Tag Archives: ruth orkin

millenarian: deprivation madness

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Dave

In times of stress, look for the Prophets of an earthly paradise. Is America ready for its own millennial cult? The United States today is plainly in what Anthony F.C. Wallace termed the period of cultural distortion. Statistics do show … Continue reading →

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romney care: rappin’ with Mitt

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Dave

Of all things its Milton Friedman’s birthday today. He would have been a hundred years old. One quote I like from him, so pertinent in the election campaign that succinctly wraps this whole electoral exercise into one piss pot of … Continue reading →

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weddings and babies

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Dave

The story of Weddings and Babies, Morris Engel’s last feature which was filmed with portable camera and sound equipment, a novel synchronized sight-and-sound- process that was developed by Engel himself, starts off a little lamely, with a woman who wishes … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Eddy Manson, Francois Truffaut, Francois truffaut "auteur theory", john cassavetes, John Myhers, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Martin Scorsese, Morris Engel Lovers and Lollipops, Morris Engel Weddings and Babies, Richard Leacock, ruth orkin, Ruth Orkin and Morris Engel, Viveca Lindfors | Leave a comment

fugitives

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Dave

The filmography of Morris Engel is brief : three films in about six years and that of Ruth Orkin is even briefer since she collaborated with Engel on only the first two of those films. Still, the husband-and-wife working … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Cathy Dunn, Edward Steichen, Francois Truffaut, Gerald O'Loughlin, john cassavetes, Lori March, Morris Engel, Morris Engel Lovers and Lollipops, Morrsi Engel The Little Fugitive, Ray Abrashkin, Richie Andrusco, Robbe-Grillet, ruth orkin | Leave a comment

going it alone: solitary wave

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Dave

What then became called New Wave actually began in the early 1950′s when Morris Engel of New York began producing his own motion pictures with the assistance of his wife, Ruth Orkin, a leading photographer in her own right, and … Continue reading →

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the attraction of youth

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Dave

There is, one can imagine very few among us that are attracted to creepy, old wrinkled flesh. What is the attraction of youth. The quest for the younger mate. Is attraction to beauty built into our psychological makeup? That volatile … Continue reading →