Archive for the “Film” category
Spiritual Voices: A film by Aleksandr Sokurov
by Travis Jeppesen on October 17, 2011
I. Olivier Messiaen. Figure in an empty landscape, snow, siberia, sokurov. The feeling of being out there, all exposed to the elements, and yet the music makes you feel as though you are alone in an (…)
George Kuchar in Berlin
by Travis Jeppesen on June 29, 2010
Yes, it’s been a time, and not an easy one at that. Hence, my absence from here for a while. If you happen to be in Berlin this summer, escape the football hype and retreat indoors to spend a day (…)
Lucrecia Martel’s La mujer sin cabeza
by Travis Jeppesen on January 18, 2010
A woman driving down a dirt road runs over something. At first, she thinks it is “only” a dog (this only is always negligible; one of the points of the film), but later, after the fact, she decides in her (…)
Wesley Willis
by Travis Jeppesen on December 8, 2009
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Wieland Speck & Shelly Silver @ Exile, Berlin
by Travis Jeppesen on November 19, 2009
My review of the Wieland Speck and Shelly Silver double solo exhibition at Exile is now online at Artforum.
Christophe Chemin screening tomorrow night in Berlin
by Travis Jeppesen on October 13, 2009
TOMORROW @ SLUM At the next SLUM, we are pleased to announce that we will be screening rare early films of Christophe Chemin. This is meant to coincide with the current exhibition of Christophe, “Rats & Children,” at the RISE (…)
8th Baltic Contemporary Art Biennial – Szczecin, Poland
by Travis Jeppesen on June 6, 2009
Armando Lulaj, Time Out of Joint Szczecin is among the most depressing cities I’ve visited in Poland. I won’t say it’s my least favorite – that distinction would have to go to Zakopane, that overcrowded resort haven in the Tatra (…)
Cocksucker Blues
by Travis Jeppesen on November 25, 2008
Where do I get my cock sucked? Where do I get my ass fucked? Here, seems. (Shhh…. quiet!)
3. PORN FILM FESTIVAL BERLIN: The Last Day
by Travis Jeppesen on October 27, 2008
The 3. Porn Film Festival Berlin reached its ecstatic climax last night with a screening of Claudette, winner of the Maleflixx.TV Award for Best Gay Film at this year’s festival – even though it’s not a gay film or even (…)
Todd Verow at 3. Porn Film Festival Berlin
by Travis Jeppesen on October 26, 2008
I have to admit that I haven’t seen any of Todd Verow’s previous films, but I admire the abrasive, fuck-you aesthetic you find in his latest, Where Your Heart Should Be, which received its world premiere last night at the (…)