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Re: Any other Roeg's films worth visiting?

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In Reply to: Re: Any other Roeg's films worth visiting? posted by rico on May 24, 2005 at 09:25:22:

I would also suggest a viewing of Performance, if it's easy to obtain. It's a true artyfact of its time and as influenced by the non-linear creativity of novelist/artist/collaborator Donald Cammell as much as it is by Roeg.
Performance is a glorious mess, but I'm still quite fond ot it. As a teen, Performance and Blow Up were the first "X" rated art movies I ever saw theatrically. (They were shown locally at a porno house.) Rosemary's Baby was also condemned by the Legion of Decency, but I never took that seriously as it was a mainstream hit.
The Man Who Fell To Earth is interesting but remains a prime example of how too much coke can sink a film.

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A second on "Performance" but I doubt you're a - tinear 16:56:25 05/24/05 (2)
fan of Mick.
- Oh...but I am. - Harmonia 23:13:41 05/25/05 (1)
  Mick's perfectly cast here.
  My favorite Stones album is Sticky Fingers. I was a rock 'n roll scribe/photog back in those days. Somewhere I've get the negs of photos I took during their 70's tours.
  I quite liked James Fox in Performance as well. Too bad the experience sent him right of the rails for a short time.
  - Yeah, but Fox came back strong as the assassin - tinear 17:06:47 05/26/05 (0)
    The Day of the Jackal, didn't he?
    Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street: has rock 'n roll ever been better?

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