Tribeca Film Festival 2013, It’s Here
Today, April 17th, marks the first day of the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. From over 5,000 submissions, the final 217 films have been chosen and demonstrate that creativity and love are alive and well in the film industry.
A Tarantinoesque Birthday
He has long been celebrated as one of Hollywood’s most esteemed legacies, and today – March 27 – Quentin Tarantino turns 50 years old. From his early start as an usher in adult film theatres to his dynamic breakthrough cinematic triumph, Reservoir Dogs, Tarantino has revolutionised the film industry. His brutally violent, non-linear, sound-energetic movies...
Popcorn, Chewing gum, peanuts & bubblegum – but this ain’t no drive-in
A dark August evening in Cape Town; the city is wet and everyone is scrambling to get to their Happy Hour. The date is Tuesday the 21st; it’s the fourth instalment of Short & Sweet. Aside from the unforgiving weather outside, it had been a tough week for film; Tony Scott had just tragically passed...
This is going to make you freak
Short & Sweet, which began in London in 2006 and expanded to Toronto, Cape Town and Melbourne, brings people together through short film. A different selection of the finest short films, music videos and short animations from around the world are screened, from established directors to new talent. The aim is to celebrate film and...
“Grey Matter”- Film review
When Don Mattera says ‘Memory is the weapon’, it is often assumed that this is an optimistic statement, that the ability to remember is an affirmation of the positive. When in actual fact the contrary remains true, the capacity to remember is the most important aspect in any form of trauma whether communal or personal....
Mike Miller: West Coast dialogues
Born in ’64, Mike Miller spent his early years inspired by the skate, surf and film industry in his home town, Los Angeles. Heading to Europe to work on fashion photography, Miller soon found himself back in LA and right in the middle of a booming music industry. Juxtapoz’s photo editor Estevan Oriol sat down with...
THE BIOSCOPE THEATRE
Joburg has certainly reinvented itself with the rejuvenation of the historically vibrant areas surrounding the city centre. The revamp of Bioscope Theatre is the latest surge of colour brightening the streets of Maboneng Precinct on the ground floor of Main Street Life.
DON’T TELL ME, DUDE
Here’s one for the aphorists; a new religion ‘preached on a philosophy of non-prechiness.’ Its sounds refreshing, even though divulging into the origins of this sentiment may raise a disapproving eyebrow on right while leaving the leftfield in hysterics.
Film review: Unhinged: Surviving Jo’burg
Director: Adrian Loveland Starring: Ferial Haffajee, Robbie Brozin, Justice Malala and David O’Sullivan Category: Black Documentary
issue 5 online
Open publication – Free publishing – More art ISSUE 05 FEATURES: ARCHITECTURE: INSTANT HOUSING ARCHITECTURE: FROM RURAL POVERTY TO CREATIVE COMMUNITY SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY: WARWICK SAINT PHOTOGRAPHY: POINT OF VIEW – JONATHAN TAYLOR PHOTOGRAPHY: STREETHEART – BRETT RUBIN PHOTOGRAPHY: THE KAROO FASHION: THE DENIM INSTITUTE FASHION: EMO CHIC FASHION: PASCHOAL RODRIGUEZ FASHION: CREATURE COMFORT GRAPHICS: MASTER...
