Archive for November, 2008
Life on Mars
Posted by: | CommentsWhen I saw that our street was being closed off for filming Life on Mars earlier this week, I did not think too much of it. That was until I awoke on Wednesday morning to find the building next door to Prospect Heights Church of Christ, at the end of our block, had been converted into the burnt-out shell of an Irish pub.
I’m more of a star misser than a star spotter. Anyone who can walk past Steve Buscemi in an empty park, as I did a few years ago, stands little chance on a crowded street. So it’s no surprise that as I tried to hurry Sofie past the set, she pulled me back to point out Harvey Keitel and Michael Imperioli.
Harvey Keitel (left) taking a break between scenes.
Michael Imperioli shooting a scene from Life on Mars on Prospect Place.
Well Done Sofie!
Posted by: | CommentsWhat’s a blog for if not, occasionally to kvell about your loved one’s brilliance? Sofie has done it again. Her audio tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker, gets a glowing review in today’s New York Times:
IN lieu of a winter exhibition this year, the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art introduced on Tuesday its first fashion audio tour of the museum, describing the importance of clothes as seen in a portrait by Jacques-Louis David or a fourth-century B. C. Greek statue or a German suit of armor.
That may sound like a dull substitute for a fashion show, but the tour — because it is narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker, who talks about art history with the same breathy relish and melodic rhythm she might deploy to deliver a pun-soaked voice-over as Carrie Bradshaw — becomes a sassy exploration of dress that both reveals and titillates. That’s more than you could typically say for Asmat body masks or a Peruvian nose ornament resting in a glass case.
It takes more than just a breathy voice to render an engaging tour. It takes a talented writer and, of course, a great producer. Nice one Sof!
Language is Like a River
Posted by: | Comments“You can’t put your arms around it.”
Jewish butchers in Odessa, Ukraine, talk about the decline of Yiddish and how the city has changed. From the trailer to Odessa Motives, a documentary by an acquaintance of mine, Dmitriy Khavin, showing as part of a Jewish Documentary Series at the Anthology Film Archives on Wednesday.
Upstaged by the Extras
Posted by: | CommentsThis video of Sarah Palin being interviewed before she pardons a Thanksgiving turkey is almost too good to be true. (Via Swampland.)
