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Hamlet at the Citz
A more twitchy, jumpy or paranoid Hamlet I’ve yet to see. Dominic Hill directed an almost unlovable Brian Ferguson as Hamlet, sometimes overwhelmed by the cast’s soundscapes. But there was lots to like about this production. That a horse-headed Goth band made sense at one point was a testament to the actors’ commitment. And the grave…
Read MoreArtists’ Moving Image at the BBC
I managed to miss both the Glasgow and the London screenings of these new films. All made with exclusive access to the BBC archives, in what must be a dream residency. Watch all 6 films by Kate Davis, Kathryn Elkin, Luke Fowler, Torsten Lauschmann, Stephen Sutcliffe and Alia Syed here.
Read MoreRaydale Dower at Tramway
Heard with my ears – last night. From the Tramway website: Raydale Dower works with a combination of objects, performance and sound to explore the limits of musical and non-musical composition. Influences range from punk, electronic and noise music, to Baroque and the musical experiments of radical 20th century art movements found in Fluxus and…
Read MoreDinosaur Expert I’m Feeling Lucky
You have got to go see Gregor Wright’s show at the CCA. I loved his GI show and this one has even more dinosaurs in it. Plus, you can come away with your own limited edition, erm, stegosaurus or similar I think, from Welcome Home.
Read MoreThe Woman Who Fell to Scotland
Am I the last person to finally watch Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin? I thoroughly recommend. Watch the trailer here .
Read MoreTurner Prize 2014
What a treat to go to the Turner Prize opening on Monday. Ciara and Duncan’s work looked fantastic and what with all the Glasgow folk there, it was just like a Transmission trip of old. Thank you Ciara! Check out Ciara Phillips’ work here. Check out Duncan Campbell’s work here.
Read MoreTrisha Donnelly
Loved this at The Serpentine at the weekend. Take a look at her online film here too. Trisha Donnelly, Serpentine Gallery, London, 17 September – 9 November 2014. INTRODUCTION ‘Some of the objects are sounds; some of the sounds are drawings, but I think that the drawings that I do are more of a physical…
Read MoreEmmanuel Carrère
Here’s a link to a wee piece on Emmanuel Carrère in the Guardian the other day. His book I am Alive and You are Dead was a great help when making Peter.
Read MorePeter now screening at Institut Finlandais – 5pm today
A change of venue for Peter’s Premiere to the Institut Finlandais. Here’s some info about the festival for you: International Festival Signes de Nuit An Independent World Festival History Since 2003 the international Festival SIGNES DE NUIT is active in Paris and world wide. In these last years we have presented some thousand films from…
Read MoreHito Steyeri – Lovely Andrea
Clare Stephenson recommended this 2007 film by Hito Steyeri, made for Documenta 12. And she was right to. Lovely Andrea And here’s an Afterall article by Pablo Lafuente on that and her film, November: For a Populist Cinema: On Hito Steyerl’s November and Lovely Andrea
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