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Ran (1985) November 14, 2010Posted by Cal in : War, 1980s films, Jidaigeki , 5 comments
Director: Akira Kurosawa Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai; Akira Terao; Jinpachi Nezu; Daisuke Ryu; Meiko Harada Territory: Japan
Ran is the tale of an old warlord who attempts to cede his empire to his three sons. After preaching the power of unity, the leader of the Ichimonji house learns that his sons have no interest in sharing power, and chaos ensues. As the sons vie for power, the warlord finds the only refuge may be with the one son that saw the folly of his plan, only to be disowned and exiled.
This was the first Kurosawa film I watched, but I have to admit I couldn't really remember much about it. Looking at it now, after a barrage of his earlier works, it's obvious that his style had changed quite a lot since his classic black-and-white period. One has got used to seeing his trademark transition wipes and dramatic use of weather. Still, it's no use crying over spilled milk and besides, gratuitous inclusion of such devices may have seemed clichéd and contrived anyway.
So anyway, about the film itself. Ran is often described as Kurosawa's last major work, an accolade (or criticism) that I've never fully understood until now. Although I've not yet watched his three final films that followed Ran (stick around here long enough, though, and they're bound to show up sooner or later), I can easily see the scale of the production is pretty massive. Apparently in the pipeline since before Kagemusha was even conceived, Ran is similar in style to his earlier film but trumps it on every level.
Although the film does take time to truly get underway and find a groove, the pacing of the story is excellent. This was to be Kurosawa's third and final screenplay based around a Shakespeare work – King Lear this time – and again hits gold. The central characters are Hidetora (Tatsuya Nakadai) as the elderly warlord and his three sons Taro (Akira Terao), Jiro (Jinpachi Nezu), and Saburo (Daisuke Ryu). But it is the characters in the periphery that bring the film to life, such as Kurogane (Jiro's right hand man, and not a man to follow orders blindly), Kyoami (the lord's entertainer and closest ally) and of course Kaede (Taro's wife, and surely a contender for the ultimate screen bitch). Kaede sows discontent with the otherwise satisfied Taro in a move similar to Washizu's wife Asaji in Throne of Blood, and she can be seen to be an extension of that character. Many scenes including her genuinely make you shiver with revulsion.
The one moment that stands out in Ran is the scene where Hidetora walks defeated from a huge burning castle – which is done for real. Much as I hate to say things like "you couldn't do that these days" and "oh, that's so much better than a modern CGI shot", the fact is that you couldn't do that these days and it is better than a modern CGI shot. Although Kurosawa's eyesight was failing, Ran is visually stunning to the point of being a work of art in itself – often without drawing attention to itself in a look-how-clever-this-shot-is kind of way. However, there's no escaping the fact that Ran underperformed at the box office in Kurosawa's country and presumably put the kibosh on any plans the great director might have had to make a similar spectacle in the future. However, thinking about it another way, it's surprising that such a film as Ran exists at all. To that, we should simply give thanks.
The new region A & B Blu-ray from Optimum Releasing is a huge disappointment. The transfer is passable but unimpressive, but the truly unforgivable thing is that the 71-minute making of feature that was available on Optimum's own DVD is nowhere to be found. In fact, there are no extras whatsoever on the disc. So I'll be hanging on to my DVD for now.
Screenshot from a standard definition source.
Throne of Blood (1957) September 28, 2010Posted by Cal in : War, 1950s films, Jidaigeki , 4 comments
Director: Akira Kurosawa Starring: Toshiro Mifune; Minoru Chiaki; Isuzu Yamada Territory: Japan
My literary tastes are more Stephen King than William Shakespeare, but even I recognised more famous elements of Macbeth in Kurosawa's Throne of Blood. Kurosawa transplants the Bard's tragedy to feudal Japan – something he would do again years later with King Lear for Ran.
Dripping with atmosphere, Throne of Blood is a heavy, plodding affair rather than a swift-moving thrill ride. In fact, for the first hour and a half, all the action occurs off-screen. That's not a criticism, you understand – the slow pacing makes the later events all the more shocking and impressive, and I'm all for a bit of delayed-gratification when it comes to Kurosawa films.
For those unfamiliar with the story, General Washizu (Toshiro Mifune, of course), along with his good friend Miki (Minoru Chiaki) lead their army from certain defeat to a rousing victory. On their way back to their fortress, they encounter a spirit that predicts that one day, Washizu will rule over the entire kingdom, eventually being succeeded by Miki's son. Washizu, a loyal and unambitious servant of the lord scoffs at the prophesy, but his wife Asaji (an ultra creepy Isuzu Yamada) starts to sow the seeds of power into Washizu's mind, and the prophesy starts coming true. However, Washizu finds that fate and destiny are slippery and misleading things.
From the opening shot of a castle being slowly revealed through dense fog (a theme that recurs during the film) to the frankly astonishing climax (yes, they're real arrows), Throne of Blood is essential Kurosawa and essential Mifune. What's more, the film is definitely improved by repeated viewings, when things that passed you by first time get a chance to sink in. Brilliant.
City of Life and Death (2009) September 17, 2010Posted by Cal in : War, 2000s films , add a comment
Director: Lu Chuan Starring: Fan Wei; Nakaizumi Hideo; Gao Yuan-Yuan Territory: China
In 2005, Japan published textbooks playing down the scale of destruction their country inflicted upon Nanking (the former capital of China now known as Nanjing), leading to a flare up of hostility between the citizens of the two nations. City of Life and Death tells the story of "the Rape of Nanking", in which 300,000 innocent Chinese perished at the hands of a brutal military regime.
Of course, this being 2009 (at least it was when the film was made) and with the Chinese government evidently not wanting to fan the flames any further, there are some concessions to the old enemy – the story is partly told through the eyes of a young idealistic Japanese soldier called Kadokawa (Nakaizumi Hideo). When Kadokawa accidentally kills a group of civilians at the start of the movie, his conscience begins to trouble him, and as he sees more atrocities, his innocence is lost forever.
The film prefers to leave the brutal military largely faceless, instead concentrating on the victims and those trying to stop the massacre. One of which is German businessman John Rabe (John Paisley), a full member of the Nazi party but who, it has to be said, was a thoroughly decent man, even using his Nazi credentials to try to halt the slaughter (try to get your head around that).
City of Life and Death is a very well made film, but it flies too close to cliché in its characterisation, script and even visual style (it's all in black and white). Furthermore, director Lu Chuan uses on-screen postcards to update the viewer on events between scenes – a very clumsy and detracting device indeed (not to mention that fact that some of the cards are extremely hard to read). There's no doubting that the film's subject is extremely horrific, but the cumulative effect is numbing. There is only so much suffering you can watch without becoming unaffected by what you see – which may be why such atrocities are possible in the first place. That being said, the victory dance through the ruined city of Nanking is truly chilling.
