myxcents

Cultural tidbits and such

9.12.2006

Artlink

I could see amusing myself with this for quite a while.

http://www.jacksonpollock.org/

Be sure to click as you go!

9.03.2006

Montreal

Overview of the Festival des Films du Monde a Montreal - I returned the other day from the Montreal Film Festival, so this is a very brief account of the films I saw. I was there essentially for 3 days and saw 10 films. Respectable, I would say!

The List:
MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD
AISLADOS
CHAOS
SHORT FILMS - THE HUMAN BEING
LATE GRADUATES
THE LONG WALK
KONTAKT
JUST SEX AND NOTHING ELSE
UNSPEAKABLE
MEN AT WORK

The definite favorite is THE LONG WALK (NAGAI SANPO) from Japan, a drama about the formation of a friendship between a middle-aged man and an 8-year-old girl. Of a completely different nature, MEN AT WORK (KARGARAN MASHGOOL-E KARAND) is a comedy from Iran. Essentially a group of 4 men try to remove a phallic rock by a variety of methods! UNSPEAKABLE was an interesting documentary about stuttering. CHAOS used three Polish brothers to demonstrate different political attitudes. AISLADOS is a conversation between two friends vacationing in Ibiza. MORE THAN... is a bad story about vampires and a child's over-active imagination. JUST SEX... is a pretty funny story about a woman trying to get pregnant, but without any further committment from the 'father.'

So, there you have it in a nutshell.