Stan Brakhage: DOG STAR MAN - PRELUDE

dogstarman1 Says:

Sep 3, 2010 - he's also showing scenes from his own life in a magical abstract poetic way. They are kind of like mystical home movies.

CultOfByron Says:

Oct 12, 2010 - I don't believe acid is addictive in the sense that you mean, you're talking about opiods, cocaine and things like that. The only sense in which lsd is addictive is psychologically.

majorhoop Says:

Oct 14, 2010 - --as far as i know none of the hallucinogens are "addictive", but the word has certainly changed its meaning in the last 30 years. i really cant imagine anyone being "psychologically" addicted to lsd. i believe that the words "addiction" and "compulsion" have been confused in the popular media, and this confusion has spread into the medical community. i dont believe cocaine is physically addictive, i.e. there are no physical withdrawal symptoms. opiates are another matter.

esiotrot17 Says:

Nov 11, 2010 - you can't get addicted to acid!!

maismangelatasoupe Says:

Dec 15, 2010 - en réalité cette vidéo est plus colorée, plus intense

stranislao Says:

Jan 19, 2011 - ma tutte le parti di DogStaman sono mute????

stranislao Says:

Jan 19, 2011 - ma tutte le parti di Dog Star Man sono mute,senza musica,senza niente????

Schimmerlois Says:

Feb 11, 2011 - si, senza everything. Only the sound of the projector behind you...

taterboob Says:

Mar 11, 2011 - @leangk I'm not sure if you're trolling or not, but I just felt the need to respond. Initially, i agreed with your point of view when I was forced to watch this at a screening. My focus of study is fictional narrative, not experimental film. I'm writing a paper on Brakhage's work now, and I've realized that there is some method to the madness. There is meaning to it, you've just got to peel back the layers and search for it. Course, it could just be a case of stockholm syndrome in my case.

bernafett Says:

Mar 28, 2011 - is this the whole thing? i thought it was about 15 mins long

Nachtpfauenauge665 Says:

Jun 10, 2011 - to be honest it doesn't stimulate or impress me at all, but i have to admit i'm not really educated in the reception of abstract films... i never got what it's all about and where the difference between art and random images can be defined. i love surreal movies but i can not cope with this kind of movies. maybe someone could teach me how to approach this kind of art? why is it so established?

aswanksta Says:

Jun 11, 2011 - I can see how this art can be daunting as it is so far from what you expect to see even in objective terms...I would suggest reading gene youngblood's book "Expanded Cinema". There is a free pdf download on the net if you google it...that's a good place to start, but just don't expect to ever watch films like this with a mindset similar to watching traditional cinema...

mravantgarde123 Says:

Jun 14, 2011 - stan brakhage and his work has really influenced me a lothe is great

Nachtpfauenauge665 Says:

Jun 16, 2011 - thank you very much for the reference i will look in to it

Schimmerlois Says:

Jul 21, 2011 - Forgot to tell you: The complete Dog Star Man can now be found on Veehd. Decent Divx quality, you should still try to catch it in a theatre or at least seek out the Criterion DVD.

ZenOkeanos Says:

Nov 28, 2011 - Correct. Except that the artist himself totally helped to promote this basic mistake even to the point of wanting people to believe every hand-painted frame had some personal metaphorical significance symbolizing his thought process. Terrified by the word "abstract". Imagine this kind of verbiage for every painting ever painted.

rchbill35 Says:

Dec 13, 2011 - try Cory Achangel

bone8352 Says:

Dec 29, 2011 - too bad acid isnt addictive but i think your right about him

harveydents Says:

Feb 5, 2012 - oh yeah...made in PITTSBURGH PA.!! home of the greatest football team in the universe

minniemouse1227 Says:

Feb 12, 2012 - I'm all for trying to break outside of the simple narrative film box, but seriously. Any more than this ten minutes is a sheer and utter waste of my time.

1985drd Says:

Mar 5, 2012 - Name one movie that is NOT a "purely sensory experience."

emilesteginga Says:

Mar 16, 2012 - should there be no sound?

MonsieurRondu Says:

Apr 20, 2012 - Maybe Stan Brakhage does not perceive this as beautiful, but I do, and that's all I need to love this movie.

500ncb Says:

Apr 30, 2012 - i am sometimes a skeptic against experimental films, but those who think that creating this is just putting random shit together, then he should try reading deleuze, godard, and some other film philosophy and try creating one of these. before you do that, you don't know what experimental films are. Experiments succeed and fail. When it fails, doesn't mean the theory is rubbish and is a waste of time. It means that the path has already been explored.

feltitdeepinside Says:

May 1, 2012 - Only an idiot thinks you can be addicted to acid... Haha prohibition sucks.