Although it may never be possible to know for sure the extent of the devastation of Nanking, one only has to look at the documented facts of other atrocities to realise that the events depicted in City of Life and Death are only too plausible.
City of Life and Death is released on Blu-Ray and DVD in the UK on 27th September. Pre-order your copy here.
R-Point (2004) May 21, 2010Posted by Cal in : Horror, War, Supernatural, 2000s films , add a comment
Director: Kong Su-chang Starring: Gam Wu-seong; Son Byung-ho; Oh Tae-kyung Territory: South Korea
In 1972, a group of South Korean soldiers go missing during a mission in the Vietnam War. Presumed dead, Headquarters are stunned to receive a transmission from the lost battalion. When the transmission continues sporadically, they dispatch a new squad to investigate and pick up any survivors. The location known as R-Point where the lost soldiers were last seen is deserted when the search party investigates, but when they discover that the site is on Vietnamese holy ground, they realise they are not quite alone after all…
Watching this after Kong Su-chang's 2008 film GP506 was initially disappointing – the premise and setting seemed too similar for my tastes. But when it gets going, R-Point is a different and altogether more satisfying film.
Although there are a few precursors to the direction R-Point is going to go (the sign etched into some spooky rocks saying "those who have blood on their hands shall not return" being one of the more obvious), the film plays its cards close enough to its chest to make you forget you're watching a horror movie, so that when the shocks start to come, they are genuinely effective.
The main gripe I have about this film is the characters – there are nine (or is it ten?) soldiers, and it's hard to really pick anyone out of the bunch. Such is the lack of characterisation that even at the end of the film, I only noticed about two separate entities among them. There is also a scene where US marines meet the search party, and the acting by the English speakers is predictably weak.
But I found R-Point a much better paced film than I was expecting, and while it is definitely not an innovative film in the oeuvre, it is certainly well worth checking out. The UK release is from Tartan, and it's clear that they were not the company they once were when the back cover blurb is full of elementary grammatical errors, typos and there are references likening it to three completely unconnected and dissimilar films. It's best to ignore the box and just jump straight in.
Red Cliff (2008/2009) April 12, 2010Posted by Cal in : Blogroll, War, Wuxia, 2000s films , add a comment
Director: John Woo Starring: Takeshi Kaneshiro; Tony Leung Chiu-Wai; Zhang Fengyi; Vicki Zhao Territory: China
John Woo's return to Chinese language film after an age of Hollywood films of diminishing returns was awaited with considerable excitement. A favourite director of mine, I watched his Hollywood debut Hard Target with great interest – and then decided I wouldn't bother with any of his others. Having said that, there was never going to be any fear of me missing out on this sprawling epic split over two parts and promising battle scenes on an awesome scale.
The story of Red Cliff is simple and based on an actual event: in 208AD, warmonger Cao Cao (Zhang Fengyi) manipulates a child Emperor to invade two territories in the south, under the spurious excuse that they are going to renegade against the state. The leaders of the two accused territories, Liu Bei and Sun Quan, form an alliance and attempt to battle off Cao Cao and his army, despite a lack of supplies and being severely outnumbered. Liu Bei's Chief Strategist Zhu-Ge Liang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and Sun Quan's General Zhou Yu (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) step up to organise the resistance against Cao Cao.
Released to great acclaim and phenomenal box office returns, I was nevertheless unmoved by Red Cliff. I never fully engaged with the characters, who I found universally weak. The majority of the dialogue is about battle formations, tactics and politics – which I felt was quite cold and showed very little of the emotional or human element of war.
The much lauded battle scenes are indeed impressive, with some excellent CGI to add great scale and invoke a genuine feeling of awe. However, the battle scenes go on too long. And it's really as simple as that – you really can have too much of a good thing. Furthermore, John Woo's style and his habit of overusing the zoom on close-quarter skirmishes feels a tad out of place in a third century setting.
If it feels like the first part of Red Cliff has an over reliance on these epic battles, it comes as a small relief when things calm down a little in Red Cliff: Part Two. John Woo has never been known as creating great female characters, and that is still the case for a large part here, but Vicki Zhao's Sun Shangxiang is a small exception. She takes it on herself to spy in Cao Cao's camp, learn the strength of the enemy, and report back and I did quite enjoy this break in all the solemn political wrangling.
But as well as finding the characters uninteresting and the battlefield scenes too long, I could also tell where it was all going far too often. And even the conclusion of Sun Shangxiang's sub-story pays off in an extremely predictable and contrived way. The much-anticipated naval battle, teasingly hinted at in the first film, is saved as a climax and is just as impressive and grand as you could want – and yes, it too overstays its welcome and gets dull.
I've yet to hear anyone say a bad word about Red Cliff, so it comes as a great surprise to me that I didn't like it very much. I mean, it's almost heresy criticising John Woo, who, let's face it, is an almost God-like figure in Hong Kong cinema. But then I didn't like The Killer either.
Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005) March 19, 2010Posted by Cal in : Comedy, Drama, War, 2000s films , 5 comments
Director: Park Kwang-hyun Starring: Shin Ha-kyun; Jeong Jae-yeong; Kang Hye-jeong Territory: South Korea
It's 1950, and the Korean War has just got underway. High up in the hills, the remains of a North Korean unit are all but annihilated by troops from the South. The three survivors happen upon a village in the valley called Dongmakgol, a farming community who are so self-sufficient and isolated that they aren't even aware that the country has been plunged into war. When they find out that the village has also been visited by two deserters from the Republic of Korea and an injured US pilot, a tense standoff begins.
The first shock of Welcome to Dongmakgol, at least for me, was the film's evident political neutrality – this is no flag-waving exercise by South Korean against their long-term foes. In one early scene, the Republic open fire on the remnants of a North Korean army – including their wounded members. More surprising still, the film marks the United Nations the de facto "bad guys", although the film paints all of the participants of war in a bad light.
The story may feel familiar – factions from two opposing sides are drawn together against their will and are forced to get along – but Welcome to Dongmakgol eschews cliché and predictability with a healthy dose of humanity, humour and a small sprinkling of surrealism. The villagers are so naive that they don't even know what modern weaponry is (they think the grenades angrily weilded by the soldiers are potatoes) and seem oblivious to the danger of their situation. When the standoff occurs, with the villagers square in the middle, they eventually get bored and wander off. The symbol of the village's innocence and naivety is Yeo-il (Kang Hye-jeong, Old Boy), a simple girl who may or may not be playing with a full deck. It's her that the soldiers have most initial contact with, and she slowly changes their attitude to each other and to the war in general.
