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Monthly Archives: January 2012
The Beer & Whisky Digest
A few friends and I have started a beer and whisky (amongst other spirits) blog. If you’re interested, check it out: The Beer & Whisky Digest. We have some content up already, and lots more to come. Feel free to … Continue reading
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Tagged Beer, Beer & Whisky Digest, Beer Blog, Bourbon, Gin, James Burrows, Kamran Ahmed, Liqueur, Rum, Rye, Scotch, Single Malt, Spirits, The Beer & Whisky Digest, Tristan Perry, Vancouver, Vancouver Beer Blog, Vancouver Breweries, Vodka, Whisky
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Red Desert (Il deserto rosso, Antonioni, 1964)
“Confusion will be my epitaph, as I crawl a cracked and broken path”. These lyrics taken from King Crimson’s Epitaph (linked below) perfectly describe the state of mind of a troubled mind — a “mind gone sick” —as depicted in … Continue reading
Mirror (Zerkalo, Tarkovsky, 1975)
Seeing Mirror (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1975) last night in 35 mm simply confirmed its place as, not only my favourite Tarkovsky — in other words, my favourite film by my favourite director — but, along with Memento and Rashōmon, one of … Continue reading
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Tagged aesthetics, Aleksei, Alyosha, Anatoly Solonitsyn, Andrei tarkovsky, Arsenii Tarkovsky, Chronology of Events, eternity, Fillip Yankovsky, formalism, Ignat Daniltsev, Krakow, Larisa Tarkovsky, Margarita Terekhova, mirror, Nikolai Grinko, Oleg Yankovskiy, Poetry, Russian Film, tarkovsky, Zerkalo
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Andrei Rublev (Tarkovsky, 1966)
In anticipation of viewing the full original version of Andrei Rublev in 35mm at the Vancouver Cinematheque tonight, here’s an old post — or rather a message I sent — detailing the film: Tarkovsky uses religion (christianity of course in … Continue reading
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The Kid With A Bike (Le gamin au vélo, The Dardenne Brothers, 2011)
Though well crafted, boasting some fine performances and an intriguing storyline, The Kid With A Bike (Dardenne Brothers, 2011) is a ‘safe’ film, with nothing outstanding about it. It’s interesting and keeps one entertained, but the drama is almost too … Continue reading
