Failure as springboard to success

By accident I am just discovering Chris Kraus, film-maker, writer and co-editor of Semiotext(e) as I came across the announcement for Performative Philosophy: The films and writings of Chris Kraus and Semiotext(e) at Monash University Museum of Art. An event I certainly wanted to visit, if it weren’t that far down under.

Performative Philosophy: The …

taxi to the dark side

arte TV takes its 20th birthday to show a special program, which also includes re-airings of important films or series of the last years. Tonight the main program (will be repeated twice in november) was ‘Taxi to the Darkside’ by Alex Gibney, a disturbing and important film, exploring the torture methods the world’s biggest …

something else: the window across .. etc …

I always liked Friederike Mayröcker writings .. and this is a perfect beginning of a film I would wish to see …. soon ..
DAS SCHREIBEN UND DAS SCHWEIGEN - Trailer>>> website of the filmmaker

women without men

A strange trailer was the best I could find to bring over a feeling for a film hard to be described. May be the closest description is indeed to favor its strong feminine point of view – women looked at in their unique characteristics, restrictions, and ways they find for their desires. A deep …

CELLOLUID. CAMERALESS FILM

... cannot say much more at the moment, as that I definitely want to see this exhibition at the Schirn in Frankfurt!
“Celloluid. Cameraless Film” at the Schirn, Frankfurt a.M., Germany
The exhibition “Celluloid. Cameraless Film” the Schirn, Frankfurt, focuses on a particular art film genre … .. in which footage is produced by creating …

reblogging: Sexual Milestones from Hollywood

I just HAVE to reblog this, as it is such a beautiful and enlightening post on Sexual Milestones of Old Hollywood. I found it on gawker.com, which refers to filmsite and other great film-related sites and simply should not be forgotten that quickly within the worldwide ww.

Alice in Wonderland

Though I really enjoyed watching the new Tim Burton version in 3D – despite some critical points one could add, but are out there anyway – it is so worth to look up and focus a bit on some older versions.
One amazing find has been made by the BFI - the British Film Institute …