Beautiful photograph by Kendall Messick of the late, Gordon Brinckle, who built this home theatre, the Shalimar Theatre, in his basement after years of working as a projectionist in movie theaters and in the army.
The artists Kendall Messick has put together both a book and a documentary (titled The Projectionist) about Brinckle, over the course of many years. Both are just now starting to get attention.
The story Brinckle has to tell is incredibly fascinating and as far as I can see, Kendall Messick seems to have captured it well. The photographs alone are light hearted and corky as well as visually pleasing. I've ordered the book and dvd for an assignment at school and can't wait to dig in!
Hope these bring a smile to some of you too!
ohhh i definitely would go see a flick in that mans basement. this sounds like an intriguing story. let me know how the book is!
ReplyDeleteit was a little bit of a disappointment actually. the best of it can be seen online. the artist had a really really wonderful story and character on his hands and he could of done better with it. the story carried the work. bummer.
ReplyDeleteregardless though. i kind of love it.