Time for a refresh of the classic 2005 Nicolas Cage movie, Lord of War.
"A journey of a thousand miles starts with one step" --Chinese philosopher Laozi. Likewise epics can be built out of tiny scribblings. In early 2012, I wandered Europe writing posts on what I found interesting for friends. By the end I had written the equivalent of a 1000-page book. My readers had journeyed with me and so did not ask: "how was it?" Instead we discussed what it meant. I continue scribbling. Mastodon
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Lord of War
Prime Minister Turnbull wants to fund Australian manufacturers to be in the global top 10 of arms sales.
Time for a refresh of the classic 2005 Nicolas Cage movie, Lord of War.
Time for a refresh of the classic 2005 Nicolas Cage movie, Lord of War.
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Friday, January 26, 2018
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Movie: Faces and Places
Agnes Varda's Faces Places Is a Work of Art About Art
The legendary French filmmaker collaborated with the photographer JR to create a wonderful documentary about communities, memory, and her own history. Atlantic Review here. Seen, and enjoyed after seeing the depressingly dark (but good) I, Tonya at the Dendy Canberra. The current mood of the USA.
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
How to become a better photographer through 'visual exercise'
Its longish but a good encouragement on how to do street photography. Stresses the importance of seing rather than worrying about the technical do dabs.
Monday, January 22, 2018
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Object of desire
Beautiful example of a custom Honda Four standing in the heat of the North Canberra NextGen carpark.
Friday, January 19, 2018
Underwhelmed at the Australian Museum
Wow! The promise of it all. Today we went to the Australian Museum for virtual reality experience..
What we found: 40 people on swivel chairs with headphones and Oculus VR headsets on Samsung phones.
Showing was a 15 min descent to Earth from the International Space Station. Kids liked it.
About as impressive as the Omega 34-bit animation in 1986. And a bit of vertigo for free...oh, and it had no actual real footage..everything was a computer animation.
What we found: 40 people on swivel chairs with headphones and Oculus VR headsets on Samsung phones.
Showing was a 15 min descent to Earth from the International Space Station. Kids liked it.
About as impressive as the Omega 34-bit animation in 1986. And a bit of vertigo for free...oh, and it had no actual real footage..everything was a computer animation.
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