The inauguration of the pleasure dome kenneth anger youtube. Can the movies do the proper thing and 25th hour by. Kustom kar kommandos is about the closest youll come to making love to a hot rod. Find kustom kar in kingsport with address, phone number from yahoo us local. Kustom kar kommandos 1970 kustom kar kommandos 1970.
I wanted to create a feeling of being carried into a world. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Kustom kar kommandos 1965 a man in jeans buffs his car. However through slow camera movements, music, pink backgrounds and fluffy sponges the spectator becomes well aware of angers erotic portrayal of the californian hot rod.
The film worship 2016, with its related objects, mirrors the aesthetics of music videos in both expression and surfacethe materials, the poses, the absurd scale. Following scorpio rising anger was the recipient of a ford foundation grant to make kustom kar kommandos, which he originally conceived as a featurelength, starring the customized car as a fetish object and tribal totem to another american boy cult. Kustom kar kommandos 1965 turns a soft focus and honeysweet peek towards socal hot rod culture. Jessica rothe and her totally rad valley girl castmates dream of stealing roles.
The short itself is about a man simply buffing and admiring his car, but. The 3minute short features panning shots of a young man sandy trent buffing a. My first exposure to an avant garde film or film maker was a season of kenneth anger films augmented with the work of other film makers including as i recall jean genets. The video itself is called kustom kar kommandos, and what were looking at are hunky guys dressed in tight jeans waxing a hot rod.
A follower of aleister crowleys teachings, anger is a high level practitioner. Miracle, 1975, kenneth anger the amazing kustom kar kommandos, 1964, and the english twins jane and louise wilson. To be released with dvd as dual format edition soon. Between americas growing conflict in southeast asia, civil unrest stateside and the onslaught of factorybuilt hot rods like the pontiac gto, america in 1965 was on the edge of a major cultural. Kustom kar kommandos this short film was made by anger to portray the male obsession with automobiles and the not so obvious sexual connotations related to these obsession. The 1965 gallery, among the best here, juxtaposes the saturated hues of kenneth angers discreetly homoerotic underground short kustom kar kommandos to. Kenneth angers kustom kar kommandos asks us to feel with our ears. The inauguration of the pleasure dome kenneth anger. Feb 02, 2016 the film is derived from one of aleister crowleys dramatic rituals where people in the cult assume the identity of a god or a goddess. The hot rod esthetic represents a certain reaction against industrialized conformity and.
Volume two cinematic magician, legendary provocateur, author of the infamous hollywood babylon books and creator of some of the most striking and beautiful works in the history of film, kenneth anger is a singular figure in postwar american culture a major influence on everything from the films of martin scorsese, rainer werner fassbinder and. Originally intended to be a much longer film which had to be abandoned due to lack of. Kustom kar kommandos 1965 is a shorter, simpler followup in the same style, focusing on one particular customcar fetishist. The two metal objects perfectly frame the boys crotch. Apr 23, 2001 after screening two strange and quirky shorts that inspired him at a young age, kenneth angers fireworks and kustom kar kommandos, waters delighted the audience with tales from his.
In the final moments of brakhages film creation1979, rays of prismatic color flash into the image from the top of the frame. We were really into the art and photography eric lawrence was doing in new york, and. No selfproclaimed film buff should be caught without this superb collection of dazzling, utterly mesmerising films. Personal reflections on kustom kar kommandos, digging into bill landiss book on kenneth anger and how the use of music in angers films inspired martin scorsese. Kustom kar kommandos, scorpio rising, the guys a diy legend. Raj is also employed fulltime, and after work, has the responsibility of looking after rahul, which leaves him no time for himself. Apr 08, 2016 the 1965 gallery, among the best here, juxtaposes the saturated hues of kenneth angers discreetly homoerotic underground short kustom kar kommandos to the sound of the paris sisters. Kustom kar kommandos 1965 fireworks 1949 kustom kar kommandos 1965. In its unreserved fetishism it brings to mind kenneth angers homage to hot rod culture in kustom kar kommandos 1965.
The hot rod esthetic represents a certain reaction against industrialized conformity and assemblyline standardization, but apart from. Kustom kar kommandos is a 1965 experimental film by kenneth anger. Authorized alpine, jl audio, pioneer and other top level car audio. The mythology that has grown around him has many sources, from his involvement with the occult, astrology and the. The 3minute short features panning shots of a young man sandy trent buffing a customized hot rod in front of an amorphous pink background, to the tune of dream lover by the paris sisters. In kenneth angers film kustom kar kommandos 1965, kenneth anger sexuality and gender roles are. Kustom kulture is an american neologism used to describe the artwork, the vehicles, the hairstyles, and the fashions of those who drove and built custom cars and motorcycles in the us from the 1950s through today.
Christmas, usa 1949 this is a strange, delightful film poem. The buried eroticism of shorts like kustom kar kommandos blossoms as the polished chrome of the mans vehicle become a window to his deepest fantasies. Coming shortly after the release of invocation of my demon brother1969, those comments mark a significant change in angers way of working in light. As the paris sisters coo their desire to have a dream lover, so i dont have to dream alone a joyful young man sandy trent buffs and shines his custom car.
