Month: February 2015

“Apparitions: Frottage and Rubbings from 1860 to Now” @ Hammer Museum (UCLA)

Written by diana on February 21, 2015. Posted in Art, Unhealed Wound. 1 Comment on “Apparitions: Frottage and Rubbings from 1860 to Now” @ Hammer Museum (UCLA)

Dominick Di Meo– “Untitled (numbers creatures)” This pioneering exhibit—the first to focus on frottage as an art technique– currently ongoing until May 31, is a scintillating, deceptively simple display of approximately 100 artworks by fifty artists using the technique known as frottage (French: “to rub”). ...

“Salamander”—Hiding Under a Rock

Written by diana on February 17, 2015. Posted in Television reviews. 2 Comments on “Salamander”—Hiding Under a Rock

“Salamander” the movie This Belgian drama twelve-part TV miniseries, released through Netflix and BBC in 2014, is a crime thriller in the same league as the edge-of-the-seat series Wallander, Bridge, and The Killing. A small private bank in Brussels, is robbed of 66 safe deposit boxes belonging to some of the most prominent...

“Still Alice”—Unforgettable

Written by diana on February 8, 2015. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on “Still Alice”—Unforgettable

Adapted from neuroscientist Lisa Genova’s novel, “Still Alice” takes a straightforward look at the sad, terrifying and difficult-to-bear illness of Alzheimer’s. But bear it we must. The story of Alice Howland (the remarkable Julianne Moore), a fifty-something linguistics professor happily married to a fellow intellectual (Alec Baldwin)...

“Foxcatcher”—Let This One Go

Written by diana on February 3, 2015. Posted in movie reviews. 1 Comment on “Foxcatcher”—Let This One Go

‘Foxcatcher” the movie “Foxcatcher” is director Bennett Miller’s explorations into the dark side of sports. Based on true events, “Foxcatcher” retells the dark and tragic story of the megalomaniac multimillionaire, John E. (“Eagle”) du Pont (played by the unrecognizable Steve Carrell). A failed wrestler himself, du Pont lavishes a...

Month: February 2015

“Apparitions: Frottage and Rubbings from 1860 to Now” @ Hammer Museum (UCLA)

“Salamander”—Hiding Under a Rock

“Still Alice”—Unforgettable

“Foxcatcher”—Let This One Go

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