Roll of the Dice

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Thanks to G-Lexington and NativeSon for their inspiration.

I'll be posting infrequently things that don't actually fit into any thread or require their own. Hope you'll enjoy. I welcome all comments.

Even though they've been around for over a decade, my first experience with artist Nick Cave's Soundsuits was at this years Art Basel.

Luckily the Norton Museum of Art in palm Beach is exhibiting Nick Cave's "Meet Me at the Center of the Earth" until January 09th, 2011. I encourage anyone within a two drive to check it out.

http://www.norton.org/Exhibitions/Current/NickCaveMeetMeattheCenteroftheEarth/tabid/459/Default.aspx

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Last night I saw the film Contracorriente (Undertow). It's Peru's submission as Best Foreign Language Film. Hopefully it will receive a nomination which will lead to wider release here in the US.

Miguel is a handsome, young and beloved fisherman in Cabo Blanco, a small fishing village in the Northern coast of Peru, where the community has deep-rooted religious traditions. He is married to the beautiful Mariela, who is 7-months pregnant with their firstborn, but Miguel harbors a scandalous secret: He is having a love affair with another man, Santiago, a painter who is ostracized by the townsfolk for being agnostic and open about his sexuality. Tragedy strikes, Miguel is forced to deal with the consequences of his acts and to come to terms with who he really is, even if by doing so he stands the chance of losing the people he loves the most.

With sweeping images of the beautiful Peruvian coastline, UNDERTOW (Contracorriente) is the emotional intersection of contemporary sexuality, confronted by tradition and belief.

2010Miami Film Festival: Winner, Audience Award Ibero-American Competition

2009San Sebastián International Film Festival: Winner, Sebastian Award

2010Sundance Film Festival: Winner, Audience Award World Cinema – Drama; Nominated, Grand Jury Prize World Cinema – Dramatic

“In a confident yet relaxed feature debut, Fuentes-León has created a wholly unified work of art.” Kevin Thomas , Los Angeles Times

“Undertow, for all its narrative tricks, has been given the rhythm and texture of real life, as well as emotional undercurrents that are haunting.” Bob Mondello, NPR

“Sensual and romantic with a heavy dose of the supernatural and populated by indelible characters.” Pam Grady, Box-office Magazine

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Bruce Weber Movie - Barefooting around the World

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Dirty Poole

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The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

An intimate, affecting portrait of the life and work of ground-breaking performance artist and music pioneer Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV) and his wife and collaborator, Lady Jaye, centered around the daring sexual transformations the pair underwent for their “Pandrogyne” project.

http://www.balladofgenesisandladyjaye.com/ballad/

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Deerhunter provides the dreamy soundtrack.

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