Dissipation 9

August 31st, 2010

Dissipation 12
photo: ©Michael Larkey 2010

Dissipation 13
photo: ©Michael Larkey 2010

Cuyahoga River

August 28th, 2010

Cuyahoga River Ohio Steel Flats Cleveland
photo: ©Michael Larkey 2010

Dissipation 8

August 25th, 2010

Dissipation 10
photo: ©Michael Larkey 2010

Dissipation 11
photo: ©Michael Larkey 2010

Degenerate with Camera

August 23rd, 2010

bsmitty.com
photo: ©Michael Larkey 2010

bsmitty.com
photo: ©Michael Larkey 2010

The water from my sink is cloudy.

August 20th, 2010

Cloudy Sink Water
photo: ©Michael Larkey 2010

Brian Burkholder and Stunt

August 18th, 2010

Brian Burkholder Skateboard Stunt Wallride
photo: ©Michael Larkey 2010

A Tree

August 17th, 2010

Oberlin College Ohio Tree
photo: ©Michael Larkey 2010

Birds in a Bush

August 15th, 2010

Lake Erie Birds in Bush
photo: ©Michael Larkey 2010

Skateboarders on Fire

July 31st, 2010

I can’t swing a dead cat while on the internet lately without hitting some corporate skateboard video.

This is for Burn Energy Drink

Michelangelo Antonioni’s “Il Deserto Rosso”

July 25th, 2010

For years I’ve been trying to see Michelangelo Antonioni’s The Red Desert to no avail. It’s his first color film where he famously had entire parks of trees and grass, and entire blocks painted to fit his vision. I’ve seen copies selling on ebay for over $100 but am fairly certain that even if I wanted to pay that fee the DVD region code wouldn’t have matched. I’ve seen almost all of Antonioni’s other films and more or less signed up for a Blockbuster online account a few years ago just to get them. (Antonioni’s films, Jean Luc Godard’s and Ingmar Bergman’s were actually all behind my motivations.) About a month ago I read that Criterion had just released a new restored digital transfer and promptly added it to the top of my queue. My account has been on hold because it is summer but I nearly reactivated it just because the anticipation of finally seeing it is causing a general sense of unease. Oh, and there is a heap of extra features, including a booklet with a printed interview of Antonioni by Jean Luc Godard, which actually tempts me to just purchase it.

A review here

I’ll be sort of busy and partially traveling for at least the next two weeks so sporadic posting, if any, is likely.