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Savage Messiah: Ken Russell / ?????? ???????????? ??????
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Savage Messiah: Ken Russell / Thanks a Lot Mr Kibblewhite (Roger Daltry autobiography)
« Last post by Iain Fisher on May 08, 2019, 09:38:54 PM »I just got Roger Daltrey's autobiography from the library. I like the Who, and saw them last year (they weren't very good) but of course I am reading to find out what he says about Ken, particularly working with him on Tommy and Lisztomania. I have just read the first few pages (I'll provide updates as I progress) but Ken is already mentioned on page 5:
"'One more time, Roger.' That was one of Ken Russell's favourite catchphrases. He always liked to take his actors over the edge."
"'One more time, Roger.' That was one of Ken Russell's favourite catchphrases. He always liked to take his actors over the edge."
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Beckett, Bond, Pinter discussion / Pinter's house for sale
« Last post by Iain Fisher on May 08, 2019, 06:02:31 PM »The house Pinter lived in when he wrote The Birthday Party, and No Man’s Land is for sale. It is a vast mansion but has been refurbished so the photos are not of what the house would have been like when Pinter was there
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7001761/Mansion-belonged-Harold-Pinter-sale-17M.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7001761/Mansion-belonged-Harold-Pinter-sale-17M.html
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Savage Messiah: Ken Russell / An evening with Glenda Jackson
« Last post by Iain Fisher on April 12, 2019, 07:43:33 PM »An evening of clips and conversation with actress Glenda Jackson, moderated by Annette Insdorf, including film clips. The clips include Women in Love and The Music Lovers. It is from 92Y at the Kaufmann Concert Hall, New York on 29 April 2019.
Details are here
https://www.92y.org/event/glenda-jackson
Details are here
https://www.92y.org/event/glenda-jackson
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Savage Messiah: Ken Russell / Re: The Mystery of Dr Martinu
« Last post by BoyScoutKevin on April 12, 2019, 12:48:34 AM »Themes
--the beach
--contrasting black and white
--lighthouses
--nudity
----both male and female
--oral sex
----though unlike the scene in Ken's Lair of the White Worm, this (IMHO) lacks the eroticism of that scene.
--productions
--sailor costumes
--trains
And I am sure there are others. These are just the ones that I noticed.
Next time: Interesting. Very interesting.
--the beach
--contrasting black and white
--lighthouses
--nudity
----both male and female
--oral sex
----though unlike the scene in Ken's Lair of the White Worm, this (IMHO) lacks the eroticism of that scene.
--productions
--sailor costumes
--trains
And I am sure there are others. These are just the ones that I noticed.
Next time: Interesting. Very interesting.
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Savage Messiah: Ken Russell / Re: Ken Russels Treasure Island
« Last post by BoyScoutKevin on March 27, 2019, 10:42:20 PM »There are 2 reasons to remember a Ken Russell film.
1st It was good.
2nd It was bad.
Unforunately, Ken Russell's Treasure island falls under the 2nd reason.
For completists only.
Next time: the mystery of dr. martinu
1st It was good.
2nd It was bad.
Unforunately, Ken Russell's Treasure island falls under the 2nd reason.
For completists only.
Next time: the mystery of dr. martinu
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Steven Berkoff discussion / Harvey in the West End and the Edinburgh Festival
« Last post by Iain Fisher on March 25, 2019, 06:16:55 PM »Berfkoff intends to bring his one-man show Harvey to the West End as well as the Edinburgh Festival. Details are here
https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/capital-confidential-weinstein-on-the-west-end-stage-20190325
https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/capital-confidential-weinstein-on-the-west-end-stage-20190325
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Savage Messiah: Ken Russell / Re: Ken Russels Treasure Island
« Last post by BoyScoutKevin on March 21, 2019, 06:59:00 PM »What does not work. What works.
What does not work.
1. The comedy
Unlike his Lair of the White Worm, where what is not suppose to be funny is funny. Here what is suppose to be funny is not funny.
2. Jim in blackface.
That has become so controversial, I am surprised Ken included in this film, especially (IMHO) it has so little effect. Of course, this is 2019, and this film was made in 1995 or some 2 decades earlier.
