“In an era where everything is so easily accessible, the idea that there's a movie out there that people don't want you to see, and it's going be really hard for you to see it, even though everyone tells you it's great, is a huge draw. They're looking for something that is a little different, something that wasn't test-marketed half to death. A film that will make them feel something.”
#The Devils #KenRussell
https://ew.com/article/2012/10/01/richard-crouse-raising-hell-interview/

Oof, lots of catching up to do… But first

#Bales2023FilmChallenge June 16: A Richard for #NationalRichardDay

Richard Wagner comes in many forms in Ken Russell's Franz Liszt #musical #biopic-#fantasy extravaganza #Lisztomania (1975). A sailor Dracula is not in the least the most outrageous one.

#KenRussell #film #cinema #FilMastodon #CineMastodon @film

Our Beloved #GlendaJackson as Goudren, in brilliant #KenRussell 's WOMEN IN LOVE, based on the play by foundational genius #DHLawrence , screenplay by pioneer #LarryKramer .
One of the greatest scenes in film history.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STYiWIZ-2IQ&pp=ygUcZ2xlbmRhIGphY2tzb24gd29tZW4gaW4gbG92ZQ%3D%3D&pbjreload=102

Our Beloved #GlendaJackson as Herodias, in brilliant #KenRussell 's SALOME'S LAST DANCE, based on the play by foundational genius #OscarWilde .

#RIP #TinaTurner (1939–2023)

Iconic #singer was featured in a handful of #movies, notably as The Acid Queen in #KenRussell's #rock #opera #TOMMY & as Aunty Entity in the adventure thriller MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME.

Her MMBT song, "We Dont Need Another Hero" received a #GoldenGlobe nom.

#AngelaBassett was shortlisted for the 1993 Best #Actress #Oscar for playing Turner in the biopic WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?

#LawrenceFishburne was #IkeTurner.

#Cinemastodon #film #movie #cinema #films

in Ken Russell's Tommy (1975) as The Acid Queen. #film #music #KenRussell #drugs #TinaTurner

Federal judge tosses Miami district map for racial gerrymandering :

A federal judge ruled that the Miami district map drawn constituted racial gerrymandering.

#ACLU #AlexdelaPortilla #Brickell #CityofMiami #CoconutGroove #Election #elections #gerrymandering #KenRussell #ManoloReyes #Miami #MiamiCityCommission #MichaelMoore #race #racism #SabinaCovo #VirginiaKey

https://kbindependent.org/2023/05/23/federal-judge-tosses-miami-district-map-for-racial-gerrymandering/

49 years ago:
Mahler (UK)
Famed composer Gustav Mahler reflects on the tragedies of his life and failing marriage while traveling by train.
1974-04-04
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/84922
#Mahler #KenRussell #RobertPowell #LeeMontague #MiriamKarlin #ClassicMovies

48 years ago:
Tommy (UK)
A psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.
1975-03-19
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/11326
#Tommy #KenRussell #OliverReed #AnnMargret #RogerDaltrey #Film

@VictorianGothik and having almost nothing in common with the #KenRussell movie of the same name.

@Anne
#WomenInLove #GlendaJackson #KenRussell
💜💚🧡🌈🧡💚💜
https://youtu.be/STYiWIZ-2IQ

One of my favorite movies, and one of my favorite quotes from a filmmaker, and regarding life in general:

"Reality is a dirty word for me. I know it isn't for most people, but I am not interested. There's too much of it about." ~Ken Russell

#TheDevils #KenRussell #movies #horrormovie #film #HorrorFilm #meme #HorrorFam #MotherSuspiriasMorningMeme

📀Le 26 Janvier 2023, trois sorties patrimoines en Blu-ray chez #BQHL: De L'épouvante avec "Dans les griffes du vampire" d'#EdwardDein, de l'espionnage avec le 3ème #HarryPalmer "Un cerveau d'un milliard de dollars" de #KenRussell. Et "Un enfant attend" de #JohnCassavetes.📀

@ConorMahood
So many great #RobertAltman films, but NASHVILLE is emblematic of them all!

#KenRussell 's THE BOYFRIEND!

#JohnWaters DESPERATE LIVING!

@robwighamwatercolours Reminds me of the opening shot in TOMMY. I know #KenRussell was deeply in love with The Lake District and used it as much as he could!

Zitat #RogerEbert: "To make money on a rock opera attacking those who would make money on a rock opera: that was the brave moral stand taken by Tommy." --> Gut getroffene Kritik über die über 40 Jahre alte #Rockoper #Tommy von #KenRussell und #PeteTownshend (#TheWho), deren Sinnhaftigkeit ob der Starbesetzung (#JackNickolson, #TinaTurner, #EltonJohn) in Frage gestellt werden kann. Die Sinnhaftigkeit steht aber auch z.B. bei den #MadMax-Filmen in Frage.
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/tommy-1975

@samuelpepys Reading these extracts from Pepys' diary makes me think that I could write one just as interesting. Mr Pooter was right.

And deep joy! I discovered #TheDiaryOfANobody (1964), a lost film by #KenRussell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_5DcIx2vVg

#TheSandman ep2 In terms of script, this adaptation is surprisingly faithful to the @neilhimself original! At 37min, I like that with streaming an episode can now last just as long as it has to, no artificial padding or cutting to fit an exact duration.

What I increasingly have problems with: directing/photography is too "clean", too mainstream, too Netflix. Gone are the chaotic surreal experimentations of the comic. Imagine what #TerryGilliam or #KenRussell would have done with this material!

#TheSandman ep2 In terms of script, this adaptation is surprisingly faithful to the @neilhimself original! At 37min, I like that with streaming an episode can now last just as long as it has to, no artificial padding or cutting to fit an exact duration.

What I increasingly have problems with: directing/photography is too "clean", too mainstream, too Netflix. Gone are the chaotic surreal experimentations of the comic. Imagine what #TerryGilliam or #KenRussell would have done with this material!

MOVIE QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“How . . . can . . . he . . . be . . . saved . . . from the eternal grave?”
Oliver Reed (and chorus) in Tommy
#tommy #thewho #kenrussell #oliverreed #moviequotes #moviequoteoftheday