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monster mice: illusion and kitsch

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Dave

The exaggerated gestures and actions that formed a necessary basis for silent films could only live on in cartoon animation where American eccentrism could still be articulated, capturing the wild speed of a Chaplin, Keystone Cops, slapstick and other representations … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged alla gadassik, bill hanna, Clement Greenberg, danial nord, douglas kahn, Esther Leslie, felix the cat, Ingmar Bergman, joe barbera, Kurt Weill, Leni Riefenstahl, Lewis Carroll, miriam hansen, pearl harbor attack, Sergei Eisenstein, Stefan George, Theodor Adorno, tom and jerry cartoon, walt disney studios, Walter Benjamin, walter trier | Leave a comment

loose lips sink ships: uncertainty principal

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Dave

As Clausewitz postulated, war is simply a means for a pre-determined purpose. A continuation of policy which implies a rather solid and usually sordid link between politics and war. There have been newer theories, which may actually be clever repackaging … Continue reading →