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PHASE IV (Saul Bass 1974)
PHASE IV starts like a demo tape of biological control & invasive species, but ends up unveiling the next evolutionary step of eusocial life on earth. PHASE IV is an incredible kult science fiction docu- /apocalyptic mocku- mentary / burnout movie with a tinge of western spaghetti dealing with hive mind dynamics, ant/human relations, game/number…
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BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW (Panos Cosmatos 2010)
Serenity Trough Technology [/\RB()RI/\ Institute motto 1966] No turnaround this time, one of the best examples of cinematographic altered state eeriness and paranormal retro-avantgarde. Definite cult psychotronic favorite, and probably no wonder it’s Canadian. It’s a fantastic directorial debut by director Panos Cosmatos. With this movie I had the impression that I completely missed a…
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DIE GSTETTENSAGA: The Rise of Echsenfriedl [a postapocalyptic TV movie by Johannes Grenzfurthner 2014]
I recently had the rare satisfaction to watch a preview of a steaming fresh postapocalyptic feature film + a directorial debut, that premiered on Austria’s ORF in March this year. What I was asking myself this time was to try and appreciate an entirely different kind of algorithmic force that was once again set loose…