Friday, February 8, 2008

Portrait. Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong as King of Zulu on Mardi Gras day (1949).


Portrait. Gavin Arthur & Paul Robeson

Gavin Arthur & Paul Robeson (1929)



The presidential grandson astrologer glares to the great renaissance man (probably on the set of the 1930 film Boarderline).

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Screening Log. Blowup

Blowup (Michelangelo Antonioni) (1966)



at greencine [link]
at Antonioni archive
[link]
at DVDBeaver [link]
at Strictly Film School [link]
Brief Rosenbaum review [link]

Cortázar and his story "Las babas del diablo"
Senses of Cinema article "La Mano Negra: Julio Cortázar and his Influence on Cinema" [link]
End of the Game and Other Stories (original publication) at Powell's Books [link]
Blowup & Other Stories (as it was later published as) at Powell's Books [link]

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Screening Log. True Stories

True Stories (David Byrne) (1986)



-This isn't a rental car, it's privately owned.
-I'm 6'3", and maintain a very consistent panda bear shape.

Friday, February 1, 2008

Political This, Political Prat.

Ticket to the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson, April 1, 1868.


 
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