get yer Where Are the Women? lapel pins and postcards
I’ve still got lots of goodies leftover after distributing Kickstarter rewards. So I’m happy to offer them to any and all now. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
13 Minutes (aka Elser) movie review: the ultimate what-if
This intense dramatization of the true story of a failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in 1939 is an unpleasant experience but a provocative one.
Where Are the Women? the 2014 Oscar-nominated films ranked
This ranking is now complete with the addition of Best Documentary nominee The Salt of the Earth. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? The Salt of the Earth
Though the narration describes the male protagonist photographer’s wife as his essential collaborator, we see absolutely no evidence of this.
The Salt of the Earth documentary review: photographing the human condition
“Everyone should see these images to see how terrible our species is.” Yet there is hope in this portrait of photographer Sebastião Salgado, too.
London photo: stripey
I wonder if they planned this…
Where Are the Women? Self/less
This is a movie in which a woman is instructed to “wait in the car” while the male protagonist goes inside to continue driving the story. And she does.
Self/less movie review: mind/less, brain/less, point/less
Glances at fundamental questions of identity and humanity and decides that they are best resolved via fistfights, gun battles, and car chases.
London photos: Beverly Brook
A little treat for fellow fans of Ben Aaronovitch’s urban fantasy series Rivers of London…
London photo: Barnes pond
Peaceful respite in southwest London.
