Monday, January 31, 2011

FAKE OVER STAR'S (2011, Jarinya Promsema, A+/A)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ReBbHY0pdQ

ความเฮี้ยนของนางเอกหนังเรื่องนี้ทำให้นึกถึงตัวละครที่พบในหนังของ Paul Morrissey อย่างเช่น TRASH (1970), HEAT (1971), และ WOMEN IN REVOLT (1971)

อย่างไรก็ดี ความแตกต่างอันสำคัญระหว่าง FAKE OVER STAR'S กับหนังของ Paul Morrissey ก็คือ หนังของ Paul Morrissey มีพระเอกที่กล้าเล่นจริงเปลือยจริง เห็นกันกระจะๆตาจริงๆ อย่างเช่น Joe Dallesandro เพราะฉะนั้นขอแนะนำให้นักศึกษาที่ทำหนังเรื่องนี้พยายามแสวงหานักแสดงชายที่เข้าข่ายนี้มาเล่นในหนังเรื่องต่อๆไปนะจ๊ะ ผู้ชมจะคอยดูจ้ะ ส่วนตัวนางเอกนั้นสามารถเข้ากลุ่มกับค่ายดาราของแอนดี้ วอร์ฮอลได้เลย ฮ่าๆๆ

FILM WISH LIST: 12 SISTERS (1968, Ly Bun Yim, Cambodia)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyvOCge2x7c&feature=related

I wish there will be a film in which Meree, the anti-heroine in this Thai/Khmer folklore, fight against Medea from Greek mythology.

Thanks to Don Saron for telling me about this film.

FAVORITE OLD SONGS 108 – ZANONI (1982) – Factrix Cazazza

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIH97wdszyc

Thanks to Nitrate Soup for telling me about this.

Video of Egyptian Woman: Violent Criminals Released, Specific Orders to Vandalize and Attack

Video: Criminals told to attack people in exchange for parole and wiping their criminal record clean?? This Egyptian woman's plea is particularly heartrending in the final 3 minutes.

Want to Know More: HERE 



obviously, video was removed.

Balmain S/S 2011

LA MEMOIRE COURTE (1982, Eduardo de Gregorio, A+++++)

เพิ่งได้ดู LA MEMOIRE COURTE (SHORT MEMORY) (1982, Eduardo de Gregorio, A+++++++++++) ที่นำแสดงโดย Nathalie Baye กับ Bulle Ogier ตอนจบของหนังเรื่องนี้เป็นภาพสเก็ตช์ใบหน้าของนาตาลีที่ถูกใส่ความว่าเป็นผู้ก่อการร้าย ดูแล้วก็นึกถึงบางฉากในหนังเรื่อง DÉTECTIVE (1985, Jean-Luc Godard) ที่มีภาพสเก็ตช์ใบหน้าคน ไม่แน่ใจเหมือนกันว่าโกดาร์ดต้องการ refer ถึง LA MEMOIRE COURTE ในหนังของเขาหรือเปล่า

LA MEMOIRE COURTE มีเนื้อหาเกี่ยวกับล่าม/นักแปล (นาตาลี เบย์) ที่ได้อ่านไดอารี่ของเมียนักเขียนชาวละตินอเมริกาคนหนึ่ง และค้นพบเงื่อนงำเกี่ยวกับนาซีที่หลบหนีจากการถูกจับกุมในช่วงหลังสงครามโลกครั้งที่สอง หนังมีโทนที่ก้ำกึ่งดี มันไม่เหวอเหมือน PARIS BELONGS TO US (Jacques Rivette), ไม่ได้สะท้อนสังคมแบบหนักหน่วงเหมือนหนังของ Costa Gavras หรือ THE INTERPRETER (2005, Sydney Pollack) และก็ไม่ได้มีความเป็นทริลเลอร์มากนักด้วย ทั้งๆที่เนื้อหาในหนังมันเอื้อให้ทำเป็นทริลเลอร์แบบ SHORT NIGHT OF GLASS DOLLS (1971, Aldo Lado) ก็ได้




Sunday, January 30, 2011

Letter from an Iranian to the People of Egypt: Learn from Our Mistakes! Updates

Quick update: ElBaradei-to-US: Take-Egypt's Mubarak-off-life-support

post: "Revolution in Iran did not end well". Here is a letter from an Iranian just written to the people of Egypt.
Right here: http://www.iranian.com/main/2011/jan/learn-our-mistakes, a very thought provoking piece.
Click and read the whole thing.
Excerpt
egyptians in revolt
Here is the second part of the post: (the first is in my previous post today..)

