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Monthly Archives: August 2013
A REAL DEAL THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT : KIM NGUYEN’S WAR WITCH
In 2011, Montreal filmmaker, Kim Nguyen, traveled to the Democratic Congo Republic to film his scenario/screenplay, War Witch. In 2012, it garnered Best Actress award at the Berlin Film Festival, an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Picture and Best … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Performance Art
Tagged contemporary film, Kim Nguyen, Surrealist cinema
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MORE THAN A GAME: SPORTS AS SEEN BY VINTAGE GRAPHICS
Oftentimes, it is the setting that provides the main delight within a sports moment. The football game occasion, eclipsed by miniature golf, which is in turn upstaged by the bumpin’ refreshment corridor.
THE BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARES OF LEOS CARAX
The past few days we’ve been at TIFF many times to see the full output of a largely unappreciated film master, Leos Carax (b. 1960). Here we shall only try to briefly get to the nub of this complex, incisive … Continue reading
OLD GRAPHICS, SURPRISINGLY YOUNG
Thank you for celebrating with us our One-Hundredth I Desire Vintage Poster blog! We’ll take a look at graphics a hundred years old (and then some). Though they’ve been around quite a while, these works are far from obsolete. Here … Continue reading
THE LABEQUES: CLASSICAL MUSIC AND A CHANGING WORLD
Katia and Marielle Labeque, sisters, duo pianist virtuosos and celebrities, turned many heads in the classical music orbit of the 1980’s and 1990’s with their vivacious musicality coming out of a strong commitment to the music of George Gershwin. At … Continue reading
THE MUSIC OF GRAPHIC ART
Last week we attended a musical event that ruffled a lot of feathers. It will be covered in some detail on Friday’s blog; but, for now, suffice it to say that the percussive aspect was more than most members of … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deco Posters&Graphics, Illustration Art, Performance Art, Poster&Graphic Art, Poster&Graphic Artists, Surrealist Posters&Graphics
Tagged AndreMarty, French vintage pochoir, French vintage posters, Geo Ham, Gino Boccasile, L. Dola, Michel Legrand, music, Vintage opera posters
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YANG FUDONG’S NEW WOMEN: COMMUNING WITH NEW FILMMAKING
Amidst all the buzz of anticipation about the Toronto Film Festival in September, something very quiet and very engaging has settled into the exhibition space at TIFF. Chinese visual artist and filmmaker, Yang Fudong, was commissioned by TIFF to develop … Continue reading