Atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation 1 chapter 1 from the end of heaven there are more things in heaven and earth, horatio, than are dreamed of in thy philosophy. For that reason alone, mary jordans film jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, whose subject is an antiestablishment director, is worth seeing even though ms. It is believed that only 40 per cent of the film is still intact. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis home facebook. It should be clear that this approach did not help the canonisation of smith s oeuvre. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis underground film. Mary jordan, usa 2006, 96 min, documentary film, ov. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis trailer. A collection of interviews and clips by and about the revolutionary american artist jack smith.
Crafted largely of archived footage of smiths and various others films, played endlessly over interviews with actors, directors, transvestites, film critics, john zorns, and artists influenced by. Set entirely in that sort of generic tan stucco apartment complex thats all too common throughout l. Trailer of new film shot in kenosha county debuts thursday. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2007 video. The intoxicating documentary jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, directed by mary jordan, is a love poem to the new york city of the 50s and 60s, when smith, the visionary of camp, more. It is the fossilised image of an artist who wanted to be moving continuously and hated labels. This present article consists of a compelling and reliable description, from h. Jan 06, 2014 jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 a film by mary jordan. The film was widely banned, securing smiths reputation as a provocateur and an icon to outsider artists around the world. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis slant magazine. Hes an underground filmmaker, apparently a pivotal figure, massively influential and cited by people i know about, but hes so underground that i. Some surviving footage appeared in a later warhol film jack smith and the destruction of atlantis.
Mary jordans documentary jack smith and the destruction of atlantis is part unsparing explication of a life story, part lovestuck personification of smith s working philosophy. Jack smith movie trailer flaming creatures youtube. Mary jordan s documentary jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2007 is, for a new generation with heretofore unprecedented access on dvd to the entire legacy of experimental film, a smashing introduction into the world of midcentury, iconic d. Irate after underground film promoter jonas mekas removed the film from the. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2007 full movie.
The film was later banned in nearly half the states in the union. In jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, mary jordan takes us into the mind of one of. Apr 11, 2007 for that reason alone, mary jordans film jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, whose subject is an antiestablishment director, is worth seeing even though ms. Batman dracula is considered to be the first film featuring a blatantly campy batman. It is a collection of interviews and clips by and about the revolutionary artist jack smith. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 imdb. Populated by a cast of talking heads that positively dwarfs the roster of day players in any given maria montez epic, jack smith and the destruction of atlantis tries a little too fastidiously to piece together a life its owner tried quite brazenly to shatter and disseminate into a thousand shards of passiveaggressive antipathy. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis popmatters. Apr 09, 2007 the irony is blonde cobra is as much a jack smith film as it is a ken. Destructive narcissism, a pathological form of narcissism. Watch jack smith and the destruction of atlantis movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. But without him, more famous names would have been delayed or never arrived at all. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 rotten tomatoes underground filmmaker, photographer, actor, performance artist, lower east side fixture, homosexual, and anticapitalist jack.
Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis trailer 2007. Jack smith selfmade creature of fantasy, documenter of real magic is bestknown for his baroque orgiastic celebration flaming creatures, a film banned in 22 states and four countries. In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker jack smith, photographs and rare clips of smith s performances and films punctuate interviews with. Mary jordans documentary jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2007 is, for a new generation with heretofore unprecedented access on dvd to the entire legacy of experimental film, a smashing introduction into the world of midcentury, iconic d.
Completely in the present, flaming creatures, the ballad of genesis and lady jaye, the flicker. Rent jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 starring jack smith and mary sue slater on dvd and bluray. Highlights include the story behind the supreme court case over the banning of his 1963. Mary jordans jack smith and the destruction of atlantis. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 directed. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis by mary jordan.
A mesmerizing collage of images and audio from the life and work of jack smith, the underground filmmaker, photographer, performance artist, and anticapitalist, who worked in new york from the 60s until his death in 1989. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 mubi. To most people, atlantis was an island once located somewhere in the middle of the atlantic ocean which sank overnight in some terrible cataclysmic event. Moma pays homage to experimental filmmaker jack smith. He is generally acclaimed as a founding father of american performance art, and has been critically recognized as a master photographer working in new york from the 1950s until his death in 1989, smith unequivocally resisted and upturned accepted conventions, whether artistic, moral or legal. In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker jack smith, photographs and rare clips of smith s performances and films punctuate interviews with artists, critics, friends and foes to create an engaging portrait of the artist. Mary jordans jack smith and the destruction of atlantis filmmaker. Jack smith, lovebirds of paradise from movie, love thing.
Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis is a documentary film that premiered in the 2006 tribeca film festival. He is generally acclaimed as a founding father of american performance art, and has been critically recognized as a master photographer, though his photographic works are rare and remain largely unknown. Jack smith was an american filmmaker, actor, and pioneer of underground cinema. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis is a wonderful introduction to jack both his work and his incredibly weird self. Filmmaker, actor, and pioneer of underground cinema, he is generally acclaimed as a founding father of american performance art, and has been critically recognized as a master photographer. As one participant in the documentary jack smith and the destruction of atlantis recollects, the only night smith staged his sevenhourplus production in its entirety was on the night no one showed up. Destruction, a 1915 film starring theda bara the destruction, a song from the musical carrie. This is a demo for jack atlantis to show the style and mood of music that would be composed and mixed for upcoming film project about parkour freerunning.
Watch the latest jack smith and the destruction of atlantis trailer on video detective. In her featurelength film debut, director mary jordan combines smiths rare and unseen films and photographs with rare audio recordings, acting appearances. Jun 21, 20 delirious uttered jack smith, the legendary avantgarde artist, filmmaker and aspiring silent film star, after viewing his unique, divergent collaboratio. The underground art of renegade performance artist, photographer, and filmmaker jack smith is explored through the images he created and the words of those who knew him best in filmmaker mary jordans tribute to the man believed to have inspired some of. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis movie trailer. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 jack smith is precisely the sort of person i want to see a documentary about. It was directed by mary jordan and produced by tongue press productions the film was given a limited release in new york movie theaters beginning on april 11, 2007.
A fan of the batman series, warhol made the movie as a homage. For smith, art was entirely about the process of creation, and the distinction. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 a film by mary jordan. Few people have seen it, and all prints are thought to be long gone, but what we do know is that the detective was played by longtime warhol collaborator, gregory battcock, and it was completely unauthorized by dc comics. After his banned masterpiece flaming creatures from 1964, he never again completed a film. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis hollywood. Jack smith 19321989 was an icon of independent american experimental cinema. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis by mary jordan sheds some. An unauthorized wholly condoned and condemned trailer for the biopic docudramedy.
The film was widely banned, securing smith s reputation as a provocateur and an icon to outsider artists around the world. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 bfi. Blavatskys the secret doctrine, of the events surrounding the actual destruction of atlantis, along with the same events rendered in the form of a short story titled where the rishis were by hpbs close colleague william quan judge, who was a co. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Dec 22, 2009 the church took him up on it condemning the film and browbeating its babealicious star antoinne monnier matisses grandson into claiming he was tricked into doing it. Jordan artfully reconstructs smith s life and times, his influential experimental theater, his scandalous films like flaming creatures 1963, which was banned at the time, and his death from aids in 1989. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing jack smith and the destruction of atlantis near you. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis film threat. Symphony of destruction, a single by megadeth from the album countdown to extinction. Rethinking the edgy filmmaker who made warhol look tame. But according to mary jordans documentary jack smith and the destruction. Atlantis film was established in 1992 as one of the first independent film production companies in romania. Atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation.
Jordan seems to get that the only way to approach smith, to convey his unmitigated avantgardism to a civilized audience is, in a sense, to become him. Batman dracula is a 1964 black and white american film produced and directed by andy warhol, without the permission of dc comics. Rent jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 on. Storyline a mesmerizing collage of images and audio from the life and work of jack smith, the underground filmmaker, photographer, performance artist, and anticapitalist, who worked in new york from the 60s until his death in 1989. With this season we explore some of the key figures in the new york scene from the 1940s through 1980s, contextualising their often challenging films by presenting three paired screenings, one a documentary and the other a selection of the films themselves. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 news. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis by mary jordan flaming creatures. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 cinematographer overstimulated 1963. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, mary jordan, tribeca film festival mary jordans jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, which premiered wednesday night at the tribeca film festival, is a real triumph a great doc on an artist that manages to encapsulate the spirit and values of its subject while situating his work. The irony is blonde cobra is as much a jack smith film as it is a ken.
In fact, he was so irritated by the way some colleagues turned him into a cause. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis dvd video. Unfortunately, smith probably would have hated that. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis film jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 11 april 2007. Smiths films into snippets that dont convey their languorous rhythms, and seems content to mythologize rather than dissect. A still from normal love 1963, a film by jack smith as featured in jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 a film by mary jordan. Excerpt composed by joel diamond for the film jack smith and the destruction of atlantis joel diamond. The film was screened only at warhols art exhibits. Hes just so terrific, and i think he makes the best movies. A film work by jack smith, as featured in jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 a film by mary jordan. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis underground. Director mary jordans doc biopic jack smith and the destruction of atlantis centers on underground filmmaker, photographer, actor, performance artist, lower east side fixture, homosexual.