"But our lessons:

-- Don't bring religion to government. We Iranian people unfortunately did, and the results are far worse than what we had. Fortunately, you do not have a powerful character like Khomanee who said one thing, before reaching power, and the opposite after. But still, avoid those who provide their strict religious belief as the solution, for complex problems that faces us today. Our problems today, require collective cooperation and rational thinking, and the freedom to do so. Do not let political-Islam to make you envy even these dark days of Mobark, 30 years later!
--Don't just focus on removal of that brutal, ignorant dictator Mobark, but also focus on visionary Egyptions that are NOT power hungry, focused on solving the issues, and are not hateful in their speeches.
--When the tyrant Mobarak finally agrees to step down, don't try to destroy your government and start from zero. That would only take you back another 30 years like it has done so for Iran. Every system, has bad but also very good individual that serves it.
--Don't execute or torture anyone, even those who tortured you or executed your loved ones. That's the only way to insure, execution and torture will be eradicated.

--Destruction of headquarters of Mobarks party is valid reaction to his despotic rule, but do not destroy banks, theaters. Those all belong to Egypt not Mobark.
--When you are rewriting you constitution, do not trust closed door sessions. Read every page of the documents and understand their ramifications. It is better to take the time to come up with a great document, than to hurry this process and have to redo it again in 30 years!
--Here's one we should have chanted from day 1 and we did not, Iran for all Iranian. Say, Egypt for all Egyptians! Moslem or Christian, northerner or southerners. Be aware of anyone who tries to do otherwise.

The whole world is watching and we hope you set a better example than our revolution did. We hope we can learn from you..."
more HERE is the writer's blog.
looks like interesting post titles.



Egypt: more from me HERE.



Neda, we will not forget.

FREEDOM and the media.

Egypt's Government Releases Criminals, Rapists, Murderers to Increase Chaos?

(video below) ABC news and other outlets this morning  interviewed non-government leaders in Egypt who declare that the Hosni Mubarak government has deliberately released violent criminals in order to "show" protesters what the country would be like without his strict rule.    Update HERE and here thousands of convicts flee prison
Yahoo news http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_egypt_protest  reports that   

You Go Girl news sources say thousands pour out of prison
   "After days of escalating chaos, gangs of armed men attacked at least four jails across Egypt before dawn, helping to free hundreds of Muslim militants and thousands of other inmates. Gangs of young men with guns and large sticks smashed cars and robbed people in Cairo."
See how things are not always as they seem? We do not really know what is real.
What is the truth? Were the jails so weak that inmates easily "escaped"? Or does the Mubarak government see a benefit in releasing violent men into the streets so the people will say, "oops--sorry, make us safe again."

How much freedom do you give up to be Safe?
 In this country we are giving up freedoms at a quick pace; how much is actually necessary?

How strongly should our American government, Our Leaders, speak
 For The People in countries where there is oppression?
 How much KISSING UP do Our Leaders do in the name of "slow progress"
versus giving those who
ARE LOSING THEIR LIVES trying to live free
 the United States of America's Imprimatur to act for freedom?
Are there worse folks hoping to move into power,
behind the revolution??
waiting for the instability of the revolution?
Battles for Freedom:
abandoning iran
burmas-mad-men
afghanistan-native-folk
sharia-law-muslim brotherhood
american rape

By the way, Mubarak has kept Egypt under "emergency rule" for 30 years!
what is the Muslim Brotherhood?

More Info and Photo galleries:
jim lehrer interviews Biden

Is Janet Jackson in Egypt?
 Can anyone say Shah?

