S3E05 - After Last Season and Outsider Art with Bram Ruiter

An Anti-Masterpiece is, as defined by our own Will Ross, is “an astonishing, essential work of art in spite of a distinct lack of conventional competence on the part of its makers”. After Last Season (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Last_Season) by Mark Region is one such film, and we’ve invited filmmaker Bram Ruiter to discuss it with us. In what is very much not a “bad movie” episode, we attempt to grapple with the nature of outsider art.

In this episode, we discuss:
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The value of different competent cinema.

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The many, many mysteries behind the production of After Last Season

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More realism in cinema: Mark Region’s seeming insistence on pushing the boundaries of acceptable cinematic ‘reality’.

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Additional Resources:
Jason Coffman’s Article on After Last Season (medium.com/@rabbitroom/picture-a-flat-surface-…)

Jason Coffman’s Follow-Up Oral History with the Cast and Crew (medium.com/@rabbitroom/picture-a-flat-surface-…)

Filmmaker Magazine’s interview with director Mark Region (filmmakermagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/…)

Works discussed during this episode:

After Last Season (2009)

The Room (2003)

Street Fighter: The Movie (1994)

Inland Empire (2006)

The Treasure Planet (1982)