Friday Afternoon Videos: MY WINNIPEG trailer
June 20th, 2008 at 04:10pm Will Pfeifer
It strikes me that I haven’t been doing as much to hype obscure, oddball films on this site as I should, so here’s the trailer for a movie I’m really looking forward to seeing. It’s director Guy Maddin’s latest, MY WINNIPEG, and it looks to be his usual combination of twisted autobiography, surreal images and bits and pieces of old movie traditions. It’s playing the art theater circuit now, so it’s a toss-up whether or not it will actually show in Rockford, but it’s bound to be worth a look, whether on the big screen or DVD. If you’ve never seen a Guy Maddin movie before — and there’s a good chance you haven’t — here’s your introduction to his unique cinematic universe…
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Everything else he’s done is on DVD, so start Netflixing. I’d recommend starting with THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD, then moving onto either ARCHANGELÂ or (my personal favorite) COWARDS BEND THE KNEE. Heck, it’s all good. And it’s all strange. (His most recent movie, BRAND UPON THE BRAIN, arrives on DVD next month.)
Entry Filed under: Just plain weird, favorites, New movies
5 Comments Add your own
1. odessa steps magazine | June 20th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
I really liked SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD. Also, DRACULA.
2. jan | June 21st, 2008 at 8:13 am
I did see THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD and liked it a lot, but it sure isn’t like anything else out there. I’m anxious to see MY WINNIPEG–the trailer looks wonderful and I read something good about it (but can’t remember where). It’s available from Comcast On Demand, but I think it costs something like $6.99, which seemed steep to me. Thanks for posting the trailer.
3. Will Pfeifer | June 21st, 2008 at 10:07 am
It’s on Comcast on Demand? Really? I might watch it tonight! If so, I’ll report back with a review.
The poster is great, too — here’s a link:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/6nyegk
4. jan | June 28th, 2008 at 8:21 am
FYI: This movie is playing this week at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, but I won’t be able to make it in to see it. I’d love to hear what you think of it if you do watch it from On Demand.
5. Jerry | October 14th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Here’s a link to a Guy Maddin interview from Studio Daily. he talks about the physical production ideas behind MY WINNIPEG.
http://www.studiodaily.com/main/searchlist/9577.html
Very interesting!
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