Out of order

YES YES YES!!! I KNOW !!!
I didn't write anything for ageeeesssssssss............

Why so?
To tell you the truth, I feel a kind of lack of motivation.
A few months ago, I was searching for a new blog website to start it over again but in a better quality version. I mean with a better template, with dedicated sections for topics I like (art, cinema, photography, politics, etc), with a newsletter system... but I didn't find any interesting right now and then, it turns out I had been working on several new projects so I kind of forget my blog...

So I don't really know when I will start it again.
But if you have any ideas or tips, feel free !

Sam

"Mad Max", directed by George Miller (1979)

A vision of an apocalyptic future set in the wastelands of Australia. Total social decay is just around the corner in this spectacular cheap budget gang orientated road movie. Where the cops do their best to lay down the law and the outlaw gangs try their hardest to defy the system. Leather clad Max Rockatansky husband, father and cop turns judge, juror and executioner after his best friend, wife and baby are killed. Here we see the final days of normality of a man who had everything to live for, and his slip into the abyss of madness. Mad Max is the antihero on the road to vengeance and oblivion. Written by Cinema_Fan

My touch! very good... but a bit long

"MILK", directed by Gus Van Sant

Upon moving to San Francisco from New York City in 1972, forty year old Harvey Milk gains focus in his life as a gay activist in the city's Castro district. Gay rights activism turns to political activism as Milk decides he can be a more effective voice for the gay community as a politician, elected or not. Through several elections and losses both for a city seat and a state assembly seat, Milk becomes the first openly gay man in the United States to be elected to political office when he wins a San Francisco supervisor seat in 1977. His many political battlefronts include one with the national anti-gay Save the Children crusade, led and fronted by singer Anita Bryant. Closer to home, Milk has a continuing struggle with his fellow supervisor, Dan White, a staunch social conservative. Written by Huggo
SOurce: imdb.com

My Touch! Fantastic movie... based on a TRUE STORY!!! GO SEE THAT MOVIE !!!

"Juno", directed by Jason Reitman

A tale told over four seasons, starting in autumn when Juno, a 16-year-old high-school junior in Minnesota, discovers she's pregnant after one event in a chair with her best friend, Bleeker. In the waiting room of an abortion clinic, the quirky and whip-sharp Juno decides to give birth and to place the child with an adoptive couple. She finds one in the PennySaver personals, contacts them, tells her dad and step-mother, and carries on with school. The chosen parents, upscale yuppies (one of whom is cool and laid back, the other meticulous and uptight), meet Juno, sign papers, and the year unfolds. Will Juno's plan work, can she improvise, and what about Bleeker? Written by {jhailey@hotmail.com}
Source: imdb.com

My touch! Very sweet movie. Lovely. Juno character is great.

ENORME!!!

Brainstorming
envoyé par FestivalDuCinemaEuropeen

"La Jetée", directed by Chris Marker (1962)

La jetée (English: The Jetty and The Pier) (1962) is a 28-minute black and white science fiction film by Chris Marker. Constructed almost entirely from still photos, it tells the story of a post-nuclear war experiment in time travel.[1]

In French, "jetée" means pier. When air flight was first introduced, airplanes would taxi up to a concrete walkway built onto the runway that was at the level of the entryway to the plane. As planes changed over time, airports were forced to change to movable walkways and staircases to accommodate ever-increasing diversity.

La Jetee is a very scary movie about how the world would look like, somehow, after a nuclear war. The black and white succession of pictures with a melancholic monologue create a very disturbing atmosphere that makes you literally feel the doom of a "nucleared" world.
It is say this movie inspired Terry Gilliam's "Twelve Monkeys".

"V for Vendetta", directed by James McTeigue

The movie is set in Great Britain in the near future. Under the guise of several terrorist acts, a totalitarian government is elected to Parliament under Chancellor Adam Sutler (John Hurt) to save the country from these terrorists. The only problem is the people must give up a lot of their freedoms for being safe. The government eventually becomes cruel, corrupt, and oppressive to the people. Driven by a personal vendetta, a mysterious individual William Rookwood (Hugo Weaving) comes to the forefront to take up the cause of freedom. He wears a mask of Guy Fawkes to cover his face, and changes his name to only V. V's mission is to kill all the doctors who had tortured him at the detention center, and bring back justice to the country. On November 5, in the process of blowing up his first building, V rescues a young woman, Evey (Natalie Portman), from the secret police. V takes over the TV station and broadcasts a message to the country condemning the oppressors in Parliament. V invites all the people to join him in one year on Guy Fawkes Night to see him complete what Guy Fawkes couldn't, blow up Parliament. Douglas Young (the-movie-guy).
Source: imdb.com

My Touch! I have been a bit disappointed coz to me, the movie is not dark enough. The totalitarian thematic is well presented by could have been much more dark, like Brazil Terry Guilian for instance. But it's ok.

