“The hour of the barbarian is at hand. The modern barbarian. The American hour. Violence, excess, waste, mercantilism, bluff, conformism, stupidity, vulgarity, disorder.”
Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism
my only regret
1. Millennium Mambo (2001, Hou Hsiao-hsien) 2. Wet Hot American Summer (2001, David Wain) 3. Erie (2010, Kevin Jerome Everson) 4. The Gleaners and I (2000, Agnès Varda) 5. Tropical Malady (2004, Apichatpong Weerasethakul) 6. El Futuro (2013, Luis López Carrasco) 7. The Unspeakable Act (2012, Dan Sallitt) 8. Novelist’s Film (2022, Hong Sang-soo) 9. Crazy Horse (2011, Frederick Wiseman) 10. The Shining: Forwards and Backwards (2011, Akiva Saunders and John Fell Ryan) A 21st-century deep cut (or two!) that didn’t make the list but that you want to champion to all Whispering Pines (2002 – 2018, Shana Moulton): a series of ten video art works, beginning as pranky camcorder performances, culminating in an After Effects new age opera, all responding to the artist’s experiences growing up in Twin Peaks country. I’m guessing there’ll be some votes in this bonus slot for Twin Peaks: The Return, and that makes sense. But for my money, Moulton’s tender, goofy videos edge it out as the more radiant refractions of Lynch’s ’90s soap.
None of my votes for the 21st Century Talkies poll cracked even the top 50 but I'm into it:
www.talkhouse.com/the-21st-cen...
Tapping the sign
In my dream life I’d live walking distance from a bar called Tee Cee Em, and you know what would be on all the TVs
Photo by G. Solecki/A. Piętak of a small figurine of a bear carved out of amber between 9600 and 4100 BC. The amber is a deep translucent orange. The display lighting makes it glow in places. The bear's head is carved to show ears, mouth, nostrils and eyes. A hole runs through the bear’s torso, suggesting it was threaded onto a cord. Dimensions: Length 10.2 cm, Height 4.2 It was discovered in Słupsk during peat mining in 1887. According to the museum catalogue ‘’Shortly after its discovery, the figure underwent conservation work to restore its original appearance as it was covered with a layer of dull patina from the exposure to the minerals contained in the peat. Already at that time, at the end of the 19th century, it was assumed the restoration had gone too far. The figure was stripped entirely of patina, the anatomical features of the animal were emphasised, the eyes and nostrils were sharply drawn, and the amber was carefully polished”. In 2013, a competition was organised by the Education Department of the National Museum in Szczecin, for children to choose a name for the bear. The winning name was ‘Słupcio’,
A little bear figurine carved out of amber some 6,000 years ago 🐻❤️
A hole runs through the bear’s torso suggesting it was threaded on a cord, perhaps worn or carried as a protective charm.
Found in a peat bog near Słupsk, Poland, in 1887.
📷 National Museum in Szczecin
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Seeing a movie at 9:30pm...
Justice for Alex Pretti, Renée Good, Keith Porter Jr., and all harmed by ICE. UPTE stands in solidarity and demands an end to the raids and building a society free from fear. #Minneapolis #Solidarity
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama speaks out against ICE murders in Minnesota.
"I think it is crazy that some people make it sound like it's acceptable, like the murder of civilians is acceptable."
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STATEMENT FROM MATT MOBERG, CHAPLAIN OF THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES IF YOU'RE A CHURCH POSTING PRAYERS FOR PEACE AND UNITY TODAY WHILE MY CITY BLEEDS IN THE STREET. MISS ME WITH THAT SOFTNESS YOU ONLY WEAR WHEN IT COSTS YOU NOTHING. DON'T DRESS AVOIDANCE UP AS HOLINESS. DON'T CALL SILENCE "PEACEMAKING." DON'T LIGHT A CANDLE AND THINK IT SUBSTITUTES FOR SHOWING UP. TONIGHT AN ICE AGENT TOOK A PHOTO OF ME NEXT TO MY CAR, LOOKED ME IN THE EYE AND TOLD ME, "WE'LL BE SEEING YOU SOON." NOT METAPHOR. NOT HYPERBOLE. A THREAT DRESSED UP IN A BADGE AND A PAYCHECK. PEACE ISN'T WHAT YOU ASK FOR WHEN THE BOOT IS ALREADY ON SOMEONE'S NECK. PEACE IS WHAT THE POWERFUL ASK FOR WHEN THEY DON'T WANT TO BE INTERRUPTED. UNITY ISN'T NEUTRAL. UNITY THAT REFUSES TO NAME VIOLENCE IS JUST LOYALTY TO THE ONES HOLDING THE WEAPONS. STOP USING SCRIPTURE LIKE CHLOROFORM. STOP CALLING YOUR FEAR "WISDOM." STOP PRETENDING JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED BECAUSE HE PREACHED GOOD VIBES AND PERSONAL GROWTH. YOU DON'T GET TO QUOTE SCRIPTURE LIKE A LULLABY, WHILE INJUSTICE STAYS WIDE AWAKE. YOU DON'T GET TO ASK GOD TO "HEAL THE LAND" IF YOU WON'T EVEN LOOK AT THE WOUND. THERE IS A KIND OF PEACE THAT ONLY EXISTS BECAUSE IT REFUSES TO TELL THE TRUTH. THAT PEACE IS A LIE. AND LIES DON'T GROW ANYTHING WORTH SAVING. THE SCRIPTURES YOU LOVE WEREN'T WRITTEN TO KEEP THINGS CALM. THEY WERE WRITTEN TO SET THINGS RIGHT. AND SOMETIMES THE MOST FAITHFUL THING YOU CAN DO IS STOP PRAYING AROUND THE PAIN AND START STANDING INSIDE IT. IF THAT MAKES YOU UNCOMFORTABLE-GOOD. GROWTH ALWAYS IS.
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The continent of Europe should consider focusing on their main problem: catching and prosecuting the notorious gambler Dr. Mabuse
Cast list for Oceans 11
I don’t usually share works in progress but…
pure art no notes
From Criterion Channel
This makes me so happy, The Unspeakable Act is one of my favorites of the century
You need to have something like this which is three words or less. Medicare For All, Black Lives Matter, Abolish Ice. The Russians even did it with Peace Land Bread.
You’re goddamn right
Star Trek The Next Generation scene. The bridge of the Enterprise is shown from above looking down. Data sits at his console looking back at the rest of the crew, who are all passed out in various situations; on the floor, slumped over a console, or half falling off their chairs. Worf, notorious Klingon warrior, dangles over the tactical station. No caption.
Remember to wish the hot girls in your life a happy solstice
Last night, we hosted a vigil to honor our colleague and union sibling, who was lost tragically to violence in our workplace. The best way to honor his memory is to make sure this never happens again. Read our demands at upte.org/demands.
L for Leisure Dec 15th at 9pm, The Roxy Cinema. Q&A with Filmmaker Lev Kalman moderated by A.S. Hamrah
NYC! Monday the 15th, please join me and "Mr. End Times Cinema" @hamrahrama.bsky.social for a screening of the beloved franchise L FOR LEISURE!!
Nice cover!!!
New York City! I'm rolling into town to do an in-person L for Leisure screening at Roxy Cinema. 'Tis the season.
www.roxycinemanewyork.com/screenings/l...
Kay Francis photographed by Edward Steichen, 1931.
MAMDANI: And I just think that there are barriers, barricades, to helping Americans that we can break down
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
Fuuuuck
As an SAIC student who’s relying on VDB, this is so disappointing
