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everything he’s done will be hilarious and touching if you’re eccentric&wild at heart. you have to have a little filth&rot inside you to truly enjoy his films but if you’re a freak, it’ll be a door to a new world of absurdity.
his interviews are great too. he’s so entertaining & inspiring for young filmmakers trying to make it with no resources. also a true badass
May 8, 2025
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Although not a film director, but a YouTuber, his work is heavily inspired by John Waters and features all the same gore, profanity, and filth beloved in John Waters' films.
As a big fan of John Waters, I highly recommend taking a look at Brandon Rodgers Blood and Makeup docuseries.
He is fucking hilarious and has a whole cinematic universe.
Fun fact: They actually worked together on Helluva Boss
Jan 15, 2025
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In the last few months I have watched all of his films and read his book. While I have been obsessed with other artists, this has been my most intense and committed deep dive. I was first introduced to him through his more structured works (The Beach Bum and Mr. Lonely) then I started to unpack his more perverse and experimental projects. I found many of his films unbearable upon first watch (KIDS, Trash Humpers, Baby Invasion) but even then there is always a strong statement behind what he creates and these pieces proved to be constantly on my mind. One of the interesting aspects of his method is the fact that the harder something is to watch, the more it has an impact on you. He is more interested in creating viscerally poignant works than following the traditional conventions of cinema, and he has stated that he believes art to be perfect in the fact that it simply exists. What Harmony was able to create with Gummo is an amazingly unique directorial debut, and all of his projects since are impressively committed to his style and artistic vision. None of his works appeal to everyone, but none of his works necessarily seek to. Harmony Korine is a man that dropped out of NYU to skateboard and make movies. The more I have sought to understand what he creates, the more he has become an artist that I deeply respect.
5d ago
he made “halloween“ so he sorta owns the holiday. like duh the dude is the best - it’s not common to have directors that also score their films and that’s part of why he’s so epic. controlling both sound & vision and really sucking you into these weird movies - his genre is so complex too, not straight horror, not quite comedy
i love all his films for different reasons but these are maybe my top 3:
in the mouth of madness
they live
the fog
Oct 13, 2024
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go do that. i can spend a full day just going through those kind of books, just leafing through and writing down the pieces i really like
also i go to film school so my schools library selection is particularly good and im obsessed
May 7, 2025
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i´ve been working on different projects non stop for the last two days and tbh i´ve never felt better. getting to that creative flow moment is kinda insane, and lowkey addicting
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