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Dr. Frederick Sweet (a mensch): 1938 – 2013

by Pier Marton | Mar 12, 2013 | Antisemitism, Care, Death, Health, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Magyar, Politics, Shoah, STL, Wars, Women

For Justice: Anybody who ever came in contact with Fred knows how willing he was to unmask the dark side of the medical field* and to fight for the underdog, In parallel to his jumping in the water more than once to save capsized strangers, he had gone out of his way...

Holy Motors

by Pier Marton | Dec 4, 2012 | France, Humor, Review, Spectacle, STL

My short review: ‘Beauty will be convulsive or it will not be at all.’ André Breton. CAUTION: This film, a delirious RIFF around Hollywood’s subconscious, will not increase your “joie de vivre!” Like with Buñuel and Dali’s unforgettable collaboration, “the eye” (here,...

’12 SLIFF BUZZ – What You Might Have Missed

by Pier Marton | Nov 18, 2012 | Afri, Asia, Doc, France, Human Rights, Middle-East, Review, STL

The St. Louis International Film Festival is rounding up; as always an amazing round-up of jewels from all around the world… I wish I could have found the time to write individual longer reviews this year. Below, based on what I was able to watch, my own highlights…...

’12 SLIFF BUZZ: Pelotero

by Pier Marton | Nov 9, 2012 | Doc, Ego, Film, Hispanic, Racism, Spectacle, STL

Reviewed everywhere (more below) – Sports Illustrated: “Compelling!”- The Washington Post Critic’s Pick: “Enthralling… A “Hoop Dreams” for baseball!” – NYT Critics Pick: “Startling!” Jon Paley, co-director, returns to St. Louis! – Jon started editing this film in my...

Gay Rights in the U.S.

by Pier Marton | May 8, 2012 | Afri, Asia, Care, Death, Hispanic, History, Human Rights, Ideas, Jewish, Native, Politics, Roma, Shoah, STL, Time, Women

Marriage, hospital visits, adoption, employment, housing, hate crimes, schools.. Get the picture! Interactive charts from the The Guardian Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit...

The Fairy/La Fée

by Pier Marton | May 8, 2012 | Dance, Film, France, Humor, Idées, Poet, Review, STL, Theater, Women

The film’s website with its US screenings (but it is on Netflix too now). My short review: The Fairy/La Fée As Wallace Stevens has eloquently bemoaned, “reality is a cliché,” and The College of Pataphysics in France has for years attempted to remedy that particular...

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To ride the unbalance* between:
1. excellence and a kind, singular and porous identity that contains some of the scruples, humor, humility, musicality & the beauty of a harsh and confusing, yet benign and rich reality – away from distractions.
2. the stupidity and blindness of complacency, violence, injustice, pretense, egos, short-term… wishful… and group “thinking,” and empty talk – in all of their surprising embodiments. And the false sense of fullness all of this provides.
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An appeal for a world NOT so caught up in anthropo/ego/euro/ethno/oculo/esthetico -CENTRISM.
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1. Beware of those who claim to be strong – they are often dangerous.
2. Unmask the hoax of “centrality” – ask an “EX-centric” for assistance?
3. Perceive the arrogance of normalcy: everybody, in one way or another, is handicapped… which brings us back to 1.
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*Not unrelated to “There is beauty and there are the humiliated. Whatever difficulties the enterprise may present, I should like never to be unfaithful either to the second or the first.” — Albert Camus