Sergei Parajanov was a Soviet Armenian film director and artist, widely regarded as one of the 20th century's greatest masters of cinema.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Up There
40 years ago some earthlings landed on the moon. Those earthlings landed on a place which was out of this world. That said symbolically something huge and its mean lot for human philosophically, although it was a scientific milestone in human history.
I used to read Flash Gordon comics in my teens and those were amazing reading time with wonderful graphics of outer world, space travel, cosmic perspective, time wrap, space adventure etc. This picture (taken from the Moon in Apollo Mission) is one of my favorite pictures. It depicts a perspective which one now very much real, not like a fantasy adventure of Flash Gordon. The perspective which is altered our outlook as seeing things from earth perspective in opposite way. This picture let you allow sit outside of this world and you can participate in Einstein’s vision/experiment imaginatively and this picture and perspective let you allow to falling in love with 3rd planet of Sun Solar System called earth.
“Gatatri Amavasya” was celebrated yesterday, from this day onward people of some part of India use to not eat Non-Veg/Alcohol for complete one month as this month from Indian calendar treated as sacred month traditionally.
Yes, I have got an invitation from a friend and I had some good eating/drinking time and spent a complete gambling night (teen patti/three cards, lose some money as end result).
Yes, I have got an invitation from a friend and I had some good eating/drinking time and spent a complete gambling night (teen patti/three cards, lose some money as end result).
Monday, July 20, 2009
The Carnival of Socialism
Compiled by Renegade Eye
The Carnival of Socialism # 40 is here. At it's description profile it says, "The Carnival of Socialism attempts to bring a fortnightly round up of everything that's going on in the global socialist blogosphere." Hopfully this carnival, will introduce a few new blogs for your consideration, at other carnivals as well.
Kasama caught my interest with a post entitled Mao Zedong: Should Reactionaries Have Free Speech?.
American Left History should be a regular stop on your blog reading. This blog centers on American history and culture, from a socialist view. Markin's love of history and art shine through.
The Third Estate managed to interview political icon in the UK Tony Benn.
Left in East Dakota notes Obama's base being disillusioned with him.
Worker's Press criritiques Obama on healthcare.
River's Edge notes that the UK anti-terror units, only find rightist plots, "it is invariably more by luck than by design".
Vengeance and Fashion has an interesting post about a schoolteacher who was abused by his students and snapped. There are Facebook groups supporting both sides. It is unusual for socialists to write about such a subject so close to home.
The Trotsky Museum has a blog of its own.
Querida Celia Hart Is a Spanish blog that honors Celia Hart Santamaria, the Cuban revolutionary who died last year in an auto accident related to the Cuban Hurricane. Celia opened doors for socialist democracy in Cuba.
From Turkey Mehmet Çagatay writes about Michael Jackson.
The Red Mantis tackles Iranian unrest, and asks who leads and where is it going?
Histomat replies to a BBC documentary about Leon Trotsky, based on the book The Exile and Murder of Leon Trotsky. Histomat writes, "Just as Stalin smeared the Jewish Trotsky as an agent of Hitler, so Richard Overy describes Trotsky's supporters as a 'motley crew', while Trotsky himself suffered from a 'blindness to any sense of humanity' and apparently 'never had any scruples about killing those in the way of the Marxist utopia'. It is a pity that Overy has seemingly not made time to read Trotsky's Their Morals and Ours where he answered exactly Overy's critique about 'moral scruple' over seventy years ago:"
Socialism or Barbarism reviews the Irish economy, in a two part series.
Celticfire writes about a Portland transit riders union.
The Daily Maybe discovered the Trotskyist soft drink Red Kola.
Untouchable Earth writes from India about the will of the Iranian people. This blog is oriented to socialism, art and astronomy.
Madam Miaow gives us good analysis of the Uighur uprising in China. At my local coffeeshop Madam Miaow's blog is blocked by the computer's filtering software. What's wrong with Anna Mae Wong?
A Reader's Word from India, takes on the myth of micro finance.
The next Carnival will be August 02, 2009 at Red Wombat
Renegade Eye
Monday, July 13, 2009
TSE2009 - Live Workshop in SURAT
This year, on morning of 22nd of July, the umbral shadow of the moon will be passing over the rich heritage of our country. The Greatest eclipse of the century is just few days away from us and is tailor-made for India. It crosses the entire breadth of India starting from the westernmost state of Gujarat to the easternmost state, Arunachal Pradesh. The path of totality passes over 13 Indian states including the small area called the Chicken's Neck in West Bengal. Not only this, partial eclipse is visible throughout the country.
