Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: I Don't Understand Her Either, Ron

Friday, March 22, 2013

I Don't Understand Her Either, Ron

7 comments:

Erik Johnson Illustrator said...: I rented "Rashoman". I think I had it mistaken for another film though. I knew it was an old Japanese film, but did not know it was set during feudal times. The box I got said they witnesses we telling their story to "a policeman", so I thought it was going to have (at the time) contemporary setting. A rainy precinct in Tokyo, with a world weary officer piecing together the truth behind this puzzling murder case. I guess I was expecting more of a foreign film noir.

If I can find a copy, I might rent it again so that I can better appreciate the experience.; March 23, 2013 at 8:13 AM
Kal said...: Roshomon is a classic that was made a time when there were no other films playing with time and experience and perception like Kurasawa did. 7 Samurai, same thing. Lots of shit going on under the story. I was lucky to get to take great film study classes in University. Best elective ever.; March 23, 2013 at 8:41 AM
Erik Johnson Illustrator said...: I took film studies in both high school and college. There were plenty of silent films but I can only remember one or two foreign films, that might have been in the "Contemporary Film Studies" course, were I heard they saw a lot of indie/experimental stuff.

I ought to make a list of what we saw, if I can remember.; March 23, 2013 at 9:16 AM
Erik Johnson Illustrator said...: Heres the movies I remember we watched in my high school film class, which had some surprising variety.

Star Wars
Modern Times
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (!)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Open Range
Cool Hand Luke
On The Waterfront
North by Northwest
The Great Escape
King Kong; March 23, 2013 at 9:54 AM
Kal said...: I would have added JAWS to that list. Bill and Teds is a very smart comedy with laugh out loud moments. I bet you remember that movie more than most other comedies you have seen.; March 23, 2013 at 9:56 AM
Kal said...: The film studies classes in my University started at the beginning of film (The Lumiere brothers making money for filming their employees leaving at the end of the work day), silent films, german expresionalism, gangster movies, musicals, epic spectacles, summer blockbusters, mavericks and artists, and cartoons.; March 23, 2013 at 9:59 AM
Erik Johnson Illustrator said...: I remember we also saw "Roxanne" with Steve Martin. Definitely some contemporary choices. My college film course likewise started with the origins of film, DW Griffith, Melies, The Lumiere brothers before we moved into silent comedies and finished with film noir. "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" and "City Lights" were my favorite from that class but we didn't watch as many movies as we did documentaries about movies.

I took a screenwriting class one year were we saw lots of movie portions. The only movie I think we saw start to finish was "Silence of the Lambs" though we did see about 90% of "Fatal Attraction".; March 23, 2013 at 2:42 PM

Calvin's Canadian Cave Of Cool Manifesto

I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.

I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.

I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.

And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.

So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.

Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.

This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.