Guest Shot: Michael York
October, 2002
Video wallpaper fans, rejoice! Koyaanisqatsi, director Godfrey Reggio's 1982 collaboration with cinematographer Ron Fricke and composer Philip Glass, can now be savored in all its hyperkinetic glory on DVD (MGM, $20). A narrative-free 87-minute New Age trip movie, Koyaanisqatsi takes its name from the Hopi word that means "life out of balance" and, as video wallpaper, it's perfect. Time-lapse images of natural phenomena—clouds, waterfalls, desertscapes—contrast strikingly with images o...
