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Matt checks out the upcoming Warner release of the adaptation on Blu-ray...
I don't think it's a stretch of terms to call any of Baz Luhrmann's most well known films--and I'm talking specifically about Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge! here--excessive and kitschy, and though those films each have pieces of which I enjoyed I'm also not what you would call a fan of them either. They just aren't my cup of tea I suppose, and honestly I preferred the melodramatic Australia by several degrees, but they do have their fans and I understand why. When it was first announced that Luhrmann was going ahead with a production of F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous work I thought it an interesting idea and one that could work if he could balance out his preference for extravagance with the characterizations and themes of the novel, but at the same time I didn't hold out much hope either.
Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby follows would-be writer Nick Carraway (Toby Maguire) as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy (Carey Mulligan), and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton). It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without of the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.
Like some of the director's previous work the picture uses a mix of current pop and R&B music to put a contemporary spin on the 1920s period, and like some of his earlier films the first hour or so of Gatsby is a sensory overloaded concoction that will either turn on or turn off viewers. I immediately got the feeling that what mainly attracted Luhrmann to the material was the chance to do some of the party scenes and wild flamboyance that the period setting might be ripe for and I nearly checked out, but right about the time my attention span started to wane from all the glitz the film dimmed the lights on the party. All of the sudden it and slowed down a bit, ditched most of the stilted acting and odd mannerisms and shenanigans of the first hour and replaced them with what are, for the most part, real performances and real characters, and Luhrmann is even given a chance to explore some of the central themes of excess, the longing to right regrets and the pursuit of the unattainable American Dream, among others. It's all a nice effort, but unfortunately it misses the mark by spending too much of an already lengthy 142-minutes on the broad and the flashy, concerning itself with the larger picture than with the smaller, more nuanced character interactions and themes of the novel that needed more time to grow within the given running time. I don't think the Robert Redford and Mia Farrow rendition of Gatsby is any better or worse than this one--it certainly has its own faults--but it hit the important notes better and with a lot more subtlety than the sledgehammer approach largely on display here.
It's been over 20-years since I've last read the novel and a couple of years removed from the last time I watched the 1974 adaptation, but "The Great Gatsby" is a story that once read remains with you for a long time. This adaptation still isn't perfect (given the nature of Fitzgerald's work I'm not sure that there will ever be one) and goes bigger for too long when it should be going smaller much earlier, but as an entertaining spectacle of modern, 21st century filmmaking meant to "ooo and ahh' the masses it sort of works. In the end, let's just say that something like this doesn't come along all that often and leave it there, though if you've read the novel you do have to admit that the irony of it all does warrant a chuckle.
Warner Home Video's 1080p, AVC encoded video transfer of the film is fairly astounding, and one of the most lush and beautiful films to hit cinemas this year is preserved here on Blu-ray with a grand and near perfect presentation. At times Luhrmann's film feels too big to be contained on the small screen with a multitude of color looking to spill out over the edges, and the sharp, detailed picture is so good that at times the hyper realistic imagery almost feels to plasticy to be real, but maybe that's the intention. Black levels too are deep and dark, and the contrast is strong and maintained throughout. According to IMDB, the production was shot on Red Epic cameras, so there isn't any film grain to be found, the digital source is free of any artifacts or blemishes that sometimes pop up on film-based pictures and since it's a newly released theatrical presentation there aren't any of the anomalies that sometimes show up on older films. I only noticed a bit of noise during some of the night time scenes that betray the digital origins and any overblown saturation or contrast that you might notice is by design, but otherwise there isn't anything to worry about with transfer defects such as aliasing, edge enhancement, banding or macroblocking. Overall this is as near perfect a video presentation as movies get on Blu-ray and a definite showcase for your home theater.
Brash and bold is definitely the order of the day here, and for better or worse the one standout aspect in many of Baz Luhrmann's films is his use of modern music mixed with the traditional and a richly, layered sound design, which thankfully Warner's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track delivers on everything you could want out of in spades. Throughout all the partying and big city bustle every channel from the rear surrounds to the LFE get an extreme workout with this one in an aggressive mix featuring a wide dynamic soundscape that will envelope your viewing area. It did cause me to worry at first that maybe the dialogue would take a hit with all of the frenzied activity going on, but I do not recall ever having a difficult time understanding a bit of it. Overall, like the video transfer, this one's very well done and true showcase.
Warner has supplied the disc with a number of special features for its Blu-ray debut, totaling a little over 100-minutes of high definition supplements that cover everything from Baz Lurmann's inspiration for tackling the project through production. The first featurette, "The Greatness of Gatsby" (9 min.), finds Luhrmann detailing how he came about the idea for the project and how he got the ball rolling on finding the right cast and location scouting. Also included are brief bits from the principle cast including DiCaprio and Maguire on how they were given the time to workshop and rehearse the film together. It's an interesting if brief piece that could have been extended longer. Next up is "Within and Without with Tobey Maguire" (9 min.), which is essentially a behind the scenes look at the film from the perspective and lens of the film's co-star. I didn't get a lot of information out of it other than it seems like a lot of fun to be on the set of a major motion picture, but it's an enjoyable piece. In "The Swinging Sounds of Gatsby (13 min.)" Luhrmann gives a bit of justification for his use of the modern and contemporary '20s music (as if he needed to), and nearly all of the film's contributing artist--including executive producer Jay-Z--give their take on the film.
