Friday, April 30, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Indpendent Film Festival Boston - Shorts 6: Narratives
- Diplomacy | Jon Goldman
- Hirosaki Players, The | Jeff Sousa
- Laredo, Texas | Topaz Adizes
- Little Accidents | Sara Colangelo
- New Media | J.J. Adler
NY Export: Opus Jazz - Anna Farrell, Matt Wolf (2010)
Stunning adaptation of the Jerome Robbins ballet from the 1950s. Exhilarating and joyful.
Screened at the Independent Film Festival Boston - Somerville Theater
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Independent Film Festival Boston 2010 - Shorts 4: Narrative
Armoire, The | Jamie Travis
- Blackhead | Chris Nash
- Gayby | Jonathan Lisecki
- God Of Love | Luke Matheny
- Seeds Of The Fall | Patrik Eklund
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Punishment Park - Peter Watkins (1971)
A dystopian alternate future of American dissent and conservative reaction. Intercuts tribunal proceedings with the punishment of political prisoners via a deadly chase in the dessert. False documentary style. Weird echos of Guantanamo and US detainees. Mostly produced via improvisational acting. Easier to follow than Watkins' previous film, Gladiators.
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
Docks of New York - Josef von Sternberg (1928)
One night and one day on the docks of old NY. Lush textures: glistening black of the stokers, superimposed textures of nets and iron beds, reflections in the water. The beer glasses in the bar are incredible. One of the last great silent films, released just about simultaneously with The Jazz Singer.
Live piano accompaniment by Donald Sosin.
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Live piano accompaniment by Donald Sosin.
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Age of Consent - Michael Powell (1969)
After Peeping Tom in 1960, Michael Powell was ostracized by the film industry. This was one of the few projects he was able to make after that point. Produced by James Mason, who stars. Too much comedy, perhaps, but echos of the Tempest and Paul Gauguin abound. Beautiful setting on island off Great Barrier Reef. Horrific music ruins some scenes. You get to see *a lot* of a 22 year old Helen Mirren.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
From Orchids to Octopi: An Evolutionary Love Story - Melinda Lopez (2010)
At the Central Square Theater. Produced by Underground Railway Theater and Catalyst Collaborative @ MIT.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Side Street - Anthony Mann (1950)
MGM noir shot on location in NYC. Beautiful old dive bars and store fronts. Granger caught in a spiral trap of dames, goons and slick lawyers. High angles during final car chase narrow the space available to the protagonist down to the eye of the needle. The final car chase ends with a crash on Wall Street right in front of Federal Hall. Symbolism?
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IMDB
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
No Regrets for Our Youth - Akira Kurosawa (1946)
A woman courageously changes her life and remains true to her sense of self while all those around her are static. Story steeped in political activism, but the film strips all of the politics from the story so we get the human story.
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Sunday, April 4, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Virtuoso Illusion: Cross-Dressing and the New Media Avant-Garde
Exhibit of art from turn of the century to today of video art and photography exploring the use of cross dressing as a way to explode expectations and plumb identity issues.
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