Friday, December 29, 2017

Bryana Holly


A day in the life, Dec 27


A day in the life, Dec 27, objet trouvé

Ava McAvoy


ph: Sarah Moon

New York


30 Rockefeller Plaza and St. Patrick’s Cathedral, circa 1939

Xiao Wen Ju


ph: Tim Walker

First Lines: Agatha Christie - N or M?


Tommy Beresford removed his overcoat in the hall of the flat.

Marike Le Roux


A day in the life, Dec 26


A day in the life, Dec 26, a sign

Leila Goldkuhl


New Stuff: Richard Dawson



Isabelle Huppert


Twin Peaks (2017)



25 years after Laura Palmer's murder, Special Agent Dale Cooper, who investigated the case, heads out on an odyssey that returns him to the Washington town.

Ingenious continuation of the Twin Peaks surpasses the previous seasons by aesthetic cohesion, plot development and the sheer magic and mystery of its tale, a TV Gesamtkunstwerk. That said, episode 8, "Gotta Light?", is a work of art in itself.

 

Thursday, December 28, 2017

Eugenia Volodina


New Stuff: Bill Orcutt



Aleece Wilson


The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)



The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.

Not particularly original and a bit slovenly paced, this movie comes alive by its star cast - Michelle Pfeiffer is especially convincing - and sure-handed direction.

Halliwell*: "Enjoyable excursion into the lower depths of show business."

Maltin**1/2: "Writer Kloves' directing debut is stylish and self-assured, but it skimps on story - and never really fleshes out Jeff Bridges' sullen character. The real-life Bridges brothers are perfectly cast, Pfeiffer is ideal. Her steamy rendition of "Makin' Whoopee" atop piano considered a minor classic."


Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Siri Tollerød


New Stuff: Coil



Who's That Girl?


Photographer: Stephen Shore

Camille Rowe


A day in the life, Dec 25


A day in the life, Dec 25, Regensburg by night

Lara Stone


New York


Corner of Essex and Delancey Streets in Lower Manhattan, 1980

Keira Knightley


First Lines: Helen MacInnes - Above Suspicion


This June day seemed, to Frances Myles, very much like any other summer day in Oxford.

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Ashika Pratt


A day in the life, Dec 24


A day in the life, Dec 24, door

Laura Jaraminaite


New Stuff: Bayerisches Wörterbuch


Charlee Fraser


ph: Nicole Bentley

Kong: Skull Island (2017)


A team of scientists explore an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong, and must fight to escape a primal Eden.

Nicely assembled monster movie with a big budget; as so often: the creatures steal the show.

Maggie Cheung


Monday, December 25, 2017

New Stuff: Biutiful


Olya Zoueva


ph: Paola + Murray

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)


After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.

Great final act to the Planet of the Apes trilogy with the usual excellence in production and effects, this time showing obvious political allusions and an unabashed (and welcome) sympathy for the apes.

Natasha Poly


ph: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

New Stuff: George Grosz


Who's That Girl?


Art: William Wallace Denslow

Dasha Dogusheva


A day in the life, Dec 23


A day in the life, Dec 23, objet trouvé

Maria Clara


New York


Samuel H. Gottscho, Times Square at Dusk, 1932