The turning point comes when hostilities between the two sides reach a peak and a stray grenade blows up the village's food store. Both sides feel guilty and help the villagers restock their larder, starting a chain reaction that leads to a thawing in the frosty relations. Further bonding occurs when a giant wild boar threatens to attack the inhabitants of Dongmakgol and the two sides find themselves pitching in to help. Again, the concept might feel familiar, but thankfully the characters are all believable and very human. The central characters are all well played, from the North Korean High Comrade Rhee Soo-hwa (Jeung Jae-yeong, Sympathy For Mr Vengeance) to his opposite number Pyo Hyun-chul (Shin Ha-hyun), who is about to commit suicide when we first encounter him. Western actor Steve Taschler also gives a creditable performance, and the usual awkward problems that arise when English dialogue is delivered in Asian films does not occur here.
Credit must also be given to director Park Kwang-hyun, who turns in quite a visually interesting film despite obvious budget constraints. He manages to pull off some rather unlikely surreal images, such as when the village's corn gets blown up and rains as popcorn on the inhabitants. Also, the recurring theme of the supernatural butterflies that inhabit the Eden-like village is particularly haunting. You do get the feeling he bites off more than he can chew in the boar scene though, which is presented almost like an Anime sequence and for me didn't quite work as it should have. There's also some rather dubious CGI effects, but these never last long enough to distract the viewer.
There are many bittersweet tales on the insanity of war, but Welcome to Dongmakgol has got to be one of the best, simply because it never hits you over the head with its message. And also because it is also so damn funny – the scene where the villagers try to converse with the American pilot in elementary English is bloody hilarious. But it's the ambiguity of the morality of the "sides" that is the most refreshing, and as a western viewer, it's humbling to see the United Nations portrayed in such a bad light in such a believable way. But then, Welcome to Dongmakgol leaves you thinking about a lot of things, not least the validity of current military actions, and therefore feels like a very topical and relevant film.
Kagemusha (1980) August 2, 2009Posted by Cal in : War, 1980s films, Jidaigeki , 6 comments
Director: Akira Kurosawa Main cast: Tatsuya Nakadai; Tsutomu Yamazaki; Kenichi Hagiwara; Daisuke Ryu Territory: Japan
The warlord Shingen hires a petty criminal to be his double on the battlefield. But when Shingen is mortally wounded, the impostor is asked to take over full-time in order to keep rival clans from sensing their vulnerability and attacking them. The lord had wished his death to remain a secret for three years in order for the clan to regroup, but can the impostor keep up the illusion for that long?
It seems odd watching an Akira Kurosawa film in colour, and that in itself is odd because the first Kurosawa film I ever saw was in colour. As you might expect, Kagemusha (meaning 'shadow warrior' but also 'impostor') looks fantastic. The sets, locations and costumes are all top-notch and there are seemingly thousands of extras all decked out in Warring States garb ready to do battle for the puppet lord.
Kagemusha screams epic right from the very opening scene, which involves Shingen (Tatsuya Nakadai – who also plays the Kagemusha) and his brother Nobukado (Tsutomu Yamazaki) and sitting discussing the hiring of the petty criminal. The scene, which is virtually static and involves lengthy dialogue goes on for more than five minutes. Elsewhere, you can't help feeling that the film could have been tightened up considerably, and some scenes should have been left on the cutting room floor entirely.
I should point out that the version under review here is the Criterion longest cut version at about three hours' in length – significantly longer that the version available here in the UK. This might actually be one instance where the more complete version of a film is not as desirable as a shorter version.
Another problem for me was the score. The film, for some reason, has a western soundtrack, with orchestra and western fanfares and suchlike, and I found that really off-putting. I don't know if this was a concession to the film's saviour (20th Century Fox, by way of George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola) or just a terrible mistake, but it does its best to ruin the whole atmosphere of the film.
It's not a complete write-off of course. There are moments of brilliance aside from the impressive battle scenes that close the film and the stunning visual style. Kagemusha's relationship with Shingen's grandson and the scene where the impostor improvises an important military decision by quoting the clan's code of honour are two obvious highlights. It's just that there's a hell of a lot of waiting around for the film to get to the point.
Seven Samurai (1954) September 3, 2008Posted by Cal in : War, 1950s films, Jidaigeki , 3 comments
Director: Akira Kurosawa Main Cast: Takashi Shimura; Toshirô Mifune; Yoshio Inaba; Daisuke Katô; Seiji Miyaguchi; Minoru Chiaki; Isao Kimura Territory: Japan
"This may be the one that kills us" - Kambei
In the 16th Century, during the age of Japan's bloody civil wars, a small village is in imminent danger of being over-run by bandits, until the village elder declares that they must hire Samurai to protect them. Six Ronin are gathered, and due to hardships of their own, agree to work simply for food. A seventh, pretending to be a Samurai but actually an orphan farmer, follows behind and is eventually accepted into the group. Together with the villagers, the Samurai defend the village from the bandit horde.
Seven Samurai is often cited as the first modern action movie, and it's easy to see why – the film feels a lot more current than a film from 1954 should be. A lot of this is down to techniques, both in scripting and direction, which were new then and are still in use today. More importantly, it's also a fantastic film, and one that has earned its status as an immortal classic.
"A true Samurai never drinks enough to dull his wits" - Kambei
The characters of the Samurai themselves are captivating. Kambei (Takashi Shimura) is approached by the villagers after they see him perform an act of heroism while on their travels looking for suitable recruits. We first meet him in a town where he agrees to rescue a child from a thief holding him hostage in a barn. Kambei shaves his head (removing his topknot – a shocking thing for a Samurai to do) and poses as a monk to rescue the child. We then learn he is a veteran of many battles, all of which he fought on the losing side. He is followed in town by a young idealistic Samurai called Katsushiro (Isao Kimura), who Kambei takes under his wing. Kambei then assumes the lead and recruits the other Samurai, starting with the archer Gorobei (Yoshio Inaba) who joins simply because he likes Kambei's character. Then a chance meeting with an old war comrade and Shichiroji (Daisuke Katô) is brought on board followed by Kyuzo (Seiji Miyaguchi), an elder Samurai who's an expert swordsman, and Heihachi, "an amusing man" and provider of moral support. Armed with six Samurai, they are heading back to their village when they notice they are being followed by Kikuchiyo (Toshirô Mifune), a wannabe Samurai and a figure of fun for the group.
