Friday, October 29, 2010

Some Artists I'd Love to Document (or see a great document on...)

I don't know if you guys do this, but there are several moments in film and music that I'm obsessed with, of which I've yet to find a perfect film document.  Some that come to mind are:

The Beastie Boys circa Paul's Boutique
The French New Wave circa 1955-1962
Talk Talk circa Laughing Stock
John Coltrane circa A Love Supreme
Massive Attack circa Blue Lines
Wim Wenders circa Kings of the Road
Abbas Kiarostami in the late eighties/early nineties
Leos Carax in the mid eighties
Bjorn Borg circa the late seventies
The Smiths in the eighties
Bob Dylan circa the early sixties (pre Don't Look Back)

If I ever foray into documentary filmmaking, these would probably be the first places I'd look into doing something.

2 comments:

  1. Well Jeffrey, I'm certainly with you lock, stock and barrel on Bob Dylan, the French New Wave and Abbas Kiarostami, but I find all of your choices well defended. Even Bjorn Borg was an iconic figure that gave many some incomparable excitement. This is another venture that is most tempting. Ha!

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  2. Thanks so much, Sam. Always such a treat to have your perspective. I really appreciate the comments and am off to Monday Morning Diary!

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