Posts tagged with Kristin Scott Thomas
March 16, 2009 | New Film | 
by Xavier Toby |
I admit that I went to see this film because the girl that sells the tickets at my local arthouse cinema is very cute. So I meant it when I said to her, ‘I’ve Loved You For So Long’. She missed the hidden message though and simply sold me a ticket and some popcorn. It’s okay, I got over it pretty quickly. I really like popcorn. And now to the film — it’s amazing. The reserved and powerful performance of Kristin Scott Thomas in the lead role is on par with Kate Winslet’s Academy Award Winning outing in The Reader. The whole film is excellent. One of the main purposes of any art form is to evoke a strong emotional response. There are a couple of moments in this film, especially the revelation near the end, that achieve that purpose with a strength I’ve seldom experienced. It’s a slow film, but that works to its advantage. Each character is drawn with such depth and complexity, and the plot is so tragic but true of the hardships of the human condition that this picture will linger in your mind long afterwards.
I’ve known the New York-based artist Jordan Awan for quite a long time now. Since he was in high school in fact. So I have had the privilege of watching his art truly evolve into something amazing. Read more
Anje Jager is an artist from The Netherlands who now lives in Berlin. I just admire her so much, with her clear line drawings and simple art strokes. Read more
Improv Everywhere strikes again with a spontaneous musical in a Los Angeles mall. Wireless microphones hooked up to the mall’s PA system ensured the feeding masses didn’t slip into Cinnabon-induced comas until after the show was over. Note especially the angry dude in sunglasses at about 2:51 — apparently he thinks nothing can ever top Rent.
Yes it may be cliched to acknowledge it, but having lived for some time now down the barrel of the loaded gun that is New York, it really is difficult to be cynical — as the folk laureate Rufus Wainwright is — about this city. Read more
We like this blog, Silent Cities. We like seeing images of some of the most noisy and crowded places in the world momentarily bathed in silence. There is something both serene and eerie about these scenes. The images above and below are from London, Sydney and Detroit. Read more
Dating or married musician duos are always interesting beasts. Their intertwining affections and chemical reactions make for a potent alchemy of musical magic. Along the same vein of O-era Damien Rice and Lisa Hennigan, Glen Hansard (frontman of The Frames) and Marketa Irglova are the latest lovey-dovey couple with longings expressed in fingerpicked guitars and mourning cellos. Read more
These vegan designer bags from Matt & Nat are made out of anywhere between 15 and 55 recycled plastic bottles. It also uses no leather, which is a big plus given that according to the UN, raising cattle generates more greenhouse gases than all the cars and trucks in the world combined.
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Parisian visual artist Francoise Nielly brings technicolour to the forefront in her latest series, Yellow. Featuring thick impasto palette knife strokes and trippy neon hues, Nielly captures the vulnerable expressions of her muses to a tee. Read more
Benjamin Edminston’s psychedelic heads seem to have some fearful wisdom behind their blissed-out eyes. Read more
It’s refreshing to see artists like Joe Kievitt who are contented to explore the beauty in simple forms and asymmetrical patterns. Read more
Mathematics? Leave me out. Fashematics? Now you’re talking! This gem of a site is a runway equation that adds up to a whole lot of wonderful.
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Some friendly advice for the neighbours, who simply don’t get it, or street art? You decide which one it is.
Illustrating the playful side of sexy, Donna Wilson uses burlesque and 60s pop art as inspiration for her original art cards. Read more
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