Samurai Marathon
When an American naval officer (Danny Huston) lands on the shores of Feudal Japan, a daimyo (Hiroki Hasegawa) sends his army on a 36-mile footrace to test their mettle that […]
Tag Archives: Philip Glass
The Hours
Three ticked-off women wallow in Stephen Daldry and David Hare’s The Hours, something of a misnomer since it clocks in at one hour 50. The stories of Virginia Woolf (Nicole […]
Philip Glass – The Bowie Symphonies
This year Glass finally completes a long-running trilogy, and for once I’m not talking about M. Night Shyamalan. The twist here is that Philip Glass’ third David Bowie symphony (‘Lodger’, […]
ENO: Akhnaten
This is Philip Glass’s third biographical opera following Einstein on the Beach and Satyagraha (about Gandhi). This time the subject is Akhnaten, the Egyptian pharaoh noted for replacing Egypt’s traditional […]
Naqoyqatsi
In part 3 of Godfrey Reggio and Philip Glass’s Qatsi trilogy, we see life at war as politicians, religious symbols, money, power and computers vie against each other through digital imagery. […]
Powaqqatsi
Director Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass reunite in this follow-up to 1982’s Koyaanisqatsi. As with its predecessor, the film is entirely without words or story, and acts as much […]
Koyaanisqatsi
Essentially an extended Philip Glass music video, Koyaanisqatsi takes a long, hard look at human civilazation through beautifully photographed scenes accompanied by some of Glass’s finest work. Beginning with stunning […]
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
Heed the advice of the Grateful Dead, who once sang: “Look out, look out, The Candyman.” Mind you, they also said “Look for a while at the china cat sunflower,” so […]
Candyman
If you look in the mirror and say Candyman five times, the Candyman will appear behind you and mutilate you with his hook for a hand. That’s the premise of Candyman, […]
