Date posted: August 31, 2007
There is a lot that can be said against Summer Palace the latest film by director Lou Ye, which has been banned in China, because of its depiction of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. The film is too long, there are too many tedious sex scenes, which go on for too long and halfway through the film it looses focus. But still, despite its flaws, I was moved.
Date posted: August 27, 2007
Global Cities is a pared down version of the main exhibition at last year’s Venice Architecture Biennale. When you read this, the exhibition will already have been dismantled, because I myself only visited it during its last weekend. However, some of the photos and videos on show can still be viewed online.
Date posted: August 27, 2007
It seems that everybody loves Zaha Hadid, and so do I. It is hard not to love her. She designs sleek buildings and furniture, with sexy curves and sharp edges that make you want to reach out to touch and caress them.
Holland Animation Film festival 2008
As with every edition of the Holland Animation Film festival there were too many films. And also as with every edition the films ranged from hilarious, touching and stunning to boring, tedious and outright dreadful.
I'm a cyborg is yet another highly intelligent movie by Park Chan-wook. It's also a visual treat and in its own special way profoundly moving.
Supplementary material for my review of Gregory Clark: A Farewell to Alms; Paul Collier: The Bottom Billion; and Dani Rodrik: One Economics, Many Recipes.
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