"The Jazz Age" (16 min.) has less to do with the making of the film and mainly focuses on the period of the film and F. Scott Fitzgerald with plenty of vintage footage from the era. That's followed up with "Razzle Dazzle: The Fashion of the '20s (17 min.)", a look at to the costuming of the picture with production designer Catherine Martin, which is a nice piece, but I wish that the disc also included a companion piece that focused on the amazing sets and digital backdrops constructed for the picture. "Gatsby Revealed" is actually five separate featurettes that I will refrain from going into detail on so as not to spoil anything (Gatsby Party, Disconcerting Ride, Daisy and Gatsby Meet, The Plaza and Pool Scene), with each focusing on a key set piece from the film and how these scenes were interpreted from the novel and accomplished.
The disc is rounded out with a few deleted scenes with lengthy introductions by Luhrmann (14 min.), the theatrical trailer for the very first adaptation of the novel from 1926 (why does it seem so hard for most new releases to include the feature film's own theatrical trailer anymore?), and a standard definition copy of the film on DVD with an UltraViolet digital copy code insert. Overall this was just the right amount of extras that I would have wanted for this particular film, though a commentary track would have been welcome given what I've heard of Luhrmann on the tracks featured on the Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge! releases.
Like one of the themes of its source, The Great Gatsby struggles with excess, but it comes back down to earth just in time to save the picture from becoming nothing more than flash without any substance. Some might still see it that way, but I was appreciative of the effort even if it didn't quite get there in the end. Warner Home Video's Blu-ray presentation of the film features outstanding video and audio and a nice selection of extras that feels just about right. Overall fans of Luhrmann's previous films Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge! will probably greatly enjoy The Great Gatbsy, and if, like me, you aren't a particular fan of those pictures I'd still recommend you give it a go for the imagery on display and performances alone.
* - The images above are not representative of the high definition quality of the video transfer on the Blu-ray disc.
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toonloon Member Join Date: December 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 241
Great review!
matt86 Member Join Date: March 2008 Location: United States Posts: 868
I agree too, why not just include the film's trailer? Why do they do that? Studios have really been cutting corners for several years now. Literally too, those eco cases are lame and they stopped including inserts with DVDS long ago. Sigh. Nice review tho
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God I hated this film. I hated how Luhrmann exoticized that which was being satirized in the novel, which entirely misses the point of the novel. I hated how important information was relayed by having the text displayed on the screen, as if the audience was too stupid to understand. I hated how the film grasps towards an aesthetic of camp but never quite reaches it.
One of the reasons why the novel has such staying power is that it prescient. It's a forwards-looking mirror that compares current lifestyles with those in the novel. Luhrmann gestures towards this in the scene in which Nick parties in the cramped apartment and gets all sweaty. But that's it. No other gesture towards what makes the novel so prescient or constantly relevant.
One of the reasons why the novel has such staying power is that it prescient. It's a forwards-looking mirror that compares current lifestyles with those in the novel. Luhrmann gestures towards this in the scene in which Nick parties in the cramped apartment and gets all sweaty. But that's it. No other gesture towards what makes the novel so prescient or constantly relevant.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 27th August 2013
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 French & Spanish
Subtitles: English, French & Spanish
Extras: Featurettes, Deleted Scenes & Alternate Ending
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton
Genre: Drama
Length: 142 minutes
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The Canadian women's national team remained unbeaten through two matches at the 2012 Cyprus Cup after a 2-1 win over Italy at GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus.
Whitecaps FC alum Robyn Gayle came on as a substitute and scored an injury time winner late in the second half to give Canada the win as the match looked destined to end in a stalemate.
Fellow 'Caps alum Christine Sinclair opened the scoring for Canada late in the first half with her 131st career goal for Canada, Italy got a response early in the second half from Sandy Iannella. The result moves Canada atop Group B in the tournament with two wins for six points. Scotland and the Netherlands are in second with three and Italy has zero.
Canada had much of the possession in the first half but was held off the scoreboard until the 43rd minute. Shannon Woeller lofted a high ball from Canada's half, Sinclair, who was unmarked and beat the onrushing Italian goalkeeper Sara Penzo and lifted a perfect chip into the right corner.
Italy was level within seconds of the restart. After intercepting a ball off Rhian Wilkinson, Sandy Iannella started a nice give and go with Daniela Sabatino and, after taking the return pass, struck a hard shot into the top left corner. The goal came on Italy's first shot on target of the game.
For the longest time it looked as though that would be it for goals but with 90 minutes on the clock and the first of four added minutes having already passed, Sinclair crossed a ball from the right side. Two more former Whitecaps helped set up the winner, as Chelsea Buckland headed the ball down and as it rolled by Kaylyn Kyle, who was tangled up with an Italian defender, allowing an onrushing Gayle to slam the ball across the goal into the left corner.
Canada's starting XI featured Karina LeBlanc in goal, Rhian Wilkinson at right back, Shannon Woeller and Candace Chapman at centre back and Bryanna McCarthy at right back with Desiree Scott, Sophie Schmidt, Kelly Parker, Christine Sinclair, Christina Julien and Melissa Tancredi from the midfield up to the attack.
In the second half, Canadian head coach John Herdman replaced McCarthy with Chelsea Stewart (57'), Christina Julien with Brittany Timko (66'), Wilkinson with Robyn Gayle (72'), Tancredi with Chelsea Buckland (79'), and Parker with Kaylyn Kyle (82').
Italy's starting XI featured Sara Penzo in goal, Giorgia Motta at right back, Laura Neboli and Elisabetta Tona at centre back, and Alia Guagni at left back, Giulia Domenichetti, with Alice Parisi, Alessia Tuttino, Sandy Iannella and Daniela Sabatino and Pamela Conti from the midfield up to the attack.
In the second half, Italian coach Pietro Ghedin replaced Sabatino with Melania Gabbiadini (78'), and Domenichetti with Elisabetta Camporese (78').
Canada concludes round robin play on Sunday with a match against the Netherlands. The Dutch won their opening match with a 2-1 win over the Italians before losing by the same score to Scotland.
