From: Ryan Marino (email suppressed)
Date: Tue Dec 16 2008 - 23:54:09 PST
Interesting, I was thinking that I had just made a mistake. I wonder if JB
would be interested in uploading these...
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 10:37 PM, Marc Couroux <email suppressed> wrote:
> From the Frameworks archive July 19 '06:
>
> Looking for this in a library database, I found a record of an earlier
> book by Benning called Thirty Years to Life:
>
> Title: Thirty years to life.
> Author(s): Benning, James.
> Publication: [Madison, Wis., Two Pants Press,
> Year: 1973
> Description: 32 p., 1 l. illus. 20 cm.
> Language: English
> Note(s): Poems.
>
> So there are two distinct publications (the later Fifty Years being the
> aforementioned collection of scripts)... can't find either of them on
> bookfinder however. I'd certainly petition to have them uploaded somewhere -
> perhaps JB can be persuaded.
>
> Cheers
> Marc
>
>
> On 16-Dec-08, at 3:15 PM, Steve Polta wrote:
>
> The library of San Francisco Cinematheque holds a copy of a book by James
>> Benning called FIFTY YEARS TO LIFE: TEXT FROM EIGHT FILMS BY JAMES BENNING.
>> I don't know if THIRTY YEARS... is a distinct publication or not. The book
>> was published in 2000 by Two Pants Press of Madison Wisconsin. It is spiral
>> bound, and looks kinda like a course reader.
>>
>> It contains scripts (and no images) of the films HIM & ME, AMERICAN
>> DREAMS, LANDSCAPE SUICIDE, USED INNOCENCE, NORTH ON EVERS, DESERET, FOUR
>> CORNERS and UTOPIA.
>>
>> I realize that this has yet to be properly announced or promoted but, for
>> anyone interested, Cinematheque lists the books in its library online using
>> librarything. See www.librarything.com/catalog/Cinematheque
>>
>> Anticipating inquiries, this library is open to the public (by
>> appointment) as a member benefit but obviously requires that the patron
>> visit in person. For further information, please contact
>> email suppressed .
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On Tue, 12/16/08, redmond entwistle <email suppressed> wrote:
>>
>> From: redmond entwistle <email suppressed>
>>> Subject: Re: James Benning "Thirty Years to Life"
>>> To: email suppressed
>>> Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 2:38 AM
>>> It's a collection of five or six of his scripts, which
>>> are beautifully
>>> written.
>>>
>>> It used to be downloadable from a CalArts website link, but
>>> became
>>> inactive at sometime.
>>>
>>> It would be great if anyone can get James or CalArts to
>>> relink it as I
>>> often recommend the book to people but it's almost
>>> impossible to find.
>>>
>>> Redmond
>>>
>>> On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:50:36 -0500, "Ryan Marino"
>>> <email suppressed> said:
>>>
>>>> Anyone know anything about this book from the
>>>>
>>> 70's?
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> -Ryan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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