Fetishistic, knowingly anachronistic, otherwise insubstantial.

I've been revisiting Kenneth Anger after not being impressed with the few things I'd seen from him, this being one of those films, and for whatever reason I originally gave this a 35 (I think my clever comment on some other rating site was "More like Puke Moment."). It's really kind of nice, especially with the aid of a larger screen.

Why isn't this a feature?

"PM" is yet another unrealized Kenneth Anger project. Frankly, I don't have the slightest idea how he would turn such a slim story into a feature film. Still, it's a watchable short, mostly because Anger's artistic nature is evident (but, nevertheless, not able to turn this film into an engrossing masterpiece).

Really fucking cool. I really can't believe the music for this was recorded in 1949. My favorite Kenneth Anger flick I've seen.

Colourful and captivating. It's simple but the images are so striking and in tune with the melancholy song that it becomes more than the sum of its parts.

Nothing special about it. Well, it's very very short at least, so you won't be bored.

There's not much to this, but I actually liked it a lot. It had an air of true mystery to it, it didn't just feel like a student exercise. The colors were unusually bold and the silent-movie frame rate effect was effective. I especially enjoyed the music, a couple of odd folk-rock tunes by Jonathan Halper. I thought it sounded 20 years ahead of its time... until I discovered that although the film was made in 1949, the songs weren't added until 1966. Oh well, they're still neat songs.

Very Nice

Interesting, but no big deal.

There's some interesting sense of despair and loneliness over here.