Qalindiya International III 5-29 October

'Mirroring Tarkovsky' at BFI, October and November

Director 'Andrei Tarkovsky strove to transcend the limits of his subjects with each new film, thereby expanding our conception of film as art. Ivan’s Childhood remakes the war film into a child’s vision of play and revenge. Andrei Rublev reimagines the Russian history epic through an artist’s unblinking eyes. Solaris stretches science fiction into new realms of psychological disquiet. Mirror’s use of fractured time and vivid recall creates a unique and unforgettable memoir. Cold War conspiracy and paranoia can be found in the mind games of Stalker. An exiled writer’s despair gets tested by Italy’s beauty and mystery in Nostalgia, and The Sacrifice brings Tarkovsky’s belief in self-denial to a blazing conclusion. These films – shown in gorgeous new digital prints – are among the most imaginative, moving and powerful you are ever likely to see.' -Nick James, Sight & Sound Editor

Tarkovsky's films are being shown at the BFI throughout November.  Times and tickets here. 

'Ordinary Streets' Film Launch, 6th October at LSE

Tuesday 6th October, 6.30-8pm, Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE

‘Ordinary Streets’ is a short film based on an ethnographic and visual exploration of the spaces, economies and cultures of ‘street’. Through the lens of Rye Lane in Peckham in south London, the film engages with issues of migration, urban multiculture and regeneration.

Myfanwy Taylor from Just space will provide a commentary on the film.

‘Ordinary Streets’ is a film by Sophie Yetton, based on research led by Suzi Hall at LSE Cities.

The film screening will be followed by a drinks reception, which will take place directly outside the Wolfson Theatre.

– For further details of the research, please go to the ‘Ordinary Streets’ project page.

– For details about our latest ESRC research across streets in Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester and Leicester, please go to the ‘Super-diverse Streets’ project page.

– For full details on the launch event please see the ‘Ordinary Streets’ event page.

Image: Rye Lane, Peckham (Photo Credit: Nicholas Palominos, Ordinary Streets, LSE Cities, 2012)

Alex Cox's references

A critic on the panel of the recent Level 5 Final Crit, Alex Cox, sent along some references that he thought would be helpful.

For those with pendant-like instalations relating to the hanging easels (at Elms Lesters Painting Rooms, current site for the Level 5 project),

London Stock Exchange installation:

For those interested in the 'behind the scenes' areas of theatres,

The Marx Brothers A Night At The Opera (Final Scene):

For those interested in vertical movement/habitation,

Maison Bordeaux lift:

For those interested in preservation of the existing and subtle interventions,

Neues Museum, Berlin:

For those interested in dramatic natural lighting,

Stanley Kubricks Barry Lyndon:

For those interested in the drama of the old theatre:  an image that captures the feeling of a theater opening night in a rainy Rotterdam, 

Bolles & Wilson, New Luxor Theatre (Image by them):

Thanks, Alex!