Dear Frameworkers I’m writing to let you know about the latest book from The Visible Press, which is now available. SLOW WRITING: THOM ANDERSEN ON CINEMA is an anthology of writings by the filmmaker Thom Andersen and covers a broad range of subjects from early cinema and the avant-garde through sexploitation films, documentary, independent and Hollywood movies, and recent film installations.
You can find more details, and order online, from http://www.thevisiblepress.com/product/slow-writing/ The Los Angeles book launch takes place tomorrow evening (Thur 12 Oct 2017) at Skylight Books in Los Feliz. Thom Andersen will be present to read from, sign, and discuss the book with writer Tosh Berman. http://tiny.cc/andersenskylight “Los Angeles Plays Itself” will be screened this weekend as part of the David Lynch Foundation’s “Festival of Disruption” at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel. https://www.festivalofdisruption.com A strange text on David Lamelas’ film “The Desert People” has been reprinted by The Brooklyn Rail and can be read online at http://tiny.cc/andersenrail With best wishes, Mark Webber … SLOW WRITING: THOM ANDERSEN ON CINEMA Edited by Mark Webber The Visible Press, September 2017 Slow Writing is a collection of articles by Thom Andersen that reflect on the avant-garde, Hollywood feature films, and contemporary cinema. His critiques of artists and filmmakers as diverse as Yasujirō Ozu, Nicholas Ray, Andy Warhol, and Christian Marclay locate their work within the broader spheres of popular culture, politics, history, architecture, and the urban landscape. The city of Los Angeles and its relationship to film is a recurrent theme. These writings, which span a period of five decades, demonstrate Andersen’s social consciousness, humour and his genuine appreciation of cinema in its many forms. Thom Andersen’s films include the celebrated documentary essays “Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer” (1975), “Red Hollywood” (1996), “Los Angeles Plays Itself” (2003), and “The Thoughts That Once We Had” (2015). Hardcover 209 x 146 x 27 mm 304 pages, including 16pp of b/w & colour images Square-backed case, debossed cover and spine Ribbon marker, head and tail bands Individually shrinkwrapped ISBN: 978-0-9928377-2-3 Price: £20 plus shipping www.thevisiblepress.com _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