Canada's match against the Dutch will be played in Larnaca at the Ammochostos Stadium. The other final Group B match will be played simultaneously between Scotland and Italy in Paralimni. Depending on the result in the other match, Canada may still advance even with a loss, but as it stands right now, a draw would guarantee Canada a shot at their third straight Cyprus Cup title.


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Flash Flood Forecasting Over Complex Terrain: With an Assessment of the Sulphur Mountain Radar in Southern California (2004)Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
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The nation's network of more than 130 Next Generation Radars (NEXRADs) is used to detect wind and precipitation to help National Weather Service forecasters monitor and predict flash floods and other storms. This report assesses the performance of the Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD in Southern California, which has been scrutinized for its ability to detect precipitation in the atmosphere below 6000 feet. The report finds that the Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD provides crucial coverage of the lower atmosphere and is appropriately situated to assist the Los Angeles-Oxnard National Weather Service Forecast Office in successfully forecasting and warning of flash floods. The report concludes that, in general, NEXRAD technology is effective in mountainous terrain but can be improved.
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New York state police will conduct the investigation into the fatal shooting a motorist by one of their troopers after a traffic-stop confrontation.
The shooting Thursday night in the Town of Newburgh left William C. "Curly" Baynes, 51, dead. Trooper David Ruderfer, who was treated at St. Luke's-Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, is on administrative leave, standard procedure for an officer who has been involved in a shooting.
John Geidel, chief trial assistant district attorney with the Orange County District Attorney's Office, said it's standard procedure for state police to take the lead on an investigation into a police-involved shooting.
Prosecutors were present Thursday night at the scene of the shooting, also standard procedure, Geidel said. "We get involved in the investigation early on."
New York State Police spokeswoman Kristin Lowman said the agency will conduct parallel investigations, as it does in police-involved shootings across New York: an administrative probe by state police Internal Affairs Bureau and a criminal investigation that involves interviewing witnesses, documenting and gathering evidence.
"We do that in every case," she said. "It's routine, and we conduct them just like any other investigation."
That probe will take some time, Geidel said, in part because of the need for toxicological testing before a final autopsy report can be issued.
Toxicology results — to determine if Baynes was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, because there are allegations of a struggle — can take four to six weeks.
Once the investigation is complete, the district attorney's office will present the case to a grand jury.
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No matter how exciting the film at hand, being on a film set can often be a dull and tedious process. And yet, there was something extremely satisfying about being on the set of the upcoming action sci-fi flick from CRANK creators Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, tentatively titled GAME. Perhaps it was the warning of a crewmember as he yelled, "Falling body parts!" followed by a smattering of limbs being exploded into the air, as well as their eventual collapse onto the automotive wreckage below.
Normally studios set it up so that any observational visits to a set happen on an uneventful day of shooting. But based on my experience with the obviously action-packed GAME, I'm guessing no day of shooting will be without its fair share of explosions and body bags. This makes me all the more fortunate to be able to fill you in on the awesomeness of the sequence that was currently being shot.
But first, a little about the project.
PLOT: The movie is set in a dystopian future of implanted nano-devices, where the ultimate online simulation environment is humans remote-controlling other humans in mass-scale, multiplayer online gaming. The lead character, played by Gerard Butler ("300"), is a worldwide sensation, and the top-ranked warrior in a game called "Slayers." With his every move tracked by millions, he battles to regain his identity and bring down the entire system.
It's worth noting that this synopsis is only the tip of the iceberg, as the details behind the game, the futuristic society, and the characters add up to something decidedly more complex. To start, Butler's character (called Kable in the game) is, along with all of the other participants in the game, a prisoner on death row, and is actually being controlled a wealthy young boy named Simon (played by Logan Lerman, most recently seen in 3:10 TO YUMA as Christian Bale's son).
In other words, forget the PS3, 360, and Wii, this is the next generation of gamingâa society where, if you're rich enough, your video game sessions will consist of controlling the movements of a real life person as they endure the brutality of each battle, and all of it's filmed for the world to see. Just don't plan on getting a second life if they die.
The film also stars Michael C. Hall (from TV's "Dexter") as the game's villainous creator, Alison Lohman and Ludacris as part of a resistance against the game (called HUMANZ), John Leguizamo as one of Butler's fellow prison inmates, and Kyra Sedgwick (from TV's "The Closer") as a reporter.
Here's a rundown of other info concerning the film's story:
- If a prisoner completes 30 levels of the game, they are let free. Butler's character is currently at level 27.
- Throughout the game, you are able to earn upgrades, which includes getting better armor and weapons.
- There are other people in the game called Genericons, who are prisoners with lesser sentences.
- Surrounding the players are "fly cams," which are orb-shaped video cameras that will be CGI'd in later.
- "Slayers" is actually the second game created by Michael C. Hall's character, the first being "Society," a Sims-like version of "Slayers" without any violence.
Lionsgate took the liberty of flying us out to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where filming is currently taking place (they were on day 9 of a 53 day shoot when we showed up). After enjoying the fine dining of the hotel we were set up in, a van came to pick us up and take us to the set. As we neared the location, off in the distance was what looked to be a stadium, with a metal ceiling covering the top. Dust clouds were emanating from the inside.
We hopped out of the van to get a closer look.
The entire set was covered in mounds of dirt. Wooden spiked barriers covered in barbed wire were littered across the arena, as were about half a dozen broken down cars, many of which were set ablaze. BMX bikers darted up and around the scene as a geared up Gerard Butler stood menacingly with his gun ready to fire. And then, an explosion. The fire launched full blast into the air, debris flying everywhere, and the temperature rising exponentially for about three seconds. It was at this point I realized, "This film is gonna kick ass."
