Saturday, February 13, 2021

New Stuff: The Wire


 

Jacquelyn Jablonski


 

ph: Gosia Turcynska

The Meg (2018)


 

A group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon. 

As much as it tries to emulate Deep Blue Sea this shark monster movie never quite achieves its humor and campiness (and tries to top it with even more stupid science), but is nevertheless mildly entertaining.


 

Snejana Onopka


 
ph: Signe Vilstrup

New Stuff: John Blum & Jackson Krall


 

Who's That Girl?


 

Ice skating at Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, January 1922

Art: Barclay Shaw


 
Bio:

Dewi Driegen


 

ph: Wendelien Daan

Friday, February 12, 2021

The Conspirator (2010)


 

Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life. 

Made in good taste and excellent period detail and with a capable cast ensemble, this historical drama focuses on an interesting aspect of the Lincoln assassination, but without much suspense or giving the story the importance it actually has. 

Maltin**1/2: "'Historical drama never achieves the urgency it should, but McAvoy's impassioned performance is worth seeing."  


 

Cora Emmanuel


 

ph: Richard Phibbs

Today's Cat


 

Naomi Campbell


 

ph: Herb Ritts

A day in the life, May 10


 

A day in the life, May 10, window display

Yoon Young Bae


 

ph: Yeongjun Kim

New Stuff: Hermione Johnson


 

Karen Gillan


 

New York


 

Waterfront Truckers, New York City, Photo by Morris Engel, 1948

Ruslana Korshunova


 
ph: Tesh

First Lines: Tana French - The Secret Place


 

There's this song that keeps coming on the radio, but Holly can only ever catch bits of it.

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Dorian Leigh


 

ph: Suzy Parker

Idiocracy (2006)


 

Joe's life changes when he is chosen to be the guinea pig for a secret hibernation experiment, but when he wakes up from 500 years of slumber, he realises that he is the smartest man on the planet.

Sci-fi satire has a great premise (and seems quite prescient today) doesn't give much depth to its criticism of American society, but nonetheless is quite entertaining, albeit on a more simple level.

Maltin**1/2: "Smart, funny ideas by Judge and cowriter Etan Cohen can't keep this scattershot movie afloat, but it's got some laugh-out-loud moments." 


 

Edie Campbell


 

ph: Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin

Today's Cat

 


Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Bella Hadid

 


A day in the life, May 9


 

A day in the life, May 9, Regensburg by day

Nyarach Abouch Ayuel


 

ph: Jonas Lindstroem

New Stuff: Nick Cave


 

Imaan Hammam


 

ph: Chris Colls

Everything and Nothing (2011)


 

Two-part documentary which deals with two of the deepest questions there are - what is everything, and what is nothing?

Compelling and inquisitive investigation of current's science's knowledge (and open questions) on the essential aspects of our universe, but mainly aimed at an audience still unaware of this science.


 

Josie Lane


 

ph: Kurtiss Lloyd

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

New Stuff: Ingrid Laubrock

 


 

Ellen Danes


 

ph: Eva Haftmann

Casablanca (1942)

 


 


 

A cynical American expatriate struggles to decide whether or not he should help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape French Morocco.

A true masterpiece of Hollywood cinema has perfection in all departments putting together a heartfelt and moving melodrama of its time and yet has become timeless work of cinematic art.

Halliwell****: "Cinema par excellence: a studio-bound Hollywood melodrama which after various chances just fell together impeccably into one of the outstanding entertainment experiences of cinema history, with romance, intrigue, excitement, suspense and humour cunningly deployed by master technicians and a perfect cast."

Maltin****: "Everything is right in this WW2 classic of war-torn Morocco...Rains is marvelous...and nobody sings "As Time Goes By" like Dooley Wilson...Our candidate for the best Hollywood movie of all time."  


 

Monika Jagaciak