Now this is exciting to me.
First, you've got Alverson, director and writer of "The Comedy," starring Tim Heidecker. I thought "The Comedy" was great. Heidecker's performance was unique, because he's a subversive actor if anything, and because it was his first feature film, to my knowledge, and possibly his first time tackling a role requiring such depth of character. He delivered it. It's a painful film to watch, because it documents a character at the tail end of this personal downward spiral, as he alienates everyone around him. He sees it, he knows it's wrong, but it gives him this pleasure he just can't name, and it's irresistible to him. His rise towards the end of the movie is made that much sweeter. On the other hand, he consistently gets along great with his friends, revealing his redeeming qualities. Alverson's emphasis on the friends' interactions (Eric Wareheim and that LCD Soundsystem dude were really good) gave what would otherwise have been a pretty heavy movie some happy moments.
I'm a big "Tim and Eric" fan. It's great to see both of these fine gentlemen where they are today, because they're made me so happy over the years.
Alverson's "Entertainment" almost seems like an unspoken sequel to "The Comedy," but I think it's going to stand on its own just fine. Because next, you've got one Gregg Turkington, starring in the thing, as the travelling comedian who alienates everyone he meets. Turkington provided the hands-down funniest part of "The Comedy" in a scene with Tim at an outdoor table, he co-stars with Tim on "On Cinema At the Cinema," and most importantly, is Neil Hamburger.
Acchhhhgggeeehhh!!! P-tah. Cough.
Alverson also directed this video for a song by Angel Olson. Quite a beautiful piece. If fits perfectly with the song, and Alverson brings a great performance out of her. His camera work and editing are subliminominal. His defense is impregnable. Fudd morking fissure in a watch.
First, you've got Alverson, director and writer of "The Comedy," starring Tim Heidecker. I thought "The Comedy" was great. Heidecker's performance was unique, because he's a subversive actor if anything, and because it was his first feature film, to my knowledge, and possibly his first time tackling a role requiring such depth of character. He delivered it. It's a painful film to watch, because it documents a character at the tail end of this personal downward spiral, as he alienates everyone around him. He sees it, he knows it's wrong, but it gives him this pleasure he just can't name, and it's irresistible to him. His rise towards the end of the movie is made that much sweeter. On the other hand, he consistently gets along great with his friends, revealing his redeeming qualities. Alverson's emphasis on the friends' interactions (Eric Wareheim and that LCD Soundsystem dude were really good) gave what would otherwise have been a pretty heavy movie some happy moments.
I'm a big "Tim and Eric" fan. It's great to see both of these fine gentlemen where they are today, because they're made me so happy over the years.
Alverson's "Entertainment" almost seems like an unspoken sequel to "The Comedy," but I think it's going to stand on its own just fine. Because next, you've got one Gregg Turkington, starring in the thing, as the travelling comedian who alienates everyone he meets. Turkington provided the hands-down funniest part of "The Comedy" in a scene with Tim at an outdoor table, he co-stars with Tim on "On Cinema At the Cinema," and most importantly, is Neil Hamburger.
Acchhhhgggeeehhh!!! P-tah. Cough.
Alverson also directed this video for a song by Angel Olson. Quite a beautiful piece. If fits perfectly with the song, and Alverson brings a great performance out of her. His camera work and editing are subliminominal. His defense is impregnable. Fudd morking fissure in a watch.