Twenty feet away they had a collection of monitors showing the take being filmed, but the directors were up close and personal on set, with Mark Neveldine operating the camera.
Surrounding the area were backlit white sheets, which we were told would later be turned into holographic advertisements. It will be interesting to see whether they go with brand-name products, or something made up. At any rate, it was confirmed they'd at least be "exotic," probably giving off the vibe of those whacked out commercials you might see in Japan.
Also occupying the set were a small group of extras playing Genericons (discussed above), spread across bleachers on the sidelines. Additionally, we were informed that everything surrounding the arena would all be CGI'd in later, basically having the prisoners battle in a confined, isolated part of the city.
Having just finished one of his takes, Gerard Butler rose from the storm of dust and removed his army vest. The just recorded dailies played back on the monitors as he chugged down a cup of coffee, watching attentively. It's looking good. He then proceeded to gear up again and get right back into the action.
A bit later, writers/directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor also made their way to the monitors, reviewing previously shot footage. Recognizing a couple of the other journalists (Peter from slashfilm.com, and Alex from firstshowing.net), they asked us how we were doing. "Haven't seen you before," Mark pointed out as he bumped fists with me. Apparently, they had a private party with a bunch of the online journalists at one of the past Comic Cons. Looks like I've been missing out. These are definitely the kind of guys you'd wanna chill and drink a beer with.
As explained earlier, Gerard Butler's character Kable is one of the top competitors in the game Slayer. Our visit to the shoot took place while they were filming one of the four main action sequences (or, "games"), each of which we were told would be vastly different from one another.
Throughout the evening, we were able to see several different shots of the sequence being filmed. Surprisingly, this consisted of much more than just getting various angles of the same exact scene.
In one take, we find Kable escaping the bikers circling around him as he darts behind a dilapidated van, explosions going off in the background. In another, the camera chases after him like something you'd see in a war film, possibly acting as an indication of what a third-person view of the game looks like. And then of course, as mentioned earlier, there's a bit where a body is exploded into the air and the limbs come raining down. One of the legs actually dropped down on the truck just in front of me. Let me tell ya, you know you've had a good day when it ends with blown up body parts flying around you.
We were eventually invited to move closer in on the action, and Brian Taylor went on to elaborate on the type of shot they were working on next.
Taylor: I'll explain what this is; this is weird. So if you're standing in front of a 3D screen, and you're controlling a game, that's what this is. But what we're saying is that the environment the game is in is so realistic, and so three-dimensional, we're actually going to be bringing the kid who's controlling the game into the battlefield. On screen, it's gonna seem like he's controlling it at home. This rig will allow Logan Lerman, who's playing Simon, to actually be gliding along with Gerard, who's going to be running. But when you see it, it won't seem like he's moving; it will seem like he's standing still in front of a screen and tracking a character along like you would in Grand Theft Auto or something like that. It's a little bizarre. It will make sense visually.
Writer/director Brian Taylor
This take was easily the most intriguing of the night, and in case that explanation didn't quite make sense, it consisted of actor Logan Lerman (as the boy Simon, who's controlling Kable) sitting right in front of the camera as it rode across a track, with Gerard Butler running up ahead mimicking Simon's movements. I cannot wait to see how this type of in-world visual translates to the big screen.
Available to answer some of the other questions we had was Executive Producer David Rubin, who kicked things off by discussing one of the other major battle sequences in the film.
Rubin: Did you guy get a chance to drive through downtown at all? We built this big structure down town, on the four corners. We are going to destroy it in the middle of one of the battles. This is right in the middle of downtown. Albuquerque had four corners that were vacant. Which is strange to see in the middle of a city. We took advantage of that, and we built a set. One of the major battles takes place in what we call "Container City". It's kind of exciting. We just shot the beginning of that battle last weekend.
Does Gerard Butler have his natural accent in this movie? Or does he speak with an American accent?
Am I allowed to say that? Does anybody want to hear that? He is speaking in an American accent for this movie. That is, when he speaks. There is a lot of action. There isn't a lot of dialogue.
Did Gerard come onto this movie after his success with 300?
Neveldine and Taylor have known him for a long time, and they have always wanted to work with him. This just seemed like the perfect opportunity.
Do the players know that there is someone playing them?
They have no idea. You see them trying to figure it out while they are being played in the game.
And that concludes this part of the set visit for GAME (the title for which is confirmed to change). Stay tuned for our short but sweet interview with Gerard Butler!
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The new season of Strictly Come Dancing has certainly generated a lot of interest - from the controversy surrounding Alesha Dixon's appointment to Joe Calzaghe and Kristina Rihanoff's romance.
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Sennelier is the perfect place to research les rouges de Paris..Even when you're tieing your French scarf in the morning you can't escape Paris reds...
Like this soup kitchen in the 6th...You look in Paris...(Cafe Georges)Everywhere...Lot of...
I love Red!!!!! It's one of my favorite color, but I do not find a lot of red in the current windows! Soupe populaire, what a terrible name for a restaurant!ReplyDelete
it's a soupe kitchen for the poor!!!
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Good morning Carol! What beautiful photos today (as if they aren't always beautiful!). Your themes are poignant, simple yet penetrating, leaving me with a wonderful feeling that lasts all day long. What a great way to start my day... thanks many times over for you dedication! You are a wellspring of delight!
For me, you've pointed out that red is used in Paris as a bold accent, sparingly yet with great impact. I love the way these points of red add delight to grey buildings. Though the architecture is beautiful in its own right, these touches spark them. Thanks again Carol, the fine artist and communicator you are!
Carol, I think the fact that we Americans, as a whole, are always on the fly, always gotta go somewhere, be somehere, is the reason why we cannot sit for idle hours.
