BD80: Wininger

(June 30, 2015)

Pierre Wininger var born in 1950, and, er, slightly influenced by Tardi. Or what’s that other word that means the opposite of slightly? His first series (about a detective named Victor Billetdoux and his egyptologist friend) was serialised in Charlie Hebdo and Circus between 1976 and 1982. It’s not just his artwork that’s influenced by … Continue reading BD80: Wininger

BD80: Ardeur by Alex & Daniel Varenne

(June 29, 2015)

Ardeur by Alex & Daniel Varenne (1979-1986) This (sort of) dystopian post-WWIII series was published as a serial in Charlie Mensuel between 1979 and 1986, as far as I can tell. I say “sort of”, because where it starts out isn’t where it (sort of) ended up. Ok, here’s how it starts: A pilot (the … Continue reading BD80: Ardeur by Alex & Daniel Varenne

BD80: Comès

(June 28, 2015)

Le dieu vivant by Comès (1974) This early sci-fi pot boiler (serialised in Pilote 1970/71) is not a particularly auspicious start for my grand re-reading of European(ish) comics from the 80s(ish). For one, I hadn’t actually read this before, but picked it hup from Faraos a couple of weeks ago. But it is the first … Continue reading BD80: Comès

BD80

(June 28, 2015)

I grew up way up north in Norway. I was really into comic books. I liked American comic books just fine (both superheroes and stuff like Love & Rockets and Cerebus), but I loved arty French(ey) “albums” the most. When I was about 14 (in 1982), more complex comics started being translated into Scandinavian languages. … Continue reading BD80

TSP1992: Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

(June 28, 2015)

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales. Natalya Orlova/Dave Edwards. 1992. This post is part of The Tilda Swinton Project.

TSP1992: Orlando

(June 27, 2015)

Orlando. Sally Potter. 1992. This is dead brilliant, this is. So funny. Was this Swinton’s first “major”-ish film? I mean, with proper general distribution? I think I remember seeing this in an normal cinema in Oslo, instead of the Cinemateques where the Jarman films were shown… I’ve read a bunch of Woolf’s books (Between the … Continue reading TSP1992: Orlando

TSP1992: Man to Man: Another Night of Rubbish on the Telly

(June 27, 2015)

Man to Man: Another Night of Rubbish on the Telly. John Maybury. 1992. I was unable to locate this tv episode anywhere for my Tilda Swinton project. If somebody knows where it can be found (either in some physical format or online), please let me know.

TSP1991: The Party: Nature Morte

(June 27, 2015)

The Party: Nature Morte. Cynthia Beatt. 1991. I was unable to locate this film anywhere for my Tilda Swinton project. If somebody knows where it can be found (either in some physical format or online), please let me know.

TSP1991: Edward II

(June 27, 2015)

Edward II. Derek Jarman. 1991. This post is part of The Tilda Swinton Project.

Instructions

(June 27, 2015)

TSP1990: Your Cheatin’ Heart

(June 27, 2015)

Your Cheatin’ Heart. Michael Whyte. 1990. There were lots of weird British TV series during the 80s. This was one of them. I have no idea what it’s about, and I watched all six episodes. This post is part of The Tilda Swinton Project.

TSP1990: The Garden

(June 26, 2015)

The Garden. Derek Jarman. 1990. It has more of a narrative arc than The Last of England, and the imagery is wonderful (as you can see above), but it’s just not as compelling.  The actors who play the protagonist pair might be the main problem… This post is part of The Tilda Swinton Project.

TSP1989: Play Me Something

(June 26, 2015)

Play Me Something. Timothy Neat. 1989. This post is part of The Tilda Swinton Project.

TSP1989: War Requiem

(June 26, 2015)

War Requiem. Derek Jarman. 1989. There should have been subtitles on the DVD.  I was straining to understand what they were singing, and sometimes I wouldn’t understand what they were singing at all.  So I went on teh interwebs, and some parts of the libretto were in Latin, not English.  Har de har. Anyway, the … Continue reading TSP1989: War Requiem

My New “Trends in Packaging” Blog

(June 26, 2015)

So how do the kids pack 7″ singles these days? Reuse before recycling!

