how high the dandy
I am back and highly medicated, so I don't have anything for you today. After that long vacation, I was about to abandon this blog altogether because it seriously eats into the time at work that I like to reserve for daydreaming. But we seem to be over-staffed right now, so I guess I can do both.
Thanks to my sister for driving me around L.A. (even though she made us leave the Clientele and Jon Brion shows early—ack!) and thanks to my brother for pretending to understand my stupid made-up language. He's the only one who'll put up with my nonsense, and I miss him already.
In a couple of days, I'll post some stuff that you probably already know, so I'm sure you're not looking forward to it. I just need people to go with, even though I've mostly been going to these things alone, you lazy, no-money-spending bizzatches. (Note to self: do not post while on drugs.)
I have to ask, which one of you crazy bastards sent me this question?
Monday, September 29, 2003
Monday, September 01, 2003
YIDFF
film
Those Athénée people made a liar out of me. Okay, this is the last post I'm writing before October. Athénée Français Cultural Center's contribution to the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival does indeed have a schedule. I'm none too sharp, so I don't know if I overlooked it or if they put it up recently, but here's the English version. Match the numbers to the ones on this Japanese schedule to figure out what's playing when.
International Competition:
1. Once There Were Seven Simeons (YIDFF 1991 Runner-up Prize), Herz Frank / 1989 / 89 min
2. Hoop Dreams, Steve James / 1994 / 169 min
3. Father, Son and Holy War (YIDFF 1995 Special Prize), Anand Patwardhan / 1994 / 120 min
4. Chen Tsai-gen and His Neighbors, Wu Yii-feng / 1996 / 90 min
5. Alpine Ballad, Erich Langjahr / 1996 / 100 min
6. Return to the Tribes, Howie Severino / 1999 / 45 min
7. Please Give Me a Job, Yang Ming-hui / 1997 / 35 min
(May also be known as Songs of the Wanderer.)
8. 6 Easy Pieces (YIDFF 2001 Runner-up Prize), Jon Jost / 2000 / 68 min
9. The Land of the Wandering Souls (YIDFF 2001 The Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize), Rithy Panh / 2000 / 100 min
New Asian Currents:
10. Mysterious Object at Noon (YIDFF 2001 Runner-up Prize), Apichatpong Weerasethakul / 2000 / 83 min
11. A Season Outside, Amar Kanwar / 1997 / 30 min
12. King of Dreams, Amar Kanwar / 2001 / 30 min
13. Out of Phoenix Bridge (YIDFF 1997 Ogawa Shinsuke Prize), Li Hong / 1997 / 110 min
14. State of Dogs, Peter Brosens, Dorjkhandyn Turmunkh / 1998 / 88 min
15. Swimming on the Highway (YIDFF 1999 Ogawa Shinsuke Prize), Wu Yao-tung / 1998 / 49 min
16. More than One Is Unhappy (YIDFF 2001 Asia Award of Excellence), Wang Fen / 2000 / 45 min
17. Along the Railway (YIDFF 2001 Asia Special Prize), Du Haibin / 2000 / 125 min
A Newsreel Retrospective Primer:
18. Plain Talk & Common Sense (Uncommon Senses), Jon Jost / 1987 / 117 min
19. Route One/USA (YIDFF 1989 Mayor's Prize), Robert Kramer / 1989 / 255 min
20. Accelerated Development, Travis Wilkerson / 1999 / 56 min
A Special Invitation Films Primer:
21. Domestic Violence, Frederick Wiseman / 2001 / 195 min
Also, on the 9th, there'll be a discussion with Amir Muhammad, director of The Big Durian (showing at the festival in Yamagata) and Fujioka Asako, the Festival Coordinator.
Okay, that's it. No, really. I mean it this time.
Those Athénée people made a liar out of me. Okay, this is the last post I'm writing before October. Athénée Français Cultural Center's contribution to the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival does indeed have a schedule. I'm none too sharp, so I don't know if I overlooked it or if they put it up recently, but here's the English version. Match the numbers to the ones on this Japanese schedule to figure out what's playing when.
International Competition:
1. Once There Were Seven Simeons (YIDFF 1991 Runner-up Prize), Herz Frank / 1989 / 89 min
2. Hoop Dreams, Steve James / 1994 / 169 min
3. Father, Son and Holy War (YIDFF 1995 Special Prize), Anand Patwardhan / 1994 / 120 min
4. Chen Tsai-gen and His Neighbors, Wu Yii-feng / 1996 / 90 min
5. Alpine Ballad, Erich Langjahr / 1996 / 100 min
6. Return to the Tribes, Howie Severino / 1999 / 45 min
7. Please Give Me a Job, Yang Ming-hui / 1997 / 35 min
(May also be known as Songs of the Wanderer.)
