John Waters: This Filthy World Vol. 2

John Waters Air Freshener

Easily the naughtiest event of the weekend was John Waters’ new stand up show. John was resplendent in his new Commes des Garsons tartan troos. I thought I was up to date on bad taste matters, but this filthy mind learnt a thing or two. Wanna compare blossoms? Read an extract from his new book…

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Los Angeles Plays Itself

Screen Shot, Los Angeles Plays Itself, 2003

Thanks to Lorna MacIntyre, I’m hunkered down in the studio, watching Thom Andersen’s 2003 video essay on his home town. It’s sensational. Here’s a link to what Open Culture has to say on the subject – and how you can watch it too.

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Pieter Bruegel, a low level obsession continues

Detail from In Spain there was Guernica, They Are the We of Me, GoMA, 2005

I’ve long used Bruegel in my work and been fascinated by the uses others make of his imagery. Tarkovsky as a way to search for a memory of humanity (Solaris, 1972), Von Trier as a pessimistic nod to Tarkovsky (Melancholia, 2011) and Roeg more simply to connect Rip Torn to Our David while their characters…

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Death 24 x A Second

Death 24 x A Second, Laura Mulvey

Laura Mulvey’s Death 24 x A Second (2006) has got me hooked at the moment. Buy it here. Read an interview with Mulvey here: Mulvey Interview 2007

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