Peter Yates’ Psyche

After watching BULLITT from way back when, I have come to the conclusion that I have great admiration for a director that commands presence with silence, utilizes an emotional climax with only subtlety…the undertow of intensity. Wind-blown wisps of hair across porcelain foreheads and glazed, horse-eyed gazes on the beach. Like Jacqueline Bissett, I discover…… Continue reading Peter Yates’ Psyche

“I’m Sick of Symmetry”

Viewed Buñel’s 1974 classic, “Phantom Of Liberty”. Have to note that I did the bougeoise thing and twice rewound a scene in which a police academy professor turns around only to reveal the age-old prank of having a piece of paper pinned to his back. Buñel masterfully weaves several subplots into one another, illustrating the…… Continue reading “I’m Sick of Symmetry”

Mind-Binder

Saw “Veronika Voss” by Fassbinder. The film offers two themes: the dichotomous “Jeckyll And Hyde” metaphor and the idea of life imitating art. This realistic post-war Germany piece is stunning. Though filmed in 1982, the film’s setting and cinematography is authentic to the period, believeable in its stark representation of Germany’s identity crisis, post-Nazi era.…… Continue reading Mind-Binder

Užupis Mano Akis

Daugau (more, volume)baltas (white, veins) Karsta (hot, sound)Zinosti (I know, your inertia) Vandiens (water, a bruised beach)Ausra (dawn, a chanteuse planet) Kojes (feet, werewolf machines)Smeles (sand, B positive) Ateik (come closer, monument lover)