8. 6 Easy Pieces (YIDFF 2001 Runner-up Prize), Jon Jost / 2000 / 68 min
9. The Land of the Wandering Souls (YIDFF 2001 The Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize), Rithy Panh / 2000 / 100 min
New Asian Currents:
10. Mysterious Object at Noon (YIDFF 2001 Runner-up Prize), Apichatpong Weerasethakul / 2000 / 83 min
11. A Season Outside, Amar Kanwar / 1997 / 30 min
12. King of Dreams, Amar Kanwar / 2001 / 30 min
13. Out of Phoenix Bridge (YIDFF 1997 Ogawa Shinsuke Prize), Li Hong / 1997 / 110 min
14. State of Dogs, Peter Brosens, Dorjkhandyn Turmunkh / 1998 / 88 min
15. Swimming on the Highway (YIDFF 1999 Ogawa Shinsuke Prize), Wu Yao-tung / 1998 / 49 min
16. More than One Is Unhappy (YIDFF 2001 Asia Award of Excellence), Wang Fen / 2000 / 45 min
17. Along the Railway (YIDFF 2001 Asia Special Prize), Du Haibin / 2000 / 125 min
A Newsreel Retrospective Primer:
18. Plain Talk & Common Sense (Uncommon Senses), Jon Jost / 1987 / 117 min
19. Route One/USA (YIDFF 1989 Mayor's Prize), Robert Kramer / 1989 / 255 min
20. Accelerated Development, Travis Wilkerson / 1999 / 56 min
A Special Invitation Films Primer:
21. Domestic Violence, Frederick Wiseman / 2001 / 195 min
Also, on the 9th, there'll be a discussion with Amir Muhammad, director of The Big Durian (showing at the festival in Yamagata) and Fujioka Asako, the Festival Coordinator.
Okay, that's it. No, really. I mean it this time.
Yo La Tengo
music
Three things.
1) I updated my FAQs. Sort of. It's still thoroughly dull though, and I have only myself to blame.
2) This'll be the last post I write before I throw myself into the fire-y abyss, or as people who aren't drama queens like to say, "before I go to L.A." Please do not break into my apartment while I'm away. (The roaches will attack.) And if my plane crashes, please do not read my diary. Thank you.
3) Yo La Tengo's coming back to Japan! Yay! I can't tell you how much I love them...because frankly it's perverse. And, yes, I realize that a love like this doesn't come around very often, so I really should do something about it. I'm just afraid they won't reciprocate.
I know that the Tokyo concerts are in December and I know that that's a long time from now, but after the speed at which Death Cab for Cutie's concert sold out—and I don't even really like them all that much—I'm worried about the fact that YLT's tickets will be going on sale on the 13th of September, while I'm away. So I guess I'm going to have to beg some reliable person to please-oh-please get mine for me. Please? I'll give you candy.
To be exact, Yo La Tengo will be playing at Shibuya Club Quattro on 3 and 4 December. Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 7. Tickets are 5500 yen (with one drink), and all the information you could ever need on how to purchase them can be found via this page on Smash.
That's it. You won't hear from me again until October...unless you write me. And you know what? You really should write me. (As much as I love my parents, there's not a whole lot to do around their house. I'll be starved for e-mail and I promise to be exceedingly, desperately, almost frighteningly nice to you.)
Can I tempt you with beer and chocolate?
Three things.
1) I updated my FAQs. Sort of. It's still thoroughly dull though, and I have only myself to blame.
2) This'll be the last post I write before I throw myself into the fire-y abyss, or as people who aren't drama queens like to say, "before I go to L.A." Please do not break into my apartment while I'm away. (The roaches will attack.) And if my plane crashes, please do not read my diary. Thank you.
3) Yo La Tengo's coming back to Japan! Yay! I can't tell you how much I love them...because frankly it's perverse. And, yes, I realize that a love like this doesn't come around very often, so I really should do something about it. I'm just afraid they won't reciprocate.
I know that the Tokyo concerts are in December and I know that that's a long time from now, but after the speed at which Death Cab for Cutie's concert sold out—and I don't even really like them all that much—I'm worried about the fact that YLT's tickets will be going on sale on the 13th of September, while I'm away. So I guess I'm going to have to beg some reliable person to please-oh-please get mine for me. Please? I'll give you candy.
To be exact, Yo La Tengo will be playing at Shibuya Club Quattro on 3 and 4 December. Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 7. Tickets are 5500 yen (with one drink), and all the information you could ever need on how to purchase them can be found via this page on Smash.
That's it. You won't hear from me again until October...unless you write me. And you know what? You really should write me. (As much as I love my parents, there's not a whole lot to do around their house. I'll be starved for e-mail and I promise to be exceedingly, desperately, almost frighteningly nice to you.)
Can I tempt you with beer and chocolate?
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