Here
http://www.iranian.com/main/2011/jan/learn-our-mistakes
  is a letter from and Iraninan to the Egyptians:
Excerpt: "29-Jan-2011
The world is watching the heroic uprising of the brave Egyptian people, and their just demand for political freedom, government accountability and a better living standard. Over 32 years ago, Iranian people did the same against the oppressive regime of the then Shah of Iran, for the same reasons.
My dear Egyptian brothers and sisters,
When we look back in our own lives, sometimes there are situations we wish we handled differently, had we KNOWN more, or had we been wiser. Life of a nation is no different. So I am writing to you, to share our experience, in the hope, the people of Egypt can do better than people of Iran, in dealing with their dictator, and build a better Egypt.
32 years ago, as the emotions of our nation were focused on the immediate removal of the Shah, our mind was not looking forward as to what to replace that old bankrupt system with? Today, not only are Iranian people no closer to a more accountable government nor better living standards, our social freedom along with our political freedom has been taken away from us as well.
Egyptian brothers and sisters,
Today in Iran, we don't have basic political freedom to assemble, as the Islamic Regime of Iran, does not allow freedom of assembly. Today, the Islamic Regime of Iran, does not even allow a candidate that passed its filtering process, and according to their own statistics received over 13 million votes, to hold a simple rally. How much freedom do you think an Iranian have today? Today, we do not have political parties. Even political factions are not tolerated within the Islamic regime.

My dear Egyptian brothers and sisters,
In spite of Iran's vast natural resources, many in Iran live in poverty and those who ask for accountability, are persecuted. So to flee Iran, appears to be the main option. As a result, some of the best and brightest talents of Iran, lives outside Iran, contributing to the host country who sheltered them instead of their own! MORE

Pictures from above link Lehrer intervews Biden

Neda Soltani We will not forget!




U.N.?

(gripe grype. what were you doing, writing concerned notes to your congressperson?)

i hope our government is  well on top of this lil egypt thingy
I liked the way Hillary Clinton did not let the press put words into her mouth this morning. (Yes i watched the stagecrap today as i needed the sleep)

more HERE

ShowMeYourLipsticks




Can the U.S. Government Hit the Kill Switch for Our Internet? (Stop saying kill!)

The U.S. Government already can? HERE committee-passes-plan-for-internet-kill-switch in U.S.
is the story.

Here is the scary Close Call story of the day. Yikes!! man-arrested-with-explosives-at-michigan-mosque


Full Speed aHEAD


Saturday, January 29, 2011

Doggie Mommy Suckles His Young

Mother Nature is amazing.The mammalian teat is such a utilitarian and beautiful piece of equipment.As are other things.

KRABAT (2008, Marco Kreuzpaintner, A+)

What I like very much in this film includes

1. It reminds me of old-styled fairty tales, like SNOW WHITE, THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES, etc. But it is still entertaining. I think it is very difficult to make an old-styled fairy tale "entertaining" as a feature film these days, because if the story is too familiar for the audience, it would lack suspense and become too predictable.

2. There are not too many events in the story, which makes it different from such films as THE LORD OF THE RINGS (A+), THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TRADER (2010, Michael Apted, A+/A), or THE GOLDEN COMPASS (2007, Chris Weitz, B), etc. Many current Hollywood fairy-tale films try to cram too many events into their 120 minutes. The stories in these films sometimes move too fast. They are adapted from long novels. On the other hand, the story in KRABAT makes me feel as if it is adapted from a short story.

3. I like the dark atmosphere in this film. It is nearly as compelling as the dark atmosphere in HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (2009, David Yates, A+) and HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (2010, David Yates, A+/A). I think the dark atmosphere in KRABAT is what makes it different from THE LAST AIRBENDER (2010, M. Night Shyamalan, B+). While I was watching KRABAT, I wondered how the hero could defeat the villain, because the villain looked so powerful. And that makes KRABAT exciting. While I was watching THE LAST AIRBENDER, I was sure that the hero would defeat the villain, because the hero looked so powerful. And that makes THE LAST AIRBENDER boring.

