Saturday, January 9, 2021

Carla Bruni


 

A day in the life, Apr 23


 

A day in the life, Apr 23, Regensburg by day

Lineisy Montero

 


New Stuff: Laura Veirs

 



Anok Yai


 

ph: Hyea W. Kang

Battlefield Earth (2000)


 
It's the year 3000 A.D., and the Earth is lost to the alien race of Psychlos. Humanity is enslaved by these gold-thirsty tyrants, who are unaware that their 'man-animals' are about to ignite the rebellion of a lifetime.

Trashy sci-fi drama is pretty bad in almost all departments including a silly plot and hammy performances; it actually seems like a parody, but unfortunately, it isn't one.
 
Halliwell (no star): "Asinine pulp science fiction is treated with the utmost respect: the result is never less than ridiculous, from the aliens' appearance to the juvenile narrative."

Maltin BOMB: "Clumsy plot, misplaced satire, unbelievable coincidences and a leaden pace trample Travolta's weird but amusing performance." 
 

 

Friday, January 8, 2021

Gwyneth Paltrow


 

New Stuff: The New Yorker


 

(art: Harry Bliss)

Emily DiDonato


 

ph: Victor Demarchelier

The Social Dilemma (2020)


 
Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations. 
 

This documentary does an excellent job informing us about how social works and warning of its considerable dangers, especially the algorithms of 'positive intermittent reinforcement', but merely mentions the simple one root cause of it all: capitalism. 


 

Mariacarla Boscono



Thursday, January 7, 2021

New Stuff: Gorillaz


 

Who's That Girl?

 


Art: Earl MacPherson


 
Bio:

Irina Shaykhlislamova


 

ph: Vincent Peters

The Fourth Estate (2018)


 

A look at how The New York Times covered President Trump's controversial first year in office.

Extensive, close-up and intimate documentation examining the inner workings of a newspaper in constant response to daily events; highly revealing, even in minor details.

On rewatching: still fascinating and well worth watching repeatedly. 


 

Gene Tierney


 

Today's Cat


Ariadna Majewska

 


A day in the life, Apr 22


 

A day in the life, Apr 22, Regensburg by day

Maja Krag


 

New Stuff: Stilluppsteypa



Valery Kaufman


 

ph: Ellen von Unwerth

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

New York


 

The Morgan Library and Museum In NY

Tao Okamoto



First Lines: Gordon Dahlquist - The Different Girl


 

My names is Veronika.

Lauren de Graaf


 

ph: Annie Lai

Salon Kitty (1976)


 
Kitty runs a brothel in Nazi Germany where the soldiers come to "relax". Recording devices have been installed in each room by a power hungry army official, who plans to use the information to blackmail Hitler and gain power himself.

Under the pretense of saying something about the Nazi regime this film is mainly a high-profile exploitation flick dwelling more on its sex scenes than on any discernible message.
 
Halliwell (no star): "A voyeuristic movie with a gloating nastiness about it that is thoroughly dislikable."
 

 

Monday, January 4, 2021

New Stuff: William Basinski

 



Ekaterina Medynskaya



Challenger: The Final Flight (2020)


 

Four-part docuseries on the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster, unpacking an indelible moment for a generation of Americans. 
 

Comprehensive, informative and at times touching documentary about a major astronautical catastrophe is worth the watch, even though it doesn't add any new revelations.


 

Vittoria Ceretti


 

ph: Solve Sundsbo

New Stuff: Krononaut




Marpessa Hennink


 

ph: Ferdinando Scianna

Wild Guitar (1962)


 
A young Arch Hall, Jr. is given a shot at the big time by the unscrupulous owner of a small record company played by Arch Hall, Sr. (aka William Watters).

Silly, cliche-ridden musical drama is not as bad as its credentials might suggest: the music is OK, and Vilmos Zsigmond's camera work lifts it up a notch.
 
Maltin BOMB: "Perfectly awful melodrama." 
 

 

Gemma Ward


 
ph: Glen Luchford

Sunday, January 3, 2021

New Stuff: Anna von Hausswolff


 

Who's That Girl?


 

ph: Clifford Coffin

Photographer: Maurice Seymour


 
Wikiepdia:

Eva Herzigova


 

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)


 

 
When a murder occurs on the train on which he's traveling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case. 
 

An Agatha Christie adaptation and a remake complete with a contemporary star cast simply adds production value and pace to the familiar plot, but not much more; still, it's entertaining, and has a nice touch casting Johnny Depp as the behated victim.


 

Anja Rubik