cinema minima: LIGHT and POWER

NINE QUEENS by Fabian Bielinsky

Unseen Yet Seen, A World of Evil. "Nine Queens," a modest caper film by Fabian Bielinsky, is an allegory for corruption in Argentina.

Source: By Larry Rohter. [New York Times: Movies]

| | Nº43 Posted: Monday, April 8, 2002 5:22:35 PM. Words: 44.

TEDDY BEARS' PICNIC by Harry Shearer

What Fools Fat Cats Can Be. Harry Shearer aims his satire "Teddy Bears' Picnic" at a power elite (think Cheney, Kissinger) of loopy guys romping at a woodsy retreat.

Source: By Andy Meisler. [New York Times: Movies]

| | Nº42 Posted: Monday, April 8, 2002 5:13:19 PM. Words: 51.

THE CAT'S MEOW by Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich: Older, Sadder, Maybe Wiser. With his first film in eight years, "The Cat's Meow," Peter Bogdanovich looks back fondly at old-time Hollywood.

Source: By David Thomson. [New York Times: Movies]

| | Nº41 Posted: Monday, April 8, 2002 5:07:43 PM. Words: 46.

SING! about the Los Angeles Children's Choir

Golden Girls. On Oscar night, this mother-and-daughter team wore outfits that cost more than their film.

Source: By Nicole Vecchiarelli. [New York Times: Movies]

| | Nº40 Posted: Monday, April 8, 2002 4:54:46 PM. Words: 38.

Mule Skinner Blues

Just Folks Whose Wish Came True: To Be Stars. "Mule Skinner Blues" is the latest in a string of documentaries about, er, unusual characters. But it is also a commentary on "outsider" art.

Source: By Lewis Beale. [New York Times: Movies]

| | Nº39 Posted: Monday, April 8, 2002 4:29:24 PM. Words: 52.

Mike Wallace of CBS News 60 Minutes

«'60 Minutes' and Its Icon Plan for Shift in Generations. Mike Wallace, who turns 84 in May, will severely reduce his involvement with "60 Minutes," the CBS news magazine that he helped start in 1968. »

By Jim Rutenberg. [New York Times: Arts]

Broadcast television is not cinema minima, but to the extent that CBS 60 minutes has been a platform for a kind of 'documentary film-making' which is, this item is offered here.

| | Nº38 Posted: Monday, April 8, 2002 4:24:52 PM. Words: 89.

Video-on-demand

Cable Offers More Viewing on Demand. Television seems to be finally catching up with its future, at least in terms of the technology. Still unclear is whether video on demand will be more than a passing fad.

By Jennifer 8. Lee. [New York Times: Arts]

| | Nº37 Posted: Monday, April 8, 2002 3:48:57 PM. Words: 54.

Television for the Blind

Blind Audience Is Aided by Audio Technology. The major television networks rolled out technology last week that allows the blind to follow the action on television by listening to a narrator describe what is happening.

Source: By John Files. [New York Times: Arts]

| | Nº35 Posted: Monday, April 8, 2002 3:41:59 PM. Words: 55.