4. I like the lack of humor in KRABAT. There are some funny moments in KRABAT, but not too many. If there are too many funny moments in KRABAT, it would destroy the dark atmosphere in the film. It would make the danger less threatening, the situation less frightening. It would make KRABAT become like a Hollywood animation adapted from a fairy tale.

5. Some magical practice in this film looks a bit believable for me, like the magical practice in LONG KHONG (2005, Kongkiat Khomsiri, Seree Phongnithi, Pasith Buranajan, Isara Nadee, Yosapong Polsap, Putipong Saisikaew, Art Thamthrakul, A+), NECROMANCER (2005, Piyapan Choopetch, A), MIDNIGHT OFFERINGS (1981, Rod Holcomb, A+), and THE INITIATION OF SARAH (1978, Robert Day, A+).

However, I also would like to change something in KRABAT, including:

1. I would make it as a gay film, in which all the boys in the mill have orgies every night. Poj Arnon should consider remaking KRABAT.

2.The heroine wouldn't look so innocent or helpless like this. At least she should be able to defend herself as good as Christina Ricci in SLEEPY HOLLOW (1999, Tim Burton, A-).

3.The film should have no resolution, no explanation, or no happy ending, like THE CURSE (1988, Ralf Huettner, A+).

4. The film should start as a fairy tale, and then develop into a real horror film. Maybe like KURONEKO (1968, Kaneto Shindô, A+).

5.The soundtrack should be less obvious. I think both KRABAT and GERDA'S SILENCE (2008, Britta Wauer, B+) suffer from the overuse of soundtrack.

This is the photo of Marco Kreuzpaintner.



Jim Tyer Comic

Mykal Posts a lot of great old comics and here're some previews of a story from "Ha Ha" featuring your favorite Jim Tyer character, Pete the Parrot.I wonder how Tyer developed this drawing style?It's so unique - and a more elaborate variation of his animation style.This issue of "Ha Ha also features a black and white page of a Dan Gordon comic.http://www.bigblogcomics.com/2011/01/ha-ha-comics-no-

Friday, January 28, 2011

Steve Brodner's Afghanistan Art Cartoon: Wach this from PBS Need to Know

Steve Brodner: A home in Afghanistan, but whose? January 28, 2011
what an art form!
more here pbs need-to-know video-a-home-in-afghanistan-but-whose

Watch the full episode. See more Need To Know.

excerpt from PBS's Need to Know: "President Obama barely mentioned Afghanistan in his State of the Union speech this week. He said the words “Afghanistan” and “Afghan” a total of eight times, if you’re counting, including his declaration that American troops will begin leaving Afghanistan this summer — which was a big applause line. As for what we’ll be leaving behind there — editorial cartoonist Steve Brodner has some thoughts."
See more Brodner editorial cartoons at his site.

StyleIconsForFashionNow

You are probably trying to guess which are these style icons. Well, I'm very happy to announce that my latest style crushes are not from the fashion world, but from the 80's music world. They could have been no other than the "Guns n' Roses" and the "Bon Jovi". As we all are aware of the latest fashion trends, we can notice that some of them were used in their style. Some of the most recognisable are: the headband, the check shirt, the leather clothing, the red leather pants, the loose shirt combined with the leather pants, the blazer combined with the ripped jeans, the fringed jackets, the american flag and the tattoos. As the 80's fashion was a super stylish period, I love taking ideas from them :-)
Guns n' Roses

Bon Jovi

the check shirt and the headband

the headband and the leather clothing

the leather pants as seen in fashion by Balmain, Alexander Wang, Givenchy and many others

the red leather pants as seen in fashion by Balmain and Isabel Marant

Bon Jovi on the "You give love a bad name" video wearing the red leather pants

the vest and the leather pants in an unusual color

the loose shirt and the leather pants

the statement blazer combined with ripped jeans

fringed jackets

Axl Rose wearing the American flag (as seen on Balmain) but as underwear

again the american flag mixed with the british

the tattoos as Chanel did
(all pictures via google and youtube)

Bum Fun

This toy must have been based on Popeye's prison life.

