Lindsay Murray, a Simple Life

Discovered this short film on YouTube today. I love it so much. Thank you for making this film Green Renaissance. So beautiful and inspiring, the life and philosophy of this gentleman … Lindsay Murray.

Visual Inspirations: Yasujiro Ozu’s An Autumn Afternoon

Winter is finally here. We had our first snow storm of 2021 and it has been a wonderful lazy Sunday. In need of a large dose of inspirations, I browsed through the Criterion Channel tonight after watching THE CROWN and YOUR HONOR. The results are these beautifully framed shots of AN AUTUMN AFTERNOON (1962), directed by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan). I’ll post more once I have a chance to finish the film.

Equinox & Chaos

This show’s finale had me in a clouded state of confusion. But much worse was that the Capitol in DC and Democracy itself were under attack yesterday by Trump supporters.

Quiet Monday

Currently watching:
– SILENT HILL (interesting cinematography, shot in 12 long takes with flash light, lanterns and candles)
– EQUINOX on Netflix
– BRIDGERTON on Netflix

A Documentary on Japanese Photographer Ishiuchi Miyako

I love this documentary filmed in and around the photographer’s home in Kiryu, Japan in March 2020.

Siân Davey

This is a beautiful short documentary on Siân Davey, a portrait photographer whose painterly work I admire so much.

Memories of a Dog by Daido Moriyama

Daido Moriyama is a Japanese photographer. Memories of a Dog (2004) is a beautiful photography book with his photos and text accompanying them. I dream to be able to read one while drinking my chai tea latte one day. Notice I didn’t even say “to own one”? Just to be able to sit down with one for a few hours. Dreams live on.

Here’s an image of the book from Amazon. It currently costs $195+ for a used copy.

This 12-minute short documentary with the filmmaker following Daido Moriyama around town (somewhere in Japan) as he’s photographing is a film to savor and love. Especially if you’re an image & memory creator at heart.

Bottle Rocket, a Criterion Collection Unboxing

My last Criterion Collection unboxing video had so much interest that I decided to do another one. Perhaps it can be an ongoing Criterion Collection unboxing series? No one else better to kick it off than Mr. Wes Anderson.

Fantastic Mr. Fox, a Criterion Collection Unboxing

Decided to do a Criterion Collection DVD unboxing today … featuring “Fantastic Mr. Fox” ~ directed by the one and only Wes Anderson.