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Not Bowdlerizing But Baudelairizing
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[May. 17th, 2013|08:19 pm]
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Simone gave me a really interesting opportunity -- work a lot more, deal with more stress, work for a parent company that distributes through a company I find unconscionable... BUT: pay off grad school much faster, examine brand building from the for-profit side, build a strong working relationship and add another dimension to my portfolio & experience, gain access to research strategies that can support non-profit & arts orgs... But most importantly, think strategically about what I can take from a corporate/ad gig in an industry I find a LOT of fault with. Work on brand development for a MAJOR, MAJOR company on a product line that is deeply gendered and often fucked up -- and think about what choices can be made that humanize and empower women instead of compartmentalizing them. I haven't had a good opportunity to get uncomfortable in a while. I'm going to take it for this summer and see what happens. Posted via LiveJournal app for iPad. |
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| Two more Name of the Doctor Clips |
[May. 17th, 2013|10:40 pm]
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Clip #2 features the Doctor and Clara and he gives a heart-rending performance:
Clip #3 Features Clara with the Doctor's other friends and is so much whatever:
Plus pretty revealing radio trailer can be heard here at 46:26, or here. Those of you who have been tracking repeated memes this series will be pleased with a part of it. |
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| Nightmare in Silver - Meta/Review |
[May. 17th, 2013|07:43 pm]
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Googling, this past week, leads me to believe that people are divided about Nightmare in Silver, which boggles the mind. While I admit to preferring The Doctor's Wife (for its stronger and more emotive script) this was a gorgeous, gorgeous episode. If Gaiman's first episode is as much a celebration of Samuel Beckett as it is of Doctor Who, this one celebrates Bergman, and children's literature. Epic film and classic theatre. Nightmare in Silver is fantastic and Matt Smith has grown into a damn fine classical actor. Is the RSC calling yet?
Thoughts on symbolism and homages to classic film and children's literature can be found HERE |
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| The Name of the Doctor, Nightmare in Silver, other interviews, articles and 5th Doctor BFI panel |
[May. 17th, 2013|06:08 pm]
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The Name of the Doctor
Videos: BBC America trailer. BBC TV trailer. Next Time Trailer. Introduction by Matt and Jenna. Clip. Strax field report.
Promo pics/stills: 1, 2 (the most spoilery ones), 3 (a whole bunch of new ones, some spoilers)
Previews: Cultbox 10 teasers, 10 hints, review. SFX preview. Den of Geek spoiler-free thoughts. Radio Times preview.
Articles: Jenna teases the finale. Five Top theories on who is Clara. Trenzalore theories.
Nightmare in Silver
Videos: Behind the scenes, Neil Gaiman interview. Warwick Davies interview. BBCA Inside Look: Fast Cybermen.
Articles: Neil Gaiman RT interview. Collider interview. Neil Gaiman on re-writing the episode. Analysis of overlaps with NG's previous work
Other Fun
Videos: BBCA Nerdist: John Barrowman gives piggyback rides and Arthur Darvill on taxidermy in London. Compilation of fake websites and apps used on the show LOL. BFI Fifth Doctor Panel (more info). Brilliant fan-made TARDIS tribute. Steven Moffat laughs at our theories about the 50th in this interview at the BAFTAS and confirms series 8. Doctor Who ref in 'Frankie' starring Eve Myles.
Articles: Steven Moffat: Doctor Who is a children's show, doesn't mean it's childish. Jenna Louise Coleman interview. Nice photo of Matt and Jenna. Beano reprints issue that appeared in Rings of Akhaten, new issue with DW refs. Interview with designer of series 7 movie posters. |
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[May. 17th, 2013|04:54 pm]
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Die Martis post laborem Mel et ego convenimus in taberna in via Charing Cross. Ad Theatrum Wyndham's post cenam iimus ut comoediam Relatively Speaking Alani Ayckbourn spectaremus. Felicity Kendall partes Sheilae agebat, videlicet quamobrem comoedia recens (quae MMDCCXX a.u.c. primum acta'st) nos pellexit. Fabulam gavisi sumus, sed post hebdomadem dubito me argumenti eius recordaturum esse.
Atque Aristophanis Equites legere coepi. Qui me non noverit, false sentiret me tragaoediam non praeferre.
Die Mercurii iterum post laborem in eadem taberna in via Charing Cross cum Melle conveni. Ac iterum Edepol ! librarias non exploravimus. Sed cena comesta ad tabernam Crobar properavimus. Lagoenam meri partite bibebamus dum amicum Emmae quendam expectabamus. Longe de feminismo et arte colloquebamur (sed de hoc alias). Crobar est... non debeo eam amoenam dicere, immo commodissima est taberna ista, et horis inibi laete fruamur. Gaudeo me amicos habere qui sint fautores musicam metal ; aliter tabernas tam optimas ignorarem.
Poculis exhaustis ad theatrum Prince Charles iimus ut peliculam 2001: a Space Odyssey spectaremus, quam semper magno in scrinio spectare desiderabam. Anno ipso 2001 (immo MMDCCLIV a.u.c.) Seattlei incolans constitui magno in theatro Cinerama eam spectare, sed non accidit ; videlicet res gravior a consilio me distraxit. Non memini si vel ad potationem vel ad puellam attinuerit : verisimiliter ad ambas. Sed digressus sum... Quam pulchram in scrinio peliculam ! scaenae in principio in Africa praecipue me ceperunt. |
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| Star Trek Into Darkness: The Review |
[May. 17th, 2013|10:22 am]
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I was very leery of the second Star Trek movie, simply because I felt the first one had violated the Prime Directive of Star Trek: Kirk was dumb.
