‘Arts’ Archives
Movie Corner December 2018-January 2019
By HOWARD McQUITTER II oldschoolmovies.wordpress.com howardmcquitter68@gmail.com “THE PRIVATE WAR” -- The film is based on the 2012 article “Marie Colvin”'s Private War” in Vanity Fair by Marie Brenner. All wars are ugly, often scripted, and always deadly (especially for civilians and war correspondents). Marie Colvin (Rosamund Pike) is a celebrated war correspondent who went to the most dangerous places on Earth to tell the world the truth about real-life suffering in war-torn countries such as Sri Lanka, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya where the world can see rubble, dead bodies, wounded men, women and children, understaffed medical personnel. She wants people to see the indiscriminate horror bombs and bullets do to civilians ”“ elderly, women and children. Colvin”'s exterior is tough, but the running from blasts and bullets, accompanied by soldiers and other news correspondents and the sights of dead children, wailing women, [...]
Movie Corner – November 2018
By HOWARD McQUITTER II oldschoolmovies.wordpress.com howardmcquitter68@gmail.com This year, 2018, marks the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick”'s masterpiece or, one of them anyway, “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), a treasure of science fiction/ drama although a film in this day that may not be fully understood, at least at the ending. (One can honestly say, Kubrick”'s “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” is also a Masterpiece.) Mr. Kubrick”'s “2001: A Space Odyssey” is a major example of his ambivalence about technology and its future for humanity. Kubrick (like myself) grew up during the” Cold War” when “The Cuban Missile Crisis” and threat of nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union seemed to be on the verge of breaking out. Kubrick”'s film is based on Arthur C. Clarke”'s “The Sentinel.” Both men collaborate on the [...]
Indigenous Peoples Day Events
Indigenous Peoples Day Festival October 6 ”“ 7 All My Relations Gallery (AMRA), and Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) is hosting an Indigenous Peoples Day Festival to raise awareness, and provide education of Native American Arts. Augsburg University Native American Film Series 2018 Presents “The Eagle and the Condor ”” From Standing Rock with Love” October 8, 6:00 pm ”“ 8:30 pm Free event. A film about how and why Indigenous people are standing up against a violent extraction-culture. Come to share your experiences at Standing Rock! Reception starts at 6pm and screening at 6:30pm. Sateren Auditorium 715 22nd Ave So. http://www.augsburg.edu/filmseries/2018/07/18/the-eagle-and-the-condor-from-standing-rock-with-love Indigenous Food Tasting Hosted by Dream of Wild Health October 8, 4 ”“ 6 pm Free event at MAIC. Our featured chefs are Brian Yazzie of Yazzie The Chef, Gatherings Cafe, Howasta [...]
