That inspire, that I like, and that I hope you feel the same about
Dorothy Dandridge is one of the greatest stars that ever lived. I defy anyone to try to watch her and not be fully drawn in and seduced by her charm, wit, and beauty. If it wasn’t for racist tendencies she’d be as well known as Marilyn. Maybe history will catch up to reality and tackle that injustice eventually; but… Last month I posted a Dandridge clip, and with great pleasure offer up another tidbit today.
I am the walrus I mean hedgehog in the fog. Go explore, but never forget what sits by the fire. This should be San Francisco’s National Film Anthem, IMHO.
Hedgehog in the fog from Vikram Dakad on Vimeo.
If yesterday’s heartbreak didn’t quench that gaping black spot’s need to recognize how truly hard it is for some, let’s hit a slightly different note of that same sad song…
Sensory Overload (Interacting with Autism Project) from Miguel Jiron on Vimeo.
“You actually have a rapist here and you are doing nothing about it”.
“I feel bad for the people who have no one to protect them”.
It was on this day, 43 years ago, that Francis Ford Coppola and friends, established Zoetrope Studios in San Francisco. Indie owes it heart to them.
‘Cinema is the ultimate pervert art. It doesn’t give you what you desire – it tells you how to desire’ – Slavoj Zizek
I want a third pill! A pill that would enable that would enable me to perceive the reality within illusion itself!
Buy the DVD here. You deserve it.
Ever since I accidentally stumbled in to a show and found Jeffrey Lewis performing, I have found him one of the most inspiring, delightful, & Must Listen artists of any sort. Music, comics, and history. I have posted him many times before.
Today, give your self a history listen, of the music form that made me want to get camera.
