Film

  • Film,  Photography,  Uncategorized

    Joaquin

    Joaquin, Joaquin, where are you? I think you’re one of the most talented contemporary actors out there; however, this interview with David Letterman says it all. I’m hesitant to post it because I don’t want it to detract from your acting ability — maybe you’re just doing a good job of that here. Here’s the feed from the Los Angeles Times. It will be interesting to see Joaquin Phoenix’s final swan song movie, Two Lovers, but maybe more interesting to hear the music to come. Oh and by the way, that Farrah Fawcett interview Dave refers to was 10 times more bizarre and she wasn’t acting. One unrelated side note:…

  • Film,  Science,  Sculpture

    Origami

    What did you do for Valentine’s Day? If you didn’t have a card for your loved one or if you didn’t receive one, maybe you can make up for it with some origami. I think there is a real art to paper folding. These videos prove that what may appear to be simple, is in fact quiet complicated and mathematically oriented as well. The science of origami with Dr. Robert Lang. Interview by Jacqueline London. Learn what airbags and origami have in common. Here’s some incredible paper art by Robert Sweeney as found on Shauna Lee Lang’s Art Advisory blog: Finally, this is an a cool trailer for the movie,…

  • Exhibitions,  Film,  Science

    Magnetic Movie

    This is a follow up to a previous post that I wrote about the Magnetic Movie in September on exhibits regarding the “faux” documentary about magnetic fields and how they relate to real scientists’ discoveries regarding the Semiconductor. It can be seen in the “Black Box” at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden through December 14th. I’ll have to not only check out this movie before it leaves but also the After Hours at the Hirshhorn, which I had on my list but completely missed this year. The last one was November 7th. I can’t mention this without adding that After Hours, the movie is hilarious and still ranks as…