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arts notes, reviews & commentaries
Beautiful Feet http://www.blogger.com/profile/06930968360335668303noreply@blogger.comBlogger389125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138374247109665878.post-77090172214573388622020-07-25T15:52:00.001-04:002020-07-25T15:52:36.247-04:00IONA 2020 and 2021<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Didn't make it to Iona this year due to the pandemic so had to make do with watching this film, <i>Iona</i> (2015, Scott Graham). Hopefully Easter next year for real. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Because I love quiet films about sin and redemption and the motherland, this one was a winner for me.</span>Beautiful Feet http://www.blogger.com/profile/06930968360335668303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138374247109665878.post-2975036745759686442020-03-27T17:33:00.000-04:002020-03-28T06:42:57.512-04:00It's the End of the World As We Know It <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's been a long time since I've had time to write here, aside from some notes to jog my memory and make some recos. Now that we're in the Pandemic of 2020, I don't exactly have more time, but I do have more creative energy busting at the seams with few outlets. So I asked a film-critic friend for some recos and, knowing my wont, he suggested <i>Threads</i> (dir. Barry Hines, UK, 1984, the internet archive) with the caveat that it was "FUCKING depressing," which I gladly took on. And indeed he was right. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">However, I think the aesthetic of 35+ years ago took away somewhat from the effect—not that I wasn't affected; I was—but I've been more wrecked by (somewhat) more current films, such as <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1037705/" target="_blank"><i>The Book of Eli</i> </a>and <i><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0898367/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" target="_blank">The Road</a></i> (or the OG <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6288.The_Road" target="_blank">book by Cormac McCarthy</a>). Also did not love the suffering cat part... However, I had asked him for a timely reco, and that I got. There were two parts that struck me as too close to home. One was the beleaguered NHS with no resources; the other was the lack of food and communications. Food shortage seems to be a very localized thing. My friend in Brixton is having nowhere the same problems (after restocking from the initial panic buying) getting basics such as flour, rice, pulses, eggs, bread etc. whereas others can't find them in any grocery stores or off licences or local grocers. So that part hit a little too close to home. What <i>did </i>hit me in this specu-drama was the inability to bury bodies. With the recent transformation of the ExCel centre in London into a makeshift Nightingale Hospital of 4000 beds for expected Coronavirus patients, this was a little too real, especially based on what we're hearing about death rates in other countries. I also was struck by the scene entitled Ruth and Her Daughter which mirrored the biblical Ruth and Naomi story (albeit in reverse). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Call me jaded, but I have felt more moved by books like <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38180.On_the_Beach" target="_blank">On the Beach</a></i>. But I did note I had a reaction of physical tension because some of the scenarios triggered current anxieties. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I wasn't totally freaked out by this fim itself, but it certainly highlighted themes and information that the current POTUS is not processing, thereby putting us all at risk. And that's the really scary part.</span><br />
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Beautiful Feet http://www.blogger.com/profile/06930968360335668303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138374247109665878.post-46990758715546673182020-03-07T03:44:00.000-05:002020-03-07T05:37:58.778-05:00Reinforced That I'm Right Not to Keep Plants<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Holy crap—so much in this film! Despite some flaws, there is lots to admire and <i>wonder </i> <i>at</i> in this slow-build sci-fi. The colour palette, camera focus, sets, costumes (what is with the earrings?!?), the unexplained and the unshown... And of course the whole virus thing is timely. If you like reflecting both during and after a film, you'll find lots to chew on. I've asked my local video store to hold back a poster for me.</span></div>
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<br />Beautiful Feet http://www.blogger.com/profile/06930968360335668303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138374247109665878.post-12262322887495844442020-03-01T13:15:00.000-05:002020-03-01T13:15:47.343-05:00I Don't Even Like Fish!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Only because I love black and white film, I have recently seen two films set at the seaside, both done in B&W. <i>Bait</i> was interesting but ultimately failed IMHO, whereas <i>The Lighthouse</i> was much more successful (even though I don't like scary movies), in part due to Willem Dafoe's and Robert Pattinson's performances. The build-up was slow but crazy-effective.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Check out these reviews by <a href="https://twitter.com/bowler_or_fez?lang=en" target="_blank">Bowler or Fez</a>. I met Mark Campbell over <i>Bait</i> and went to <i>The Lighthouse</i> based on his comments when we chatted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week we're going to see <i>Little Joe</i>, which looks like my kind of sci-fi. We'll see if it earns a bowler or fez...</span></div>