It is Mufune's character who is the focus of most of the film. He is both the unlikely hero and the comic relief. He is illiterate and shows the other Samurai a stolen family tree, in the hope of proving himself to be a nobleman – except when he points to himself on paper, he chooses a thirteen-year-old's identity, and the name – Kikuchiyo – is a girl's. It's a gag that still works today (as well as him carrying a sword too big to compensate for his lack of ability) and further adds to the film's timeless quality. But Kikuchiyo is more than comic relief; he ends up as the real thing.
Subtlety is the key to the characterisation, and the film itself most of the time. Although it does dip into melodrama on a few occasions, given the strength of the remaining material it's easy to overlook a couple of minutes' worth of arms flailing about and uncontrollable wailing (by the villagers, not the Samurai, obviously). The film does run for an extraordinarily long time (well over three hours in NTSC) but, like a true classic, never outstays its welcome. The length is necessary for the viewer to bond with the characters (especially Kyuzo, I find, as he tends to be in the background a lot).
"Two more down" - Kyuzo
It's difficult to begin to give any critical analysis of the film as so many quotes and images pop up in your head when thinking back to it. A brief few snapshots: Kyuzo disappearing into the night to get one of the muskets from the bandits without fuss, ceremony or false modesty; Kikuchiyo showing up for his audition blind drunk and claiming to be a 13 year old girl; the defence of the village by trapping one or two bandits at a time within the village itself; Kambei shaving his topknot off to save the child; Shichiroji's sinisterly happy smile when Kambei tells him that this job might be the one that kills them; the revenge attack on the bandit stronghold; Kikuchiyo finally proving his worth on the battlefield. The highlights are literally too many to name.
"By protecting others, you save yourself" - Kambei
After a time, you grow intimate with the village and its inhabitants. You don't need to be told that, near the end of the movie, the place where all the villagers are waiting with their bamboo pikes is the north of the town because we already know the place like the back of our hand. We know that the three buildings lying outside the protected area are doomed but a necessary loss to protect the rest of the village, and are annoyed at those who selfishly want to save them for their own purpose. We identify with Yohei (Bokuzen Hidari), the elderly farmer, because he is the everyman, and ourselves.
All of this (and more) makes Seven Samurai one of the greatest films I've ever seen. I know it's on a lot of "top films" lists, but I generally don't agree with such things. This is definitely an exception, and if you haven't seen it yet, prepare to be engrossed in these Samurai's small but significant world.
I defended my post" - Yohei
For the second time in as many weeks, I feel compelled to mention the DVD release of the film. I've seen this film on both the BFI and Criterion release (not on the same evening, though!). Though the Criterion 3 Disc set is nothing short of beautiful, the less-expensive BFI disc is not inferior in terms of transfer. Obviously, there are fewer extras on the latter, stretching only to an audio commentary (I guess there wasn't much else they could fit on the disc). The extras on the Criterion release are great – a cosy two-hour chat with Kurosawa in his own living room and a very interesting fifty-minute documentary on the film being the most noteworthy, as well as a lovely little booklet of essays and interviews to round off the package. I do have an issue with them both though and it's about the subtitles. The BFI release is excellently subtitled but occasionally neglects to subtitle short responses or people just shouting out someone's name, which I found a little annoying. The Criterion disc addresses this but it does tend to use modern Americanised English quite a lot, which definitely feels out of place in a film about 16th Century Japan. These minor gripes aside, you can't really go wrong with either disc. Another small piece of advice: the Criterion disc seems to run a lot longer than the BFI disc even taking the Pal speedup into consideration. I'm reasonably certain there's nothing missing in the BFI version, and note that the Criterion disc includes the intermission segment.
"In the end, we lost this battle too" - Kambei
Mercenaries From Hong Kong (1982) March 29, 2008Posted by Cal in : Action, War, 1980s films , add a comment
Director: Wong Jing Cast: Ti Lung; Chan Wai-Man; Chan Pak-Cheung; Lo Leih; Johnny Wang; Wong Yu Territory: Hong Kong Production Company: Shaw Brothers
A businessman's daughter contacts mercenary-for-hire Luo Li (Ti Lung) to avenge her father's murder by an assassin who has fled to Cambodia. Luo assembles his crack team for the journey into war-torn Cambodia: a knife expert, a deadly sniper, a bare-fist fighting expert, a thief and a bomb specialist and heads into the danger zone. But once there, their plan alters when it becomes evident that things aren't as straightforward as they seem…
Mercenaries From Hong Kong opens with a shot of Ti Lung pumping iron to an anonymous instrumental band's rendition of Blue Oyster Cult's Teen Archer, and you immediately know this isn't going to be a run-of-the-mill Shaw Brothers Kung Fu flick. Indeed, if it wasn't for the use of so many Shaw players, you may be forgiven for thinking you were watching a Golden Harvest film. For a company that never really moved with the times, Mercenaries From Hong Kong looks amazingly "contemporary" for a late-period Shaw flick, and unlike virtually all other productions from the era, hardly any of it is shot on a claustrophobic sound stage, and outdoor sets and locations are used extensively.
The story is hardly original, and pretty much rips off every war movie where an ensemble cast goes off behind enemy lines. Small band of commandoes against insurmountable odds? Check. Soldier hoping to pay for life-saving operation for sick daughter? Check. Two members of team hating each other's guts until their backs are against the wall? Check. Backstabbing traitor masquerading as everyone's friend? Big fat check. And when one of the team asks Luo to look after his child "in case anything happens to me", you just know he isn't going to make it. You might as well just shoot him in the face there and then, get it over with and recalculate everyone's paycheck. Especially when he stupidly forgets his lucky necklace before engaging the enemy.
As well as the hackneyed plot devices and clichés, the direction isn't terribly good. Wong Jing became infamous for his screwball comedies and exploitation movies, and both genres impose on Mercenaries From Hong Kong to a certain degree. We have a scene of Ti Lung being The Exterminator, while the inclusion of Nat Chan Pak-Cheung brings a little too much light relief for my taste. In fact, humour crops up a number of times and it just impedes the film's progress and atmosphere.
However, one thing can't be denied: Mercenaries From Hong Kong is extremely good fun despite (or maybe because of) its cornier elements. There's a mass brawl in a shopping centre that is really exciting to watch, and features dozens of improvised weapon-wielding stuntmen and extras. The action scenes in general are another aspect that looks decidedly un-Shaw-like and again look more like they came from Golden Harvest's fight choreographers. The cast includes some of Shaw's top players as well as their perennial action-man Ti Lung, and it's fantastic seeing Johnny Wang and Lo Leih given good-guy roles for a change. Immortal bad guys Lei Hoi-Sang and Yuen Wah also turn up to add some weight to the heavies on the other side.
