Monthly Archives: December 2011

It begins with clay

Posted on December 12, 2011 by tam121

It’s a time of year when flowerbeds are mostly just dirt. Even the pansies have wilted back to leftover greens, flat and withered. You’d have to be a gardener to be inspired. The rest of us just see bare dirt. … Continue reading →

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Hugo: the soul in the machine

Posted on December 4, 2011 by tam121

In Martin Scorsese’s new film, Hugo, clockworks tick and clank and grind all around a grimy boy, hidden in the heart of a train station. A long camera shot zooms from outside Paris all the way into the station, pulling … Continue reading →

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