<br />Beautiful Feet http://www.blogger.com/profile/06930968360335668303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138374247109665878.post-25633812227162705092020-02-29T15:30:00.002-05:002020-02-29T15:30:35.177-05:00Vessels Come in Various Forms<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was sorry to see I had missed <i><a href="https://youtu.be/ay8zUtbEq6k?t=9" target="_blank">A Hidden Life</a> </i>for the time being, but then I tripped upon this film Terrence Malick executive produced. My fave themes, and Martin Sheen is always interesting in works about faith.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This film is hard to watch if you understand the artist's soul. It's claustophobic yet riveting. The epilogue is also interesting, and the final shot... Well, understandably, Netflix won't let me screen-capture it. It's out of this world. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, of course, I was blessed to see a Lowry in a gallery the day after I watched the film.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also loved this older film, which I had wanted to see because I might have a long-term crush on Matt Damon and love the music of Arvo Part, as did my companion. It seems to be a Love It or Hate It film, but I loved everything about it, even if it was draining to watch. Good if you're into the culture of slow (anything). Also superclaustrophobic despite the desert setting. Here's an interesting writeup about it [total spoilers!]: <a href="https://offscreen.com/view/gerry#.Xka8FBuQcL4.twitter">https://offscreen.com/view/gerry#.Xka8FBuQcL4.twitter</a> </span></div>
Beautiful Feet http://www.blogger.com/profile/06930968360335668303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138374247109665878.post-35458887592739494702019-11-16T20:27:00.000-05:002019-11-16T20:27:21.640-05:00The Heart of the MatterThe Sheen/Estevez clan sure can make some good moving pictures.<br />
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<br />Beautiful Feet http://www.blogger.com/profile/06930968360335668303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138374247109665878.post-42588984426319046332019-10-12T19:35:00.001-04:002019-10-12T19:35:14.136-04:00Non-stop Tension!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<br />Beautiful Feet http://www.blogger.com/profile/06930968360335668303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138374247109665878.post-82385596743509543012019-09-09T14:15:00.000-04:002019-09-09T14:23:42.112-04:00Pilgrimage to Warsaw<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm heading to Warsaw on business, and I'll be making a pilgrim<span style="font-family: inherit;">age to <span style="background-color: white;">Krzysztof Kieślowski's grave and to the block of flats where part of The Decalogue was filmed, so I wanted to watch <i>Three Colours: Blue, White and Red</i> and learn more about the series. <i>Blue </i>was definitely my favourite and had the best Preisner music, but <i>Red </i>was a close second. </span></span></span><br />
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With two businesses and trips to Europe for work, I haven't had time to blog about some of the wonderful films I've seen, but I had to put in a plug for Wildfire. Top-notch performances and Lang's music suits the setting perfectly.<br />
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Blue Jay (2016) by Mark and Jay Duplass. A perfect film, outstanding captioning.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love quiet films because they actually are not. There is so much going on beneath the surface, which is the sign of considered and also intuitive directing, in this case. Joanna Hogg's treatment, and mode of filming (2010) is roiling and rife with contradictions and ironies. Not for action-lovers, and the Guardian quote on the poster about "frequently very funny" is absolutely untrue. Great if you love sucker punches. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">Watch this trailer for <i>Babylon Berlin</i>. If this video does not convince you to watch the series (in German! God, don't ruin it by watching the dub!)... </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">zu Asche zu Staub </i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">recurs in various forms throughout season one—you'll know it by heart before long. This series is smart, informative, so creatively different! And has </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">great </i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">acting.</span></div>
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<i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mute</i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, directed by Bowie's son Duncan Jones (2017) seems to be, according to the reviews, like Christmas cake: you either love it or you hate it. While I can see why some critique its sloppy elements, it's clearly a labour of love and is one of those interesting glimpses into our putative future. Similar feel to the urban fabric found in </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Altered Carbon. </i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Worth a look if you're into dystopian projections. Alexander Skarsg</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ård kills it, considering he only speaks about five sentences. It has nothing to do with Deaf culture or ASL, by the way.