Getty Voices: Directing Landscape
Music and landscape combine to create a powerful "separate reality."
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All Posts by Juvenio L. Guerra
Ramblin' man, son of a gun, art lover, cinephile... media relations pro.
Do Androids Dream of Electric L.A.?
As some parts of the world approach the dystopian, cyberpunk 2019 Los Angeles depicted in Blade Runner, the film’s relation to architecture and environment is worth another look.
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Neon Hitmen
Tokyo Drifter, screening this weekend, “smacks you in the face with a bucket of WTF paint.”
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Whispers and Shadows: Ray K. Metzker and “Street Noir”
“I imagine the people in Metzker’s photographs as supporting characters in a film noir—captured on an average day, precisely at the loneliest moment before the cruel twist of fate takes hold.”
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Victims of Soicumstance: My Automatic Visual Reactions to Messerschmidt
Big, bald, and menacing: reactions to Messerschmidt’s A Hypocrite and a Slanderer.
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World War Zinnemann
From Casablanca to Saving Private Ryan, the horrors and heroisms of World War II have provided decades of cinematic material. However, as director Fred... Read More
Cocteau Dreams, In Nitrate
“One of the characteristics of the dream is that nothing surprises us in it. With no regret, we agree to live in it with... Read More
The Ordinary Becomes Mystical: A Conversation with Betye Saar
On a Sunday, you might find artist Betye Saar at the Pasadena College flea market, scouting for treasures. The energetic 85-year-old is still an... Read More
Havana Mon Amour
This weekend, we’re screening a four-part film series, Soy Cuba!, that offers a brutal and beautiful look at Cuba through different perspectives in the... Read More
Encuentros Quemando con Surreal Encanto
Digging for fire at the Getty Research Institute’s recent symposium Vivísimo Muerto: Debates on Surrealism in Latin America, I recalled Guillaume Apollinaire’s thoughts on... Read More