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How ‘The Spirit of the Beehive’ Made It Past the Censors
By Geo Ong In many ways, the 1973 Spanish film The Spirit of the Beehive is a searing critique of the Francoist regime from which it was born. The film depicts a rural landscape isolated from progress and prosperity, whose … Continue reading
The Urchin Picture Show
We don’t know about you, but we Urchins have been long overdue for a trip to the movies. There are notable new releases on the forefront, and we thought we’d share with you what’s up on our horizon in case … Continue reading
The Urchin Picture Show on Loop!
Urchins watch movies. Some movies more than others. Some movies more than once. Or twice. Some movies we memorise, and still we can’t get enough. These are the movies we’ve seen way too many times. The Lord of the Rings … Continue reading
Save Your Seat!
By Margaret Hedderman I probably won’t go to the movie theatre this year. It’s a lot of effort and I don’t want to catch something in that confined space. I’m not a germaphobe, but I did see Outbreak. (Not in … Continue reading
An Urchin Picture Show Special: Two Buster Keaton Shorts!
By Geo Ong In the early 1920s, movie executive Joseph M. Schenck saw enough in Buster Keaton to give him creative freedom to co-direct a series of two-reel silent comedies. Even with a legendary career that boasts such classic full-length … Continue reading
Urchin Picture Show: Documentary Edition
Settle in with a bowl of popcorn and enjoy learning something this Friday night! Our latest Urchin Picture Show is a fantastic lineup of documentaries. If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front The whole subject of … Continue reading
The Urchin Oscar Response!
The Academy Awards came and went last night, and while First Lady Michelle Obama’s unannounced drop-in was easily the biggest and most delightful surprise of the night, here are three other surprises that caught the Urchin eye. Jennifer Lawrence’s Best … Continue reading
The Urchin Foreign Picture Show
What? There are movies made outside the U.S.? It’s true – in fact there are some phenomenal films produced throughout Europe, Asia, and if penguins had cameras, they’d be making beautiful films in Antarctica as well. Here are three of … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Film & Television
Tagged animated film, animation, bicycle thieves, bruno ganz, foreign film, foreign movies, France, iran, italian neorealism, Italy, marjane satrapi, persepolis, vincent paronnaud, vittorio de sica, west germany, Wim Wenders, Wings of Desire
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4th Annual Urchie Award Winners!
Welcome to the 2013 Urchies! We are proud to present to you, for the first time anywhere, this year’s esteemed Urchie winners. Amidst all the rubbish clogging our theatres, televisions, and bookshelves, artists around the world are striving to bring … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Film & Television, Literature, Music, The Urchies, Travel, Urchin Eats
Tagged 2013 award winners, Urchie Awards, urchies
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Beautiful Paris! Come for the Gadgets!
By Geo Ong To me, and to perhaps anyone existing in some capacity outside of it, Paris seems to embody a special sort of time capsule. Even your experienced traveller, so long as she’s American, may regard Paris with a … Continue reading
Posted in Film & Television, Geo
Tagged gadgets, jacques tati, james thurber, la defense, machines, modernity, monsieur hulot, paris, playtime, sex ex machina, technology
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