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London: Kenneth Anger Exhibition

Written by LAShTAL. Posted in Kenneth Anger.

Short of spending time with the great man himself, a new show at Sprüth Magers offers a chance to get to know one of the most fascinating of all Hollywood characters. Best known for controversial short films, paganism, gay cinema and scurrilous books of gossip, Kenneth Anger's reputation precedes him.

This exhibition is given over to neither the films nor the books, but rather Anger's taste for interior design as the West End gallery recreates two rooms from the filmmaker's LA home. But there is, of course, plenty to engage with and peruse, since the midnight blue and crimson red rooms are packed with archive material.

The gallery promises photographs, scrapbooks, letters and memorabilia. And given that Anger knew everyone from Shirley Temple through to singer Elliot Smith, their cumulative effect should bestow all the glamour of Tinseltown on the two room space near Green Park tube.

Filmmakers will find this of special interest, since Anger can claim a lasting influence on cinema via the work of admirers such as David Lynch, Martin Scorcese and George Lucas.

It is also said that the dawn of pop video owes much to the American, who used pop music in such typical films as Scorpio Rising. Such works are worth tracking down online if you plan to visit the show.

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'Anger Me' Reviewed By Variety

Written by lashtal. Posted in Kenneth Anger.

Variety has reviewed the rather wonderful Anger Me documentary...

Anger also summons the spirit of his occult mentor, the Gnostic magician Aleister Crowley, whose beliefs and practices inspire some of the more decadent rituals in the filmmaker's oeuvre, ending the docu on a suitably satanic note.

Read on for more of the review and a link to the online article. The LAShTAL.COM review of the showing of the movie in London back in October 2006 is available here.

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'Whips, Tits and Aleister Crowley'

Written by lashtal. Posted in Kenneth Anger.

A review in The Independent of Stoned, the Brian Jones biopic, mentions:

"The film shoots off all over the place, with Woolley indulging his taste for lavish period montages - Melody Maker covers, 16mm solarised freak-out footage, Kenneth Anger pastiches full of whips, tits and Aleister Crowley posters."

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