The Pleasure of Being Robbed is the debut feature by young filmmaker Josh Safdie. Beautifully shot on 16 mm in the late night/early morning streets of New York, it tells the story of Eleonore (played by Eleonore Hendricks, who also co-wrote the film with Safdie), a kleptomaniac wandering the city — stealing wallets, purses, and [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2008
The Lana Show
October 6, 2008 – 12:03 pm
Who knew the supply closet at The Directors Bureau could produce a talk show as fun as the Lana Show? Host Lana Kim conducts quirky interviews with rad bands — No Age, Ratatat, Born Ruffians, etc. — interspersed with music videos. The best part is that after watching the show, you can hop over to [...]
Don’t Throw Stones: Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House
October 2, 2008 – 3:52 pm
Before Phillip Johnson’s Glass House and the lucid frenzy that ensued (not to mention the one presently taking place in New York), there was the Farnsworth House. Arguably Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s most famous structure and a beloved National Historic Landmark, the Farnsworth House set the standard for pared down, minimalist style that continues [...]
Yohji Yamamoto, Carreau du Temple, Paris
October 2, 2008 – 1:00 pm
Piano music and Zen-chant repetition took me someplace else while admiring Yamamoto’s asymmetrical cuts. It was a beautiful, calming moment.
Gareth Pugh Debuts at Paris Fashion Week
October 1, 2008 – 8:00 am
Somehow, in the midst of abstract minimalism and 15-year-olds grimacing as they glide across the international catwalks, the oppressive clouds of chic have finally lifted. Paris, meet Gareth Pugh. The quintessentially queer and visionary British designer has departed London — where he has held his runway presentations since 2006 — for the fashion world’s most [...]