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Having recently copy edited and proofread a documentary in German for a German client, and with another series of captions (or subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing in the UK), I'm getting my ear back for the language, which I haven't had much of since I finished teaching Latin at a German school. I'm immersing myself in ASL for my study and work, and Deutsch keeps nudging in. <i>Komisch...</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">ALT: Joel Kinnaman as Tak Kovacs in a dark, strange world, wearing a blue coat and shirt; he's looking around in wonder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Oh god, I didn't know whether I could get past the first episode: I love dystopian futures, but this seemed hackneyed... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Altered Carbon</i> has the feel of sometimes <i>The Hunger Games</i>, sometimes <i>Harry Potter</i>, often <i>Repo! The Genetic Opera </i>or Gotham City or <i>Narcopolis</i>.There's martial arts, comic booky treatments, digital effects and story content. Some of it is dumb, and the names for things in the future are lazy: The Array is the internet, a sleeve is a host, ONIs are basically smartphones, Poe is like TNG's Data, Meths are the 1%, and paying my chip-implanted fingers is technology that's already here. The "strong, independent woman cop" is the lamest character attempt/trope out there, and the actress is terrible. The producers seem to be trying to appease audiences on every front rather than trying to make a solid, consistent product. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But I stuck with it. There is some humour in it. It does have some cool theological moments; indeed, the Vatican's going to hate this show, mark my words. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The hearing accessibility has issues, though...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">IDing speakers is inconsistent, as are sound effect verb forms.There are too many missing or wrong words. The captioner usually (but not consistently) omits F-bombs, which is against Netflix house style. This is particularly problematic when, for instans, Poe mentions Tak's obscenities but we've seen none. The captions are useless a lot of the time: I've never seen so much white font placed over white or light background!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And WTH is up with the Deaf character (I think the actor is Jess Edmond)? How come everyone else has internal language interpretation that is subtitled to us but Maddy is only partially subtitled? Is he sub-par, somehow? When someone speaks in another language, it says [in Spanish]:blah blah blah. When he signs, first he gets translated without acknowledgement of ASL as a language (should be [in ASL]: </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>The Blind Christ</i> or <i><span style="background-color: white;">El Cristo Ciego</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></i>(Christopher Murray, 2016, Chilean) </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">with</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> P<span itemprop="actors" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span class="itemprop" itemprop="name">edro Godoy, Ana María Henríquez, Bastián Insotroza, and local extras.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">Directors: Nana Ekvtimishvili, Simon Gross</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">Scriptwriter: Nana Ekvtimishvili</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">DoP: Tudor Vladimir Panduru</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">Production Design: Kote Japharidze</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">Costume Design: Mediko Bakradze</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">Editing: Stefan Stabenow</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">Cast: Ia Shugliashvili, Merab Ninidze, Berta Khapava, Tsisia Kumsishvili, Giorgi Khurtsilava, Giorgi Tabidze, Mariam Bokeria, Lika Babluani, Dimitri Oragvelidze, Goven Cheishvili</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jury's still out on this Tarkovsky film. Lots of juicy Biblical allusions and themes, but it wasn't as visually postapocalyptically satisfying as I'd hoped. The TIFF audience was hardcore, though: for almost 3 hours, you couldn't hear a pin drop!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #141414;">Gravity-defying athleticism, the lyricism of contemporary dance and the poetics of the imagination come together in this virtuosic triple bill from Quebec circus superstars The 7 Fingers (</span><em style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #141414;">Cuisine & Confessions, Traces</em><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #141414;">). For the first time, the innovative troupe joins forces with three internationally-renowned choreographers, weaving together a magical journey between circus and dance.</span></span></div>
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<li style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(20, 20, 20); box-sizing: border-box; padding: 15px 0px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Variations 9.81 – Victor Quijada (Quebec) </strong></span>A quintet of virtuoso hand balancers search for absolute control of gravity, testing the relationship between stillness and movement.</li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Beautiful Feet http://www.blogger.com/profile/06930968360335668303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138374247109665878.post-28554371033019036922017-11-05T20:30:00.000-05:002017-11-05T20:30:54.392-05:00Outsiders<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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