Category Archives: movies/photography

The Serpent and the Rainbow

Posted on April 10, 2007 by twotreatises

The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis, 1985 In 1982 ethnobotanist Wade Davis went on several trips to Haiti to discover the secrets of the “zombi poison” and learned about the Haitian and voudon cultures while he was there. … Continue reading →

Posted in history/memory, literature, movies/photography, philosophy/religion | Tagged africa, anthropology, death, dostoevsky, haiti, liminality, the folk, voudon, zora neale hurston | 1 Comment

Pamphlet Architecture No. 20

Posted on April 5, 2007 by twotreatises

Seven Party Underground Rooms and Buildings for Water, Ice, and Midgets (1997) by Mary-Ann Ray (I first heard of Pamphlet Architecture, and Mary-Ann Ray’s work in particular, at the first BLDG Blog event.) I found this book/magazine interesting and informative, … Continue reading →

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The Decline of Western Civilization &c. [screening]

Posted on March 15, 2007 by twotreatises

I finally saw the first Decline of Western Civilization. Dir. Penelope Spheeris spoke and did a q&a afterwards. Notes from the movie: How much does it take for lyrics to lose their meaning (to the audience and to the singer)? … Continue reading →

Posted in los angeles, movies/photography, music | Tagged los angeles plays itself, meta | 1 Comment

as angeleno as baseball and buses?

Posted on March 8, 2007 by twotreatises

Tonight there was an exhibit of the Artists and Architects in Residence Program of the MAK Center in the Schindler House in West Hollywood. Two of the projects were of particular interest to me—the first because I like baseball, and … Continue reading →

Posted in art/architecture, los angeles, movies/photography | Tagged baseball, los angeles plays itself, mak center, maps, public transit, schindler | 1 Comment

movies mentioned in Los Angeles Plays Itself

Posted on February 25, 2007 by twotreatises

2003, writer/dir. Thom Andersen [one review among dozens] **edit** go here for complete list on the occasion of my seeing the movie for the fourth time an attempt… incomplete list: (*=i’ve seen) 110/220 American Me Annie Hall* Atomic City Babbitt … Continue reading →

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