"The Wrestler", directed by Darren Aronofsky

Back in the late '80s, Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, twenty years later, he ekes out a living performing for handfuls of diehard wrestling fans in high school gyms and community centers around New Jersey.

Estranged from his daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) and unable to sustain any real relationships, Randy lives for the thrill of the show and the adoration of his fans. However, a heart attack forces him into retirement. As his sense of identity starts to slip away, he begins to evaluate the state of his life -- trying to reconnect with his daughter, and striking up a blossoming romance with an exotic dancer (Marisa Tomei) who is ready to start a new life. Yet all this cannot compare to the allure of the ring and passion for his art, which threatens to pull Randy "The Ram" back into his world of wrestling.
Source: imdb.com

My Touch! Very touching performance from Mickey Rourke. A kind of common drama that makes you feel you get to enjoy your time.

"The Curious case of Benjamin Button", directed by David Fincher

"I was born under unusual circumstances." And so begins 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,' adapted from the 1921s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918 to the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man's life can be. Directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett with Taraji P. Henson, Tilda Swinton, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas and Julia Ormond, Benjamin Button is a grand tale of a not-so-ordinary man and the people and places he discovers along the way, the loves he finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time.
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Source: imdb.com

My touch! I particularly enjoyed this movie because of the constant renaming idea that time never stop running. To me, this is a great movie about what is life and what is death.

Alfredo Häberli

Alfredo Häberli was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1964. Today, he is an internationally established designer based in Zurich. He manages to unite tradition with innovation, joy and energy in his designs. The result are works with companies such as Alias, Camper, Iittala, Kvadrat, Luceplan, Moroso and Volvo.

http://www.alfredo-haeberli.com/

Hella Jongerius

was born in de meern, holland in 1963.
from 1988 to 1993 she studied at the academy for industrial design,
in eindhoven, department ‘identity’.
she first gained notoriety in 1993 as a member of the renowned dutch
group droog design. in 2000 she started with the company-name:
‘jongeriusLab’ her own rotterdam-based company.
jongeriusLab is making a highly unique collection of products including
ceramics, textiles, tableware, and furniture.
her works deliberately show the traces of how they were made,
embracing imperfections and unusual mixtures of materials and techniques.
http://www.jongeriuslab.com

we met hella jongerius in london on september 25th, 2004.
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what's the best moment of the day?
I like the mornings.

what books do you have on your bedside table?
I'm now reading about what everyday life in europe was like in
different countries in europe in the mid 1880s -
all the little details of how the women did the washing,
how large the living rooms were and this kind of thing.
it really interests me how it all works.

do you read design magazines?
only if they send them to me.
I just look at it.

do you listen to the radio?
I appreciate radio conversations, documentaries on the radio.
I don't like music on the radio and I don't own a tv.
I always listen to the radio, but talk. talking.


are there any types of clothes do you avoid wearing?
I would never wear girly clothes, or anything uncomfortable.

do you have children?
yes, two.
one here with me (she is visibly pregnant) and one at home.

do you have any pets?
no, I hate pets.

describe your style, like a good friend of yours would describe it.
I'm designer who uses a lot of ingredients to get to a product.
not only form, but also history, tradition and contemporary inspiration.
and I like to mix craft with industry. so in short... I can't be shorter.

is there any designer from the past who you greatly appreciate?
castiglioni - I can still look at his work and go 'whoa'!
in a way what he did was more shocking in that period than the
work we do now that people think is so revolutionary.
in that moment of time it was really something.

and of those still working ?
I like jasper morrison - but more because he is king of the profession.
every work he does is perfectly done.
of the others, jurgen bey I like, but then he is a friend of mine.

do you discuss or exchange ideas with other designers?
yes, with jurgen bey.
I see the rest of friend designers at receptions and openings,
but no, there are not lively discussions.

when you were a child, what did you want to be
when you grew up?
I wanted to be famous (laughs).
no, no, no, I wanted to be a hippie - that was first.
famous is not the right word - there is a saying you see-
something like ‘get your neck out of the woods’,
above the crowd - I wanted to get somewhere.

what is your approach to the question of ecology and
sustainable design?
I ‘recycle’ because I use old forms and old traditions,
but I don't lose much energy on that ‘ecological’ point.
what I try to do is to make work that is so layered, personal or detailed,
nicely detailed that it really touches people so they really want to buy it,
so they save for it and buy it and they have it for the rest of their life
like you buy antique or art or whatever.
in that way you give design a happier approach than the
throw-away cheap things that are on the market.

