I rewatched Elysium (2013) last night. It’s full of good actors. The subtext is wealth disparity and the dehumanization of the impoverished. It’s overlaid with lots of violence and weighed down a bit with tedious expository flashbacks. There are also distracting weird twin accents from Jody Foster and William Fichtner. Unburdened by the high expectations I had the first time, I liked it more.

A new release from Nina Simone is actually a previously lost recording of her 1966 appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival. You’ve Got to Learn is beautifully performed and recorded. If you’re a fan, or even curious, check it out.

#patent #illustration #diving #invention #handwriting

Good thing this was patented, otherwise the market would be flooded with cheap and dangerous knockoffs.

Poster for a performance by Zazel (born Rossa Matilda Richter), who in 1877 became the first person to be fired out of a cannon (in front of a large crowd at the Royal Aquarium).

Jesus’ Son
(1999)
#cinema #movies #film #1990s

Hurtful & unnecessary.

Vintage French advertisements for televisions.
Telemaster (1958?) Philips (1960s)
#vintage #tv #television #advertising #design #cats

Russian DVD cover for Existenz (1999).
#film #cinema #movies #1990s #cronenberg #scifi