JOSHUA TRILIEGI: NEW ART WORKS on Exhibition Through to JANUARY 22nd 2014





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BUREAU OF ARTS AND CULTURE CLASSIC FILMS: TWELVE MUST SEE FILMS and WHY





BUREAU OF ARTS AND CULTURE CLASSIC FILMS  
TWELVE MUST SEE FILMS  and  WHY 

AMERICAN GRAFFITI     BIG WEDNESDAY    BREAKING AWAY     CROOKLYN  
LA BAMBA   THE OUTSIDERS   QUADROPHENIA   REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE  
REPO  MAN       SWING  KIDS        THE  GRADUATE       WEST  SIDE  STORY  

These 12 Classic Youth Films Express a certain Social Angst that is 
still very much relevant for the Youth of Today's Current Society.

AMERICAN GRAFFITI
One of the most important films reflecting on American Pop  Culture ever. Produced by Francis Ford Coppola. Directed by  George Lucas. Starring a cast 
of new stars that have all gone  on to have stellar careers in the film industry: actors, directors, producers. Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Harrison Ford, Cindy  Williams, Suzanne Somers, Kathleen Quinlan, Candy Clark,  Charles Martin Smith, Mackenzie Phillips, Bo Hopkins.   A Film that holds up every time it is viewed. A nostalgic look at  a time and a place in America just before we were hit with the  death of the Kennedy's & other social leaders, Vietnam and a  complicated world which forever changed our lives in America.   This film went onto inspire the Television Show : HAPPY DAYS. As well as many teen/music films such as DAZED & CONFUSED  by Independent Film Maker Richard LINKLATER. One can also see that this film production opened the door for Alan ARKUSH's  Classic Musical Teen Film: 
ROCK & ROLL HIGH SCHOOL. 





BIG WEDNESDAY 
The most authentic fictional SURF FILM ever created. Directed & co - written 
by John Milius, who would go on to put a surf  scene in just about every film he would ever participate in, famously: the surf scene in APOCALYPSE NOW. 
This film seems  to capture West Coast Surf culture with the perfect blend of the  nostalgic aspects of the early days on into the more cynical ones.  Friendships, initiations, love, war and growing up with the waves. Another perfect ensemble cast, an original musical score and a  voice over narration that perfectly tells the story like a good book. For a full Review Scroll down.





BREAKING AWAY  
Growing up poor or middle class in an area where others are more  privileged 
is one of the themes running through this hilarious and charming film about 
Biking, Friendship, Playing by the Rules and  yes, ' Breaking Away ' from the 
pack, traditions and false ideals.  A story about finding & respecting yourself 
in a world that refuses  to do so. Dennis Quaid in an early and heartfelt performance. Directed  by Peter Yates with a screenplay by Steve Tesich. 
A great use of  Classical Music throughout the entire production. Other cast members  include: The incredible Paul Dooley as the dad, Barbara Berrie as 
the  Mom and Dennis Christopher, Daniel Stern and Jackie Earle Haley as  
' The Cutters ' [ for cutting school ].  A fabulous uplifting production.  




CROOKLYN
Spike Lee dishes up this family film which is loosely based on scenarios  
created by his brother and sister and thier early childhood in Brooklyn.  
A hilarious film that personifies the 1970's with all the pitch perfect  hooks 
and props, music and experiences that define the period. A  heartbreaking 
and yet wonderfully funny film that nails exactly what  many of us went 
through during our childhood experiences in America  at that particular 
time and place. Outstanding performances by the  entire cast. As usual 
Spike Lee's casting choices from Del Roy Lindo  as the dad, Alfre Woodard 
as the mom and a whole crop of new  actors as well as Isaiah Washington, 
RuPaul, Vondie Curtis-Hall and of  course Zelda Harris as the young girl 
who plays our lead character.  With a great soundtrack, richly produced 
and as usual great direction.  





LA BAMBA
 A musical bio that lovingly tells the story of singer Ritchie Valens, though  
at the same time, tells a basic family dynamic of growing up, falling in love, 
being accepted or not and dealing with life's opportunities under pressure. 
A fabulous soundtrack that helped to put the band Los Lobos on the map. 
This was a follow up to the success of Luis Valdez's play & film ZOOT SUIT. 
With themes that describe the latino experience, musical prodigies, inter  
racial love and crossing over into the mainstream American music charts.  
This film, along with the Buddy Holly Story, Great Balls of Fire and the  
many films on Elvis Presley,opened the door for the entire genre of music  biographies that have lead up to: RAY, Walk the Line, Sid and Nancy.   
Lou Diamond Phillips in his first starring role, Esai Morales in a pinnacle  
supporting role as Ritchie's brother, Rosanna DeSoto as the mom and  
Joe Pantoliano, Elizabeth Pena, Brian Seltzer and Tony Genaro supporting. 





