an artist responsible for some iconic sci-fi movie creatures and machines. Phil was there at the end of an era, but through the invention of new technologies, was still inspiring to help keep stop-motion alive.
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