I am the same way; I admire the folks who can "lollygag" at those outdoor cafes, but I can never 'allow" myself to be one of them!
No fair!!!! Sennelier and raspberries!!!!! I will sit , roll over and beg....:-) It's pathetic. I know....tail wagging at all the gorgelocity...of this Parisian Rouge.ReplyDelete
I just love your daily message.:) You come up with some of the most interesting things. Because of you, I have become determined to taste a real macaron. I have a friend who is going to Paris and the Loire Valley in about a week. I already gave her 10 Euros to buy me a wee container of macarons. She is going on a tour, so I hope she can get me one. I also turned her on to your blog and she loves it. I have recently returned from Italy (was there one week only :( ) and Italy (as far as I could see has nothing like the macaron BUT they did have a breakfast pastry they called the brioche (avec beurre et Nutella) that I quite enjoyed. Anyway, have a fruitful day.
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Wild West
Concept and Photography by Katie Aaberg
Fashions by ALLIHALLA
Hair and Makeup by Amelia Hart
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Models: Aaron Sullivan, Allison Ditson, Amelia Hart, Janelle Derven, Miranda Jenee
45 comments:
- angstiosis said...
This is appropriative and racist. As a reader of this blog, I am disheartened.
- July 18, 2011 at 5:41 AM
It's clearly a fun loving themed photo shoot cowboys and indians it's about kitch and americana and fashion and cute girls. If you were truly offended by it then you need to get out more.
- July 18, 2011 at 6:41 PM
- Alice said...
This could only be fun loving to a person in a position of privilege. It must be nice to be able to dress up as a stereotype and not think about the consequences of it.
- July 18, 2011 at 7:50 PM
when am i going to get to see caricatures of white people? fact is, never. think about that before you tell someone to get out more. maybe you should get your head out your ass more.
- July 18, 2011 at 10:23 PM
fuck this racist shit.
- July 18, 2011 at 10:49 PM
Fun and fancy free photo shoot! Looks good.
- July 19, 2011 at 3:40 AM
what a fucking embarrassment
- July 19, 2011 at 4:56 AM
"PORK does not believe in cultural ownership or the concept of 'genuine'. Things are either done well or not done well. "
That's pretty funny because even ignoring all the racist issues, this was not done well at all. Nothing says wild west like a chain link fence in the suburbs.
Just a tip, kids. You should have gone for Evel Knievel, american daredevil-style kitsch, not cowboys and indians. That's what you wanted. Would have been way more fresh than basic-ass shit.
- July 19, 2011 at 5:12 AM
when am i going to get to see caricatures of white people?
The cowboys aren't white?
- July 19, 2011 at 10:00 AM
- arcane_scholar said...
I agree. This is distasteful and vile. I am extremely disappointed in Pork. These photos need to be taken down and an apology issued to your readers.
It is never okay to have white folks dressing up as people of color. It is disgusting. I will be on an active campaign to share this bullshit photo shoot with everyone I come in contact with and persuade folks to not buy this magazine until Pork owns up to its fuck-up and retracts the photos.
- July 19, 2011 at 1:57 PM
I don't see how it can be fun loving about cowboys and Indians, when I don't see anything that demonstrates a person is playing a 'cowboy' role.
- July 19, 2011 at 1:59 PM
- Christle (Criddle) said...
Everyone needs to take a breath and calm down. It's easy to sit there and get all offended about stupid shit on the internet, but really? Come on. If this photo shoot was intended to be anything but fun, fucking shoot me.
- July 19, 2011 at 4:12 PM
- Alise Marie said...
Only those coming from a place of privilege can call cultural appropriation "fun loving". As a proud member of the Native American community, I find these photos to be incredibly offensive. Native culture is not for you to trivialize with your dime-store headdresses and caked on "war paint".
By perpetuating the stereotypical view of Native people, you are spitting in the face of actual Native Americans.
But, hey! No big deal right? It's fun! It's not like we've been systematically oppressed for centuries or anything!
- July 19, 2011 at 5:02 PM
- romham a bear said...
i know this is being called "funloving", but for many folks it just isn't, but rather a continuation of centuries of unaccountable white nonsense here on stolen land. Just because you can't or won't perceive this as appropriative and racist (and why would you without challenging the underlying circumstances of it?), doesn't mean it isn't. Maybe instead of the defensiveness here and on the PORK site, you'll come out of this with a clearer picture of why some folks are so pissed off if you checked out this link?
The worst that can happen (to you anyways) is that you learn a little something about another way to look at this.
- July 19, 2011 at 6:47 PM
- anoowtf said...
This brings up a long standing question for me. How much responsibility does one have when it comes to putting out a piece of art? I appreciate the aesthetic of what my comrades have produced. I love these fashions. I enjoy this art. That what this shoot is. I don't believe it is ever the artist's responsibility to apologize for their art.
- July 19, 2011 at 6:53 PM
- Anna Ponto said...
Also, the person who claims "when am i going to get to see caricatures of white people? fact is, never." has obviously never seen a Steve Martin film.
- July 19, 2011 at 7:16 PM
- Smittened said...
As a person of native heritage that passes, I would never dress up like an "indian" and let someone take pictures of me. I would be downright embarrassed. I hope at least the models are embarrassed at this point. I am embarrassed with the idea someone might think you are part of the radical queer community.
And as a person who was born and raised in the west with REAL LIVE "cowboys" and "indians" I find this whole series ridiculously classist and poorly executed.
Lastly, as an artist. This is not well done. Maybe you have a fancy camera but it takes more than just a fancy camera to make good art. Do your research, this is in no way anywhere near accurate enough to even attach the title "cowboys and Indians"! All I see here is some boring pictures of drunk hipsters playing cultural appropriation dress up. It would be better titled: "Drunk white hipsters playing cultural appropriation dress up."
