The Cap'n is in a Terry Gilliam kind of mood today; this is never a bad thing, but sometimes the mood for a slightly heightened, surrealist life is just what one needs. Maybe I just want to send out good vibes into the universe so that The Man Who Killed Don Quixote actually happens this time (with Ewan MacGregor and Robert Duvall). As fascinating - and sad - as Lost in La Mancha is, it would be nice to see what Gilliam really wanted to do, rather than a documentary about the un-making of a film.
While there are no shortage of great Python-era Gilliam animations to draw from, I've chosen to focus on two pieces from after he'd established himself as a solo director (even if the first one is "technically" Python-related). Enjoy a bit of the mundane mixed with the whimsical, and let's keep our fingers crossed for the next major feature from the director of Time Bandits, Brazil, 12 Monkeys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
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Our first video is an oldie but a goodie: For those Python fans that are only familiar with The Holy Grail... well, I'm not sure what to say, but whatever. You should check out The Life of Brian posthaste, and then look into The Meaning of Life. To whet your appetite for the latter, here's the Gilliam short that opens the film: The Crimson Permanent Assurance (in two parts).
Our second video is a new short by Gilliam: The Legend of Hallowdega. If I had told you that Terry Gilliam made a short film about NASCAR with Justin Kirk (Angels in America, Weeds) and David Arquette (Scream, Eight Legged Freaks), plus actual NASCAR drivers, I doubt you would have believed me, but here it is. (Apologies for not having the short on this page, but embedding seems to be prohibited).
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