Wes Anderson’s new movie Fantastic Mr. Fox takes a beloved children’s book–his beloved book from childhood I assume–and turns it into a film for adults–I’m hearing tales of kids leaving the theatres disappointed and bewildered. Spike Jones and Dave Eggers transformed Where the Wild Things Are in a very similar vein, bringing the sad weight [...]
Posted on November 18th, 2009 by DeepthiW
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I’ve been looking for Nneka to hit the US off and on for a few years now, and finally got a chance to see her do her live show at Joe’s Pub in lower Manhattan. This is one show I won’t forget in a hurry.
This is what I wrote in KQED’s Mixtape back in April [...]
Posted on November 9th, 2009 by DeepthiW
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I’m here in Paris for three weeks, in the city of the spectacle. Everywhere I turn to look, there are splendid sights to be savored — the grand boulevards, the graceful buildings carved from pierre de taille, the dynamic crowds of Parisians and visitors who flow through the streets in [...]
Posted on June 27th, 2009 by DeepthiW
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Saul Williams played a largely improvised show at La Maroquinerie as part of Fete de la Musique. The show was called Carte Blanche, and anything goes definitely described at least part of the evening very well, as he brought out more and more other guests including Camille (she’s known in the US most for her [...]
Posted on June 23rd, 2009 by DeepthiW
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While Japanese popular culture has already become an integral part of American youth culture (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Pokemon, whatever’s next), most of the rest of Asia has been shut out up to now. Also, Japanese pop stars haven’t broken through (not for lack of trying) in film or music. J-pop, as it’s known, is [...]
Posted on June 6th, 2009 by DeepthiW
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Nostalgia struck, and I’ve been inspired to put up the rest of my old rough tracks, all about five years old, and mostly of the super girly variety. Maybe this will be the kick in the pants to start making music again. I know it’s not the proper thing to introduce them with all the [...]
Posted on May 3rd, 2009 by DeepthiW
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Witness the fruits of my slightly tedious labor! The following is an excerpt from Man with a Movie Camera, an experimental 1929 silent documentary film by Russian director Dziga Vertov. Our teacher gave us four minutes to score, which I did with samples courtesy of the free sound project, archive.org and disparition.net. Favorite part? Matching [...]
Posted on March 16th, 2009 by DeepthiW
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Posted on February 17th, 2009 by DeepthiW
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Moon
An astronaut movie more like Solaris and nothing like Apollo 13.
Why: A great scifi plot, Sam Rockwell, an amazing actor who has so far skimmed slightly under the radar, and Kaya Scodalerio from Skins, my favorite show from 2008.
Light Boxes
A novel by Shane Jones about a war waged by a group of balloonists against the [...]
Posted on December 29th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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Dan Black is a bit of a genius.
Posted on December 5th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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