George Kuchar
George came down the hill from Mimi's to the Race Road place, where last summer he filmed Susan painting and my reading from Girly Man. Last night at dinner, George was saying how much he was influenced by Tennessee Williams, which you can see more in his screenplays than in his films. He said he had once met Williams in a pool locker room, and that Williams had greeted him, possibly mistaking George for someone else. But George didn't realize who he was till just after he left. (mp4, 28 seconds, 20.8 mb)
An edited in-camera account of a West Coast foray featuring: American flags in Bruce Conner’s window; Stephen Parr’s story of undersized sex; George Kuchar shooting the classroom epic WEB OF VICE, employing techniques developed while still a teenager; the back of Steve Polta’s head; a glimpse of Jeff Lambert; Tosh Berman, co-star of TARZAN AND JANE REGAINED…SORT OF, contemplating his status as Warhol’s youngest Superstar; plus, sitting around, and stuff.
Watch on Media.sas A poem is read and emotions are unleashed. A book is signed and pets pampered as this tour of talented talkers weaves its way through Provincetown and New Jersey (with aturbulent exit in Manhattan). Enjoy the leisurely portraits and view young and old as they chew the fat in cozy habitats. Featuring, among others, Charles Bernstein, Susan Bee, Mimi Gross, John Waters, and Robert Breer, and a soupçon of melodrama to stir things up.
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