- July 19, 2011 at 11:21 PM
A good tip for anyone: If someone calls you out for being oppressive/ignorant, rather than getting defensive or simply denying any responsibility, try taking a moment to consider that maybe you've done something wrong and talk to them about what they feel the issue is.
No one likes to feel marginalized. No one likes to put themselves out there knowing that they're likely to be written off and called "oversensitive" so when they do, there is generally a cause for it.
What it comes down to is a basic respect, which I'm seeing a really sad lack of. Please check yourselves.
- July 20, 2011 at 12:47 AM
- fb said...
Wow! This is awful & I'm saddened by the responses from people who think crap like is FUNNY.
- July 20, 2011 at 8:34 AM
- robynlicious said...
Katie, I love you. You make so many beautiful, amazing things. But this... I'm at a loss on the thought process behind this one.
I honestly don't see how this photo shoot of "cowboys & Indians" is any different from dressing up for a shoot of, perhaps, "slave and plantation master" or "German Jew and Nazi". White American cowboys -- systematically KILLED Indians, as well as their various cultures by stealing their children and sending them off to schools specifically to "save the child but kill the Indian in them". There's nothing worth "playing" in any of it.
From the Native Appropriations blog post But Why Can't I Wear Hipster Headdress:
"I'm just wearing it because it's 'ironic'!
"I'm all for irony. Finger mustaches, PBR, kanye glasses, old timey facial hair, 80's spandex--fine, funny, a bit over-played, but ironic, I guess. Appropriating someone's culture and cavorting around town in your skinny jeans with a feathered headdress, moccasins, and turquoise jewelry in an attempt to be 'counterculture'? Not ironic. If you're okay with being a walking representative of 500+ years of colonialism and racism, or don't mind perpetuating the stereotypes that we as Native people have been fighting against for just as long, by all means, go for it. But by embracing the current tribal trends you aren't asserting yourself as an individual, you are situating yourself in a culture of power that continues to oppress Native peoples in the US."
- July 20, 2011 at 12:46 PM
- romham a bear said...
i mean, this
and this
is their reply to critiques.
That kind of says everything i could ever want to know about whether and to what extent these folks will take people's concerns with any seriousness.
They won't. Whether it's because they think this is "art" as some commenters might, and therefore somehow above critique; or because they've gone so far into ironyland that all they can see is their own asses, i couldn't say. But at this point it seems growth is halted.
- July 20, 2011 at 11:38 PM
- Dan said...
Smittened said:
"Do your research, this is in no way anywhere near accurate enough to even attach the title "cowboys and Indians"!"
Which is exactly right! Y'all are out of your minds if you think anyone in these photos is trying to look like a "real indian" or a "real cowboy". This is so far away from actual native culture, or cowboy culture, that it doesn't merit the word. No cowboy with any self-esteem would be threatened by this photo shoot, and no Indian should be either.
So why are all these (mostly) white people getting so upset? Isn't it just another kind of cultural appropriation when you take on the mantle of the righteous defender of Native people everywhere, even from imaginary menaces? White guilt is another form of white privilege when it is used in pointless, petty censorship and accusations of thought-crime.
And what's worse, it HARMS THE CAUSE. If you cry racism about every stupid hipster feather earring that you see, no one is going to give a shit when there's a real fight that makes a difference. The PORK photoshoot is not oppressing anyone. Toxic dumping on Indian lands? Yucca Mountain? Those things ARE problems. That stuff is WORTH fighting. It's a question of choosing your battles.
Self-righteousness is an addictive substance. Like any drug, you have to use it sparingly or you become a menace to society.
- July 21, 2011 at 11:31 AM
- romham a bear said...
Dan, point taken, but you're making a whole lot of assumptions, including about what people are involved in. i've found it's generally not the case that someone who'll get upset about this kind of shit isn't doing anything else so they can spend all their time on pork lol. Come on, getting pissed at this isn't the same as saying "this is the most important thing evar!" (though im sure pork wouldnt mind that kind of exposure), it's just one more thing adding to the pile.
- July 21, 2011 at 11:39 AM
- Dan said...
romham, i'm not making any assumptions about what you do or don't do. but choosing battles is important. the american left is totally ineffective because most americans think of leftists as people who try to make them feel guilty about opaque and insignificant points of racial etiquette that are only relevant to other leftists. extreme oversensivity and a tendency lecture harms recruiting to whatever other cause one might be involved in. guilt is not a good motivator!
for me this whole thing is a fine example of this. lots of anger directed at an image that takes nothing away from anyone (least of all the commenters) and is a universe distant from the many acts of actual racism or cultural appropriation that we could easily find and which deserve serious responses.
- July 21, 2011 at 12:04 PM
I honestly don't see how this photo shoot of "cowboys & Indians" is any different from dressing up for a shoot of, perhaps, "slave and plantation master" or "German Jew and Nazi".
1) costumes are easier
2) there are no black people in Oregon
3) also no cotton
4) train tracks would work for Holocaust shoot though
- July 21, 2011 at 6:58 PM
- mz. aida said...
A few comments:
- The attitude of "OMG FOCUS ON THE 'REAL' PROBLEMS!" is fucked up. One, working on fixing small problems does NOT mean someone isn't working on fixing the "big ones." Two, the "smaller," more pervasive problems are usually more accessible to address because they are closer to home, perpetuated by many, including loved ones, heroes, and acquaintances. Third, the "big" problems CANNOT fully be addressed of fixed without also addressing the "smaller" ones. Not only because they are part of the problem, but also because they involve the attitudes, people, and ideas that allow the "big" problems to continue.
