my place by David Gale
Posted in CGI, Disney, Pixar, Wall-e, acting style on Aug 27th, 2008
The animation in Pixar’s ‘Wall-E’ is exceptional. The detail is more, rather than less, than the eye can absorb and the rendering of distressed, battered and grubby surfaces parallels the scuffed production design that distinguished the ‘Alien’ movies when they first came out. The film’s director, Andrew Stanton, has said “Life is nothing but imperfection [...]
Posted in Live Art Almanac on Aug 25th, 2008
The Live Art Almanac is a collection of responses to some questions sent out by the editors a few months ago:
What articles have you read, what emails did you receive or forward to a friend, what blogs have you visited, what texts crossed your path? Did they engage you, amuse you, or make you rethink [...]
Posted in Cambridge, Peachy Coochy Nites, Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett on Aug 23rd, 2008
is the title of a Cambridge-based festival celebrating, from October 22nd to November 1st, the pre-London years of Syd Barrett, one of the founder members of Pink Floyd. Syd died in 2006 after many years of reclusiveness that followed his withdrawal from the band as a result of a slow but irreversible breakdown that was [...]
Posted in Armani, Jack Kerouac, beatitude on Aug 10th, 2008
Market day in Dreadlock City. Down from the hills and out of the tipis they are coming in twos and threes. The ones who have come far have backpacks. Some have guitars. A tiny lady in her sixties in a black dress, upper arms tattooed, gold pierces, bare foot, leads a little black dog. A [...]