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Bizarre Mies van der Rohe pop video

April 7th, 2008 · 1 comment or link to (permalink)


The thought of making a pop video about the most uptight of uptight modernist architects makes the mind boggle.

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Le Ballon Rouge

April 5th, 2008 · comment or link to (permalink)

Le Ballon Rouge (Albert Lamorisse 1965)

Albert Lamorisse’s simple and beautiful film from 1956 is the only short film to ever win an Oscar outside of the short film category. Its about a magical balloon that travels with a young boy through Paris, and creates a unique historical record of the city in the 50’s.

Update: Film Freaks Club points out that the director of this movie invented the board game ‘Risk’.
32 min 38 sec Oct 15, 2007

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The two Scorsese concert films - Shine a Light and The Last Waltz

April 4th, 2008 · 1 comment or link to (permalink)

Rolling Stones - Shine a Light Trailer

One of Martin Scorsese’s earlier movies was not a gangster pic but a documentary about aging rockstars and the last performance by ‘The Band’. It was released exactly 20 years ago, in April 1978. Scorsese’s latest film, released today is about a performance by the Rolling Stones, who were aging rockstars when the first film was made. Here are the trailers of the two movies, for comparison.

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Glenn Gould Chair

April 1st, 2008 · 1 comment or link to (permalink)

Nobody played Bach like Glenn Gould - literally. He made uncontrollable noises while hunched up over the keyboard, perched on an ancient chair with a broken seat that he carried with him for performances. Now someone has made a replica of the completely knackered Gould chair, for over a $1000.
Glenn Gould Chair
Unlike many eccentric ‘artists’ Gould is the real deal, so obviously odd that his manner does not seem affected and his mastery is genuine.

Roll Up: Get Your Own Glenn Gould Fucked Up Chair Here

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Tales Of Mere Existence “I Have To Get Ready”

March 28th, 2008 · comment or link to (permalink)

Lev’s cartoons used to be the highlight of the most excellent Cole Valley Film Festival, when I lived in San Francisco. The technique is both original and simple, a monologue while drawing the cartoon, viewed from underneath back lighted paper, and the cartoons themselves are very good.
Tales Of Mere Existence “I Have To Get Ready”

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