Total Solar Eclipse 2009 Program by Amateur Astronomers Association of Surat- AAAS
International Live Workshop on Total Solar Eclipse 2009
Total Solar Eclipse 22 July 2009
Live Webcast from SURAT !!!
Dear All,
AAAS is organizing a special event on "International Live Workshop on Total Solar Eclipse 2009" on 21-22 July 2009 collaboratively with Aatmiya Vidyamandir School at Surat. Eminent scientists ,from PRL and ISRO, and Astronomy experts are going to join the event.
Venue: Aatmiya Vidya Mandir- An International Residential School, Koli-Parthana Road, Taluka- Kamrej, District- Surat 394180
Date: 21-22 July 2009 (Tuesday-Wednesday)
Registration Fee: Rs.200/- Including Food, Accommodation and Kit
Those who have their own Telescopes/Binoculars/Solar Filters are requested to bring it with them. The campus and place is safe for all those Astronomy Items. Rest Assured!
Regards,
AAAS, Surat
Tentative Schedule:
Day- 1 : 21st July, 2009
11:00 - 11:30......Opening Ceremony
11:30 - 12:15......Keynote Address
12:15 - 1:00........Lecture-1
01:00 - 02:00......Lunch
02:00 - 03:00......Lecture-2
03:00 - 04:00......Lecture-3
04:00 - 04:15......Tea Break
04:15 - 05:00......Lecture-4
05:00 - 07:00......Group Activities
07:00 -08:00.......Dinner
09:00 - 10:00......Star Party
Day- 2: 22nd July, 2009
05:30 - 08:30.....Eclipse Viewing Programme
09:00 - 09:30.....Data Collection
09:30 - 10:00.....Breakfast
10:00..................Valedictory Function
International Live Workshop on Total Solar Eclipse 2009
Total Solar Eclipse 22 July 2009
Live Webcast from SURAT !!!
Dear All,
AAAS is organizing a special event on "International Live Workshop on Total Solar Eclipse 2009" on 21-22 July 2009 collaboratively with Aatmiya Vidyamandir School at Surat. Eminent scientists ,from PRL and ISRO, and Astronomy experts are going to join the event.
Venue: Aatmiya Vidya Mandir- An International Residential School, Koli-Parthana Road, Taluka- Kamrej, District- Surat 394180
Date: 21-22 July 2009 (Tuesday-Wednesday)
Registration Fee: Rs.200/- Including Food, Accommodation and Kit
Those who have their own Telescopes/Binoculars/Solar Filters are requested to bring it with them. The campus and place is safe for all those Astronomy Items. Rest Assured!
Regards,
AAAS, Surat
Tentative Schedule:
Day- 1 : 21st July, 2009
11:00 - 11:30......Opening Ceremony
11:30 - 12:15......Keynote Address
12:15 - 1:00........Lecture-1
01:00 - 02:00......Lunch
02:00 - 03:00......Lecture-2
03:00 - 04:00......Lecture-3
04:00 - 04:15......Tea Break
04:15 - 05:00......Lecture-4
05:00 - 07:00......Group Activities
07:00 -08:00.......Dinner
09:00 - 10:00......Star Party
Day- 2: 22nd July, 2009
05:30 - 08:30.....Eclipse Viewing Programme
09:00 - 09:30.....Data Collection
09:30 - 10:00.....Breakfast
10:00..................Valedictory Function
For more information and Registration/Application visit here
Although now all type of rubbish, superstitious programs are started broadcasting on various mainstream media TV, ignore all these rubbish talk, discussion and if possible just witness this natural celestial phenomenon.
Only you need to take some guidance/precaution from expert while observing TSE2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
The missing poetry in Terminator -Salvation
What missing in Terminator -Salvation is musical structure and the poetry that genuinely presents in Terminator 2: Judgment Day .
Again it is the influence of the Terminator 2: Judgment Day for what usually we draw in toward any terminator related films and always wish to see some visual magic, impressive presentation that we witnessed in T2. But Terminator -Salvation is just nothing but a disappointment, only some hopeless visual.
