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Kimsooja To Breathe/Respirare La Fenice, Venice

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:44:02 -0500

Kimsooja

To Breathe/Respirare

La Fenice, Venice

I’ve always hated CGI in film, but the fact that it has...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:49:00 -0500

I’ve always hated CGI in film, but the fact that it has been shown to make children cry is unexpected material for my argument. Computer graphics will never be the same as watching an actor!

ON THE MEDIA: The Uncanny Valley

For the animators of films and video games, creating a truly human looking and acting character has long been the holy grail. But making characters close-to-real and yet not-real-enough leaves them in what’s called the ‘uncanny valley’ where audiences find those characters unsettling, unnatural and zombie-like. OTM producer Jamie York looks at how the entertainment industry has dealt with this issue and what the ‘uncanny valley’ tells us about ourselves and our future.

Speaking of cool things people can do with the voice, check out...

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:28:00 -0500

Speaking of cool things people can do with the voice, check out the “Neanderthal” language in Catherine Sullivan’s TRIANGLE OF NEED. Elvish, Navi… all this makes me want to make-up my OWN language. I would eliminate “S”

Inuit Throat Singing, from UbuWeb. This website is amazing.

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:27:34 -0500

Inuit Throat Singing, from UbuWeb. This website is amazing.

I’m so into this site TheAuteurs - you must check it out. ...

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:58:00 -0500

I’m so into this site TheAuteurs - you must check it out. Amazing, undistributed stuff from upcoming directors as well as gorgeous classics, all streaming. Just saw the beautiful Russian documentary THE MOTHER. Great.

Michael Daves

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:55:00 -0500

Michael Daves:

rent interesting plays!

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:57:00 -0500

rent interesting plays!:

Read that the artists are getting 50% of sales. Exciting times for the ADD theater goer.

Americana Kamikaze

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:03:00 -0500

Americana Kamikaze:

I saw an incredibly spooky show last night featuring the very talented Yuki Kawahisa in a funny/terrifying performance directed by Kenneth Collins. The show had the dreamy silver feeling of cinema with the proximity and heat of a live show. It worked - I was completely upset at one point, and then drawn in again by the noir dialogue which kept circling and repeating like an orderly, deadly lullaby. Check it out.

In Ancient Dramas, Vital Words For Today's Warriors by ELIZABETH BLAIR

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:03:35 -0400

In Ancient Dramas, Vital Words For Today's Warriors by ELIZABETH BLAIR:

I was so privileged to meet Bryan Doerries and Phyllis Kaufman of the Philoctetes Project today. I admire their project intensely.

The readings and discussions of ancient plays that they have brought before soldiers, inmates, and civilians are hilarious and tragic reminders that nothing is new, that no one is alone, that our problems go as far back as humanity.

I missed Doug Aitken’s SLEEPWALKERS at MoMA, back when....

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:32:26 -0400

I missed Doug Aitken’s SLEEPWALKERS at MoMA, back when. Happy to discover this compelling document of the event. Better late than never.

Krystian Lupa

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:56:00 -0400

Krystian Lupa:

Going to see Kalkwerk tonight, part of the Lincoln Center Festival. Thank you, Mr. Ondrejcak! Looks to be an eerie evening.

Tis the season for a roadtrip….

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:04:21 -0400

Tis the season for a roadtrip….

Nations First Face Transplant

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:17:00 -0400

Nations First Face Transplant

Discovering Paul Auster’s THE INVENTION OF SOLITUDE.

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:50:19 -0400

Discovering Paul Auster’s THE INVENTION OF SOLITUDE.

Brain on God

Fri, 22 May 2009 11:52:34 -0400

Brain on God:

NPR’s recent programming about spiritual experiences and the brain has been keeping me thinking. Love it.

STUDIO 360: Reinventing the Critic In today’s scary media...

Sun, 17 May 2009 12:01:25 -0400

STUDIO 360: Reinventing the Critic

In today’s scary media landscape — full of layoffs and closing papers — arts coverage is especially vulnerable. Arts critics must invent new ways to do what they do. Film critic Mike D’Angelo and visual art critic Lori Waxman are two journalists blazing that trail. Produced by Jonathan Mitchell.

Jason Varner at work on the set of WHAT’S UP LOVELY

Wed, 13 May 2009 18:07:58 -0400

Jason Varner at work on the set of WHAT’S UP LOVELY

On the WHAT’S UP LOVELY shoot

Wed, 13 May 2009 11:41:00 -0400

On the WHAT’S UP LOVELY shoot

ART 21: ANN HAMILTON

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:44:52 -0400

ART 21: ANN HAMILTON:

Ann Hamilton, one of my favorites….

Design of the Elastic Mind

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:29:10 -0400

Design of the Elastic Mind:

I had almost forgotten about this exhibit, but the recent Webbys post made me google it again. The site is still up, and full of riches….