(google image search results for our names) Tomorrow night (1.29.08) Greg and I are DJing at Lilly Flannigans in Babylon! Come out and support your local dance-party-uh-DJ-guys. 9:00 pm - 1:00 AM.
It's hard not to sound trite when writing about film. Pretty much everything has been said before, either about the film I just saw, or about any other film. If this 'review' lacks originality I must apologize.
But I'm thrilled to pieces. And even more thrilled to share it with you. I originally thought this film was directed by Guillermo del Toro (of El Laberinto del Fauno and Hellboy fame). In actuality it is directed by his good friend, Juan Antonio Bayona with Guillermo del Toro playing the role of producer.
The film takes viewers on an emotional voyage into a world full of fear, imagination, darkness, terror, and torture. A rare gem among the 'horror' and 'thriller' categories, the film will scare the pants off you, but also will leave viewers touched, teary-eyed, and warmed, through and through. This is accomplished with a deep but slow moving story of the love between a mother and son, and the fluidity of the past, present, and future. Like El Laberiento del Fauno, and really any film del Toro has added his magic touch to, viewers are immersed in a child's world complete with all the frills and intensely inspiring imagery expected from youthful imagination. And as always, del Toro and his entourage play with the lines between the world of the living and the world of dead in a way that makes viewers question reality.
Yes this film is in Spanish, yes you will be spooked (I clenched mike's hand throughout the film and more than once made the comment "So sorry, I have to be going, I just can't watch!" to myself), and yes you should see it before it leaves theaters. Moving, inspiring, terrifying, and visually stunning--I cannot wait to see more films by this brilliant director.
OK OK, Kara Walker is showing at The Whitney until February 3rd. SEE HER NOW.
C'mon for once just listen. Kara Walker, African-American artist, creates awesome 18th century style silhouette cut outs of black paper on a white background. Kara Walker will challenge every racial stereotype you've ever known and fuck with your little white mind. Go see this exhibition, I'm telling you you'll love it. Or hate it (probably hate it), but I bet she'll illicit a reaction.
Find out more about Kara Walker here: learn.walkerart.com Find out more about her exhibition (My Compliment, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love) here: whitney.org
Remember the exhibition ends February 3rd! That's so soon!
(Photo credit: Whitney American Museum of Art. Link.)
I'm most excited about: Spiritualized, Portishead, Justice, Gogol, Roger Waters playing Dark Side of the Moon (in a concert festival setting! my word!), Hot Chip, Chromeo, Sasha/Digweed, and of course M.I.A.
I'm even more excited that I'm unemployed. Why must the West Coast be so far away?
Buy extremely expensive Coachella tickets here (Jan 25 10:00 AM PST): coachella.com
Life After People: A Special Two Hour Television Event from The History Channel
Welcome to Earth: Population 0
This shit's cool. Our friends at The History Channel have visualized and imagined the future or the world without any of us left. It's a lot like Tyler Durden's apocolypic vision of the world. Take a look:
Tyler Durden: "In the world I see - you are stalking elk through the damp canyon forests around the ruins of Rockefeller Center. You'll wear leather clothes that will last you the rest of your life. You'll climb the wrist-thick kudzu vines that wrap the Sears Tower. And when you look down, you'll see tiny figures pounding corn, laying strips of venison on the empty car pool lane of some abandoned superhighway."
Only The History Channel has used it's big budget status to make this visually come to life! I'm excited! Now we did miss the world premier because I don't believe in date books, but thank God for encores and dvds.
Life After People Encores: 1/23/08 at 8:00 PM 1/24/08 at 12:00 AM 2/2/08 at 5:00 PM
Find out more information about Life After People here: history.com Buy Life After People on DVD here: history.com
