Tag: film
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Photo Essay- How Much Did Blade Runner Borrow From Barry Lyndon?
Kubrick. Scott. Which one of these directors needs their first name in order to be recognized by most movie watchers? Yeah, thought so. Let’s try this introduction another way: Kubrick. Ridley Scott. Ah that’s better. Regardless of who is more recognizable, the fact remains that both of these cinema geniuses created masterpieces on celluloid. Stanley…
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AI Induced Shifting Subtexts- What Is And What Isn’t Art?
Let’s go back to 2016 and re-consider how the works highlighted below are more relevant today than ever when asking “What is and isn’t art?”. The recent surge in AI and chatbot produced ‘art’ has created new challenges in recognition, interpretation and validation. Or has it? [J.Barker Content Producer for The Silo] It became immediately…
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Seriously, What The F**k Do We Know About Reality?
Nearly two decades ago in a small theater in Yelm, Washington a little film called What The Bleep Do We Know?!? screened to its first audiences and the term “I Create My Reality” was thrust into the collective consciousness. Since then countless films and books have extolled the wonders of quantum physics and how understanding…
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ODDBALL CINEMA: CONVOY
Errrr breaker one. This here’s the Rubber Duck. CONVOY (1978): Maybe because I knew that director Sam Peckinpah was pretty much reaching new depths of being an irresponsible drug-addled drunk during production, that I figured maybe it would show in this movie, and maybe that’s why I’ve avoided it for so long. I mean, it’s…
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LGBTQIE And Ecosexuality
Beth Stephens & Annie Sprinkle “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” -Anais Nin Nature is born of sexuality. The two are inextricable and inevitable partners. Where humans find fault with sex that does not suit their particular beliefs in what is right or wrong, nature transcends. There is no taboo in the…
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Celebrity Homes: Andy Warhol Home Sold For $50 Million USD
Montauk, New York was celebrating its biggest estate sale ever after the closing on the 5.7-acre beachfront estate at $50 million USD that pop artist Andy Warhol bought in 1972 for $225,000 USD. The most recent owner of the compound was CEO of J. Crew, Mickey Drexler, who bought it in 2007 for $27 million…
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Award Winning Doc The Devil And Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston is not a secret anymore. Thirteen years ago, in 2005, director Jeff Feuerzeig released the Sundance award-winning documentary on Johnston’s life “The Devil and Daniel Johnston,” his songs have been covered by renowned artists like Beck, Tom Waits and The Flaming Lips and he has also been featured in the 2006 Whitney Biennial…
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Becoming AFI Celebrates 50 Years Of American Film Institute
“This book puts you directly behind the scenes for a story that began with a dream, overcame constant challenges, and evolved into the institution it is today.” ―Steven Spielberg “Documented here by the people who lived it, this is a remarkable tale of how a major institution, created out of whole cloth, wove itself…
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May 4 is Yom HaShoah ‘ Holocaust Remembrance Day ‘
The Holocaust was a time of devastation, hate and corruption and is considered one of the most terrible events in human history. While the horror and mass extermination of more than six million Jews is known as fact around the world, it is more than just history to Arthur Weisze— it is his most vivid…
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The Social Network Movie Blows My Mind
Movie expectations are a dangerous bag. We savor anticipation, but envisioning a positive experience before you’ve actually had the experience can warp perception and lead to anti-climax: the proverbial let down. Hype is another form of expectation, one that is projected from external sources. And how many times have we heard the phrase: “It just…