Thursday, August 03, 2006
Back in the late 80's/early 90's, I saw some (then) groundbreaking videos by a Polish film maker. Until recently all I could remember was his first name - Zbigniew. It wasn't until a few days ago that I started to think of the videos again, and wondered if they were available commercially. So I googled, and hey presto I rediscovered Zbigniew Rybczyński. He's an Oscar winner, and has 3 DVDs for sale on his website.
I bought his "Media" collection, and it should be turning up shortly. I look forward to seeing some more of his work, and I hope the two pieces I remember are on there.
Also on the subject of DVDs, after watching the next episode of Green Wing (see blog entries passim), I watch a BBC drama called Life On Mars. A cop from 2006 gets hit by a car and wakes up in 1973. Culture shock ensues, and he/you're never sure whether he's still in a coma and dreaming it, whether he's really in 1973 but insane, or whether he's really time-travelled. It mixes the tried-and-tested cop drama with a dash of time-travel, and seems to work very well. Mainly, I think, because of the interaction between the cop and his boss.
Yesterday, a tornado touched down just south of Guelph. No damage, but lots of thunder and lightning. At least it broke the hot weather streak and we're not at mid-twenties rather than mid-thirties.
I bought his "Media" collection, and it should be turning up shortly. I look forward to seeing some more of his work, and I hope the two pieces I remember are on there.
Also on the subject of DVDs, after watching the next episode of Green Wing (see blog entries passim), I watch a BBC drama called Life On Mars. A cop from 2006 gets hit by a car and wakes up in 1973. Culture shock ensues, and he/you're never sure whether he's still in a coma and dreaming it, whether he's really in 1973 but insane, or whether he's really time-travelled. It mixes the tried-and-tested cop drama with a dash of time-travel, and seems to work very well. Mainly, I think, because of the interaction between the cop and his boss.
Yesterday, a tornado touched down just south of Guelph. No damage, but lots of thunder and lightning. At least it broke the hot weather streak and we're not at mid-twenties rather than mid-thirties.
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