For that reason alone, mary jordans film jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, whose subject is an antiestablishment director, is worth seeing even though ms. The film was widely banned, securing smith s reputation as a provocateur and an icon to outsider artists around the world. In fact, he was so irritated by the way some colleagues turned him into a cause. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis aims an illuminating and long overdue. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis movie trailer. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis fandango. Lovingly and artfully assembled with care, jack smith and the destruction of atlantis joyously celebrates a man who truly may have been the earthly manifestation of oscar wildes sphinx without a secret. A mesmerizing collage of images and audio from the life and work of jack smith, the underground filmmaker, photographer, performance artist, and anticapitalist, who worked in new york from the 60s until his death in 1989. May 23, 2007 jack smith and the destruction of atlantis is mary jordans compelling and moving documentary of smiths life, art and legacy currently making the festival circuit it screens at inside out on sun, may 27.
The film was widely banned, securing smiths reputation as a provocateur and an icon to outsider artists around the world. Ppr list of titles the following titles are titles cinedigm offers for public performance and educational use. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. One of the most revolutionary underground american artists of the 20th century, the recognition of jack smiths 19321989 legacy and influence is one that is well. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 rotten tomatoes.
Watch jack smith and the destruction of atlantis movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. His cause celebre was flaming creatures 1963, banned in 22 american states following a brief screening. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 rotten. Eccentric and pure like its hero, jack smith and the destruction of atlantis will appall or bore many, but, a worthy piece of cultural history, it should delight devotees of the real reel underground. Dec 28, 2008 jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 jack smith is precisely the sort of person i want to see a documentary about. Smith has also been an actor in films by, ron rice and ken jacobs for instance.
The 50th london film festival will present this year its fourth experimenta avantgarde weekend, from october 28 to 30. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis is a documentary film that premiered in the 2006 tribeca film festival. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 full. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis film threat.
Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 mubi. Apr 11, 2007 for that reason alone, mary jordans film jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, whose subject is an antiestablishment director, is worth seeing even though ms. Widely known for his banned queer erotica film flaming creatures, smith was an innovator and firebrand who influenced. Atlantis film was established in 1992 as one of the first independent film production companies in romania. Jack smith 19321989 was an icon of independent american experimental cinema. This portrait of jack smith is replete with an assemblage of photographs, f. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2007 full movie. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 news. A documentary about jack smith, an underground filmmaker, actor photographer, and performance artist who died of aids in 1989.
A wellkept secret is that jack smith had an enormous amount of influence on the film oeuvre of andy warhol. Watch the latest jack smith and the destruction of atlantis trailer on video detective. As one participant in the documentary jack smith and the destruction of atlantis recollects, the only night smith staged his sevenhourplus production in its entirety was on the night no one showed up. Reviews of syndromes and a century, private fears in public places, jack smith and the destruction of atlantis and stephanie daley. The lost empire is a 2001 american animated sciencefantasy actionadventure film created by walt disney feature animation, marking the 41st entry in disneys animated features canon and its first sciencefiction film. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 on imdb. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis unrated release date. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 full cast. The film intends to offer audiences that which they have often been denied. A cut above the spate of recent documentaries attempting to reconstruct various art movements and personalities, jack smith and the destruction of atlantis colors in a period that seems in need of being reexamined, and finds controversies there that are unexpectedly timely. Masterworks of american avantgarde experimental film 19201970 dvd dudley murphy. Jack smith has been simultaneously hailed as the godfather of performance art, the william blake of film, and a photographer who has influenced three decades o. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis video dailymotion.
Jun 01, 2007 but without him, more famous names would have been delayed or never arrived at all. If you do not see a title listed here please go to this page and fill out the form and someone will contact you shortly. Mary jordans documentary jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2007 is, for a new generation with heretofore unprecedented access on dvd to the entire legacy of experimental film, a smashing introduction into the world of midcentury, iconic d. Download citation jack smiths rehearsals for the destruction of atlantis. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis underground film journal. For that reason alone, mary jordan s film jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, whose subject is an antiestablishment director, is worth seeing even though ms. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis nyc movie guru. Mary jordan, usa 2006, 96 min, documentary film, ov. His utopian ideals, artistic processes and bejeweled artworks left no generation untouched since, and became essential influences to contemporary art superstars like andy warhol, federico. Read first first i just wanted to put the music together with the clip from progeny but then i made a story out of it, well its more a plot. Normal love is an experimental film project by american director jack smith. Avantgarde filmmaker jack smith in spotlight reuters.
Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis by mary jordan sheds some. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis trailer 2007. It is a collection of interviews and clips by and about the revolutionary artist jack smith. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 a film by mary jordan. The lost paradise of jack smith, which premiered at anthology film archives in april, arrives as an exciting corrective to this deficit. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis home facebook. Smith filmed the project in 1963 and began screening the work in pieces in 1964.
Underground filmmaker, photographer, actor, performance artist, lower east side fixture, homosexual, and anticapitalist jack smith was a central figure of new york underground culture from the 1960s until his death in 1989. It was directed by mary jordan and produced by tongue press productions. Sep 08, 2008 perhaps americas most important artist from the last fifty years, jack smith is simultaneously hailed as the godfather of performance art, a groundbreaking photographer and the william blake of film. Apr 09, 2007 populated by a cast of talking heads that positively dwarfs the roster of day players in any given maria montez epic, jack smith and the destruction of atlantis tries a little too fastidiously to piece together a life its owner tried quite brazenly to shatter and disseminate into a thousand shards of passiveaggressive antipathy. With jack smith, nayland blake, ira cohen, tony conrad. Smiths films into snippets that dont convey their languorous rhythms, and seems content to mythologize rather than dissect. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis wikipedia. London film festival experimenta avantgarde weekend. Highlights include the story behind the supreme court case over the banning of his 1963. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis movie trailer and. This is a demo for jack atlantis to show the style and mood of music that would be composed and mixed for upcoming film project about parkour freerunning. Nov 09, 2007 read first first i just wanted to put the music together with the clip from progeny but then i made a story out of it, well its more a plot.
In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker jack smith, photographs and rare clips of smith s performances and films punctuate interviews with artists, critics, friends and foes to create an engaging portrait of the artist. The high level of services we provide to a stable base of top local and international partners and clients, place us among the leading players in the romanian filmmaking industry. After his banned masterpiece flaming creatures from 1964, he never again completed a film. Perhaps americas most important artist from the last fifty years, jack smith is simultaneously hailed as the godfather of performance art, a groundbreaking photographer and the william blake of film. Mary jordans documentary jack smith and the destruction of atlantis is part unsparing explication of a life story, part lovestuck personification of smith s working philosophy. Jan 06, 2014 jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 a film by mary jordan. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at.
Mary jordans documentary jack smith and the destruction of atlantis is part unsparing explication of a life story, part lovestuck personification of smiths working philosophy. The life and times of candy darling, jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, women in revolt. This portrait of jack smith is replete with an assemblage of photographs, film clips, and audio. Exotic ritual and apocalyptic tone 1 jack smith is an icon of the theatrical avantgarde of the 1960s, a. Widely known for his banned queer erotica film flaming creatures, smith was an innovator and firebrand who. New york hollywood reporter an important and unjustly neglected figure of avantgarde cinema gets chronicled in jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, which recently received its. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis the third eye. But according to mary jordans documentary jack smith and the destruction. Apr 25, 2007 new york hollywood reporter an important and unjustly neglected figure of avantgarde cinema gets chronicled in jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, which recently received its u. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2007 the movie. It shows the adventures of an ensemble of glamorously dressed monsters. Black performance in contemporary art download full. Normal love is a 16mm color film by jack smith, shot in 1963, and shown in 1964. Jack smiths rehearsals for the destruction of atlantis.
Hes an underground filmmaker, apparently a pivotal figure, massively influential and cited by people i know about, but hes so underground that i havent even heard of him. Holly woodlawns films include trash, beautiful darling. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 directed. But according to mary jordans documentary jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, infamy was the furthest thing from smith s mind. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 imdb.
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