Entries from May 30th, 2010
Doctors Without Borders/MSF and VII Photo present “Starved for Attention: The Crisis of Childhood Malnutrition”, a multimedia campaign exposing the neglected crisis of childhood malnutrition. Photojournalists Marcus Bleasdale, Jessica Dimmock, Ron Haviv, Antonin Kratochvil, Franco Pagetti, Stephanie Sinclair, and John Stanmeyer traveled to malnutrition “hotspots” around the world to produce a series of documentaries that [...]
Tags: Ann Curry · Antonin Kratochvil · Doctors Without Borders · Franco Pagetti · Jessica Dimmock · John Stanmeyer · Marcus Bleasdale · MSF · Ron Haviv · Starved for Attention · Stephanie Sinclair · The TimesCenter · VII Gallery · VII Photo
On June 2nd, Arts Engine’s Media Rights brings it’s audience 12 new social issue short films for their 10th Annual Media That Matters Film Festival. Located at the School of Visual Arts at their W. 23rd Street location (the SVA theater) in Manhattan, doors open at 6p and screenings are from 7-9p. The Media That Matters [...]
Tags: Abigail Disney · Activate · Arts Engine · Educate series · Make · Media That Matters · Media That Matters Film Festival · MTM: Impact · Pat Aufderheide · School of Visual Arts
Wendell Jamieson is in the habit of careful cocktail consideration before sitting down for an evening of movie watching at home. His New York Timesarticle entitled, Pairing a DVD and a Drink Takes Care is an excellent diary on finding the appropriate concoctions for each film. I think Mr. Jamieson has a point. When I [...]
Tags: cocktails and movies · New York Times · Out of the Past · Pairing a DVD and a Drink Takes Care · Wendell Jamieson
Americans for UNFPA, a U.S. based 501C-3 organization that builds moral, political and financial support within the United States for UNFPA will host a screening at Anthology Film Archives on 5/17/10 of Mrs. Goundo’s Daughter. UNFPA (the United Nations Population Fund) provides women’s health and promotes the rights of women in 150 countries. Tickets run between $10 [...]
Tags: Americans for UNFPA · Anthology Film Archives · Barbara Attie · Human Rights Watch International Film Festival · Janet Goldwater · Mrs. Goundo's Daughter · Sharon Mullally · UNFPA
I had the great pleasure of being part of a shoot at Sear Sound and then edited a couple of videos from the material recorded there. I met and spoke with Walter Sear, who was a great audio engineer but also film enthusiast and produced a number of B-Horror movies with his partner, Roberta Findlay [...]
Tags: analog recording · B-Horror Film · Roberta Findlay · Sear Sound · The Oracle · Walter Sear
A moment in time can be so telling, especially when it comes to the human condition and it’s effects. Henri Cartier-Bresson’s most recent exhibition is now at MoMA through June 28th, 2010. Entitled Henri Cartier-Brasson: The Modern Century, the exhibit brings early works up to around the 70′s and ranges from exotic locations to more [...]
Tags: Henri Cartier Bresson · Henri Cartier Bresson: The Modern Century · Magnum photo agency · MoMA · photojournalism
The end is near for The Newspaper Picture series hosted by the Film Forum. the last edition – so to speak – wraps up May 6th. Last nightt, the film critic V.A. Musetto of The New York Post introduced the 5:40p screening of the 1957 classic, The Sweet Smell of Success. Mr. Musetto only spoke briefly while the Film Forum [...]
Tags: 1950's Times Square · 21 Club · Burt Lancaster · Cliford Odets · Ernest Lehman · Film Forum · Headless Body in Topless Bar · Integrity - acute · like indigestion · Match me Syndney · The New York Post · The Newspaper Picture · The Sweet Smell of Success · Tony Curtis · V.A. Musetto · Vintage New York