Which is not to say that Kirk was a sack of suet in the JJ Abrams-inspired reboot, but the fact is that the entire last act of the film involved Kirk lucking out through most of it. And while everyone has their own take on what Star Trek is or is not, to me a large part of Star Trek is that you don't ever bet against Kirk. He's not educated (even if times he aspires to be), but his low cunning has literally placed him up against gods on multiple occasions... and he triumphed. So to have the new Kirk hand most of the plotting duties over to Spock was a bit disappointing... and I was afraid that it would only get worse in the sequel.
It didn't, I'm glad to say.
The main theme of this Star Trek movie is unpredictability. In most Star Trek movies - hell, most movies - the captain has a job to do, and the course of action is pretty clear. But in this one, you're walking with Kirk as his crew and commanders disagree with each other, and most of them seem to have pretty good points. As the Captain, it's his job to make the calls... but it's pretty hard to second-guess Kirk's actions when you're not sure what the right call is.
And Kirk is still green; talented, but green. (Okay, this is Star Trek, so I must clarify: not literally green.) He makes mistakes, and then - to his credit - backtracks. This is a Kirk who is still very much learning what it means to be a Kirk, and to see a man flip-flopping as new data comes into play warms my Democratic little heart.
But still: uncertainty. There's a lot of sections that leave you feeling off-kilter, as in, "Are they really going to do this?" and that only gets worse if you know the old canon.
And now, I must venture not Into Darkness, but into spoilers - for like Iron Man 3, the less you know about the film the more you'll appreciate it.
( Can you believe that Scotty was a Cylon? Who saw that coming?!?!?Collapse )In the end, this Star Trek is... not that Star Trekky. The old Star Trek wrestled mightily with matters of theme and morality: the reason Star Trek II was so popular was because it asked, "What happens when you can't win the Kobayashi Maru? What happens when you're old?" This new Star Trek asks, "What happens when a violent terrorist - oh, wait, PLOT TWIST! Oh, look at that! Boom! Cool! And... hey, duty, isn't it great?" It just moves too fast to really actually ask or answer any questions. It is, like The Avengers, utilizing clever one-liners in lieu of actual characterization, which is witty and fun and does not lend itself to anything more than cartoon characters.
Which isn't a big ding. I mean, it's a big-ass summer movie. But the Star Trek concept has been watered down to fit in our popcorn, and it's satisfying enough. This may actually be a better thing on the whole, as the failure mode of Star Trek is BLAH BLAH MORALITY, and when Star Trek fails it becomes sludgy and preachy. This new Star Trek may fail at some point, at which point it'll basically degrade to Transformers... which, from a Hollywood perspective, is actually preferable.
(Fun Fact: Damon Lindehoff actually wanted to call it Star Trek: Transformers 4, which as he noted "Was technically available." He was joking, but I think there's more than a little acknowledgement that this new Star Trek is intended to be a blockbuster first, Star Trek second.)
I'm not saying that Into Darkness is bad. It's a notch below Iron Man 3, which I loved. It's a fun movie, and I'd encourage you to go see it. If you're a Star Trek fan, well, it's Star Trek Lite, and that's still a big hoopla, and they even throw in old references to make it work.
In short: it works. You'll probably be happy if you go see it. Benedict Cumberbatch is very Benedict Cumberbatchy, and Chris Pine does an excellent job channeling Kirk. And there's no need to stay through the credits, as there is no Shwarma.
This is all you need to know. Now go buy your tickets. |
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| Daft Punk is playing at my house, my house |
[May. 17th, 2013|03:12 pm]
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It's Friday! It's about three o'clock! It's time to Boogie At Your Desk!
( You what?Collapse )
If you like the track, go out and buy the album it belongs to - I'll try and recommend a suitable CD to purchase for any BAYD track.
The link to the mp3 will expire at some point in the future.
Today you are invited to Boogie At Your Desk to:
Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger [mp3 download, or listen to it on YouTube]
Well, I don't know about you, but I am celebrating the first UK number one in 2013 that I've actually known: Get Lucky. It is, of course, the return of everyone's favourite dancing French robots Daft Punk.
I know that the canonical Daft Punk floor filler is One More Time, and that's got some great bits (ok, mostly a great bit when the melody comes back after an extended absence). But for joyous electronic funkiness and vocoded[*] nonsense, I've come round to Harder Better Faster Stronger as my BAYD choice.
The only Daft Punk album I own is Musique Vol. I 1993-2005, which one can have from Amazon for less than £5 these days. It's got all the big hits on it (discluding Get Lucky, of course), plus a good handful of repetitive drum-based woogling. All the Daft Punk you really need, in my estimation :)
[*] OK, I have no idea what technology Daft Punk actually use to make that noise. It probably isn't (just) a vocoder. And I'm not even sure if "vocoded" is a word. |
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| a.m. gratitude |
[May. 17th, 2013|10:06 am]
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I'm lucky to have grown me a brain that wants to leap into action earlier and earlier in the day. And I'm lucky to live in a generation that has fostered a working culture that increasingly favors capitalizing on that type of brain -- even if it means coming to work later. Get up at 6, attack the independent work from home by 7, arrive at the office by 11 for collaborative work.
I'm lucky to have a friend who threw an interview for a lucrative (4th!) job in my lap.
And god bless the orgasm I had last night, and the "Let's stay up all night and drink beer in bed in the dark" that preceded it.
And thanks for the coffee I will have later today, and the small dogs I petted yesterday, and for good seats at Film Forum, and the daily improvement of my health and mental state. And for coconut summer sauce with potatoes and kale. |
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