It's surprising (and a little disappointing) how little of this film is actually set in the jungles of Cambodia, as primarily the action takes place in and around Hong Kong, but Mercenaries From Hong Kong probably exceeded its remit by coming up with a film that still entertains some 26 years after it was made.
Giù la Testa (1971) September 1, 2007Posted by Cal in : Action, Drama, War, 1970s films , add a comment
Director: Sergio Leone Cast: Rod Steiger, James Coburn, Romolo Valli Territory: Italy
A Bandit family headed by Juan Miranda (Steiger) runs into explosives expert John (or Sean) Mallory (Coburn) who is also a terrorist fugitive on the run from the British. Seeing an opportunity to use the Irishman's skills to get into and rob the Mesa Verde bank, Juan badgers Mallory into working with him. Upon arrival in Mesa Verde, though, they witness the horrors of the Mexican Revolution first hand, and Juan's priorities change.
The film starts with a quote from Mao Zedong saying that revolutions are not civilized things – and then opens with a shot of Juan pissing on a colony of ants. It's not terribly subtle, but it does set out Leone's political viewpoint right from the beginning. As if that wasn't enough, though, Juan (who is, or at least starts out as, an ignorant Mexican peasant) then hitches a lift on a stagecoach filled with American high society – who condescendingly goad and insult Juan before feasting. The camera gets right up to their open mouths while they eat – really nasty stuff and definitely not for the squeamish. Juan calmly watches this, clearly thinking that the rich and powerful are no better than the peasantry. Like I said, it's not subtle, but the point comes across very clearly and in true Leone style.
The character of John Mallory is a member of the IRA, and his back-story is told in slow-motion dialogue-free flashbacks (which feature David Warbeck, who would later go on to star in Lucio Fulci's horror classic The Beyond). He is superficially in Mexico to mine for silver, but on seeing the carnage going on in Mesa Verde, joins the revolution.
The first hour and a half of this film is quite light and humorous in a lot of places, while the last hour (yes, this is another Leone epic, it runs at just a shade under two and a half hours on DVD) is altogether darker. A standout comic scene sees Juan tricked into releasing a whole army of political prisoners on behalf of Mallory. Seeing as how it was Juan who was supposed to be using John makes it all the more funny.
The juxtaposition of comic scenes such as this with scenes of mass executions didn't strike me as jarring as it did with some viewers, who found the film's shifting tone too disconcerting. The real stroke of genius is in the filming of the executions largely in the background as if they were routine, banal and not really worthy of great comment. The result is much more shocking and makes one hell of an impact.
James Coburn may be the headlining star, but this is Steiger's film without a doubt. Although his character initially seems little more than another Tuco from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (in fact, you can almost see Eli Wallach in the role at the start), the character progresses much further and has much more scope than anything Leone had done previously. What's more, we can buy Steiger's depiction of the peasant as he turns from a bandit to an accidental hero of the revolution. The only fault is I sometimes had difficulty understanding his dialogue, and had to rewatch a key scene with the subtitles on!
Although this was not initially intended to be a Leone directed film, he did stamp it with his own distinctive style all the way through and is as much part of his oeuvre as anything else, even though it will always be regarded as the "black sheep" of his filmography. Although production values are quite high, this is not as sumptuously produced as Once Upon a Time in the West. The film doesn't suffer too much as a result except for a slightly wonky special effects shot at the end involving a miniature.
Ennio Morricone once again provides the score, and for a while I thought he'd dropped the ball for once. The themes just did not jump out at me in the same way as in earlier films. However, with repetition, towards the end of the film it all gels together and becomes something quite, quite beautiful. The man's a genius.
No review of this film would be complete without some comment on the title. This film is commonly called Duck, You Sucker, which is the film's official English language title, but in the UK is known by the exploitative title of A Fistful of Dynamite. I absolutely loathe both. The first sounds like some screwball Terence Hill/Bud Spencer comedy; not that I have anything against these films (and will probably write a review or two on some of best in the near future), but it's just wrong for a Leone movie dealing with such dark themes. Legend has it that Leone thought the phrase was in popular usage in the States (how, and in what context, I wouldn't like to even guess!) and would not listen to his American stars' insistence that it was not. The Fistful of Dynamite title obviously trades on past glories, which is also misleading as it is nothing like a "Spaghetti" Western, and has no gunfights or laconic anti-heroes who may or may not have a name. By far the best title is the French Once Upon a Time…the Revolution (his previous film was a massive hit there), which even keeps in with the loose idea that this is the second film in Leone's second American trilogy. Unfortunately, though, this title seems the least well known of all, so I've opted to call it by its original Italian title, which I believe translates literally to "down the head".
Whatever you call it, there's no escaping the fact that this is by far the least seen of all Leone films since A Fistful of Dollars, with many still unaware of its presence. It did not do great box-office business, probably due to whatever misleading title the film was given in your territory. I'm sure had people known that Leone was only going to direct one more film it would have gotten more love. I'm just starting to realise that Giù la Testa has a lot more going for it than I previously thought, and, like its predecessor, needs to be viewed as a completely separate entity from the world-renowned and ever-popular Dollars films.


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In this section we give detailed information on the complicated process of obtaining a first passport for a child born in the Cayman Islands to an overseas national. We also explain in detail how to obtain or renew a passport for yourself or your children while living in Cayman whether you are an American, Australian, British, Canadian or Caymanian national. We also discuss how to get a US visa if you are the holder of a non American passport and how Jamaica's can get a visa to travel to the Cayman Islands.
Visas for Cayman
Nationals of the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom and most countries within the British Commonwealth do not require visas to enter the Cayman Islands. Various other countries are also exempted but for example, citizens of Jamaica, Colombia, Saudi Arabia and Belarus currently require visas before being admitted into the Islands. Where visas are required they must be sought and obtained prior to travel. In Kingston, Jamaica there is a dedicated Cayman visa office (Tel: (876) 906 7866/5336) and in all other countries you will need to contact the British Embassy or British Consulate nearest you.
Visas for the US
If you are looking to travel to the US as a non-American passport holder then please note that as of 1st August 2008 all those on the Visa Waiver Programme (including UK passport holders) must register online at least three days before travel via The Electronic System for Travel Authorisation. Once approved, you are allowed to travel to the US for up to two years without re-registering. You must have your flight details and passport at hand when registering your information. The website is https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov.
Because the US is so close to the Cayman Islands it is invariably where people are evacuated to during a hurricane or air ambulanced to in a medical emergency. In these instances, when a chartered, non-commercial flight is being used, the Visa Waiver Programme (which England and many European countries benefit from) does not apply. Therefore, we strongly advise you to get a US visa BEFORE you move to the Cayman Islands. Getting one in Cayman is a lengthy process and involves each applicant travelling to Jamaica or the Bahamas to appear at the embassy in person for an interview and to provide biometric data!
