Criterion Reflections – Episode 41 – 1970 Short Films/Season Finale

David and guests wrap up Season 2 of the podcast with conversations about 1970 films from Stan Brakhage, Hollis Frampton, David Lynch, Stuart Cooper and Ingmar Bergman.

Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of this second season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1970 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Aaron West, Jon Laubinger, Jason Beamish, Josh Hornbeck, Doug McCambridge, Derek J. Power, William Remmers, Jordan Essoe and Robert Taylor to discuss a selection of short films released in 1970. Titles include: Ingmar Bergman’s Fårö Document, Stuart Cooper’s A Test of Violence, Stan Brakhage’s The Machine of Eden, Hollis Frampton’s Zorns Lemma, and David Lynch’s The Grandmother.

Introduction: 0:00:00 – 0:02:19 feat. “Get Ready” – Rare Earth
Fårö Document 0:02:20 – 0:31:55
A Test of Violence 0:31:56 – 0:51:37 feat. “War” – Edwin Star & “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” – Melanie
The Machine of Eden 0:51:38 – 2:07:37 feat. “Hitchin’ a Ride” – Vanity Fare, “Looking Out My Back Door” – Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Walk a Mile in My Shoes” – Joe South, & “Express Yourself” – Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band
Zorns Lemma 2:07:38 – 2:49:58 feat. “ABC” – The Jackson 5
The Grandmother 2:49:59 – 3:52:30 feat. “Mama Told Me Not to Come” – Three Dog Night & “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” – Sly and the Family Stone  

Fårö Document

Guests: Aaron West, Jon Laubinger

IngmarBergman.se (Official)
The Cinematheque
Dave’s Film Blog
IndieWire (discussion of Bergman Week on Fårö, written by Michael Koresky in 2008)
Martin Teller

A Test of Violence

Guests: Jason Beamish, Derek J. Power

Wikipedia
JuanGenovés.com (official)
ArtNet
Marlborough Gallery
Revolvy

The Machine of Eden

Guests: Josh Hornbeck, , Jason Beamish, Doug McCambridge, Derek J. Power

Criterion
Can’t Stop the Movies
Only the Cinema
Unknown Harmonies
Josh’s Essay on the Last Days of FilmStruck
Caspar David Friedrich

Guests: William Remmers, Derek J. Power

HollisFrampton.org.uk
The Film-Makers’ Co-op
Wikipedia
New York Times (1970)
Cinescope
The Cleveland Movie Blog
The Last Exit
Poetry Foundation
Ubu
Zorn’s Lemma and Some Applications (mathematical set theory)
On Light, or the Ingression of Forms – Robert Grosseteste
Biography of Robert Grosseteste
Commentary on Grosseteste
Zorns Lemma Word List (Google Spreadsheet)

The Grandmother

Guest: Jordan Essoe, Derek J. Power, William Remmers, Robert Taylor

LynchNet
CinePassion
The City of Absurdity
DiscLand
The EOFFTV Review
Senses of Cinema
Steve Pulaski
Through the Shattered Lens
The Cardiacs (mentioned in this segment)

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