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Bob Fosse – Snake in the Grass

by on 01. Jun, 2013 in dance, film

From The Little Prince (1974), back when children’s flicks seemingly had that crucial bit of weirdness to reflect the pure oddity that often is a child’s mind. Here we have Mr. Fosse laying down some pretty uncanny moves. No need to name its subsequent influence. Also of note in the film is an excellent cameo [...]

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Double Feature – Sufficiently Twisted Shorts

by on 01. Feb, 2013 in art, film, funny

Hat tip to Courtenay B for these here: Fish Heads by Barnes and Barnes (1979) from the outside we observed that the nose of the wooden mask where the holes had just been a moment ago was now smooth amazingly blended camouflaged in with the very intricate rainbow trout replica Man by Steve Cutts (2012) [...]

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Shelly Silver

by on 06. Nov, 2012 in art, Culture, film

Election day special… These are excerpts from in complete world, a 2008 feature length documentary by Shelly Silver made up of street interviews in NYC. From her website: The film can be seen as a user’s manual for citizenship in the 21st century, as well as a glimpse into the opinions and self-perceptions of a [...]

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The S From Hell

by on 01. Sep, 2012 in fear, film

Great video piece By Rodney Ascher. A little before my time, this. Nonetheless amusing, if more than a little disturbing. I can also vividly recall a few of the broadcast tags from shows of my youth, though their invocation isn’t nearly what is recalled here. New campaign jingle for RR 2012?

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Leviathan

by on 31. Jul, 2012 in art, film

This is a trailer for Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor’s new documentary ‘Leviathan’. Castaing-Taylor’s previous film was ‘Sweetgrass‘, a stunning and meditative portrait of a group of shepherds taking a herd of sheep one final time through the Beartooth Mountains of Montana. That ‘Leviathan’ casts their keen eyes on the ocean is beyond exciting. From [...]

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Alive Inside

by on 17. Jun, 2012 in film

An amazing clip here… to what’s sure to be an equally moving film. How deeply beautiful and profound its sentiment. From the film’s Kickstarter Page: Alive Inside is the story of Dan Cohen, a small town social worker who discovers the power personalized music has to “awaken” and regenerate deeply locked memories in patients with [...]

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The Haircut

by on 30. Apr, 2012 in art, film, funny

Too delightful, too odd, and too fun to not put this up. From 1982, this was a short film by UCLA filmstudent Tamar Simon Hoffs. Originally Ben Gazara was slated to play the role of a businessman stopping in for a quick haircut, as his daughter was helping produce the film and also working on [...]

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Gazzara

by on 08. Feb, 2012 in art, film

The magic of Ben Gazzara as an actor, among many things, was his patience in delivery. Not a showy scene-chewer who dominates the space of the frame, he plays his roles like a seasoned jazz musician, where responsiveness and generosity allows room for a structure to build, upon which each player in the tune/scene can [...]

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Films 2011

by on 18. Dec, 2011 in art, film

A recap o’some favorite moving pictures from this year… 1 Certified Copy (Abbas Kiarostami) Cer·ti·fied Cop·y, film.  1. A construction of dramatic gestures giving way to other, virtually opposing glances and gestures. 2.  A subtle process of suggested or actual simulation which renders the meaning one had for the term ‘relation’ either incomplete or inadequate. [...]

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These Hammers Don’t Hurt Us

by on 16. Aug, 2011 in art, film, music

By Michael Robinson Artist’s description: Tired of underworld and overworld alike, Isis escourts her favorite son on their final curtain call down the Nile, leaving a neon wake of shattered tombs and sparkling sarcophagi. Recommended viewing at full screen, though fair warning — strobing visuals do get intense.

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