watch it: “Cycles”

by MaryAnn Johanson

Mon, Apr 12, 2010

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Wonderful:

For more on the artist, Cyriak, see this article at the Guardian’s Film Blog.

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Keith

Mon, Apr 12, 2010 5:31pm

I mentioned this to you weeks ago, but never got any indicated you saw it. Don’t remember now if it was email to Twitter.

Hank Graham

Mon, Apr 12, 2010 5:38pm

The Guardian writer didn’t mention it, but Cyriak shows an obvious influence of Zbig Rybczynski’s “Tango.” Not to diminish his talent, though.

Hank Graham

Mon, Apr 12, 2010 5:42pm

And, oops–meant to post the link to “Tango.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXAC5y0bbgM

It won the 1983 Oscar for best animated short, and Rybczynski stepped out for a smoke with his Oscar, couldn’t make himself understood by the security guard when he tried to go back into the auditorium, and spent the night in jail.

MaryAnn

Mon, Apr 12, 2010 5:52pm

I mentioned this to you weeks ago, but never got any indicated you saw it. Don’t remember now if it was email to Twitter.

Sorry, Keith — it certainly wasn’t an intentional snub. I’m not actually on Twitter very often, so it’s not the best place to attempt to contact me. Email is best. And I’m working on a way to streamline my email: I get hundreds a day (many not even spam!) and I’m embarking on probably the 165th attempt in the last ten years to be more proactive about keeping on top of it.