We have been reliably told that the process of filling out the application form and setting up an appointment at the US Embassy in Jamaica can be complicated and frustrating. You can try and do it yourself by following the link here: http://kingston.usembassy.gov or Tel: (876) 702 6000, but there are numerous people that can help walk you through the process; travel agents such as Cayman Travel, Travel Pros and Cayman 123 Travel are well-versed in the process. See the Travel chapter for their contact info. You can also use the dedicated services of a visa expert such as ConsulTech Ltd (Tel: (345) 945 2223 or email: firstname.lastname@example.com), who can also help you with the process of applying for visas to other countries.
Other Visas
If you are going on a holiday or a business trip to a country where you do not have a native passport you might need to obtain the relevant visa. Either contact the relevant embassy directly or use the services of a specialist such as ConsulTech Ltd. UK visa forms can be downloaded from www.ukvisas.gov.uk. Again, for all other visas people can contact ConsulTech Ltd on Tel: (345) 945 2223 or email: email@example.com or web: www.consultechadvisors.com. They are located in the Barnett Building, 24 Huldah Avenue, George Town.PASSPORTS
More information on getting a passport for a child born in the Cayman Islands can be found in the Having a Baby section.
American Passports
Details for registering a child (born to a US citizen) and for getting a passport are below:
Registering a Child Born in the Cayman Islands to a US Citizen Parent
British Passports
Application forms for British passports (renewals or new passports) can be downloaded from www.gov.uk/overseas-passports along with a list of what needs to be submitted. Applications must be couriered to Her Majesty's Passport Office, OVS-D, Millburngate House, Millburngate, Durham DH97 1PA, England. Payment must be made by credit card; make sure to fill out a credit card authorisation form and send it back with your application. The cost of a standard adult's passport (as of May 2014) is £102.86 and a child's passport costs £72.86. This includes the courier fee to send the new passport back to you. Processing takes about four weeks.
NB: The Cayman Islands Passport Office no longer handles UK passports, however, applications for British Overseas Territories Citizen passports will still be processed by the Cayman Islands Passport Office.
Caymanian Passports
Caymanian passports (also called a British Overseas Territories Citizen passport) are processed at the Passport & Corporate Services Office (Tel: (345) 244 2274) located on the 2nd floor of Sussex House, 128 Elgin Avenue (next to Immigration). They are open Monday-Friday 9am-3pm. Passports cost CI$75 for a child and CI$100 for an adult. The processing time is usually three weeks. An express service is available for an additional fee. They will advise you on everything you need to do to complete the application.
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The Canadian Consulate is located on the 1st Floor, Landmark Square, 64 Earth Close, off West Bay Road near The Strand Shopping Centre (Tel: (345) 949 9400 or email: email@example.com). They are open Monday-Thursday 10am-1pm. They offer consular assistance for Canadians who are travelling, working or living in the Cayman Islands. These services include assistance with obtaining Canadian citizenship for children born in the Cayman Islands to Canadian parents, passports and any emergency services. Application forms for Canadian passports can be collected from the Consulate or downloaded online from www.pptc.gc.ca. The Consulate can review your application before you send it to the High Commission of Canada in Kingston, Jamaica. The processing time is 15-20 business days.
Canadians living abroad can register at http://travel.gc.ca/travelling/registration, it is a useful free service in case of any emergencies. For non-Canadians who wish to visit, study or work in Canada, they will find information as well as online application forms at www.jamaica.gc.ca.
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The Canadian Consulate can give you an application form for Canadian citizenship or you can download it online (www.cic.gc.ca). They can help you to
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in Kingston, 3 West King's House Road, Kingston 10, Jamaica (Tel: (876) 926 1500,
Fax: (876) 733 3493 or Email: email@example.com). The processing time is 9-12 days.
Canadian Passport Applications
Application forms can be collected from the Consulate or downloaded online from their website, however, make sure you choose the forms for a Canadian living abroad. The Consulate can review your application before you send it to the High Commission of Canada in Kingston, Jamaica. The processing time is 15-20 business days.
Australian Passports
To obtain an Australian passport for a child born in the Cayman Islands to at least one Australian national the process is long and complicated. The steps are as follows:
1) The first thing you need to do is obtain an Australian Citizenship certificate for your child. Fill out form #118 on http://www.citizenship.gov.au/citizenshipwizard and courier it to the High Commission in Ottawa. The address for the High Commission can be found on http://www.canada.embassy.gov.au/otwa/contact.html. This process should take 10 days. 2) Once you have the Australian Citizenship certificate you need to fill out an Australian Passport Overseas Application. Details on the process can be read on and then the application form can be filled in online and then printed.
NB: a) Make sure the application is printed on A4 sized paper.
b) The Australian passport office will contact you regarding your application prior to processing so make sure all relevant contact information is correct. 3) Once you have filled out the Australian Overseas Passport Application form, and have all the accompanying documents and signed photographs, you need to lodge the application in person. There is no other way to lodge the application other than by the Australian parent delivering it in person! To do this you must contact the Chicago Consulate-General. The Chicago Consulate-General arranges to be in Miami for one day each month where they will receive applications in person. They wait until they have been contacted by enough people then they nominate a day. (Please note it used to be the Atlanta Consulate General that did this).Unfortunately it is very difficult, if not impossible, to travel with your child to lodge this application. Your baby would need to have a travel document called a Document of Identity. However, US Customs and Border Protection stipulate that to travel through the US you need a visa and to obtain a visa you need a passport! NB: When looking for information on the internet it will tell you that the High Commission in Ottawa is the main point of contact for Australian nationals overseas. The "local" Australian mission is in Trinidad & Tobago. It is possible to travel to Canada without a visa, and you can probably travel to Trinidad via Jamaica. However, although it is not obvious, the Australian missions in the US seem to be the most helpful. You can lodge the application at any of the Australian missions on the following list (check as they are not all missions and always call before you plan to go as some have different requirements - for example in Trinidad they asked for extra paperwork).
Finally, please note this is the process for your child's FIRST passport only. Subsequent passport applications can be couriered for renewal and you do not have to appear in person.
