while we’re on the topic, here is a scene my personal favorite woody allen movie, stardust memories. a perfect song from louis armstrong soothingly in the background, and allen’s stunning ode to “8 1/2” make me smile even greater each time i see it. not to mention the incredible line, “to you, i’m an atheist; to God, i’m the loyal opposition.” by sv
translated to mean “wearily, i die of agony”, this is the title of one of gesualdo’s madrigals, featured above in werner herzog’s “death for five voices” …herzog has said out of all of his films, this one is incredibly close to his heart. one can see why, carlo gesualdo was a fascinating figure. a man whose credits include nobleman, composer, chromatic engineer, lutenist—and of course, murderer. carlo killed his wife (and also first cousin) donna maria d’avalos and her lover when he caught them “in flagrante delicto.” notwithstanding any of his passions or shortcomings, gesualdo was if nothing else, a magnificent composer of delightfully haunting tunes. by sv
photo taken on the set of sara driver’s ‘when pigs fly’. rachael bella and marianne faithfull star as two souls conjoined by the fact that they died in the same chair, years apart. photo by nan goldin. by sv
david bowie and catherine deneuve from tony scott’s 1983 film, ‘the hunger’ by sv
fifty years ago today, roman polanski made a simple boat trip terrifying. by sv
was not a fan of irreversible, i found it obnoxious and sensationalist. however, i just met nathan brown, the lead actor in the film, and now i have to give this a shot. the trailer seems worthy of a chance but knowing gaspar, there will be surprises indeed… by uh
talking about naughty politicians…. abel ferrara to direct a film about the sexual fiasco of the french presidential hopeful and head of the IMF, mister dominique strauss kahn. gerard depardieu will simply play himself. while i’m not a fan of khan, and quite familiar with his past behaviors i am near certain the new york incident was a setup for an obvious trap. the film by ferrara will certainly tell such a story, let’s just hope it’s not over the top and obnoxious as abel can sometimes be. by dd
i finally got to see this, bit slow and boring but herzog’s amazingly gentle german voice makes anything charming to listen to. it’s worth seeing for sure if you are at all interested in the human psyche or fred astaire (just watch it and you’ll see) only herzog can put chauvet caves, albino alligators, nuclear power plants and cave painting into one film and shoot it all in 3d. i’m still puzzled at how they did the aerial shot through the arc? its not his best but its 100% herzog for any fan. by dd
i actually loved this film despite nigel hating it… by xy
somebody had to do it… i personally was expecting some “artist” to do it and call the film “hollywood” but instead, “hollywood” did it and called it “the artist”… haven’t seen the silent film but who wouldn’t want to sit in some hollywood film and see the actors shut the f@#k up for once. i’m so sold… by dd
“i was looking for my own formula of immortality.” (1971)
unfortunately, this stunning and brilliant russian writer director was not immortal, and passed away in a vicious car accident at the mere age of 40. but what she left behind were very few yet tremendously powerful pieces of work such as “the ascent” and “you and i” by sv
what a great man and what a sad life and ending for one of hollywood’s true greats… well him and that adam sandler guy… by dd
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