Further Adventures in Storage

(June 22, 2015)

In the last installment in this series, I had made a 4x 8TB eSATA RAID5 set, and performance was slow, and it was unstable. The disks went AWOL all the time with messages like   May 14 20:52:25 big-tex kernel: [ 3189.112594] ata5.03: hard resetting link … May 14 20:53:32 big-tex kernel: [ 3255.728753] ata5.03: … Continue reading Further Adventures in Storage

TSP1988: Das andere Ende der Welt

(June 21, 2015)

Das andere Ende der Welt. Imogen Kimmel. 1988. I was unable to locate this film anywhere for my Tilda Swinton project. If somebody knows where it can be found (either in some physical format or online), please let me know.

TSP1988: Degrees of Blindness

(June 21, 2015)

Degrees of Blindness. Cerith Wyn Evans. 1988. I bought this short film from Distrify, which is apparently kinda legit?  I hope?  I paid via Paypal, so it should be safe-ish, anyway. This post is part of The Tilda Swinton Project.

TSP1988: L’ispirazione

(June 20, 2015)

L’ispirazione. Derek Jarman. 1988. I was unable to locate this film anywhere for my Tilda Swinton project. If somebody knows where it can be found (either in some physical format or online), please let me know.

TSP1988: The Last of England

(June 20, 2015)

The Last of England. Derek Jarman. 1988. What a tour de France.  I mean force.  I did see this back in the 80s, and it’s still as powerful as back then. I still don’t get the cauliflower scene. This post is part of The Tilda Swinton Project.

TSP1987: Friendship’s Death

(June 20, 2015)

Friendship’s Death. Peter Wollen. 1987. I feel a bit bad about the dice up there, but I just don’t think this piece is that good.  I mean, it’s interesting (it’s about the Palestinian conflict reemagined as an alien robot conflict thing (sort of)), but… This film isn’t available on DVD, but it’s available from the … Continue reading TSP1987: Friendship’s Death

TSP1987: Aria

(June 20, 2015)

Aria. Various directors. 1987. It’s an anthology film, so some bits were good and some were…  less good? This post is part of The Tilda Swinton Project.

TSP1986: Egomania

(June 19, 2015)

Egomania. Christoph Schlingensief. 1986. This post is part of The Tilda Swinton Project.

TSP1986: Zastrozzi: A Romance

(June 19, 2015)

This is quite mad, this is. There are several scenes I found riveting, but for long stretches (especially the scenes with Verezzi), I kinda lost interest. I enjoyed the langudity of it all, though. Zastrozzi: A Romance. David G. Hopkins. 1986. This post is part of the Tilda Swinton Project series.

TSP1986: Caravaggio

(June 19, 2015)

Caravaggio. Derek Jarman. 1986.

The Tilda Swinton Project

(June 19, 2015)

You know?  You think there’s some actors who have better taste than others? This can be a false impression sometimes.  Any movie with Nicholas Cage makes me go “hmm” for a few microseconds because he started out kinda strong (Raising Arizona, Wild at Heart, etc), but he really has a pretty unerring ability to pick … Continue reading The Tilda Swinton Project

My New Concert Blog

(June 17, 2015)

Jazz!!! And my veins are now finally the exact same colour as the stamp at Mir!

Fauna

(June 15, 2015)

The other day I noticed some teensy bugs on the balcony.  I first thought they were ants or something, but looking at them more closely, I guess not? They’re so small that it’s difficult to get them in focus… Kill them with fire? I’ll buy some more poison tomorrow, I think.

Scott McCloud’s The Sculptor: A Reappraisal

(June 10, 2015)

The Sculptor is the long-awaited graphic novel (published by First Second) that has been reviewed a lot.  It’s a spellbinding urban fable about a childhood wish, a deal with Death, the price of art, the value of life, and a desperate love. It says so right there. But it’s been months since it’s been published … Continue reading Scott McCloud’s The Sculptor: A Reappraisal

My New Concert Blog

(June 3, 2015)

The light was even more difficult than normally…