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The Portfolio of Internal and External Affairs of the Cayman Islands Government and the Office of the Governor have assembled contact details for the consular representatives of the following countries: Austria Martin Richter, Tel: (345) 945 1325 or 925 4559Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Ms Juliette Gooding - Honorary Consul, Tel: (345) 925 7264
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Wingrove Hunte - Liaison Officer, Tel: (345) 926 8303Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Subiotto, Tel: (345) 949 9876 or (345) 938 9071Email: email@example.com Boucher, Tel: (345) 949 9400Email: firstname.lastname@example.com GuilbardTel: (345) 949 2118 or (345) 326 1014Email: email@example.com
GermanyChristine Schuette-McFieldTel: (345) 924 3561 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
HondurasMiguel Molina-Brown, Tel: (345) 914 8665 or (345) 547 5087Email: firstname.lastname@example.com. Krishna Mani, Tel: (345) 945 1565 or (345) 928 4681Email: email@example.com. Joseph Marzouca Tel: (345) 949 9526 or (345) 325 6634Email: email@example.com office is located at the Dot Com Centre, 342 Dorcy Drive, Industrial Park. Passport renewal time takes three to four weeks. PhilippinesArturo Ursua, Tel: (345) 925 8279Email: email@example.com
SpainGarth Arch, Tel: (345) 949 2400 or (345) 525 5603Email: email@example.com Schmid Tel: (345) 326 4385 or (345) 949 1841 or satellite phone: +881 621 462 160
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For new biometric passports a visit to a Swiss passport issuing authority is required. There is a Consulate General located in Atlanta, US. For on-Island emergencies or information contact Peter Schmid.United KingdomTel: (345) 244 2434 Emergencies: (345) 925 4307Email: firstname.lastname@example.com consular information contact Tom Hines, Staff Officer to His Excellency the Governor.United StatesGary Montemayor, Tel: (345) 945 8173Emergencies: (345) 328 0033Email: email@example.com


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Cultural Marxism, or political correctness, has taken our culture and society hostage. Abortion is readily acceptable in society, the hook-up culture is now seen as a rite of passage, and voting with private parts rather than voting with brains is a now sign of empowerment. To quote Monica Crowley, "What the bleep just happened?"
However mixed the responses to traditional values, the case for making tradition relevant in today's world has to be made. It is time to be counter cultured.
I'm very forthright with my views. If you follow me on Twitter, then you get to see them firsthand. I am pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, and am against the hook-up culture in addition to being fiscally conservative. I prefer classic movies to MTV. I wish more people had manners. I wish male effeminacy would disappear. I wish members of my gender had more self-respect for themselves. And I love shooting guns and going fishing. (Peculiar, right?)
Although I maintain a more traditional outlook on life, I am in tune with pop culture. The Left, with the help of Hollywood, has been very successful tapping into pop culture and making alternative lifestyles, hook-ups, and trash TV acceptable. They have a monopoly on entertainment, and they are sadly winning. Our side must make conservatism acceptable to Americans with the help of pop culture and entertainment. (This is a subject best reserved for another article.)
Tradition can be cool. Here's how:
Modest is hottest: The divide between classy and trashy couldn't be clearer. Here at Counter Cultured, we profile outfits for women and men every Friday. You can dress well and still hold a traditional view on life. Women should look to ZARA, H&M, Arden B., and similar stores for chic outfits that bring out the best qualities in them; men should look to Art of Manliness and American Gentleman for tips to bolster their manliness.
Articulate traditional values in a smart, intelligent fashion: Our side has to be tactful in their approach, yet equally grounded in conservative ideals. Harvard University professor Harvey C. Mansfield best articulated this in a recent interview in the Wall Street Journal: "Of course there are conservative principles—free markets, family values, a strong national defense—but those principles must be defended with the use of good judgment. Conservatives need to be intelligent, and they shouldn't use their principles as substitutes for intelligence. Principles need to be there so judgment can be distinguished from opportunism. But just because you give ground on principle doesn't mean you're an opportunist."
Tap into pop culture: In order to win the War on Culture, our side must create good content that will not take away from conservatism. We should be able to communicate traditional values in a way that best resonates with people, much like the Left does with Modern Family and similar shows. This is an area we need to work on. Do not neglect it.
There is nothing wrong with standing for traditional values. It does not make you a bigot, homophobe, racist, or fascist. Our country is unique in that people can hold many beliefs and different viewpoints without fear of being ostracized.
The Left brought America the counter-culture, so we must take back the narrative by being counter cultured. Join the fight!


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Want to lose weight in 2014? You're not alone
Updated On: Jan 02 2014 08:12:15 PM CST
It's Jan. 2: Have you kept your New Year's resolution?
For those committed to losing weight, Thursday marks one of the busiest gym days of the year.
"I'm tired of being out of shape," said Jeff Phillips. He's been out of the gym for five years, and decided 2014 was the year to come back.
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"I quit smoking, I'm eating better. I want to feel good," he said.
The YMCA launched a media campaign centered around characters Will Power and Mo Tivation.
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Mac Baker has been going to the YMCA three times a week for nearly seven years. He firmly believes that it takes nearly six months for an exercise regimen to become habit.
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According to the website Statisticbrain.com, losing weight was the number one resolution for 2014. It also said the number of people sticking with their resolutions for six months or longer was about 46 percent.
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56-year-old American athlete claims to have become the first woman
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Gun shops busy as lawmakers pass new gun laws
- Amid all the discussion and voting at the State Capitol on Tuesday regarding gun laws, gun shops and sporting good stores that sell firearms were very busy.
Customers filled the store and were blowing up the phone lines, as well, store officials said.
Joe Tierney, of Mohawk Sport Shop in Rome, said he saw an increase in sales right after the Sandy Hook tragedy.
With New York preparing to enact the country's toughest gun control laws, he's seeing even more business. This time, though, he says it seems to be the ammunition that people are scrambling for.
"I had to turn my phone off," Tierney said. "We're closed on Mondays and I had to turn my phone off so I could sleep because people just kept on calling."
Tierney says people are panic-stricken over what they think they won't be able to get after the tougher gun laws take effect.
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ANNAPOLIS - More than 1,000 people braved the brisk temperatures Sunday morning to run in the 4th Annual John Ripley Memorial Race and show their support for wounded veterans.
The 5-kilometer race benefited the Semper Fi Fund, a non-profit organization that provides financial assistance to disabled military veterans and their families.
B.J. Ganem, a retired Marine Corps sergeant, served in Iraq until he was injured on Thanksgiving night in 2004.
"I lost my left leg to an IED. We lost five guys in my unit. I remember them all the time. I wear their initials on my prosthetic leg," Ganem says. "What's so great about this race is that you get a chance to put a uniform on and it fills the void from when your career got snatched from you."
The Semper Fi Fund has helped service members like Cody Miranda, a retired Marine staff sergeant from Lorton, Va.
"When I was in the hospital, they helped me transition from the military to civilian life and got me my first place to live in," Miranda says. "They've been a family to me for the past five years. Anytime I've needed anything, I just ask. Or they just hear about it and they provide."
