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“The Otherworldly Visions of JAN ŠVANKMAJER” (by KPKeelan)

Posted on October 18, 2021 by KPKeelan

FAUST (1994) / ALICE (1988) / LITTLE OTIK (2000) Born in 1934, Jan Švankmajer is Czech-born surrealist animator of extraordinary vision. He has an instantly recognizable style of stop motion pixilation that appears to imbue whatever he touches with the … Continue reading →

Posted in QUIET in the BACK! | Tagged Alice, animation, art, cinema, Faust, film, film criticism, Jan Švankmajer, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Little Otik, movies, opinion, reviews, surrealism | Leave a comment

KPK on the CINEMA (41): The Films of MAY 2015

Posted on May 26, 2021 by KPKeelan

. I saw just 13 films in April 2015- about half of my usual monthly movie diet. Ready? Set? Go! (Ratings are on a 5 star scale. Note that a classic only becomes a classic after a decade or more.) (Titles … Continue reading →

Posted in KPK on the CINEMA | Tagged Alun Armstrong, Ambassador Graham Martin, animation, Ari Folman, arts, Basil Rathbone, Big Hero 6, Bob Hoskins, Burt Lancaster, Charles Dickens, cinema, Claudia Cardinale, comedy, Daniel Radcliffe, David Copperfield, Disney, documentaries, drama, Edna May Oliver, Fading Gigolo, film criticism, films, Freddy Bartholomew, George Cukor, Harvey Keitel, I Origins, ideas, Incident at Loch Ness, Jack Palance, Jan Švankmajer, Joaquin Phoenix, John Turturro, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Last Days in Vietnam, Lee Marvin, Lennox Pawle, Like Father Like Son, Lionel Barrymore, Little Otik, Maggie Smith, Marion Cotillard, Mars, Masaharu Fukuyama, Michael Pitt, Mira Nair, movies, opinion, reviews, Richard Brooks, Robert Ryan, Robin Wright, Roland Young, Sharon Stone, Sofía Vergara, The Congress, The Immigrant, The Professionals, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Una O'Connor, Vanessa Paradis, W.C. Fields, Werner Herzog, Woody Allen, Woody Strode, Zak Penn | 1 Comment

KPK on the CINEMA (39): The Films of MARCH 2015

Posted on May 24, 2021 by KPKeelan

. I saw 31 films in March 2015, including comedies, dramas, film noir, documentaries, filmed theatre, classics, and period pieces- a great variety of movies from the United States, Great Britain, Ireland, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden and the Czech Republic. … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Jan Švankmajer

“The Otherworldly Visions of JAN ŠVANKMAJER” (by KPKeelan)

KPK on the CINEMA (41): The Films of MAY 2015

KPK on the CINEMA (39): The Films of MARCH 2015

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