Luis Soares's Blog, page 372
April 18, 2016
Departure
Departure is an intimate story beginning at dawn on the first day and ending at night on the sixth, charting the end of a summer, the end of a childhood and the end of an otherwise nuclear family.
BFI presents in association with AMARO FILMS a MOTION GROUP PICTURES and CONNECTIC STUDIO production Written and Directed by Andrew Steggall Produced by Pietro Greppi, Guillaume Tobo and Cora Palfrey Starring Alex Lawther, Juliet Stevenson and Phénix Brossard
A Peccadillo Pictures Release
James Joyce reading from Ulysses
James Joyce reading an excerpt from the Aeolus episode. Recorded in 1924.
He began:
— Mr Chairman, ladies and gentlemen: Great was my admiration in listening to the remarks addressed to the youth of Ireland a moment since by my learned friend. It seemed to me that I had been transported into a country far away from this country, into an age remote from this age, that I stood in ancient Egypt and that I was listening to the speech of some highpriest of that land addressed to the youthful Moses...
Lucille Clifton - won’t you celebrate with me
won’t you celebrate with me
what i have shaped into
a kind of life? i had no model.
born in babylon
both nonwhite and woman
what did i see to be except myself?
i made it up
here on this bridge between
starshine and clay,
my one hand holding tight
my other hand; come celebrate
with me that everyday
something has tried to kill me
and has failed.
April 15, 2016
Ocean Vuong - A Little Closer to the Edge
Young enough to believe nothing
will change them, they step, hand-in-hand,
into the bomb crater. The night full
of black teeth. His faux Rolex, weeks
from shattering against her cheek, now dims
like a miniature moon behind her hair.
In this version the snake is headless—stilled
like a cord unraveled from the lovers’ ankles.
He lifts her white cotton skirt, revealing
another hour. His hand. His hands. The syllables
inside them. O father, O foreshadow, press
into her—as the field shreds it...
Father John Misty does NiN
Father John Misty performs the Nine Inch Nails song "Closer" at The Riviera Theater in Chicago, IL on Thursday April 14, 2016. Filmed by McKenzie Hanson (www.mckenziehanson.com)
Current Mood
Max Richter - Dream 3 (in the midst of my life)
Acclaimed Britsh composer Max Richter has written a new landmark recording: SLEEP is 8 hours long – the equivalent of a night’s rest – and is actually and genuinely intended to send the listener to sleep. "It’s an eight-hour lullaby," says its composer, Max Richter. The ground-breaking new work is scored for piano, strings, electronics and vocals – but no words. "It’s my personal lullaby for a frenetic world," he says. "A manifesto for a slower...
Mitski - Your Best American Girl
Mitski, Your Best American Girl from the forthcoming record, 'Puberty 2' out June 17 on Dead Oceans.
Director / Zia Anger
Producer / Rachel Wolther
Cinematographer / Ashley Connor
Art Director / Caiti Hawkins
Gaffer / Danny April
1st AC / Will Castellucci
2nd AC / Kimberlee Venable
Key Grip / Shawn Gradwell
Hair & Makeup / Marina Baskova
Bro / Tyler Gardella
Babe / Candace Bryant
Mitski's wardrobe provided by Creatures of the Wind
Mitski's guitar provided by Gibson
Thank You / Theo Anthony, Giovanna...
April 14, 2016
Erik Blood - Chase the Clouds
Erik Blood - Chase the Clouds from Visual Pollution on Vimeo.
"Chase the Clouds" is from Erik Blood's new album Lost in Slow Motion coming out April 29th.
More music from Erik Blood:
http://erikblood.bandcamp.com
http://homeskilletrecords.bandcamp.com
http://nogenretapes.bandcamp.com
http://erikblood.com
Credits:
Director, Writer: Peter Edlund
Producer, Editor: Megan Leonard
1st AD: Lael Rogers
Director of Photography: Ty Migota
1st AC: Jonathan Mahoney
Gaffer: Chad Courtney, Nick Davis
...
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone
NHK Symphony Orchestra
Paul Kletzki, conductor
Filmed at the Salle Pleyel, Paris, 24 October 1960
To be continued...
In a new video, Even Puschak talks about the rise of the serialization genre, from Dickens to Flash Gordon to General Hospital to Star Wars. Now that our entertainment is increasingly serialized, he argues that audiences have a unique opportunity to shape what we watch. (Case in point: the increased importance of non-white and non-male characters in The Force Awakens and Rogue One.)
Via Kottke.