The OUTSIDERS 
An outstanding adaption of an S. E. Hinton novel by Francis Ford Coppola. 
The perfect film that reflects life on the, ' other side of the tracks '. Another  
film that has a cast of new stars that will all go onto great careers in film: 
C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Emelio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze,  
Tom Cruise, and Coppola regulars: Tom Waits, Diane Lane & Glen Withrow.  
Heroic & authentic, sympathetic & rough, innocent & tough, all without  
any slips in performance, style or structure, a really great film about family,  friends, tribes and looking back one more time, before moving forward again.  What's it like to be an American in middle America ? This is what it's like. 




QUADROPHENIA  
The first of several great films created by The Classic Rock & Roll Band: 
The WHO. A semi autobiographical tale of Mods and Rockers in and around 
the London music  scene just prior to the creation of bands like the WHO. 
The clash between the Mods & the rockers, not unlike the same clash we 
see within the other films listed in  this review: The Outsiders, Breaking 
Away, Rebel without a Cause, Big Wednseday. The Who will go onto create, 
The Kids are Allright & the Classic Rock opera TOMMY.  Being authentic, 
demanding respect from authority, rebelling against previous values  and 
searching for acceptance, but ultimately tossing it all away for self respect 
are  just a few of the themes in this great fictional film. Once again, many 
of the cast  members will become regulars and have entire careers and comebacks time & time again. Most notably: Ray Winstone in Sexy Beast, Timothy Spell in the films by the great Mike Leigh, Sting and of course a very young  Phil Daniels, Leslie  Ash, Mark Wingett, Phil Davis. Directed by Franc Roddam. With music by The WHO  and the use of period music specifically Booker T and the MG's classic 'Green Onions', which is also used in American Graffiti and The Flamingo Kid [ another great film ]. 




REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE 
The benchmark of all great films about growing up. There had many teen 
films before, but none could ever touch it after. The fact that it was 
filmed 
in technicolor put it a cut above the juvenile delinquent genre that had been mostly filmed in low budget black & white. Of course, the pinnacle performance 
by James Dean in a role that absolutely never goes out of style. Each generation rediscovers this film and immediately relates. His sensitivity, his search for truth, his sympathy towards Sal Mineo and his love for  Natalie Wood as well as the need to be accepted and respected all ring true to the kids  of today's society. 
The other films in this article could never have existed without the creation 
and popularity of Rebel without a Cause. This is the quintessential teen film. 
Although, it also speaks to the ever changing evolution from one generation 
to another.  A great original soundtrack, rich technicolor with realistic and dramatic performances. Supporting roles by Jim Backus [ the Voice of Mr Magoo ] and Dennis Hopper. Directed by Nicholas Ray and written by Stewart Stern based 
on a story by Irving Schulman. 




REPO MAN
Another small but interesting film about life in Los Angeles by director Alex 
COX,  who would later direct the classic Sid and Nancy biop on Sid Vicious of 
the Sex  Pistols Punk rock band that helped to start an entire revolution in 
rock and roll  music that still exists. Repo Man weaves between the new 
music of the time and  the different types of folks who inhabit Los Angeles. 
The film is a satire on all types  of people, much like the music of that time, 
bands like Black Flag, The Circle Jerks,  Iggy Pop, Suicidal Tendencies, The 
Plugz and FEAR all made fun of society, so too  does this film. With Emelio 
Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton battling it out with for  and among space 
aliens, low riders, musicians and of course stealing back automobiles. Car 
chases through the L.A. River, Low budget special effects and performances 
by  many real musicians such as band members of The Untouchables and 
Circle Jerks  make this a sort of time capsule of a time and a place. At the 
time, this film was  considered a cynical look at society, looking back at it 
today, its almost innocent.     





SWING KIDS 
Music, politics and friendship collide into a whirlwind force among a group 
of friends  in Germany during the take over of Europe.  Inspired loosely on 
actual events in the  life of people such as Django Reinhardt. Another cast 
of important actors including: Christian Bale, Frank Whaley, Robert Sean 
Leonard and Barbara Hershey. Loyalty is  the running theme in this music 
filled portrait which starts out as a story of friendship  but swiftly veers into 
a political thriller of the historical variety. An outstanding sound  track with 
great performances by an ensemble cast. The film asks us how far will we  
go to be a success in our own time and place ? Loyalty to friends, to our own values,  to our life may be more important than acceptance by the group, especially when the  group is a destructive, controlling and obvious plague 
on a free society such as ours.  




