Pocket cinema: The Artist Formerly Known as Captain Beefheart

December 20, 2010

Let’s plunge a bit into the core of one of the most innovative progressive rock music story – the story of Don Van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart

Hence, here we have BBC documentary from 1994 titled ‘The Artist Formerly Known as Captain Beefheart’, narrated by John Peel, featuring Beefheart himself, Frank Zappa, Ry Cooder, etc.

Captain_Beefheart.jpg

Don Van Vliet/Captain Beefheart, Photo: Anton Corbijn, 1980 (c)

read more …

Pocket cinema: The Genius of Photography documentary series, episodes 4-6

November 27, 2010

This is the second part of Pocket cinema section screening BBC documentary The Genius of Photography… If you’ve missed episodes covering early stages of photography history just click here – Pocket cinema: The Genius of Photography documentary series, episodes 1-3

Genius_of_photography_2.jpg

Photo above: Liz Shaking Fist at Ray by Richard Billingham (c)
Photo bellow: New Brighton by Martin Parr, Magnum (c)

read more …

Pocket cinema: The Genius of Photography documentary series, episodes 1-3

Raise hands who like BBC documentaries on my blog… Oh, I see many hands, I’m satisfied… Well, I have great news for you! Here is one of the BBC latest documentary series The Genius of Photography.

Genius_of_photography_1.jpg

Photo above: Bichonnade Leaping by Jacques-Henri Lartigue
Jacques-Henri Lartigue Foundation (c)
Photo bellow: Motion Study by Eadweard Muybridge
Stanford University (c)

read more …

Interview with Zdenko Basic, part 2: A word or two on material tangibility

October 20, 2010

This is the second part of the interview with Zdenko Basic… Read the first part here: Scopes of lucidity in illustration and animation

zdenko_basic_10.jpg

Photo of Z. Basic by Filip Filkovic Philatz (c)

read more …