Saturday, October 17, 2015

Zhao Meijuan


New York


PanAm Clipper flies above Manhattan, 1949

Isabella Rossellini


First Lines: Lionel Davidson - The Sun Chemist


I came in quietly, dabbing at the chill spots of rain on my forehead, and took my coat off and began sniffing.

Tong Zhang


Lisbon


October 2015

Dongqi "Dylan" Xue


A day in the life, Oct 13


A day in the life, Oct 13, Lisbon, objet trouvé

Heather Marks


ph: Natth Jaturapahu

Fair Game (2010)



CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.

Effective political drama based on a true case manages to tell the story straight and fairly simple, although it does heroize the two leads a bit; Watts and Pean, however, are in top form.

Maltin***: "Intimate, propulsive drama...reveals how these events affected their lives and threatened their marriage. Engrossing and credible; an especially fine showcase for Watts."

Who's That Girl?


Art: Sachin Teng

Tang Qin Yi


Lisbon


October 2015

Madison Stubbington


ph: Ribal & Gil

Window faces


Munich, October 2015

Niina Rätsep


ph: Stiina Kase

A day in the life, Oct 12


A day in the life, Oct 12, Lisbon, graffiti

Victoria Anderson


New York


A Wet Foggy Day, New York, 1899 - photo by John Beeby

Anna Karina


First Lines: J. J. Marric - Gideon's Day


The wrath of Gideon was remarkable to see and a majestic thing to hear.

Friday, October 16, 2015

Astrid Rormand


Lisbon


October 2015

Michelle Trachtenberg


A day in the life, Oct 11


A day in the life, Oct 11, Lisbon, standing outside looking inside

Ariadne Artiles


New Stuff: Regenwald


A coffee table book about rain forests, a promotional gift I got.

Iuliia Danko


New Stuff: The New Yorker


(art: Adrian Tomine)

Josephine Skriver


ph: Henrik Bülow

Tracks (2013)



A young woman goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with four camels and her faithful dog.

Well-made adventure movie with a supberb Mia Wasikowska in the lead role with some beautiful landscape photography unfortunately fails to show the actual hardships of such a journey.

Maltin***1/2: "Absorbing, eye-filling dramatization...What seems like a story of survival and perseverance also becomes a journey of self-discovery for the stubborn loner, who is played to perfection by Wasikowska. Deeply felt screenplay by Marion Nelson, with great cinematography by Mandy Walker. An eminently satisfying movie."

Who's That Girl?


Photographer: Shin Yanagisawa

Shena Moulton


ph: Robert Harper

Lisbon


October 2015

Beverly Peele


ph: Hans Feurer

Mannequin


Munich, October 2015

Siri Crafoord


A day in the life, Oct 10


A day in the life, Oct 10, objet trouvé

Minnie Brady


ph: David Slijper

New York


34th Street & 6th Avenue 1910

Frida Gustavsson


ph: Andreas Sjödin

Thursday, October 15, 2015

First Lines: John Fowles - The Collector


When she was home from her boarding-school I used to see her almost every day sometimes, because their house was right opposite the Town Hall Annexe.