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Bruce Conner Dies at 75

July 8, 2008 – 9:33 am

Artist and experimental filmmaker Bruce Conner has died at the age of 75. He’s maybe best known for his first film, the 1958 assemblage A Movie; his most recent film, Easter Morning, a pure cinema short shot in the 60s and recently released to celebrate Conner’s 50th anniversary, screened in competition last month at CineVegas. [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Classics, Culture/art, Obits | Comments (1)

Jonas Mekas, Ray Carney Embroiled in Onion Joke

June 2, 2008 – 11:53 am

But seriously: Mekas’ latest work is way more MTV than it is MoMA.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Culture/art, Video | Comments (12)

Directed by Michael Jackson

May 23, 2008 – 1:00 pm

Steven Boone imagines an alternate universe in which the King of Pop becomes Hollywood’s most socially conscious filmmaker.

By Steven Boone | Posted in Columns, Politics | Comments (4)

Superhero Fashion Exhibit at the Met

May 7, 2008 – 11:45 am

An exhibit called Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy opens today at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, and runs through the end of the summer. From the Met’s website:
Fashion not only shares the superhero’s metaphoric malleability, but actually embraces and responds to the particular metaphors that the superhero represents, notably that of the power of transformation. [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Culture/art | Comments (0)

Strange Culture Legal Saga Over

April 22, 2008 – 9:16 am

Artist Steve Kurtz, the subject of a 2007 documentary, has been cleared of all charges.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Documentary | Comments (0)

Fighting Over Jack Smith

February 12, 2008 – 10:00 am

Handwringing over art vs. commerce.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Culture/art | Comments (1)

“What the Hell is This?” Oscar Winning Animated Shorts

February 11, 2008 – 9:15 am

Art criticism by Mel Brooks, circa 1963: “Oh, I know what it is –– it’s GARBAGE, that’s what it is!”

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Awards, Culture/art, Technology & Web, animation | Comments (0)

Julian Schnabel Poster Contest: Last Day to Enter!

February 6, 2008 – 10:30 am

Here’s your final reminder: if you want a chance to win that limited-edition Diving Bell and the Butterfly one-sheet, designed by Julian Schnabel himself, go here and enter our contest. We’ll accept entries until midnight tonight, and will announce a winner on Friday.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Culture/art, Spout.com | Comments (2)

CONTEST: Calling All Julian Schnabel Fans!

January 15, 2008 – 10:02 am

Diving Bell and the Butterfly fans, take note: Spout is giving away a limited edition one-sheet poster, designed by Julian Schnabel, with an original poem by the painter/filmmaker imprinted on one side. We’ve pasted a detail of the poster above; you can see a larger view here. It’s a very cool prize, but we only [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Community, Foreign Films, Hollywood, Spout.com | Comments (7)