Tag: werner herzog
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Weekend Reading
The Atlantic has compiled a list of online resources to track developments from the Japanese earthquake. If the allegations are even mostly true, it’s infuriating to know that people live in fear in America of this sort of scenario. According to congregants’ legal testimonies gathered by the coalition, agents banged against the side of the…
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Plastic Bag
There is little to be said by way of introduction to this beautiful and creative short film. It was directed by Ramin Bahrani, who also directed Goodbye Solo, a film I enjoyed and mentioned last year. The iconic voice in Plastic Bag belongs to Werner Herzog and it’s a treat to hear him speak as…
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encounters at the end of the world
I posted this review of Werner Herzog’s Encounters at the End of the World over at rednoW.com a couple of days ago. When Werner Herzog received an invitation from the National Science Foundation to visit its Antarctic headquarters, he made it clear that he was in no mood to make another film about “fuzzy penguins”.…
David W. Swanson 