Tag Archives: Arthur Penn

Lobal Societies

Until fairly recently, the mysteries of the left-handed seemed to be unsolvable, like the true value of the cubit, or the location of the Ark of the Covenant, or King Solomon’s cache of gold. But it was breakthroughs in neurosurgery … Continue reading

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cosmic atom anarchist of the aurora

What happens when you cross anarchism with nuclear physics? That could be a volatile combination to be sure, one wavering towards some nihilistic tendencies, yet stopping short of falling off the cliff. Artistically, it could be pretty interesting if the … Continue reading

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the future looks bright

Rube Goldberg.A fantasy world. And a fantasy not always in harmony with reality. W.C. Fields used to say “blame it on inertia” The inertia, the near fear and terror is technology in conflict with the established aesthetic rules of the … Continue reading

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reason to believe or be deceived: who’s zoomin’ who

The struggle between generations is one of the most obvious constants.The 1960′s were not unique in this sense, but were unique in terms of radical dissent and cultural innovation; an extreme form of alienation transformed from the typical peripheral experience … Continue reading

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DOUBLE EXPOSURE: Visual Fiction of the Personal Gaze

Most of Mario Varga Llosa’s novels are set in Peru. From his first works, Vargas Llosa has used a wide variety of avant-garde techniques to create an aesthetic “double of the real world.”; a subtle line between narrative form and … Continue reading

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PESSIMISM AT THE OK CORRAL

Do we blow up the ranch and burn the town or just take it over and run it into the ground? There has been a tendency in the discipline of film studies to treat the Western as ideological and, hence, … Continue reading

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MASKS OF PESSIMISM: MIRTH,MADNESS & MANLINESS

Clyde boastfully, but shyly introduces them with a disarming smile, accentuating the bond they share with the country folk – while anticipating (almost as an afterthought) the course that they are committed to pursue – bank robbery: This here’s Miss … Continue reading

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