Michael Snow interviewed in 1983

By admin | November 13, 2016

Snow’s mellow tones are perfect for a Sunday morning. Watch this interview that Channel 4 made and broadcast in 1983. Impossible to imagine telly being this thoughtful and slow again. Watch Snow stuff, like Wavelength (1967) and his 2003 version WVLNT (Wavelength For Those Who Don’t Have the Time). “Why is it so long?” “It’s only…

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AMIF 2016 – evening session…

By admin | November 6, 2016

Managed to get to Tramers in time for the last three events of the Sarah Tripp curated Saturday bit of the Artist Moving Image Festival yesterday. So annoyed to have missed favourite Kate Briggs‘ performance earlier. Aniara Omann‘s performance (by John Nicol) took us back to teenage bedrooms, plaintive singing along… Catalogue by Holly Antrum…

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Free Fire

By admin | October 30, 2016

Here’s a trailer for the new Ben Wheatley/Amy Jump film Free Fire. Just like early High-Rise, reviews are not good, but have faith. One big shootout with Michael Smiley back in the mix? Like the last 2 minutes of Ressie Dogs, but for 120 minutes? One word or two? It’ll be fine. FINE.

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Ali Smith on Pauline Botty

By admin | October 29, 2016

This sharp wee piece on Botty is a good read (thank you Rodge). Plus a link to Adam Curtis’ blog post on her too. Though I’m in a bit of a mood with Curtis this week – I require some optimism in these dark days… Seeing Mark Cousins in the park today helped a bit.

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They Live

By admin | October 13, 2016

It had been years, and my excuse was the dissemination of Carpenter paranoia to the Fine Art students of the University of Cumbria Institute of Arts (in a rare mention here), so we watched They Live. It is virtually perfect. It’s not The Thing, but it’s close. More influential than you remember/was at the time you last…

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