Adam Borcz, co-founder of the Ripley Race, says the organization is critical for wounded veterans who fall through the cracks.
"The money helps pay for hotels, flights, mortgages. They cover any financial support that a family with a wounded spouse would need," says Borcz.
"We don't duplicate the services that the government provides, we help try to find the gaps," says Karen Guenther, president of the Semper Fi Fund. "If a wounded or ill service member needs help with an adaptive vehicle, specialized equipment or their family needs help paying bills back home, whatever the need is, we're ready."
Lee Randles, also a retired sergeant, was injured while serving with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves.
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The course kicked off from the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and guided runners through downtown historic Annapolis, around the Maryland Statehouse and back to the stadium.
The Semper Fi Fund raised $12 million this year and the donations collected from the race brought in more than $65,000. The event drew participants from five states and donations from 31 states.
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**Ok lets start with work: Well yesturday my boss sat me down to talk to me about the job in recieving. she basically said I have the job but not yet, not until august. She currently gave the job to Chris but he is going back to school in august, however he said he wants to give going to skool full time, working full time and raising a kid full time a shot. But the boss and I both know that that is alot for one person to handle. So in conclusion I guess I have to stay there until August when it opens up.
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Sunday Morning Funnies: You are not an ostrich
- This week, The Scout Report teaches us a bit more about Ogre culture.
- On Teh Gladiators, Trevor tries to train his hunter pet, the valiant rat.
- Monkey Punchers goes all-out for the Man Love this week!
- This week's LFG was definitely hilarious. I won't even comment, so as not to spoil it.
- Shakes and Fidget are out for Rock 'n' Roll this week.
- Dark Legacy's NPCs are getting Stinking Rich.
- Okay so WoW isn't as customizable as the generic MMO featured in this week's NoObz, but I think we can all relate. Besides, Wrath is bringing us new hair!
- Ding! talks about altoholics.
- Quite probably my personal favorite this week, The Adventures of Disgraph T. Dwarf, Episode 14: Orphan Saga, Part 1.
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Curator's Choice: Saskia van Kampen-Prein about Thomas Rentmeister
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Han Nefkens is a writer and art collector from Rotterdam. He wants to share a vision with other people: he buys international contemporary art for his collection and gives it in long-term loan to museums, including Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (Rotterdam), Centraal Museum (Utrecht) and the Folkwang Museum (Essen).
Minimal Pop
The exhibition Minimal Pop was on show at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen from October 2005 till January 2006. Rentmeister evokes smell, refers to the society in which we live and he uses humor in his sculptures, which are reduced to their essence. Because of the references in his works, they find themselves at the crossing between Minimal Art and Pop Art.
Curator for modern and contemporary art Saskia van Kampen-Prein shows us three works by Thomas Rentmeister. She explains how Rentmeister playfully refers to forms from the real world, and she shows why the artist makes his 'blobs' so glossy.
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Good and bad news. I arrived home this past Sunday, enjoying being around my family, and the comfort of not cooking for myself for quite a long time! Bad news? The second day I'm home, I find out we're moving...again. Growing up as an army brat I moved all across Europe, and was never really settled into one place for too long. The house we live in now, we've only lived here for a year and a bit, and now we're moving again. My parents chose the new house without even bringing me along, or asking. I just want to go back to Boston.
I love my family, but I really love and miss my Simmons family. =/
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I haven't written anything in a while. I'm stressed beyond belief, and have barely gotten any sleep lately. I had three essays all due on the same day, and now I have a final this Saturday. I go back to NY this Sunday! I really don't even want to start packing, or anything! All of my friends have left, and it's really depressing. I'm lonely! Blah. It's already 1 in the morning and I need sleep. I just figured I'd let you know I whipped out a total of 20 pages over the weekend for my essays! Boo-yah to my first amazing year of college!!!
This week-end was a good one. I gave my first public speech at the Simmons Undergraduate Conference on Friday afternoon. I want to congratulate all the honors students who gave various beautiful speeches. I want to thank the honors students for the mental support as well. I was freaking out and having them telling me everything would be okay was amazing! I decided to talk at the conference to get out of my comfort zone. I would never have done that at another point in my life. My first year at Simmons brought me so much! I am just a freshman but I feel already so much stronger as a person, as a student, as a role model!!!
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Art. It is such a simple three-letter word and yet it has so much meaning. Within that one syllable, there's love, hate, imagination, emotions, dreams, and journeys. I have a strange love and appreciation for the arts and it's a fun hobby of mines. I never really considered a career in art because, generally speaking, I feel that art careers are less reliable and less demanding.
Before I entered Susan Duffy's Introduction to Entrepreneurship, I had already decided that I wanted to open an art studio/gallery when I retire. You must be thinking that it's odd for a freshman in college to plan so far ahead of her life, but for me, I find it to be comforting to have a broad outline of my life. What I didn't realize before was how I could entrepreneurially open up my art studio/gallery.
I always just thought that it would be "good enough" to just open an art gallery that sold paintings with a combining art studio where I could teach art classes. My experience in this class has allowed me to think otherwise.
Instead of just opening the art studio/gallery as a risk, like many entrepreneurs, I would spend lots of time researching for all the necessary information including the best locations and the demands in the community for art. Like other entrepreneurs, I would dedicate time to think about my target markets and how I will different from all other businesses in the same industry. These are the things I would not have known to do otherwise if I had not taken this course. After taking these concepts into consideration, I realized that it would be a great idea to not only open my art studio/gallery, but also additionally add a service where customers can vividly describe a painting or bring in a photo where the artists in our shop can duplicate or recreate them. Now this is entrepreneurially thinking!
I was immediately introduced to the "Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30" years old when I entered this course. It really showed me how age didn't matter in success. For example, Fraser Doherty, founder of Doherty's Preserves, "started making jams using a secret family recipe that had been handed down through the generations and selling them at local shops, farmers markets and online when he was just fourteen years old" (EESBM text Chapter 1). There were many prominent entrepreneurial cases that were founded by college students like the online magazine, Her Campus, founded by a Harvard graduate, Windsor Hanger and two of her colleagues.
This has inspired me to not wait until I'm old and wrinkly to open up my art studio/gallery but instead, do it when I have the opportunity to. Being an entrepreneur means to "recognizes an opportunity to make a difference, harnesses the resources and leads the people to create something of value" (Session two, Entrepreneurship Defined PowerPoint) and this is something that I will take with me regardless of where my career takes me in the future.
Whether you decide to open up your own business, create a non-profit organization, or continue in your goals, you can always do it entrepreneurially.