♥ I'm Not There: Original Soundtrack
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finally, tonight's the night for the Swell Season concert that got postponed from november 2009! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5KV1Lf2NkY
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somehow ended up with a pretty belgian "Louis Braille" €2 commemorative coin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E2%82%AC2_commemorative_coins
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pretty cool to see dutch QI host Arthur Japin making a brief appearance on latest british QI episode
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judging by all the confetti on the streets here in town, I missed this year's carnaval parade
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http://urbanphotocollective.nl/?pageID=10&themeID=13431 Chinese New Year parade meet-up in Den Haag this afternoon
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movie trivia: Bill Paxton is the only person to be killed by an Alien, a Predator and a Terminator.
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Scheveningen in b/w
1. posted by ACJ at 00:53 on February 12, 2010
Oh, nice! Then again, I'm biased towards Scheveningen, black and white, and your style of photography. :)
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RT @waxpancake Eric Costello just posted a new blog post, his first since Flickr launched six years ago: http://glish.com/add a comment
buzz buzz buzz
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Premendo al centro, l'assenza di 'clic clac' garantisce l'integrita della chiusura
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The Swell Season on Boing Boing Video - I can't wait to see them live on feb 23rd!
my International Film Festival Rotterdam 2010 overview: http://iffr2010.milov.nl/ #iffr
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RT @siamusic best facepaint in a video ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jOgOi-d8DMadd a comment
finally I get to experience new facebook layout for myself
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IFFR film 23 (final): Les Barons (Ben Yadir Nabil, Belgium): 4/5
A perfect film to end my festival experience with. Some forced drama, but consistently very funny, through the credits even.
A perfect film to end my festival experience with. Some forced drama, but consistently very funny, through the credits even.
IFFR film 22: Symbol (Matsumoto Hitoshi, Japan): 4/5
The most original film I've seen in a long time. Even more surreal than Matsumoto's previous film Big Man Japan,
and a lot more enjoyable and moving.
The most original film I've seen in a long time. Even more surreal than Matsumoto's previous film Big Man Japan,
and a lot more enjoyable and moving.
IFFR film 21: Police, Adjective (Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania): 3/5
Seemingly boring at first, but saved by some brilliant and long single-shot dialogs on language and meaning of words.
Seemingly boring at first, but saved by some brilliant and long single-shot dialogs on language and meaning of words.
IFFR film 20: Visage (Taiwan/France): 3.5/5
Not as impressive as 2007's I Don't Want To Sleep Alone, but Tsai Ming-liang + Lee Kang-sheng = always good. I wish I could have also caught the Déjà passer series of Taiwanese short films, which featured works by/with both of them.
Not as impressive as 2007's I Don't Want To Sleep Alone, but Tsai Ming-liang + Lee Kang-sheng = always good. I wish I could have also caught the Déjà passer series of Taiwanese short films, which featured works by/with both of them.
IFFR film 19: Café Noir / 카페 느와르 (Jung Sung-Il, South Korea): 4/5
Wow, very long at over 3 hours (they even included a 15 minute break in the middle which is rare for a festival showing), but quite something special, especially for those well versed in Korean films. Luckily the second half was even better than the first. An interesting mix of styles, switching from colour to b/w for some scenes etc. And I've never seen the city of Seoul itself used as a character quite as beautifully like this, with long single-take shots where the camera just glides along the streets or river for minutes and minutes.
Also: it wasn't until the credits that I realized one of the characters that looked so familiar to me was played by indie music star Yozoh! The little keyboard she continuously carried on her back should have been a hint, I suppose.
Wow, very long at over 3 hours (they even included a 15 minute break in the middle which is rare for a festival showing), but quite something special, especially for those well versed in Korean films. Luckily the second half was even better than the first. An interesting mix of styles, switching from colour to b/w for some scenes etc. And I've never seen the city of Seoul itself used as a character quite as beautifully like this, with long single-take shots where the camera just glides along the streets or river for minutes and minutes.
Also: it wasn't until the credits that I realized one of the characters that looked so familiar to me was played by indie music star Yozoh! The little keyboard she continuously carried on her back should have been a hint, I suppose.
IFFR film 18: My Daughter (Charlotte Lay Kuen Lim, Malaysia): 2.5/5
IFFR film 15: Twisted Roots / Väärät Juuret (Finland): 4/5
Another one of my favourites of this year. Colourful family story, in pretty Finnish winter scenes that (as explained by director Saara Saarela during the Q&A) had to be shot quickly during the 2.5 hours of daylight available each day. Nice soundtrack too.
