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Ukrainian Poetic Cinema at the Lincoln Center

Posted on August 27, 2012 by James Steffen

The Film Society of the Lincoln Center is showing the cream of the crop of Ukrainian cinema on September 7-12 in a series entitled “Capturing the Marvelous: Ukrainian Poetic Cinema.”  All of these films are nothing short of dazzling and … Continue reading →

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Mondo Cinema 2011

Posted on May 26, 2011 by James Steffen

What do Jean Rouch, Fisher-Price Pixelvision and Liberace have in common? That is for you to find out. Andy Ditzler’s Film Love and Mondo Homo have a special screening programmed this Sunday, May 29, 2011, 7:00 PM at My Sister’s … Continue reading →

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Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis at the Atlanta Symphony

Posted on January 16, 2011 by James Steffen

Atlanta residents have the all-too-rare opportunity to catch a pair of live performances of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis (Op. 123) with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus on  January 20 and 22 (Thursday and Saturday). Donald Runnicles is conducting with with … Continue reading →

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Speaking to Las Vegas…

Posted on December 4, 2009 by James Steffen

Laurenn McCubbin, a professional graphic artist and MFA student at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, is developing an ambitious performance and gallery show entitled Speaking to Las Vegas in the Language of Las Vegas. The gallery show is … Continue reading →

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More potatoes, more men…

Posted on October 19, 2009 by James Steffen

  A new 35mm print of Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)–an avant-garde cult hit about a housewife keeping a very tight schedule–is showing this Friday, October 23, 7:00 p.m. at Emory University, in White … Continue reading →

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New in theaters: Bliss

Posted on August 7, 2009 by James Steffen

I just came across Stephen Holden’s review of Abdullah Oguz’s Bliss (2007) in the New York Times today. Holden writes: “[…] this consistently gripping, visually intoxicating film stands as a landmark of contemporary Turkish cinema.” It’s based on an acclaimed novel by Zülfü … Continue reading →

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