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In Paris, 1900, two friends, Jules (Austrian) and Jim (French) fall in love with the same woman, Catherine. But Catherine loves and marries Jules. After WWI, when they meet again in Germany, Catherine starts to love Jim… This is the story of three people in love, a love which does not affect their friendship, and about how their relationship envolves with the years. Written by Yepok

Directed by Trufaut in 62.  With Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, and Henri Serre.  Part of Cineforo’s tribute to the French New Wave.  After A Bout De Souffle, this is the best film in the series.  At 4, 6, and 8:00.

October 31st, 2008 | Tags: Henri Serre., Jeanne Moreau, Jules and Jim, Oskar Werner | Category: Events, Filmage |  Print This Post |  Email This Post | Leave a comment

A French young woman has spent the night with a japanese man, at Hiroshima where she went for the shooting of a film about peace. He reminds her of the first man she loved. It was during World War II, and he was a German soldier. The main themes of this film are memory and oblivion. Written by Yepok.

Stars Emmauelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Bernard Fresson, and Stella Dassas.  Directed by Alain Resnais in 1959.  Part of Cine Foro’s French New Wave series.  At 4, 6, and 8:00.

October 31st, 2008 | Tags: Alain Resnais, Bernard Fresson, Eiji Okada, Emmauelle Riva, Hiroshima Mon Amour, Stella Dassas | Category: Events, Filmage |  Print This Post |  Email This Post | Leave a comment

So what’s up with this?  I’ve heard this rumor 1/2 dozen times.  Is Radiohead coming to GDL in January or not.  I’ve looked on line and, nothing.  Check the official website - nothing.  Pollstar - nothing.  Yet the rumors persist.  Anyone have any G2 on this?  Please comment.

October 31st, 2008 | Tags: radiohead | Category: Tuneage |  Print This Post |  Email This Post | Leave a comment

Here’s a must see.  The Skatalites are playing at Calle 2, Parres Arias Y Periferico on Saturday the 1st.  If you have even a passing interest in ska, reggae, 2 tone, rock steady, or any of the dozens of off shoots, then this one is for you.  The band that started it all back in the early 60s.  I’ve seen them a couple of times over the years and they are always incredible.  Mellow, spliff-friendly scanking music.  Also playing:  Golden Ganga, Sensemaya, Bomboclat, Oveja Negra, Los Cirko Kandela, and Buena Vibra Social.  Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em.

October 31st, 2008 | Tags: Bomboclat, Buena Vibra Social, Golden Ganga, Los Cirko Kandela, Oveja Negra, Sensemaya, skatalites | Category: Events, Tuneage |  Print This Post |  Email This Post | Leave a comment

Just caught this last night.  The Coen Brothers are in usual fine form with this black comedy set in and around Washington D.C.   Sure the characters are cartoonish, the plot convoluted, and there is plenty of actor-showboating (all complaints from critics) but, hey, it’s a Coen Brothers’ film - what were they expecting.  Go see it.  Funny and engaging from beginning to end.  A virtual nonstop series of one-liners (brad pitt: “Osbourne Cox? I thought you might be worried… about the security… of your shit.”) 

At all the major theaters.

October 30th, 2008 | Tags: burn after reading | Category: Filmage |  Print This Post |  Email This Post | Comments Off

This comes from a friend and viewer.  Thanks Clark.  Keep them coming!

October 29th, 2008 | Tags: guadalajara, Street Art | Category: Street Art |  Print This Post |  Email This Post | Leave a comment

Don\’t Vote

Hey.  This is an important one so, if you’re a US citizen, get your hiney down to the US consulate on Libertad (esq Progresso), get your absentee ballot, and vote.  Alternatively you can go here and download the absentee ballot.  You’re running out of time so do it, now. And for god’s sake - don’t vote for another freakshow republican administration.  You thought the last one was bad?  They took a good economy and made it bad.  Imagine what they can do if they start out with a crappy economy - we’ll all be living in caves and foraging for grubs and worms.  (Sorry, I know I’m suppose to be impartial and all but, please.)

October 12th, 2008 | Tags: don't vote | Category: Miscellaneous |  Print This Post |  Email This Post | Leave a comment

A small girl fleeing the Nazi conquest of Paris in 1940 with her family loses both of her parents and her dog to a strafing attack. She is taken in by a nearby peasant family and quickly develops a close friendship with their son. When she buries the dog, the two of them decide to create an entire animal cemetery and then go to great lengths to obtain crosses for the graves. Written by Bob Rosen

Directed by Rene Clement .  At the ExConvento at 4, 6, 8.

October 11th, 2008 | Tags: Forbidden Games, Jeux Interdits, Rene Clement | Category: Events, Filmage |  Print This Post |  Email This Post | Leave a comment

from wikipedia

The Go-Between is a 1970 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by L.P. Hartley. It was directed by Joseph Losey and stars Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton, Michael Redgrave, and Edward Fox, among others. The title role was played by Dominic Guard.

The screenplay was written by Harold Pinter, the third of his collaborations with Losey. The screenplay is largely faithful to the novel, though intersperses the events of the novel’s epilogue with the central narrative and does not include, except through reference in dialogue the novel’s opening events.

Music for the film was composed by Michel Legrand. The movie was shot at Melton Constable in Norfolk. 

The film won the 1971 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.

At the Videosala del Centro de Arte Audiovisual at 4, 6, and 8.

October 11th, 2008 | Tags: the gobetweens | Category: Events, Filmage |  Print This Post |  Email This Post | Leave a comment