Another one of my favourites of this year. Colourful family story, in pretty Finnish winter scenes that (as explained by director Saara Saarela during the Q&A) had to be shot quickly during the 2.5 hours of daylight available each day. Nice soundtrack too.
IFFR film 14: Nymph / นางไม้ (Thailand): 3/5
Dreamy atmospheric Pen-Ek Ratanaruang treatise on the dangers of extra-marital treehugging.
Dreamy atmospheric Pen-Ek Ratanaruang treatise on the dangers of extra-marital treehugging.
IFFR film 12: Toad's Oil / ガマの油 (Japan): 4.5/5
My favourite film of IFFR 2010. Wonderful directorial debut (and starring role) by one of my favourite actors, Kôji Yakusho. A funny colourful moving story, in some parts reminiscent of the surrealness/sensibility of Taste of Tea. Also a nice role for Satomi Kobayashi of Megane / Kamome Diner.
My favourite film of IFFR 2010. Wonderful directorial debut (and starring role) by one of my favourite actors, Kôji Yakusho. A funny colourful moving story, in some parts reminiscent of the surrealness/sensibility of Taste of Tea. Also a nice role for Satomi Kobayashi of Megane / Kamome Diner.
1. posted by Riekele at 22:25 on February 14, 2010
Cool! Vond dit ook mijn favourite op het IFFR dit jaar, echt een geniale mix van humor en drama.
2. posted by Milo at 15:18 on February 16, 2010
Goed zo :D
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IFFR film 11: All That I Love / Wszystko co kocham (Jacek Borcuch, Poland): 4/5
After this very enjoyable film that I chose mostly as a schedule filler, an extra surprise was to see that the director and part of the cast had arrived in Rotterdam just in time to do a fun Q&A afterwards. Always quite special to suddenly see the real actors walk out in front after having just watched them on the big screen.
After this very enjoyable film that I chose mostly as a schedule filler, an extra surprise was to see that the director and part of the cast had arrived in Rotterdam just in time to do a fun Q&A afterwards. Always quite special to suddenly see the real actors walk out in front after having just watched them on the big screen.
IFFR film 10: Where Is Africa: Concert 1 - Opening Night
One animated short from 1966, followed by two silent films (one from 2010, one from 1927) accompanied by excellent live music!
One animated short from 1966, followed by two silent films (one from 2010, one from 1927) accompanied by excellent live music!
IFFR film 9: Trash Humpers (US): 3/5
Crazy ugly funny repetitive VHS weirdness from Harmony Korine. The funny stories and voicemail messages shared beforehand were a nice treat. Lots of walk-outs during the film itself though. I laughed a lot, but can imagine it was a real rough film to get through for those audience members that went in without any idea of what to expect :)
Crazy ugly funny repetitive VHS weirdness from Harmony Korine. The funny stories and voicemail messages shared beforehand were a nice treat. Lots of walk-outs during the film itself though. I laughed a lot, but can imagine it was a real rough film to get through for those audience members that went in without any idea of what to expect :)
IFFR film 7: Adrift / Chơi vơi (Vietnam): 3/5
In my experience Vietnamese films are some of the most photogenic films in the world, this one certainly was too. Had to run to another film afterwards so I missed the Q&A with director Bui Thac Chuyen (who also directed Living in Fear, which I saw at IFFR 2007).
In my experience Vietnamese films are some of the most photogenic films in the world, this one certainly was too. Had to run to another film afterwards so I missed the Q&A with director Bui Thac Chuyen (who also directed Living in Fear, which I saw at IFFR 2007).
IFFR film 6: Susa / სუსა (Rusudan Pirveli, Georgia): 3.5/5
Strikingly gritty landscapes. Also, I learned the Georgian alphabet is really pretty.
Strikingly gritty landscapes. Also, I learned the Georgian alphabet is really pretty.
1. posted by gmail.com,skype.ge,სულაკაური at 20:58 on March 30, 2010
rodis gamodis es filmi ekranebze ?
2. posted by jklkl at 20:34 on December 19, 2011
Tebervalshi
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The Swell Season @ Paradiso, Amsterdam
1. posted by hotmail.com,eefjearts,Eefje at 12:06 on February 27, 2010