‘Sight’ Category
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Interesting Architecture – Ostrow Tumski in Wroclaw, Poland
Comments Off on Interesting Architecture – Ostrow Tumski in Wroclaw, PolandMarch 24, 2012 by Admin
Having visited the beautiful city of Wroclaw, Poland twice, I’ve had the pleasure of spending a bit of time exploring …
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The Art of Odilon Redon
Comments Off on The Art of Odilon RedonMarch 17, 2012 by Admin
I recently found a lovely short film featuring the mysterious and beautiful paintings and drawings of the French symbolist Odilon …
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Great Film – Emir Kusturica’s Underground
Comments Off on Great Film – Emir Kusturica’s UndergroundMarch 17, 2012 by Admin
Underground, by Emir Kusturica, is one of the great films of recent years. From 1995, it uses the epic, funny, …
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Interesting Architecture – Reykjavik’s Hallgrimskirja Cathedral
Comments Off on Interesting Architecture – Reykjavik’s Hallgrimskirja CathedralMarch 17, 2012 by Admin
I’d seen pictures of it before, but not until the first time I drove into Reykjavik, Iceland did I appreciate …
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Veit Helmer’s Surprise
Comments Off on Veit Helmer’s SurpriseMarch 11, 2012 by Admin
If you’ve seen the films Tuvalu or Absurdistan, then you know the wonderfully off-center work of director Veit Helmer. If …
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Great Russian Animation – Two from Ivan Maximonv
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Russian animation is a huge and wonderfully variegated world. One of its finest creators is Ivan Maximov. Take a look …
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Two from Samuel Beckett
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Billie Whitelaw’s performance of Samuel Beckett’s Not I has to be one of the most remarkable things I’ve ever seen …
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Art or Vandalism? Either Way, A Great Documentary Film – Exit Through the Gift Shop
Comments Off on Art or Vandalism? Either Way, A Great Documentary Film – Exit Through the Gift ShopMarch 4, 2012 by Admin
A friend strongly recommended Exit Through the Gift Shop, featuring the graffiti artist Banksy. I watched it many months ago …
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Interesting Architecture – New York’s Original McGraw-Hill Building
Comments Off on Interesting Architecture – New York’s Original McGraw-Hill BuildingFebruary 25, 2012 by Admin
This one’s easy to miss if you’re not looking for it. Slightly to the right of Manhattan’s Port Authority Bus …
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Edgard Varese and Le Corbusier – Together Again!
Comments Off on Edgard Varese and Le Corbusier – Together Again!February 25, 2012 by Admin
If you’ve never seen the remarkable short film that the architect and sometime filmmaker Le Corbusier created for Edgard Varese’s …
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