When talking about films I saw as a pre-pubescent adolescent, I think one of the most important would have to be Ray Harryhausen’s Clash of the Titans (1981). Now technically, keeping inline with the logic of discussing film, I should have said Desmond Davis’s Clash of the Titans because he was the director, and ever [...]
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Formative 10: Clash of the Titans & the Cinema of Attractions
Published by July 19th, 2008 in Formative 10, Uncategorized, film, films and movies. 7 CommentsAn Impressionistic History of Skateboarding, Part 2
Published by July 8th, 2008 in skateboarding. 7 CommentsSparked on by encouragement from the great Brad Efford, I decided to finally finish up part 2 of my impressionistic history of Skateboarding series which has been neglected for more than eight months now. If nothing else, I figure part 1 won’t be so lonely anymore and yet another abandoned blog draft will be set [...]
Dawn of the Dead, take 3
Published by April 28th, 2008 in Formative 10, YouTube, insructional technology, mashup and movies. 1 CommentFinally, the last and mashed installation of my Dawn of the Dead (1978) series which took far more technical and creative energy than I originally imagined. The idea behind this experiment was simple: create three commentaries upon the social/political sub-themes dealing with consumer culture embedded within Dawn of the Dead using video-based approaches. [...]
After a recent post and some good conversation, I got to thinking about why I hated Crash (2004) so much. And I think the reason, like with Monster’s Ball (2001) — but to a bit lesser extent, is that it packages a very easy pill for the viewing public to swallow when it [...]
Harun Farocki on the Desgin of Control
Published by January 15th, 2008 in art, film, films and video. 0 CommentsMy UBUWEB rss subscription is the feed that keeps on giving. I scan it regularly, and indulge in watching a work by a filmmaker I haven’t heard of before irregularly. This time Harun Farocki’s video/documentary I Thought I was Seeing Convicts (2001) caught my attention. The film is about a maximum-security prison in Corcoran, California. [...]
When We Were Kings (1996)
Published by January 8th, 2008 in Uncategorized, YouTube and film. 2 CommentsI just saw a clip from the documentary When We Were Kings on the Open Culture blog featuring the late Norman Mailer talking about the epic George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali fight in Zaire. After partaking, I couldn’t resist re-blogging it. What an awesome documentary, I particularly like the part (not included in this [...]
An Impressionistic History of Skateboarding, Part 1
Published by October 29th, 2007 in YouTube, film, skateboarding, skating and video. 6 CommentsAs the nostalgia kicks in full force, I am transported back to Long Island during the 80s. My brother and I (16 and 13 respectively) built a half-pipe in our backyard while my Mom was enduring an extended stay in the hospital. Needless to say, she had a bit of surprise in store upon her [...]
Klaus Kinski Rocks
Published by October 21st, 2007 in YouTube, film, films, movies and video. 6 CommentsI happened upon Andreas Krennmair’s post that talks about the possessed German actor and internationally recognized eccentric Klaus Kinski. I’ve been a fan of Kinski ever since 1986 when I stumbled upon his first US film (I think I am right with this) Crawlspace in which he plays–that’s right– “a crazed maniac who is [...]
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