Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Essence of Funk

The funkiest thing I've heard in ages: Tord Gustavsen Trio playing for Silje Nergaard.



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Saturday, July 25, 2009

More Beautiful Tarkovsky

I've made a short clip of remarkable footage from Tarkovsky's film "Nostalghia" whose protagonist is a Russian refugee in Italy haunted by his memories of childhood and Russia, in other words Tarkovsky himself.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Exquisite Tarkovsky

It's been said that the only truly spiritual film directors were Bresson, Bergman, Renoir, Kurosawa and Tarkovsky. Whatever that may mean, Tarkovsky was certainly a master of atmosphere and cinematography, as indicated by these samplers:

Monday, July 13, 2009

1000-Armed Kannon... version 2

Here's a later version of this remarkable troupe of Chinese dancers, all of whom happen to be deaf..



Here's the earlier version, somewhat different, but also spectacular!