3. The songs.
Of course, we can't really blame Ken for those, as he did not write them, but if you want to hear something far more effective, then listen to "Sailing for Adventure" and "Cabin Fever," especially "Cabin Fever," in "Muppet's Treasure Island."
What does work.
1. Actually, I don't think anything in the film works that well, especially in comparison to the other films made by Ken.
Next time: conclusion
What does not work.
1. The comedy
Unlike his Lair of the White Worm, where what is not suppose to be funny is funny. Here what is suppose to be funny is not funny.
2. Jim in blackface.
That has become so controversial, I am surprised Ken included in this film, especially (IMHO) it has so little effect. Of course, this is 2019, and this film was made in 1995 or some 2 decades earlier.
3. The songs.
Of course, we can't really blame Ken for those, as he did not write them, but if you want to hear something far more effective, then listen to "Sailing for Adventure" and "Cabin Fever," especially "Cabin Fever," in "Muppet's Treasure Island."
What does work.
1. Actually, I don't think anything in the film works that well, especially in comparison to the other films made by Ken.
Next time: conclusion
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Athol Fugard discussion / A Lesson from Aloes in London
« Last post by Iain Fisher on March 19, 2019, 12:58:12 PM »Finborough Theatre present A Lesson from Aloes from 27 Feb- 23 Mar 2019. The director is Janet Suzman and the actors are Dawid Minnaar (Piet), David Rubin (Steve) and Janine Ulfane (Gladys).
"In the small backyard of a house in a shabby Port Elizabeth suburb, pots of aloe – the desert plant that can thrive in the most barren soil – bear silent witness to a world where trust has been betrayed and destroyed.
South Africa in the 1960s. Apartheid is at its height. Mandela’s ANC has just been banned as a terrorist organisation. Informers are everywhere.
Left leaning Afrikaner Piet and his wife, Gladys, hold a party for their mixed-race friend Steve who has just been released from prison. But when mistrust creeps into your own backyard, the closest of ties are undone. Who has betrayed this group of friends? And why is one of them on a one way ticket out of the country? ".
Details are here
http://iainfisher.com/fugard/fugard-news.html
"In the small backyard of a house in a shabby Port Elizabeth suburb, pots of aloe – the desert plant that can thrive in the most barren soil – bear silent witness to a world where trust has been betrayed and destroyed.
South Africa in the 1960s. Apartheid is at its height. Mandela’s ANC has just been banned as a terrorist organisation. Informers are everywhere.
Left leaning Afrikaner Piet and his wife, Gladys, hold a party for their mixed-race friend Steve who has just been released from prison. But when mistrust creeps into your own backyard, the closest of ties are undone. Who has betrayed this group of friends? And why is one of them on a one way ticket out of the country? ".
Details are here
http://iainfisher.com/fugard/fugard-news.html
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Athol Fugard discussion / Re: Blood Knot in London
« Last post by Iain Fisher on March 19, 2019, 12:54:17 PM »Orange Tree Theatre present Blood Knot from 8 Mar -20 Apr 2019. Nathan McMullen plays Morrie and Kalungi Ssebandeke plays Zach. The director is Matthew Xia.
"It’s been a year since Morrie returned to Port Elizabeth to live with his brother Zach. They share childhood memories of their mother, yet have wildly contrasting life experiences due to their different fathers.
Morrie wants to take them away from their township shack, buy a small farm and make a new life. To take their minds off the struggle, they decide Zach needs a pen pal. But who should it be? An innocent game can quickly go wrong...
As things get complicated, the stakes rise: can they free themselves from the enduring prejudices provoked by the different shades of their skin?".
Details are here
http://iainfisher.com/fugard/fugard-news.html
"It’s been a year since Morrie returned to Port Elizabeth to live with his brother Zach. They share childhood memories of their mother, yet have wildly contrasting life experiences due to their different fathers.
Morrie wants to take them away from their township shack, buy a small farm and make a new life. To take their minds off the struggle, they decide Zach needs a pen pal. But who should it be? An innocent game can quickly go wrong...
As things get complicated, the stakes rise: can they free themselves from the enduring prejudices provoked by the different shades of their skin?".
Details are here
http://iainfisher.com/fugard/fugard-news.html