Hollywood usually always like to show fire powers, blasting, big blowing up, big fights as a core presentation in most of Hollywood productions. Sometimes it seems like exhibitions of macho USA against other countries. Diverse war equipments, variety guns etc. are frequents accessory and components of most of Hollywood films from the beginning. Latest Terminator -Salvation is just another supreme example of this show business and an example of how much it can be more dreadful. This movie depicts only some big fire show, big blowing up from start to end with great technical achievements. It is your eyes and ears that make you busy during watching of this movie, not the brain, not your feelings, intellects.
We have seen some fire shows, big blowing up in T2, yet T2 able to captured, created some great filmic scene and got some cine achievement, above all T2 is sensual in nature. The T2 remains in the true film tradition always and may be it is real film genius of James Cameroon that T2 is became a one of the true great action film in film history.
The T2 as a whole is a beautiful poetry start to end, composed in a wonderful musical structure or musical notes. Visual of T2 are polite and lyrical. Transition of shot selection is also smooth and not jerky. All scenes dominate its central intent, not allowing too much exhibitionism. We have witnessed amazing cinematography as it varied with color, tone and motif. The film was edited frame by frame, scenes are cut and joined where it needed in proper time, and not one extra single frame is added or deleted. Back ground score (including theme music) also clutched the movie in to its soul and body of the film.
After he pushed the limit of computer-generated special effects in The Abyss, director James Cameron turned his sequel to Terminator1 into a well-written, action-packed showcase with more advanced special effects. Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a justifiable sequel: a story of leather-clad android that arrives from the future to protect a rebellious teenager and future leader from being killed by the indomitable T-1000 robot, whose liquid-metal design makes him apparently unstoppable and posing as a single minded lethal killer.
Though from the same director, and much of the same cast and writers, "Terminator 2" is a vastly different movie from the 1984 original. There is strong underlying message about the value of human life, to the extent that even the emotionless Terminator appears to learn sensibility as we heard in the last scene when T-800 said, "Now I know why you cry".
Sarah, is a patient at a mental institution, sentenced there after she was caught trying to blow up the Cyberdyne System, the computer company building – the company that will eventually build the SkyNet computer that responsible for starting war against human. Her son John has become a cynical teenager, who is raised by foster parents.
The two Terminators come together on John, both searching for and finding him at the mall. We also see that that Schwarzenegger’s character is here to protect John, while other one for kill.
James Cameron conceived a total package, almost two decades later, the film still looks great. The effects of the morphing terminator were so visually impressive, very much mathematical. Logically, the time-travel elements are very complex, it causes lot of ontological paradoxes and it is mingling with the idea of proper cause-and-effect and confusing.
Apart from pioneering FX work, other element that works also at best and effective is acting of the cast. One of it is Linda Hamilton's performance. She quite effectively plays the scratched rebel who's driven to do anything, no matter how terrible, to stop the war.
For all of its real entertainment value, Terminator 2 just feels in so many ways. But it may look better than its predecessor and recent sequels, but it's not a complete better film, and in many ways it's weak also. Its cautionary message falls flat as the terminator, supposedly the dispassionate voice of pure, hard algorithmic data, to make the claim "It's in your people nature to destroy yourselves." But, actual evolutionary biologists say opposite way, that human nature tends towards cooperation and compassion.
James Cameron films trapped in attempts at intellectual social commentary and in treatment mostly concentrating on the shit blowing up, big blasting, big savaging, with big technical howdy. Because, it is general believes in Hollywood that, the big shit blowing up looks really cool.
But still T2 is amazing in its structure, its poetical presence. James does not all the time allow technique to dominate his film, it his poetic visual imagery and understanding of musical notes and it application mostly controls his shots.
He able to placed himself as an artist first then we see another James Cameron with his managerial and technical entities.
Again it is the influence of the Terminator 2: Judgment Day for what usually we draw in toward any terminator related films and always wish to see some visual magic, impressive presentation that we witnessed in T2. But Terminator -Salvation is just nothing but a disappointment, only some hopeless visual.
Hollywood usually always like to show fire powers, blasting, big blowing up, big fights as a core presentation in most of Hollywood productions. Sometimes it seems like exhibitions of macho USA against other countries. Diverse war equipments, variety guns etc. are frequents accessory and components of most of Hollywood films from the beginning. Latest Terminator -Salvation is just another supreme example of this show business and an example of how much it can be more dreadful. This movie depicts only some big fire show, big blowing up from start to end with great technical achievements. It is your eyes and ears that make you busy during watching of this movie, not the brain, not your feelings, intellects.
