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Another obit, this time from Nigel Wingrove of Redemption Films. Pretty interesting stuff in regards to the BBFC's take on Franco's body of work and the legal difficulties Redemption had releasing any of his titles in the 1990's.
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B*llocks. Just this afternoon I was thinking about Jamie Gillis' death, and here's another.
RIP.Comment
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RIP, Jess Franco. Thanks for the memorable cinematic moments. :(
While I can't say I enjoyed all of his work, there was certainly enough in there for me to like. Regardless, he did films his own way, which you have to respect. There's far too few of those kinds of filmmakers left.
Somewhere, Uncle Jess is splicing together parts of crazy Euro-Cult flicks and making so-bad-they're-good movies with a host of other departed stars of yesteryear.Comment
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Ha! Best freeze frame image ever!Å–Çƈḱ!Ꞩẖȫçꞣ!Ƥӧê•!Comment
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Definitely! I can't believe it's been 20 years since Redemption started releasing Franco's films on VHS!Originally posted by s.chivers View Post'You know, I'd almost forgotten what your eyes looked like. Still the same. Pissholes in the snow'
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'All explaining in movies can be thrown out, I think': Elmore LeonardComment
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RIP, Uncle Jess. :(Comment
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I only recall being genuinely sad at the death of two other celebrities: Stanley Kubrick and Douglas Adams. In the case of those two it was because they still had work to do. Certainly not the case with Jess. If you haven't said all your gonna say in 200 films then odds are you're never going to say it. I don't know why it is but after watching 80 or 90 of his films you actually begin to feel you have a personal relationship with the man. Don't know why that is but I guess it's why we call him Uncle Jess. RIP."Never let the fact that they are doing it wrong stop you from doing it right." Hyman Mandell.Comment
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I like the way that you phrased this and yeah, you're right. If you watch that many of his movies, as many of us have, you do wind up developing a connection of sorts. I think the sheer quantity of his output, combined with the fact that he almost always put something of himself into his work - be it a kink, a lingering shot on his muse, or some sort of rage against the system - that you get to know him a bit better than you do other filmmakers. Hence the connection. It makes his filmography a fascinating one.Originally posted by Dom D View PostRock! Shock! Pop!Comment
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I'm really heartbroken over this, even though it wasn't exactly unexpected. Here's a small tribute I posted on my blog.Comment
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A nice sort of 'summary obituary' over at Indiewire today.
http://blogs.indiewire.com/criticwir...ing-rememberedRock! Shock! Pop!Comment
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Did he ever talk about working with Welles on Chimes at Midnight?"Ah! By god's balls what licentiousness!"
Marquis de Sade, The 120 Days of Sodom.Comment
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"Horror Garage: You were the second unit director on Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight. Could you talk about the production?
Jess Franco: The production of Chimes at Midnight was a total mess, not because the film was too expensive, but because Orson lied with the budget and the film was ten times more expensive. You can imagine...what a disaster."
http://www.horrorgarage.com/horror/i...ess-franco.php
Jess did indeed live an amazing and full life giving us some of the most bizarre films out there, whether people think they were bad or not. One thing though I can say is that I cannot wait soon enough for Stephen Thrower's book on Franco!Comment
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