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x-mas lists

12/23/2009

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Despite the fact that I basically stopped celebrating
Christmas five years ago, there's a list of holiday
movies and songs that I still enjoy.  I'm a scrooge,
but i guess not a heartless scrooge...


CHRISTMAS MOVIES
TOP 5:

  • Muppets Christmas Carol (1992)
  • White Christmas (1954)
  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
  • Scrooged (1988)
  • Love Actually (2003)

CHRISTMAS SONGS
TOP 5:

  • That Spirit of Christmas (1985) - Ray Charles


  • Snow (1954) - Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Vera-Ellen, Rosemary Clooney


  • Christmas Time is Here (1965) - Vince Guaraldi Trio


  • Wonderful Christmastime (1979) - Paul McCartney


  • Last Christmas (1984) - Wham!



HAPPY NON-DENOMINATIONAL HOLIDAYS!

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listening to

12/17/2009

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Their video is wonderful.
Too bad McDonalds is using the
music for their new commercial.

otherwise enjoyable..


Blue Steel -
Bot'Ox



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we present - the gam gallery grand opening exhibition

12/17/2009

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NEWSFLASH:

I have a photograph displayed at Gam Gallery!
check out the grand opening show at:


The Gam Gallery
110 Hastings
@  Columbia, Vancouver
December 10 - 28th



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'architects are assholes' mugs

12/8/2009

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For those who get it...

Check out http://www.zazzle.ca/kjahnke to get your 'architects are assholes' set of four mugs.
Each mug is 11 oz and $18.45
Take advantage of the holiday deals!



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majorbigtime thanks!

12/6/2009

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BIG THANKS
GOING OUT TO ALL THE PEOPLE BUYING 'ARCHITECTS ARE ASSHOLES' MERCH VIA ZAZZLE.CA 


*** TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL THE HOLIDAY DEALS ON ZAZZLE.CA ***


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listening to

12/6/2009

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This is a new addition to my klog. 
Periodically, I will be posting songs I am listening to.

Feel free to send me suggestions...


I found the songs on youTube.
(don't pay attention to the homemade videos...) 





When They Fight They Fight - Generationals
Dr. Kitt - Kula Shaker
Can't Seem To Make You Mine - The Seeds


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Amazing Mr. Anderson

12/6/2009

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Fantastic Mr. Fox movie poster. 
Cross-section technique used by Wes Anderson
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I went to see Fantastic Mr. Fox last week (and also may have sneaked into
Pirate Radio after...
don't bother with this one) and thought it was, er, fantastic. 
Wes Anderson has successfully
created his own visual style that can be
seen in both his animated and non films.  Visually his
movies are appealing,
with their combination of new and old so the audience never really knows
what time period they're watching.  His characters seem to be caught in the
highlight moments
of their lives, see Richie Tenenbaum in
The Royal Tenenbaums.  What stands out about
Anderson, to me, is his attention to
detail in set design, dialogue and the idiosyncrasies given
to each character. 
He achieves these through awkward pauses, mannerisms and honest,
innocent, dead-pan expression.  Yet, the humour still comes through. 


A notable feature of Anderson's films is his cinematography style.  Particularly the use of
straight on shots (first point perspective), which helps to give the impression of stage
productions. 

I often think of how Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou was shot, using cross section views of the
movement and interiors of the Belafonte, Zissou's research vessel.  Before this movie, I don't
remember seeing this technique used and it's visually stunning.  After doing some research I
found that this was done as an homage to the 1972 film Tout va bien, where the same technique
was used, the film being set in a sausage factory.  And this movie was a nod to the 1961 Jerry
Lewis movie The Ladies Man, reputedly the largest indoor set built by Paramount, the house
having sixty rooms.  By panning through the spaces you get a sense of the architecture of set
design and see the structure of continuity in both dialogue and experience. 

Fantastic Mr. Fox, of course, is an ideal situation to use such technique since the story takes
place above and below ground.  In this movie the use of
straight on shots act like elevations
drawings, which also become well
composed film stills from a photographic perspective.  In this
movie the
camera work puts the animals in an ant farm-like perspective, where we're watching
from the other side of the glass. 


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    krista + blog = klog
    > what the world needs now,
    is another blog <<<<<<<<<<

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    Krista Jahnke lives and works
    ​in Canada and likes to ask
    lots of questions.


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