Category Archives: movies/photography

Creativity in Exile

Posted on July 23, 2007 by twotreatises

I once skimmed through a book by Hana Pichova titled The Art of Memory in Exile. The book is specifically about Vladimir Nabakov and Milan Kundera. It begins with analysis of a novels by each author written while in exile … Continue reading →

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Filmforum presents “F is for Phony”

Posted on June 20, 2007 by twotreatises

Sunday June 24, 2007, 7:00 pm $9 (general), $6 (students/seniors), free for Filmforum members L.A. Film Forum @ the Egyptian Theater (Steven Spielberg Theatre) 6712 hollywood blvd. hollywood, ca 90028 “In celebration of the publication of F is for Phony: … Continue reading →

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Darwin’s Nightmare

Posted on June 18, 2007 by twotreatises

This movie sticks with you. It’s a documentary set in Tanzania about a town wholly dependent on the export of a certain type of fish (that ate all the other local fish) to European countries. It shows how the fish … Continue reading →

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movies mentioned in Los Angeles Plays Itself (take 2)

Posted on May 28, 2007 by twotreatises

Movies in order of appearance The Crimson Kimono (1959) Pushover (1954) He Walked by Night (1948) Nocturne (1946) Pushover (1954) The Strip (1951) Out of Bounds (1986) Hickey and Boggs (1972) The Glimmer Man (1996) They Live (1988) Out of … Continue reading →

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Catastrophe in Los Angeles (quotes)

Posted on April 20, 2007 by twotreatises

“Only catastrophe gets our attention. We want them, we need them, we depend on them. As long as they happen somewhere else. This is where California comes in. Mud slides, brush fires, coastal erosion, earthquakes, mass killings, etcetera. We can … Continue reading →

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