The kustom kar show rolling stone music, film, tv and. Kustom kar 2303 fort henry dr, kingsport, tn 37664. February 3, 1927, santa monica, california filmography bibliography articles in senses web resources offering a description of himself for the program of a 1966 screening, kenneth anger stated his lifework as being magick and his magical weapon the cinematograph. Sleep 1963 demonstrates reflexivity in withholding narrative. Kustom kar kommandos as a representation of america medium. Filmed in san bernardino, just as the southern california car customizing. Completely x pacsun exclusive mrcla capsule hypebeast.
Kustom kar kommandos 1965 3 minutes 16mm colour music by the parris sisters, dream lover. Kustom kar kommandos 1965 one of angers most delicate and sensuous works. Kustom amplification or kustom electronics is a manufacturer of guitar and bass amplifiers and pa equipment and accessories. Kustom kar kommandos by kenneth anger is a simple short film with an. After the dotcom storm, short films still shine in. Rich guitars, traben bass company, spector bass, diezel amplification, and premier. Kustom kar kommandos, invocation of my demon brother.
After screening two strange and quirky shorts that inspired him at a young age, kenneth angers fireworks and kustom kar kommandos, waters delighted the audience with tales from his. Since 1999, kustom has been owned by the hanser music group headquartered in hebron, kentucky, which also owns michael kelly guitars, b. I found the first disk to be more satisfyingthe second has a lot about aleister crowley and satanism that i found a bit dreary. That the was the reason i went to a little ken anger film festival many long years ago in a tiny theater in seattle that later become hugo house, a nerdgathering place for wouldbe writers. Of all the film and video artists in this room, kenneth anger is really coming out of a hollywood context. Kustom kar has been serving the kingsport area with quality window tinting since 1986. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. In the early days of hot rodding, many fashions and styles developed. The movie kustom kar kommandos is an intriguing look at the relationship between a man and his car. Oct 18, 2010 kustom kar kommandos 1965 3 minutes 16mm colour music by the parris sisters, dream lover. Jun 23, 2016 between americas growing conflict in southeast asia, civil unrest stateside and the onslaught of factorybuilt hot rods like the pontiac gto, america in 1965 was on the edge of a major cultural. Oct 14, 2009 kustom kar kommandos 1965 3 minutes 16mm colour music by the parris sisters, dream lover.
I n kustom kar kommandos 1965 sexuality is sublimated completely into the fetishistic polishing of a hot rodthe car as instrument of and standin for sexual re lation ality. Firstly, it completely captures the attitude of a young american teen with his shiny car. Looking back at anger, or, we always have paris popmatters. In his proposal for the longer version of this film, anger compares the car customizers to priests or witchdoctors. I will say, though, that i think his idea of having the man in kustom kar kommandos caress his beautiful car with a giant powder puff was brilliant. Kenneth angers magick lantern cycle no longer available. Kustom kar in kingsport kustom kar 2303 fort henry dr. The film, being only about 3 minutes long, is filled with many points of thought involving the nature of this relationship.
I was more interested in the other main theme of these films, occultism based on the doctrines of alastair crowley, which lies on the borderline between standard paganism and satanism anton lavey. Only human 2010 film bipedality film strand film history of cinema 2008 film tub girls. A man in tight jeans buffs his car to the strains of dream lover. The flow of light in scorpio rising and kustom kar kommandos follows the. His beautiful neighbor, suman gupta, is attracted to him, but he regards her as a friend only. Mar 02, 2018 kustom kar kommandos, scorpio rising, the guys a diy legend. Films such as scorpio rising and kustom kar kommandos significance of andy warhol famous for his pop art. This is from the second dvd of a set called the films of kenneth angera collection of avant garde films by this odd film maker.
It is sunlight falling through the high branches of a forest, striking the edge of the cameras lens and dispersing into a spectrum. As napa counties newest car audio store, kustom kar looks to progress the level of service in napa to new heights and bring the same talent. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing kustom kar kommandos near you. Jun 28, 2016 i will say, though, that i think his idea of having the man in kustom kar kommandos caress his beautiful car with a giant powder puff was brilliant. Moma takes on the 60s in a welcome shakeup of the permanent. Renowned as the author of the scandalous bestselling book hollywood babylon, kenneth anger is a legend in this own time.
Kenneth anger great director profile senses of cinema. After years of servicing the needs of the greater santa rosa area kustom kar has decided to expand. Kustom kar kommandos could be the best thing you see all. I know that the original film is also all about mirrors i havent seen it, but i love just how abstract these fantasies are one of the highlights being the scene where, on a completely. Raj dixit lives with his younger brother, rahul, who is disabled, both mentally and physically, from birth. The film is derived from one of aleister crowleys dramatic rituals where people in the cult assume the identity of a god or a goddess. Kustom kulture enter the world of ed roth and rat fink. An experimental short film from robert breer with various colorful animations.
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