ph: Bob Wolfenson
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Zodiac (2007)
A San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac killer.
Unusually long, but suspenseful investigation not just of a mysterious killer, but also the obsessions it caused to three men involved with the case.
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.
Fascinating and mind-boggling documentary about mankind's oldest known art.
Friday, March 16, 2012
New Stuff: Captain Beefheart
My copy arrived today, legendary album finally released after 36 years!
Photographer: Angela Boatwright
Find more at:
http://angelaboatwright.com/index.php/portfolio/category/C9
Thursday, March 15, 2012
New York
New York circa 1912. “Fifth Avenue near 42nd Street.” Among the many establishments making this their address is the curiously named Bureau of Social Requirements.
First Lines: Richard Sennett - The Culture of the New Capitalism
We best begin by giving some substance to the contrast between new and old, and at the very outset we are caught up short.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
Inspired by a true crime, a man begins to experience mystifying events that lead him to slay his mother with a sword.
Stylized investigation of a crime that avoids offering a simple explanation.
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Luke Skywalker leaves his home planet, teams up with other rebels, and tries to save Princess Leia from the evil clutches of Darth Vader.
The legendary very first movie of the Star Wars series has always been a silly, but quite effective space opera.
