Monthly Archives: July 2007

Michelangelo Antonioni: 1912 – 2007

Bergman yesterday and now Michelangelo Antonioni. What the hell is going on? If I believe in god, heaven and all those things I would say that God created a cinema studio in the sky and is hiring the best directors … Continue reading

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Ingmar Bergman: 1918 – 2007

Oh well, the inevitable happened, Ingmar Bergman lost the chess match. The Master has passed away this morning at his home in Fårö. My first Bergman film was Fanny and Alexander, but my passion for his works didn’t start then. … Continue reading

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De Düva

There are directors that like to say that remakes are homages. My experience shows that those “homages” are a way to spoil the memory of a good film, in general. A few cases are exceptions. Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht and … Continue reading

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Soviet Movie Posters: 1921-1973

The Fakeproject Corporation of America presents a selection of Soviet Movie Posters from 1921-1973. Posters aren’t divided in categories or decades, as you mind expect. They all load in a single page, but it loads pretty fast. I’m never tired … Continue reading

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Audio Cassette Tape Nostalgia

Tapedeck is a project of neckcns.com, built to showcase the amazing beauty and (sometimes) weirdness found in the designs of common audio tape cassettes. There’s an amazing range of designs, starting from the early 60′s functional cassette designs, moving through … Continue reading

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Barbara Reid

The Canadian illustrator and author Barbara Reid has marvellous work of clay illustrations. She is an award-winning illustrator whose work ranges from children’s books to commercial advertising. For me it was clay, but she explains the material used is plasticine. … Continue reading

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70′s Italian Pulp Art

Before start clicking in any link of this post take a deep breath and relax. You should use a safe browser with pop-up blocker. Now you are ready to visit 70′s Italian Pulp Art. The main page of the site … Continue reading

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The Grim Reaper Cat

I grew up picturing death as the Grim Reaper, the skeletal figure carrying a large scythe. Even though I studied in catholic schools, I’ve never believed their philosophy that death is an angel of God and there is a better … Continue reading

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Adalberto Abbate

If you remember of any of my posts with pictures with tiny plastic men and toys, do you know they are usually cheerful and cute or funny. That’s not the case, forget them. The work above is part of the … Continue reading

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404 Not Found

How pretty or cool is the not found page of your blog / site? I’m ashamed of the layout of 404 pages of my blogs: they are boring normal. I wanted some funny image, as the several images collected by … Continue reading

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