Arts
Review: Oasis
Oasis Morning Glory: A Classic Album under Review Sexy Intellectual Street: 03.13 By now you know the formula: a few British journalists, a contemporary musician and maybe a friend or foe of the band offer up their opinions regarding an album, often assessing the scene that was with a great amount of hindsight. Having lived
Review: Hostage
Hostage Constantine Giannaris Koch Lorber Street: 02.13 Hostage is, as Milhouse Van Houten once said, “like Speed 2, only on a bus instead of a boat!” It tells the story of Senia, a scruffy, young Albanian immigrant who, armed with an assault rifle and a grenade, hijacks a bus one summer morning in northern Greece.
Review: The HEE HAW Collection featuring George Strait
The HEE HAW Collection featuring George Strait Frank Peppiatt Time Life Street: 05.01 If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like if a bunch of inbred jackasses from Arkansas had their own variety show, then look no further than this HEE HAW DVD. One more in a series of Time Life releases, this 1983
Review: Hacking Democracy
Hacking Democracy Simon Ardizzone and Russell Michaels Docurama Street: 04.10 Hacking Democracy is yet another documentary set out to uncover the truth about voter disenfranchisement in the past few elections. As far as cinematic quality goes, Hacking Democracy is much less visually captivating than American Blackout and others made in the same vein. The undeniable
Bellyography: Jaci – June 2007
Jaci evokes a memory of female strength and authority, while maintaining the beauty and sensuality of the dance. It is mythical, mesmerizing, and eternal. … read more
What’s that smell? Oh, it’s Art in the Air: June...
Often gallery stroll gets so busy I can’t make it to all the shows I want to see. Last month I missed Max’s Grundy’s “The Art of Tragedy” Luckily this show will remain on display until June 13th at Tanner Frames located at 230 S 500 W #105 in the New Art Space building. (Enter
Review: Fratricide
Fratricide Yilmaz Arslan Koch Lorber Films Street: 02.07 Four exiles living in Germany, two Turks and two Kurds, meet in the streets of Berlin. Their poor and desperate situation throws them into a violent crisis of identity and dignity, as they make unspeakable sacrifices to stay alive and send money home. The film has a
Review: Following Sean
Following Sean Ralph Arlyck New Video Group Street: 03.27 In 1969, Ralph Arlyck interviewed his four-year-old neighbor, Sean Farrell, in an apartment on Haight Street, San Francisco. Sean, the son of two hippies in an “open” marriage, speaks about his experiences smoking pot and seeing cops bust people. Arlyck draws on a wealth of old
Review: The Best of Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters
The Best of Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters Sid and Mary Krafft Time Life Street: 05.01 The 1980s were hard times for TV variety shows. The genre was big in the early years of television, as carnies and vaudevillians made the jump from the stage to the small screen. Several decades later we were
Bellyography: SHAUNELLE – May 2007
Elegance and grace are alive and well. Both are embodied in Shaunelle’s nostalgic dance style. … read more