- Creating art is not an endeavor devoid of responsibility and social consciousness. When putting something out into the world, one should think twice before perpetuating fucked up oppressive images, dynamics, and systems. There are ways to be innovative, creative, in-your-face, and even OFFENSIVE that DO NOT rely on racist tropes.
Please. Think about what you're doing and how it can hurt others, and even hurt activist movements. Is creating "a piece of art" worth all that shit? No. It's not.
- July 21, 2011 at 8:47 PM
- Josi said...
I am of the opinion that cheeky cosplay is the result of cultural cross-pollination and not misappropriation... intent counts for something.
These photos are colorful cheesecake, not mockery. In general, I'm not much for sacred cows of any variety, especially when they get in the way of lightheartedness.
The line drawn in the sand by many of those commenting shuts down any meaningful dialogue.
- July 22, 2011 at 3:03 PM
- psychotrashska said...
Oppressing and censoring any form of self expression is the opposite of the message that the self-righteous people are screaming. Defining and telling others what they can and can't do, and to take down something just because you don't particularly like it is just as at fault as any Religious, Political, and Racial Extremists that teach hate, scorn, shame and damnation. On either side, whether you are of Native American decent or not, it's not right to teach hate. No matter your race, relation, etc. The terrible things that have happened to each are in the past. None of us are physically or theoretically responsible or wounded, even if you have ancestors that were involved. It was not you yourself. Nothing can be done about what has already been done, except to move forward and teach open mindedness, acceptance, and to stop pointing fingers. Don't oppress others to feel like you're doing something meaningful and sticking it to the man. Save that awesome conviction for standing up for today's important issues that you can help change, whatever that is to you. (Personal examples: war, poverty, hunger, gay rights, etc.) Promote freedom not censorship, let everyone express themselves in whatever way they choose, whether they're white, Native American, gay, short, Asian, blonde, black, purple, writers, or photographers.
- July 25, 2011 at 3:10 PM
- romham a bear said...
psychotrashska, wow. How about you tell that to residential school survivors here in canada?
So done with this conversation.
- July 25, 2011 at 3:41 PM
- Photo Jeni said...
Are you fucking kidding me? Nothing about those photos is cute or funny. Your playing dress up, and poorly I might add. Really war paint and a bottle of Jack? Is that all my people are to you white kids? A motherfucking joke? I wonder how much of this pussy ass back peddling you would say face to face with a real native? Way to look like a bunch of armature's.
- July 25, 2011 at 6:07 PM
- Photo Jeni said...
Excuse me, amateurs. I'd also like to add that there are PLENTY of Native people IN PORTLAND, (Hi it's the third largest population of Native people in the US but I guess you assume we are all Mexican right?) that see shit like this and wonder why non-native people think it's funny, "arty", ironic, creative. It's fucking hurtful....you have no idea, nor will you ever know, what it feels like to have our history. How about reading up on Indian Boarding school's, or the sterilization of Native women that was happening up until the fucking '80s.....please educate yourself. There is not one thing you can say to this Indian that would make me ever think that this photo shoot was ok. Sorry, but you are all in the wrong, and should fucking know better....
- July 25, 2011 at 6:16 PM
- Mija said...
Wow! Katie, did you ever think your photos would create all this?!?! You'd think your photos were of native Americans being tied up and beaten. What if these people were dressed up as real Indians wearing saris, nose piercings and bindis, would anyone give a flying &!$#? Doubt it.
- July 25, 2011 at 9:57 PM
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- July 26, 2011 at 1:53 AM
- Concerned Ass Nigga said...
You crazy ass punkers. Talking about Indians and shit. Da fuck does that shit have to do with my foodstamps?
Who da fuck you think you are to tell this pointy ass honkies how to take pictures, let these bitches take any pictures they want.. Don't even get me started with dressing up and shit, like that civil war reenactment, slavery, and fucking Halloween.
I ain't even ask for reparation for years. I got bigger shit to worry about than fucking Indians and cowboys. Don't make me take back rock'n'roll if you think youre making a difference.
@romham a bear: You're whiter than the palm of my hand that I should slap you with. Fuck Canada.
@Photo Jeni: You aint no representative of minorities or their history. I don't run around telling people to feel sorry for me cause my people were slaves. Fuck Portland.
Katie: Good work, I like the fact that you use REAL women. Not some skeleton with no booty.
For all the haters of this picture. Internet is not for hate, it's for porn.
- July 26, 2011 at 2:09 AM
- Monty Full said...
Well, one gauge of whether art is successful is how much of a response it creates, whether positive or negative. So in the degree, kick ass art! And in my opinion, kick ass art! ;) I like the photo shoot...but maybe that's just my white privileged ass speaking.
And srsly, I have to agree with Concerned Ass Nigga. Da fuck does that shit have to do with my foodstamps!?!?!??!?!?!
- July 27, 2011 at 6:12 AM
- roadstoride said...
Holy shit, there are some humorless self-righteous prigs around here... no wonder Sean's so down on us liberals all the time.
My favorite, though: "I will be on an active campaign to share this bullshit photo shoot with everyone I come in contact with and persuade folks to not buy this magazine until Pork owns up to its fuck-up and retracts the photos."
Ha! Way to join Pork's volunteer marketing staff!
- July 27, 2011 at 3:46 PM
- Christle (Criddle) said...
I just popped in to see if there have been any new comments added here and of course there have been!
Concerned Ass Nigga said it best:
Internet is not for hate, it's for porn.
Also, this may be the best quote I've ever heard:
Wow, these people use "hipster" like they're calling Black people "nigger". Pretty intense.
- July 27, 2011 at 4:51 PM
- herfderfglug said...
