Posts Tagged ‘Culture’
The Best Films of the New York Film Festival 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: December 26, 2011
Here are the top films of the New York Film Festival from FP film critic Franklin Laviola. (Read the rest of his work for Frontier Psychiatrist here.) Forget about the Oscar-baiting The Artist and The Descendants, or the over-hyped and vacuous Shame. The following films were the real gems of this fall’s New York Film Festival: [...]
Words & Pictures (for sub-literates): A Review of Alan Moore’s Promethea
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: November 29, 2011
Alan Moore is widely considered to be the greatest writer in the history of comic books. For people like me, graphic evangelists, it is Moore we most often turn to when attempting to sway the unconvinced of the medium’s potential. He is a serious writer whose skill, innovation and effect on popular culture are on [...]
Rot-Gut Howler: A Review of Tom Waits’ Bad As Me
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: November 17, 2011
For nearly forty years, now, Tom Waits’ music has been defined by its dazzling eclecticism and eccentricity, explosively imaginative lyrics and soundscapes, and a nimble interplay between hilarity and emotional devastation. His inimitable voice, his primary instrument, is equal parts Satchmo, barroom balladeer, rot-gut howler, and demented circus/freak show ringmaster. Alongside Bob Dylan and Leonard [...]
Pop Music Will Save Your Soul: Reviews of M83, Girls, and Youth Lagoon
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: October 24, 2011
- In: Music | Record Reviews
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I remember my first break-up. Well, not exactly: I remember the anger, the isolation, and the despair, but I don’t remember the location where it occurred, or the time of day, or the time of year, or the course of the conversation. I suppose I remember almost none of the specifics. In fact, there is [...]
Words & Pictures (for sub-literates): A Review of Pyongyang
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: October 17, 2011
“Our Father is Marshall Kim Il-Sung. Our abode is the bosom of the Party. We are brothers and sisters.” The above is a poem read to Guy Delise by a student in The Children’s Palace and, if his 2003 graphic novel, Pyongyang, were a dystopian fantasy set in a chilling future where the human race [...]
New York Film Festival Report #1 — Confronting Good Intentions
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: October 3, 2011
(Today, FP film critic Franklin Laviola reports from the New York Film Festival. You can read the rest of his work for Frontier Psychiatrist here.) The 49th New York Film Festival, which runs through October 16th, launched Friday night on a positive note with the North American premiere of Roman Polanski’s deft ensemble comedy [...]
The Best Covers of Summer 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: September 29, 2011
As has been mentioned previously, even culture takes a vacation in summer. For most of you, this is not a big deal: you happily clear your minds of entertainment detritus while enjoying a nice bike ride or a dip in the lake. But, for the list-maker, the media slow-down is kryptonite; how to make a [...]
Frontier Mixology: The Maximilian Affair
Posted by: Roddy Rickhouse on: August 12, 2011
- In: Drinks
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Of all the strange cul-de-sacs of European aristocracy, one of the most bizarre is Ferdinand Maximilian Josef, an Austrian prince whom Napoleon III installed as Emperor of Mexico in 1860s, and who was overthrown and killed three years later. Born into the House of Hapsburg, Maximilian was the son of Princess Sophie and Archduke Franz [...]
Words & Pictures (for sub-literates): A Review of Asterios Polyp
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: August 8, 2011
”The argument goes like this: Words are good. You can win the Nobel Prize for words. Pictures! Pictures are good. They hang in a museum. BUT, if you combine words and pictures you’re automatically doing something intended for children or sub-literates.” -Neil Gaiman, author of The Sandman and Coraline (Today we welcome Jared Thomas to [...]
Mid-Year Report: The Very Best Film of the Year, So Far …
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: August 3, 2011
(Today, FP film critic Franklin Laviola gives us his pick for best film of 2011 to date. He previously gave us his worst films of the year and his best films and performances of the year. You can read the rest of his work for Frontier Psychiatrist here.) The Very Best … “Where were you [...]