William shakespeare, hamlet atlantis and strange godmen are mentioned in scriptures such as the bible, the. The destruction of atlantis due to the success with thothma, many others followed some worked out and others did not, but these genetically modified beings over the course of three earth years became quite common in atlantis. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis fandango. The intoxicating documentary jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, directed by mary jordan, is a love poem to the new york city of the 50s and 60s, when smith, the visionary of camp. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis wikipedia. Jack smith november 14, 1932 september 25, 1989 was an american filmmaker, actor, and pioneer of underground cinema. His utopian ideals, artistic processes and bejeweled artworks left no generation untouched since, and became essential influences to contemporary art superstars like andy warhol, federico. In 1958 a 14 yearold reed was part of a doowop band called the shades and recorded a single, so blue bw leave her for me.
However, smith completely cut his family out of his life and slater makes. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Appetite for destruction, the debut album of the american hard rock band guns n roses. The beauty of jack smith and the destruction of atlantis is that it takes smiths fragmentary works his largely unseen photographs, bits of the midnight shows he improvised in his lower east side loft, film clips and gathers them into a single, sustained projection of his interior landscape. Experimental, underground and avantgarde cinema movements have often centred upon specific cities. Mary jordans films include jack smith and the destruction of atlantis and uncle bob. Lovingly and artfully assembled with care, jack smith and the destruction of atlantis joyously celebrates a man who truly may have been the earthly manifestation of oscar wildes sphinx without a secret. The high level of services we provide to a stable base of top local and international partners and clients, place us among the leading players in the romanian filmmaking industry. Unfortunately, the film was thought to be lost after warhols death, until some scenes were included in the documentary jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006.
Eccentric and pure like its hero, jack smith and the destruction of atlantis will appall or bore many, but, a worthy piece of cultural history, it should delight devotees of the real reel underground. The film was thought to have been lost until scenes from it were shown at some length in the documentary jack smith and the destruction of atlantis. With jack smith, nayland blake, ira cohen, tony conrad. For that reason alone, mary jordan s film jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, whose subject is an antiestablishment director, is worth seeing even though ms. An intoxicating portrait of the pansexual thriftshop bohemian who made the underground film. Highlights include the story behind the supreme court case over the banning of his 1963 classic flaming creatures. May 23, 2007 jack smith and the destruction of atlantis is mary jordans compelling and moving documentary of smiths life, art and legacy currently making the festival circuit it screens at inside out on sun, may 27. Jordans film certainly gives smith his due, which is very fortunate. The lost empire is a 2001 american animated sciencefantasy actionadventure film created by walt disney feature animation, marking the 41st entry in disneys animated features canon and its first sciencefiction film. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 rotten.
Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis by mary. It was directed by mary jordan and produced by tongue press productions. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis video dailymotion. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis movie trailer starring nayland blake, ira cohen, tony conrad, richard foreman, ivan galietti, jack smith. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 news imdb. This film is a must for any fan of jack smith or the underground films and theater of the 1960s. In her featurelength film debut, director mary jordan combines smiths rare and unseen films and photographs with rare audio recordings. But according to mary jordans documentary jack smith and the destruction of atlantis, infamy was the furthest thing from smith s mind. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis underground film journal. Jack smith and the destruction of atlantis 2006 on imdb. Jack smith has been simultaneously hailed as the godfather of performance art, the william blake of film, and a photographer who has influenced three decades o.
Sep 08, 2008 perhaps americas most important artist from the last fifty years, jack smith is simultaneously hailed as the godfather of performance art, a groundbreaking photographer and the william blake of film. Afterward, he continued to produce 16mm films, but he never completed. Smith completely changed his process and work product. Widely known for his banned queer erotica film flaming creatures, smith was an innovator and firebrand who influenced. Via revelatory film clips, snippets of his live performances, samples of his photography and interviews with many of his contemporaries, jack smith and the destruction of atlantis makes a strong. Jordan went on to complete her film, now entitled jack smith and the destruction of atlantis renamed after smiths 1965 expanded cinema piece rehearsal for. Jan 09, 2009 regardless of all that, jack smith and the destruction of atlantis is an illuminating portrait of a figure who, because of the artistic ideals he lived by, is a greatly mysterious and unknown one. Filmmaker mary jordan declares that smith, who died penniless after contracting aids in 1989, was ruthlessly pillaged and then discarded by the.