So, PORK, maybe you should just do a shoot with people in blackface and then yell at everybody about how little being in blackface means to black people. Sounds like the kind of fun you're into, anyway.
- July 29, 2011 at 5:17 PM
- noyzboy said...
Noyzboy is inspired ...
- August 23, 2011 at 3:01 AM
- vadermask said...
This is in no way racist. WTF?!? Have people become so lame & sensitive that this is what it's come down to: a goofy little photo shoot that's "so racist it's disheartening?!?" Have you ever been to prison? Probably not. County jail? Again, probably not. Live on the streets of Detroit as a "White boy?" Probably not. THEN YOU will experience racism--11% White in prison, a minority in county jail, a REAL, FULL-BLOODED minority on the streets of Detroit, strung out and in pain. That's racism, that's pain, that's injustice. I'm White. Latino & White. I've felt it & I've seen it. I got into hardcorepunk 27 yrs ago so I wouldn't have to encounter this vile stupidity. GTFO here with that p.c. this is racist bullshit & smell the fuckin' coffee!
- February 7, 2012 at 9:49 PM
- rauker said...
Whatever. Your can dye your hair as many colors as you want, fill your body full of piercings, and run your loud ass mouth about how you're bravely embracing the ugly. But your just a bunch of privileged ass white kids pissing on people of color. Not any different than the preppy ass fraternity kids or whitebread suburbans who at the end of the day, are just dicks who think and act like they are racially superior. Nothing alternative about this shit - absolutely the status quo.
- April 24, 2012 at 11:27 AM
- vadermask / massretaliation said...
Whiney cry babies, wah wah wah. You are sooooo privileged just b/c you're White. You are pissing all over us poor, poor, oppressed "people of color!" Gimme a break! Quit playing the lame-ass played out, 'victim role'. I'm White European Colombian & I live in a predominantly Black city, Detroit. Blacks here don't whine about getting pissed on by us White boys! We get along great & love & respect one another. My Black brothers are my equals! So I was born of Spanish European descent via a Colombian father & a American mother of Polish descent. Oh I had sooooo much f'n white privilege, hooray for me. But wait, I'm supposed to feel oh-so guilty about this. I'd better start degrading myself & apologizing for everyone else's shortcomings. Poor them, lucky me. All these 'people of color' need my help! They all need the big strong White-man to come to their defense. Yeah, that's the idiotic liberal approach. You have no idea how my life has been and whether or not I am privileged as a "White" (which your sorry racist ass just assumes I am, cuz of your own lame ass racist thought patterns) person. Try living in the real world.
- April 24, 2012 at 3:33 PM
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- February 24, 2013 at 11:19 PM
- Bearspirit said...
I am Native American this make me sick and you guys don't know nothing about are ways at all you guys think put a feather on your head make you think you Native. People like you guys we don't need enemy at all.
Idle No More!!!!
- February 25, 2013 at 12:02 AM
- A Sacred place of Gratitude and Joy said...
I am Native American, clearly you are aware that insulting people directly, or indirectly overtly or covertly is legally unacceptable...perhaps with out notice an attorney shows up at you rdoor asking why it is acceptable to degrade Native Americans! I DO not see any reason why an attorney should not send you a letter, etc...HHMMMM...mmmaybe that is not such a bad idea! and this "vadermask might consider changing his tone....you can be traced via the internet...supervened of necessary! Legal much?! the artist needs to explain herself before she ends up in legal deep shit!
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Like most ovary-bearing individuals, I love me some chocolate. I prefer the extra dark variety, probably because I know it's better for me and have therefore tricked my brain into finding it more delicious than its dairy-ridden counterpart. Seriously, the darker, the better. I have even been known to gnaw on a hunk of Bakers chocolate. So I was excited this past Easter when my mama sent me a care package from Nib Mor, an organic vegan chocolate company founded by two women who met while attending the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, just like me and my madre. (Side note: I am not religious…since I was a little girl Easter has meant one thing and one thing only: mass amounts of candy.)
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I've always fancied myself as a good freeskier and would watch ski movies totally respecting what those guys were doing but thinking that it wouldn't be a hard transition and I would be comfortable doing comparable lines. It turns out there is a lot more then meets the eye. First off every race I do I get to slide down the course and memorize where I'm going. Obviously you cannot do that on these lines, so you look at them from the bottom, disguise the line, take some pictures and then look at the line from the heli and take some more pics. Yet when you stand at the top of the line you can't see anything, or the ridges are way bigger then you thought or the "small" cliff is actually huge or you can see anything until you 60 meters down the line. Outside just finding the line you thought was good, you have to deal with you sluff (mini avalanche that's normal on these steep lines) and often times you have to ski though or land off features that have already sluffed off which look fine but it turns out those patches of not so awesome looking powder have 3 foot deep ruts and are hard-ish snow. Once you've made it most of the way down your line you then have to deal with the bergschrund (mini crevasse) that can be a gaping hole or a moderate sized drop off depending on the line.
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The first day here was a real eye opener. First filming run Phil lined up a big spine, 4 turns in a slab broke off starting an avalanche that swept him off his feet and into the chute. He deployed his ABS pack and was right on the surface and fine when he came back into site at the bottom. I was standing 10 meters from the crown at the top and was sufficiently scared. Needless to say that ended our first day.
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Phil Meier one turn before the slab broke off
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My Mesmer.. damn this game looks good on high settings.
My Mesmer.. damn this game looks good on high settings.
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How do you get the pure white armor dye seen two characters with it. Can you do that at creation or only using in game dyes? Also another question. How do you turn helms off I cant find the option anywhere and I hate the one my guardian has.
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As for helms, there's a small checkbox in your helm slot icon, again in your character pane. Uncheck it and it'll hide the helm. The same can be done with shoulders as well.