2014 February : EXIT

NYMPHOMANIAC: VOLUME I

Posted on 2014-02-17

A self-diagnosed nymphomaniac recounts her erotic experiences to the man who saved her after a beating.
The story is divided in two volumes and eight chapters, Volume I follows young Joe as portrayed by Stacy Martin, while the older Joe in Seligman’s apartment is played by Gainsbourg, and Volume II follows Joe as portrayed by Gainsbourg.

Volume I
“The Compleat Angler”
“Jerôme”
“Mrs. H”
“Delirium”
“The Little Organ School”

Volume II
“The Eastern and the Western Church (The Silent Duck)”
“The Mirror”
“The Gun”

In theatres February 22nd, 2014

nymphomaniacthemovie.com

NYMPHOMANIAC: VOLUME II

Posted on 2014-02-17

The continuation of Joe’s sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adult life and what led to her being in Seligman’s care.
The story is the 2nd of the two volumes and the last three of the eight chapters, The Eastern and the Western Church (The Silent Duck), The Mirror and The Gun, that make up the entire tale.

In theatres February 22nd, 2014

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ILO ILO

Posted on 2014-02-17

Set in Singapore, ILO ILO chronicles the relationship between a family of three and their newly arrived Filipino maid, Teresa, who has come like many other Filipino women in search of a better life. The entire family needs to adapt to the presence of this stranger, which further threatens their already strained relationship. Still, Teresa and Jiale, the young and troublesome boy she cares for, soon form a bond. Their unique connection continues to develop and soon she becomes an unspoken part of the family.

But this is 1997 and the Asian Financial Crisis is starting to be felt in all the region…

In theatres February 21st, 2014

www.herthemovie.com

VIVIENNE WESTWOOD X MISS PIGGY WEDDING DRESS

Posted on 2014-02-17

Miss Piggy is back on the big screen, starring in Disney’s “Muppets Most Wanted,” which follows the Muppets on a grand, star-studded tour throughout Europe. The European setting screamed romance to Miss Piggy, who’s been trying to convince her favourite frog to tie the knot for years. But what will the divine diva don for the all-new film, which hits cinemas in the UK March 28, 2014. Vivienne Westwood was commissioned to create couture designs for the fashion icon, including a white dress that would be perfect for a wedding … if one should actually take place.

In the film, Miss Piggy wears a Vivienne Westwood couture Long Ivory Court wedding gown, with corset detailing and paillettes made from recycled plastic bottles, accessorised with an ivory tulle veil. Piggy also entrusted the designer with additional looks for the film, including a Vivienne Westwood couture Harris Tweed houndstooth check coat and matching beret worn in a scene set at Tower of London. Miss Piggy also chose a long silver hand-embroidered floral lace gown for a very special number in the film.

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www.viviennewestwood.co.uk

BENEDICT DREW

Posted on 2014-02-17

Benedict Drew presents a large-scale installation. The work scrutinises the effect and intent of mediated images, synthesised voice and the fractured narrative of instructional speech.

This immersive exhibition attempts to make sculptural the absurdity of a life spent staring into a screen and the social anxiety induced by ‘smart’ objects via an alternative sci-fi stage set comprising of a landscape of objects, sound and projection. Its content responds to the super saturated, psychedelic properties of LCD technology and the disorientating potential of electronic sound. Drew critiques contemporary consumption via a fantastical future world in which the image, word and body are exhausted.

Referring to Henri Chopin’s essay Why I Am The Author of Sound Poetry and Free Poetry (1967) where the “all-powerful Word, the Word that reigns over all…(we) listen to it everywhere describe us and describe events, tells us how to vote, and whom we should obey”; Drew acknowledges society’s increasingly passive digestion of the subliminal voice of consumerism and offers a noisy palate cleanser, an escape route, a portal to an alternative world.

Exhibition runs from February 19th to April 20th, 2014

Matt’s Gallery
42–44 Copperfield Road
London
E3 4RR

www.mattsgallery.org

SLINT – BREADCRUMB TRAIL

Posted on 2014-02-17

Breadcrumb Trail is a 90-minute documentary about Slint and their classic 1991 album Spiderland. It’s directed by Lance Bangs and includes interviews with the band, plus James Murphy, Steve Albini, David Yow, Ian MacKaye, Matt Sweeney, and others.

Here’s what Bangs says about the film in a press release:

“My new feature length documentary Breadcrumb Trail is about Slint and the Louisville music culture they emerged from. It includes footage going back to the early 1990s that I shot when repeatedly driving up from Athens, GA to Louisville to try to chase rumors of what they guys were up to. Over the years I tracked down more stories about them, then began filming interviews with each of the band members and their contemporaries. We also unearthed some unseen/uncirculated footage from their few live performances as well as the writing and arranging of Spiderland.”