Anniversary of the Challenger Morning Marked by NASA

Here is a picture of the sky on the 25th anniversary of the tragedy of the Challenger,
Astronauts who had become familiar, Lost right there in the face and hearts and eyes of all American school children, who had a teacher on board! Millions of our children suffered and learned about sadness and loss that day, each child according to their own understanding or investment into the space program...
There were words, collected and written by Peggy Noonan I believe, that took our hearts up higher, like rising on thermals...

My morning today

Here was the news feed: This is incredibly sad.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4JOjcDFtBE&feature=related


Here are the words of the speech:
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/exhibits.php?id=11

Noonan drew on the words of
Poet John Gillespie Magee, Jr
High Flight

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of — wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung

My eager craft through footless halls of air....
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace.

Where never lark or even eagle flew —
And, while with silent lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.


Here is the presidential address:



Here is NASA's article with pictures today.excerpt below.



excerpt: "NASA is remembering three major tragedies in its history this week, starting with the 25th anniversary of the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger on Friday.


"This year marks the 25th anniversary of the loss of the Challenger—a tragedy that caused us to completely rethink our systems and processes as we worked to make the shuttle safer," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in an AFP report.
Along with deputy administrator Lori Garver, Bolden honored the lives of those lost in Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia by laying a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia Thursday morning.

"The nation will never forget Jan. 28, 1986, nor its indelible images," Bolden added.
Challenger's entire crew was killed when the shuttle exploded just 73 seconds after its launch, 46,000 feet in the air. The explosion was broadcast on live television.
In 2003, a faulty heat shield caused Columbia to disintegrate as it re-entered the earth's atmosphere, killing seven astronauts. A fire aboard Apollo 1 proved fatal for the vessel's crew of three in 1967. This mission was the first of NASA's manned trips to the moon.
Since 1964, 24 people have been killed in a NASA mission, but NASA says it has learned since then.
"Safety is the number one priority at NASA and the shuttle launch schedule does not drive discussions or decisions when issues arise," a NASA spokesperson told PCMag. "That is reiterated often and is apparent in media events about the issues."

Perhaps the most telling example is the recent delays in the coming launch of Space Shuttle Discovery. The ship was originally set to take off on its final voyage on Nov. 1, but due to leaks, inclement weather, electrical issues, and equipment problems, the mission was delayed more than a half a dozen times. It's now scheduled to lift off Feb. 24.
"NASA has learned hard lessons from each of our tragedies, and they are lessons that we will continue to keep at the forefront of our work as we continuously strive for a culture of safety that will help us avoid our past mistakes and heed warnings while corrective measures are possible," Bolden said.

After Discovery, the shuttle Endeavor is supposed to launch in April 18, the AFP said. Additionally, if Congress hands over the necessary funds, NASA is hoping to send Space Shuttle Atlantis into orbit for an additional trip.
In October, President Obama signed the 2010 NASA Authorization Act, which added an additional flight to the space shuttle fleet before its retirement The administration is looking at a June launch for Atlantis, but it's lacking several hundred million dollars necessary to get the ship off the ground. "

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Argentina's Alice In Wonderland

A nice little editorial piece from Argentina, a quirky and cute take on the Mad Hatter.



StudsAndSafetyPins






(grandmas paisley shirt, topshop mix vest, zara jeans ripped by me, office boots, everything else is vintage)

Alice in Wonderland by Annie Leibovitz

Alice In Wonderland fashion editorial shot by photographer superstar Annie Leibovitz with model Natalia Vodianova for Vogue US December 2003.

In each shot Alice (Natalia) features in a wonderland inspired theme with a famous fashion designer!



Tom Ford

Nicolas Ghesquiere

John Galliano

Olivier Theyskens (Rochas)

Marc Jacob

Karl Lagerfeld

Jean Paul Gaultier

Viktor & Rolf

Christian Lacroix

Donatella Versace

I would have enjoyed more crazy hair color on Alice, it might have spice things up a bit.