It may seem odd that John Waters, the master of colorful camp, would be selected to interview Roni Horn, a self-described "conceptual" artist who creates simple, contemplative works: line drawings, blocks of glass, sheets of metal. On its face, the contrast is stark, but these artists actually complemented each other quite well in conversation, Waters' interest in film bringing out contrasts between Horn's various media and Horn's somewhat dry demeanor pairing nicely with the more flamboyant Waters. Both touched repeatedly on a common theme of audience, stressing the necessity of having a viewer to complete the artistic cycle, and discussed numerous threads of artistic creation and appreciation.
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The Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film continues its annual Top 100 List tradition with a list of the one hundred funniest films of all time. All members were asked to contribute 20 ideas, which were then compiled into the final list of mostly modern American films. According to the press release:
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory in Smell-O-Vision Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge Thursday, December 13, 7:30 More information If you missed the outdoor screening of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory in Smell-O-Vision at Union Square this summer, you have the opportunity to miss it again. The indoor debut of the event is sold out. Last July, a group of artists led by Megan Dickerson and funded by the Somerville Arts Council, presented...
Ben Affleck is by no means the savior of the city for making a movie all about Boston. It's just a movie, after all. But some recent harsh criticism from Slate surprised us. Dorchester native Patrick Radden Keefe notes the abundance of aesthetically challenged individuals in the movie and declares, "The result is not so much what [Scorcese's] Mean Streets did for New York as what Deliverance did for Appalachia." Cue the umbrage. Did he...
A judge informed Neil Entwistle, who is accused of murdering his wife and 9-month-old daughter in their home in Hopkinton in 2006, that evidence gathered in that home can be used in court. Entwistle and his lawyer were trying to throw out evidence gathered at the Entwistle home because the police didn't have a search warrant. Superior Court Judge Diane Kottmyer disagreed, saying that police were acting out of concerns for Rachel Entwistle's safety since...
Home Movie Day will be at the Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center, Room B04 tomorrow, from noon to 3:00 pm. You can drop off 8mm, Super 8, or 16mm film starting at 11:00 am. For more information, go to the official Home Movie Day website. Movies need a few scratches and grit. The new technologies of the day make movies seem almost too smooth and clean, but imperfect conditions make a movie more like a...
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory will screen at 8:30 pm tonight at Union Square in Somerville. The "Carnival of the Nose" starts at 7:00. So, you don't have Police tickets? Console yourself with the smell of an Oompa Loompa! You've no doubt seen the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder (not the one with Johnny Depp doing his best Michael Jackson impression). But now Somerville is giving you the opportunity...
John Waters will speak at BU's Tsai Performance Center on Tuesday, April 10, at 7:00 pm. Tickets are free, but you have to get them from the Barnes & Noble at Kendall Kenmore Square. John Waters used to provoke fear and terror in the plain-vanilla types. The mere mention of his name would have people thinking of transvestites, poop-eating, poop-mailing, cha-cha heels, and Tab Hunter. Now, Waters is almost cuddly, if a guy who wears...
Valentine's Day is only a few days away, and we here across the network wanted to express would like to tell you, in the spirit of the holiday, just how much we love you, our readers. Don't let it get to your heads, though. There are plenty of things we love, you included. Just be glad you're not amongst the things we hate. SFist saw their beloved mayor enter rehab, and they loved the opportunity...
Who needs advance reviews when this Bostonist's got an excuse to wear her vintage stewardess uniform to the theater? Thursday 8/17 Snakes On A Plane Jon Stewart: What's the plot? Samuel L. Jackson: Uhhh... Bad guy wants to bring down the plane... Stewart: What's on the plane? Jackson: Victims. Stewart: No no no no. Jackson: Reptiles? Stewart: Yes! Jackson: Poisonous reptiles! Stewart: Yes! Jackson: Snakes on a mother***ing plane! Stewart: They wanted to make it...
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