it appears to us that your work considers those who are
actually producing the work to put something of themselves
into the work so they have something that is not so boring...
do you think about the people who actually produce,
who work on your project. to give them satisfaction?
most of the time the people who work behind the machines are not
so creative. each plate that comes out of the painting room is
thought of by the director because the people are not interested.
I did a hand thrown project - there was only one man that wanted
to do this and he did it and made beautiful things, but the rest were
laughing at him. it is not a party inside the factory when I come to
visit, you can’t have it all. I make work for them that sells -when
there are big orders they think -
oh, so the market really wants it. so then they can have a job and
then they are really going to believe in it and then the love comes,
it is a strange situation. the understanding comes with the volumes
they have to make.

any advice for young designers?
make you own stories, use your personality or own ideas to
become a designer
you have to do it on your own power.

is there anything that you are afraid of regarding the future ?
any big issues behind the door?
there is a lot wrong.
africa is still dying from hunger...
and the whole aids issue - it is something you cant solve with design.
this is one of the hates I have for my own business because it is not
of political or social relevance.
the world goes on, with or without !

Source. designboom.com
http://www.designboom.com/eng/interview/jongerius.html

Quentin Shih

Quentin Shih (aka. Shi Xiaofan) is a Chinese photographer based in Beijing, which specializes in advertising, fashion and music. He was named Photographer of the Year by Esquire magazine in 2007.

Quentin twenty sets of photos from the series "The Stranger In The Glass Box produced for the exhibition" Dior and Contemporary Chinese Artists "at the Center for Contemporary Art Ullens in Beijing.

Source: http://www.w3sh.com/en/2008/11/15/photographie-quentin-shih-the-stranger-in-the-glass-box%E2%80%9D/

http://www.quentinphotography.com

"THE AGE OF MASS INTELLIGENCE", written by John Parker for Intelliget life

A very interesting article about the evolution place of culture whithin or life
THE AGE OF MASS INTELLIGENCE

"Ghajini", directed by A. R. Murugadoss

Ghajini (Hindi: घजिनि) is a 2008 Bollywood film directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced under the Geetha Arts banner by Allu Aravind. The film, is a remake of the Tamil film, of the same name, which was also by Murugadoss. That film, in turn, is a remake of Christopher Nolan's film Memento. It stars Aamir Khan and Asin Thottumkal in the lead roles while Jiah Khan, Pradeep Rawat and Riyaz Khan essay supporting roles. Aamir khan spent 1 year at the gym, continuously training with his personal trainer for the role.

The movie is an action-thriller, with strong romantic elements, that explores the life of a rich businessman who suffers from anterograde amnesia following a violent encounter in which his love interest, model Kalpana was killed. He tries to avenge the killing with the aid of Polaroid Instant camera photographs and permanent tattoos on his torso. The character of Aamir Khan will also feature in a 3-D game titled Ghajini the game, which is based on the movie.[2]
Source: wikipedia.com

"El Greco", directed by Yannis Smaragdis

El Greco is a Greek biographical film about the life of the Greek painter of the Spanish Renaissance, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known worldwide as El Greco. Based on the fictionalized biographical novel, El Greco: o Zografos tou Theou (El Greco: the Painter of God), by Dimitris Siatopoulos, it was released in 2007, directed by Yannis Smaragdis and written by Jackie Pavlenko. The main cast consists of prominent, at the time, Greek actors like Lakis Lazopoulos, Dimitra Matsouka and Dina Konsta, including popular actors of the Greek cinema of the 1960s such as Sotiris Moustakas† and Katerina Helmi, who, along with Juan Diego Botto, Laia Marull and others, surround the leading actor, Nick Ashdon, who portrays El Greco.
Source: wikipedia.com

"The Man Who Knew Too Much", directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Dr. Ben McKenna, his wife Jo and their son Hank are on a touring holiday of Africa when they meet the mysterious Louis Bernard on a bus. The next day Bernard is murdered in the local marketplace, but before he dies he manages to reveal details of an assassination about to take place in London. Fearing that their plot will be revealed, the assassins kidnap Hank in order to keep the McKenna's silent. Ben and Jo go to London and take matters into their own hands. Written by Col Needham {col@imdb.com}

"JCVD", directed by Mabrouk El Mechri

Between his tax problems and his legal battle with his wife for the custody of his daughter, these are hard times for the action movie star who finds that even Steven Seagal has pinched a role from him! In JCVD, Jean-Claude Van Damme returns to the country of his birth to seek the peace and tranquility he can no longer enjoy in the United States. Written by Wismerhill & Redking

"YES MAN", directed by Peyton Reed

Plot: A guy challenges himself to say "yes" to everything for an entire year

PRETTY NICE AND RELAXING
YES BABY!!!!!