We have seen some fire shows, big blowing up in T2, yet T2 able to captured, created some great filmic scene and got some cine achievement, above all T2 is sensual in nature. The T2 remains in the true film tradition always and may be it is real film genius of James Cameroon that T2 is became a one of the true great action film in film history.
The T2 as a whole is a beautiful poetry start to end, composed in a wonderful musical structure or musical notes. Visual of T2 are polite and lyrical. Transition of shot selection is also smooth and not jerky. All scenes dominate its central intent, not allowing too much exhibitionism. We have witnessed amazing cinematography as it varied with color, tone and motif. The film was edited frame by frame, scenes are cut and joined where it needed in proper time, and not one extra single frame is added or deleted. Back ground score (including theme music) also clutched the movie in to its soul and body of the film.
After he pushed the limit of computer-generated special effects in The Abyss, director James Cameron turned his sequel to Terminator1 into a well-written, action-packed showcase with more advanced special effects. Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a justifiable sequel: a story of leather-clad android that arrives from the future to protect a rebellious teenager and future leader from being killed by the indomitable T-1000 robot, whose liquid-metal design makes him apparently unstoppable and posing as a single minded lethal killer.
Though from the same director, and much of the same cast and writers, "Terminator 2" is a vastly different movie from the 1984 original. There is strong underlying message about the value of human life, to the extent that even the emotionless Terminator appears to learn sensibility as we heard in the last scene when T-800 said, "Now I know why you cry".
Sarah, is a patient at a mental institution, sentenced there after she was caught trying to blow up the Cyberdyne System, the computer company building – the company that will eventually build the SkyNet computer that responsible for starting war against human. Her son John has become a cynical teenager, who is raised by foster parents.
The two Terminators come together on John, both searching for and finding him at the mall. We also see that that Schwarzenegger’s character is here to protect John, while other one for kill.
James Cameron conceived a total package, almost two decades later, the film still looks great. The effects of the morphing terminator were so visually impressive, very much mathematical. Logically, the time-travel elements are very complex, it causes lot of ontological paradoxes and it is mingling with the idea of proper cause-and-effect and confusing.
Apart from pioneering FX work, other element that works also at best and effective is acting of the cast. One of it is Linda Hamilton's performance. She quite effectively plays the scratched rebel who's driven to do anything, no matter how terrible, to stop the war.
For all of its real entertainment value, Terminator 2 just feels in so many ways. But it may look better than its predecessor and recent sequels, but it's not a complete better film, and in many ways it's weak also. Its cautionary message falls flat as the terminator, supposedly the dispassionate voice of pure, hard algorithmic data, to make the claim "It's in your people nature to destroy yourselves." But, actual evolutionary biologists say opposite way, that human nature tends towards cooperation and compassion.
James Cameron films trapped in attempts at intellectual social commentary and in treatment mostly concentrating on the shit blowing up, big blasting, big savaging, with big technical howdy. Because, it is general believes in Hollywood that, the big shit blowing up looks really cool.
But still T2 is amazing in its structure, its poetical presence. James does not all the time allow technique to dominate his film, it his poetic visual imagery and understanding of musical notes and it application mostly controls his shots.
He able to placed himself as an artist first then we see another James Cameron with his managerial and technical entities.
Big Blow business but in control manner
Human vs Cyborg, human uncomfortable and tend to contradict with belief, choice and decision.
Machine and Human, relative adaptability, anxiety of human
Another human face in the film, this time a kid , more innocent, edgy, focus or balance point of the film
Another human face, a doctor, cynical perspective of the film, may be perspective of director too.
Another human face, cry out in nuclear destruction, trapped, powerlessness
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Feeling nostalgic…ok here is a scene link from T2.
Terminator 2 Judgment Day Intro (Theme Song)
This is title scene of the film T2. We can see here how aesthetically blended the entire shot in a musical rhythm. The elements of park are shown in slow motion with wonderful composition while flames are in normal motion, which create a definitive lyrical blend captured through smooth camera tracking. James Cameron used flames also in lyrical manner such as it seems like some dancing flames, layer by layers it appears and goes. Sometime white and dark gray black patches of flame appears in moving around right to left, bottom to top and vice-versa.
And last but not least, added treasure in this scene is wonderful back ground score by Brad Fiedel.
And last but not least, added treasure in this scene is wonderful back ground score by Brad Fiedel.
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