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...writer, Andrzej Stasiuk, in defense of Kapuscinski: "Would we care about the truth if it was served up in a dull, pretentious way? I read Kapuscinski for the pleasure of reading Kapuscinski. I read his works for the sentences, paragraphs, fragments, the history he creates by pulling together details, second-long observations, crumbs. But is this the truth? I don't care...
...about The Factory, she ultimately engages the audience through the film’s intrinsic intimacy. Excerpts from Williams’s compelling short films—which experiment with contrast and light, creating a unique visual rhythm by alternating slow-motion images of Warhol and crew with speedy second-long splashes of faces, lights, and darkness—compliment Robinson’s caring investigation of her family history. A 2007 winner of Best Documentary Film at the Berlin Film Festival and the New York Loves Film Award at the Tribeca Film Festival, “A Walk into...
...Battle for World Supremacy, first held in 2000, is a single-elimination tournament, with 18 competitors who perform meticulously rehearsed 60 and 90 second-long sets. The participants—all winners of DMC national competitions—are judged by roughly 20 of their fellow DJs, who look for performance skills and technical ability...
...what's known as spotting - marking time according to the timecode, the film's official clock - the start and end point of each spoken line of dialogue. Then the subtitler goes to work, balancing the challenge of conveying meaning accurately within the confines of space and the roughly 1.5-second-long display allotted per subtitle. The reality is that despite the reputation of subtitling over dubbing as a form of cultural purity, the eye reads slower than the ear hears, meaning that more than a third of a film's dialogue is sacrificed for what is most essential. The general...
...Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA’s Desert Origins” unearthed lost masterpieces like “Same Way of Saying” and “All My Friends,” this reissue squeezes out session-outtake turds like the 15-second-long “Sentinel” and a song called “Soul Food,” which is—I’m not kidding—an improvised jam about buying some soul food.The live tracks aren’t much better. The band ruins an early performance...