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Review: Manifesto (2017)
I went long on this review and I went into some of my obsessions: performance, masks, stardom, personality, “playing yourself,” and what I call Persona Acting. Manifesto – which is not like anything else – where Cate Blanchett plays 13 … Continue reading
Review: Art Bastard (2016): Documentary about artist Robert Cenedella
I loved this documentary. My review of Art Bastard is up at Rogerebert.com.
The Books: Art Objects: Essays on Ecstasy and Effrontery; ‘Art Objects,’ by Jeanette Winterson
On the essays shelf (yes, there are still more books to excerpt in my vast library. I can’t seem to stop this excerpts-from-my-library project. I started it in 2006!) NEXT BOOK: Art Objects: Essays on Ecstasy and Effrontery, a collection … Continue reading
The Morrison Hotel Gallery: Icons on the Wall
After Inherent Vice, we headed south a couple of blocks to go check out The Morrison Hotel Gallery. I had never been. He knew where it was from memory (it had been years since he visited), only now it’s no … Continue reading
Review: Big Eyes (2014); directed by Tim Burton
Fascinating story, rather conventionally told. My review of Big Eyes is now up at Rogerebert.com.
Review: Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: Enter Here (2013)
Thoughtful documentary about husband-and-wife installation-art partners Ilya and Emilia Kabakov. The Pace Gallery is currently doing its first retrospective of their work. (Ilya is the creator, and Emilia is the make-it-happen facilitator.) I will make it a point to go. … Continue reading
Review: Camille Claudel, 1915 (2013)
Bruno Dumont’s harrowing Camille Claudel, 1915, starring Juliette Binoche, opens today. My review is now up at Roger Ebert.
Cornell Connection
Poster for Wes Anderson’s new film Joseph Cornell’s “Pink Palace” I know I am not the first one to recognize the influence that Joseph Cornell has had on Wes Anderson. It’s everywhere in his work, from the feel, down to … Continue reading
The Books: The Fun of It: Stories from The Talk of the Town, edited by Lillian Ross; ‘The Frescoer’, by James Thurber
Next up on the essays shelf: The Fun of It: Stories from The Talk of the Town (Modern Library Paperbacks) is a collection of “The Talk of the Town” pieces in The New Yorker, grouped by decade, which is a … Continue reading
Ragtime, part II
I love to add to my collection. I am always on the lookout for beautiful sheet music from the early part of the 20th century (and the late part of the 19th). Ragtime and traditional music hall sheet music. I … Continue reading
