Movie preview: Moneyball
Tags/ Posted by Luke GrundyWe spill ourselves all over ourselves—our excess lightcontinue reading this poem
Bennett Miller’s star-studded third film looks to make a fascinating tale of baseball economics watchable; it’s a tough task, but one you wouldn’t bet against him pulling off.
Movie Preview: True Grit
Tags/ Posted by Luke GrundyIf souls must be here they do not watch us even accidentally for a moment—not being subject to the laws of chance. With the kindly detachment of settlement house angels they overlook our lives.continue reading this poem
The Coen Brothers’ upcoming feature is set in the Old West and stars Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon. It’s an exciting prospect, and one which should cause a rush to the cinemas when it’s released on Christmas Day 2010.
Micmacs by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Tags/ Posted by Chris Al-AswadIn a bubble bath Of Kandinsky shapes A universe of rings Circling in an orbitcontinue reading this poem
If any of you are fans of Jean-Pierre Jeunet, director of Amélie and The City of the Lost Children, I recently discovered this off-the-wall trailer.
Herb and Dorothy
Tags/ Posted by Chris Al-AswadThe big fat Italian guys with the Chinese characters tattooed onto their man titties sit in the steam room with me and say Jimmie and Hey Jimmie and Jimmie Jimmie.continue reading this poem
I just finished watching the documentary Herb&Dorothy about the legendary art collectors, Herb and Dorothy Vogel, who began collecting art in New York City in the early sixties. They purchased works that they could afford, mostly ones that nobody else wanted at the time. Over 4o years, they filled their small New York apartment with over 2,000 works. Now many of the artists are famous, and the Vogel collection is in the National Gallery of Art.
