Saturday, March 19, 2016

Topaz Berger


Berlin


February 2016, Tierpark

Grace Mahary


A day in the life, Mar 17


A day in the life, Mar 17, Peter Brötzmann

Marylou Moll


ph: Michael Sanders

The Ballad of Josie (1967)


A young woman stirs things up in a western town by raising sheep instead of cattle, and organizing the local women to demonstrate for women's suffrage.

Likable gender comedy typical for its star, this time staged as a Western, convinces thanks to Doris Day's professionalism; the male chauvinism presented, however, is hardly bearable by today's standards.

Halliwell (no star): "Tediously whimsical, unsuitably cast women's lib comedy with so few laughs that it may require to be taken seriously."

Maltin**1/2: "Uninspired Western spoof..."

Cordelia Kuznetsova


ph: Timur Celikdag

New Stuff: The Wire


Eva Poloniova


Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005)


A young girl catalyzes the rescue and rehabilitation of Sonador, a race horse with a broken leg.

Feel-good family movie, all tastefully done, but just not adding anything new to the often-told story.

Maltin**1/2: "Routine account...Pleasant enough family film, although it's corny and awfully predictable."

Gaye McDonald


ph: Kope | Figgins

Friday, March 18, 2016

New Stuff: Anna Högberg Attack!


Saw them play live last November at the Wels Music Unlimited festival.


Barbara Palvin


ph: Matt Jones

Queen of the Desert (2015)

 
 
A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.
 
Strangely stodgy and undramatic illustration of an otherwise highly fascinating biography; at least, first-rate production and some wonderful photography compensate for the tedium.
 

Who's That Girl?


ph: Alfred Cheney Johnston

Art: John Falter

Shiraz Tal


Berlin


February 2016, Tierpark

Eve Delf


A day in the life, Mar 16


A day in the life, Mar 16, daytime moon

Rianne ten Haken


New York


Bakery Bleeker Street New York 1947 Photo Berenice Abbott

Ranya Mordanova


First Lines: Maya Angelou - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings


When I was three and Bailey four, we had arrived in the musty little town, wearing tags on our wrists which instructed - "To Whom It May Concern" - that we were Marguerite and Bailey Johnson Jr., from Long Beach, California, en route to Stamps, Arkansas, c/o Mrs. Annie Henderson.

Luka van der Veken


Berlin


February 2016, Tierpark

Erika Wall


A day in the life, Mar 15


A day in the life, Mar 15, snowy morning

Nadja Giramata


ph: Jan Lehner

New Stuff: Birdy


Bought upon a pal's recommendation.


Marcelina Sowa


ph: Felix Wong

New Stuff: The Cars


A nice box set, remastered cds and original covers.


Nairoby Matos


ph: Paul Ferrell

New Stuff: Little Book of Vintage Love


Avery Tharp


New Stuff: Christian Kessler


Christian Kessler's homage to trash cinema, volume 1.

Alicja Tubilewicz


New Stuff: Lera Lynn


Heard her on True Detective 2 and had to get her album.


Eliza Hartmann


New Stuff: Enzo Sellerio


A wonderful collection of Enzo Sellerio's Sicily photos.

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

New Stuff: Historic Photos of St. Louis


A photo book from St. Louis, weher I grew up.

Who's That Girl?


Photographer: Richard W. Brown

Marta Ortiz


Berlin


February 2016, Tierpark

Leila Goldkuhl


ph: Eric Ray Davidson

A day in the life, Mar 14


A day in the life, Mar 14, sidewalk

Nyamuoch Girwath