Archive for the 'Discussion' Category

Art & Mass Production

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

To encourage a bit more dialogue on my journal site, I am going to post questions, every now and then, to provoke a bit of discussion. Feel free to leave comments.

Q. Some argue that Andy Warhols’ methodology (incorporating methods of mass-production into art) are being turned around by some of todays’ artists who now incorporate art into methods of mass-production. Do you think this provides a better and more unique way for artists to create work that brings more thoughtful content into culture?

Top 10 Best Movies of All Time

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

A list of the top 10 best movies of all time, that you must see before you die, according to a newspaper clipping I found lying around my flat from The Times, 9th June 2005.

  1. Tokyo Story (Japan, 1953, Yasujiro Ozu)
  2. La Règle du Jeu (France, 1939, Jean Renoir)
  3. Lawrence of Arabia (GB, 1962, David Lean)
  4. The Godfather Trilogy (US, 1972, 1974, 1990, Francis Ford Coppola)
  5. The Seven Samurai (Japan, 1954, Akira Kurosawa)
  6. Citizen Kane (US, 1941, Orson Welles)
  7. Raging Bull (US, 1980, Martin Scorsese)
  8. Vertigo (US, 1958, Alfred Hitchcock)
  9. Some Like It Hot (US, 1959, Billy Wilder)
  10. 8 1/2 (Italy, 1963, Frederico Fellini)