Media Studies by Charlie Thomason
January 26, 2010 · Filed under Film, Film Festivals and tagged: itunes, john cooper, linas phillips, lori goldston, next, nirvana, seattle, sundance, sundance film festival 2010, thomas woodward, youtube, youtube rentals
au⋅then⋅tic⋅i⋅ty (noun): 1. the quality of being authentic; genuineness. 2. a highly under-appreciated element in modern film.
Not in a long time have I seen a film that offers a more rewarding atmosphere of authenticity than Linas Phillips’ Bass Ackwards, which saw its World Premiere this weekend at Sundance. I took a chance by getting in the wait list line for the film, which I was just vaguely familiar with, only to be delighted by what was easily the best experience I had at Sundance 2010.
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January 26, 2010
Not in a long time have I seen a film that offers a more rewarding atmosphere of authenticity than Linas Phillips’ Bass Ackwards, which saw its World Premiere this weekend at Sundance. I took a chance by getting in the wait list line for the film, which I was just vaguely familiar with, only to be delighted by what was easily the best experience I had at Sundance 2010.
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January 14, 2010
Michael Arrington, of TechCrunch, posted a great blog entry on Tuesday entitled, “Ok You Luddites, Time To Chill Out On Facebook Over Privacy.” By “great” I mean that he’s so correct that it scares the living hell out of me, but still; he managed to pin the nail on the head of how public our lives are, while simultaneously clarifying the exact context of the quote Mark Zuckerberg has been attacked over lately. What’s going on with Facebook and social media in general may be a disturbing reflection of a much bigger picture.
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January 18, 2010
For all you Chicagoland artists and art students out there, have I got a deal for you. The best alternative to the State St. Blick store is, unfortunately, going to close at the end of January. Until then, EVERYTHING in the store is 50% off. Personally, I’ve been trying to get back into drawing and painting–after having put it on the shelf since my undergrad years–and this could be the opportunity I’ve been looking for. The store is located right by the Chicago and Franklin CTA Brown Line station. Thanks to Gapers Block for clueing me in to this sad news/great deal.
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December 15, 2009
Those robots over at Rolling Stone don’t know what they’re talking about! Here’s the real best albums of the last decade—and without the fluff. I’m not going to get into details about why I think these are best—mostly because I know that I’m right. However, you might be surprised by what I chose…
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January 19, 2010
Aside from sharing almost the same name as myself, English artist Charles Thomson is quite an interesting guy: Charles Thomson (born 6 February 1953) is an English artist, painter, poet, photographer. In the early 1980s he was a member of The Medway Poets. In 1999 he named and co-founded the Stuckists art movement with Billy Childish.
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January 7, 2010
Ever since last May, when the cover of The New Yorker featured an iPhone painting by Jorge Colombo, the mobile art craze has been in full swing. In local news, the Chicago Art Department (CAD) offered a 5-week “iPhone Art Class” beginning this past November, led by local artist Mike Nourse. Those 5 weeks end tomorrow, with works created throughout the course to be displayed in an exhibit titled, “iPhone Therefore iArt.”
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