THE GRADUATE 
A hilarious, sensitive and heartbreaking story of one young man's journey into 
self discovery after graduating from college.  The film that put Dustin Hoffman 
on the map. A soundtrack that launched Simon & Garfunkle into music stardom.  
As well as introducing the directing career of, up to that point, comedian Mike Nichols who with Elaine May, had a string of successful comedic albums based 
on their night club act. With a screenplay co written by Buck Henry of Saturday Night live fame and career making appearances by Anne Bancroft, Norman Fell, Katherine Ross, William Daniels and Murray Hamilton uttering the now classic, phrase, " I have one word for you … PLASTICS." Which seems to personify the artificial world that Hoffman's character is thrust into. An entirely different kind 
of comedy that broke the mold on controversy, humor and the sad realities that would lay ahead for an entire generation in search of truth, love and once again, breaking away from the values of those that have preceded us. A great  film with 
a surprise ending that still to this day, is embarrassing, exulting & entertaining. Somewhere between the sympathetic soundtrack, the innocent performances 
and the heartfelt realities of life, a strange and original cinematic experience emerges. No film has ever matched this blend since. The graduate opened the 
door to a slew of new films that became a sort of a  new and different genre: 
The Heartbreak Kid & Carnal Knowledge among them.  
 



WEST SIDE STORY 
The classic updated version of Romeo & Juliet told here in New York City,  between two rival gangs of kids from different ethnic backgrounds. This  
film still holds up in every way, shape and form. Cinematography, costumes, dialogue, songs and of course the transformative choreography and music. 
Leonard Bernstein developed this project for well over a decade and to this  
day it is as fresh and relevant as any film about the youth of society today.  Romance, violence, loyalty and the difficulty in crossing over from the folks  
you were born with into the person you are in love with, are just a few of  
the themes touch on here. The song lyrics are so entirely up to date, that  it 
is downright astounding how fresh and relevant this film is. Marijuana,  Cops 
and Detectives, Gangs, Social Workers, Fashion and most of all Love. This film becomes more and more impressive as time goes on. West Side  Story contains performances by natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, Russ Tamblyn, David Winters, 
George Chakiris, Tucker Smith and a cast of outstanding  actors /dancers and 
of course a soundtrack that makes it an utter and  complete classic film that 
will never go out of style. 



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The American Neighborhood, Technology & Your New Years Resolution



The American Neighborhood, Technology & Your New Years Resolution



 We as Americans have come a long way in the past hundred 

or so years. We have the car, train and plane, the telephone, 

the film and we have the television. Have we gone forward or 

are we using these incredible tools of communication, travel & 

expression against one another ? Imagine the delight, pleasure 

and convenience these devices had once abled early Americans. 


Look at how these incredibly important tools of the technological 

age are being squandered, abused and wasted on ugly acts of 

judgement, surveillance and communicating wrongs, perceived 

wrongs and often child-like conversations of a negative nature.


It is as if Stanley Kubrik's vision of the 2001 A Space Odyssey 

variety has been linked in reverse. Where the computer H.A.L. 

has all the tools necessary to assist mankind and instead of doing 

so, decides, in one way or another to attempt to control mankind. 


But in this case, it is even worse than that. In this case, the tools 

of technology have been invented and given freely, then we as a 

species have reverted back to an earlier stage in our development, 

utilizing the tools of invention, communication and travel only to 

control, hurt or even to destroy one another. From the Jetson's to 

The Flintstones, all because some people would use these tools to 

express some form of hurt, oppress, judge, moralize or badger 

their fellow man, their neighbor, someone they may disagree with.  



Add to that those who are all too willing to throw their children 

into the mix, to have their own children express some viewpoint 

to a total stranger by acting out some fake scenario for the purpose 

of influencing and or ' sending a message ' to a total stranger or to 

a neighbor or group of people. Is this the American Neighborhood 

of today ? Or is this a divisive game that will most likely backfire on 

us ? What kind of world will this be when those same children, grow 

up and realize what it is they were taught to do ? Most likely, they 

will turn around and 'act out' some type of scenario on those who 

taught them to do so in the first place. Creating an atmosphere of 

indirect communication on a somewhat judgmental, critical & often 

petty level. An embarrassing & futile game of false and misleading 

commentary of some form or another. A bad metaphoric linguistic 

nightmare that surly will set us all back by the decades. If you are 

entirely unaware of what it is this writer is speaking to, congratulations.

You have, so far, avoided and some how steered clear of this game.

Unfortunately, you are not in the majority in this particular case. 



Most reading this article, know exactly what it is we are talking about. 

I wonder where this is all headed ? Are the private lives of Americans 

that boring, that mundane, that eventless that the coming and going 

of celebrities, media professionals or just some local character more 

important than their own lives, their own direction, their own biography?

Each person writes their own biography on a daily basis, but spending 

a majority of your day reacting to someone else's is no biography at all.

Its a petty, mindless and often way off the track game of bogus hearsay.

We are witnessing this game being played all over and I personally feel 

a certain concern for those playing it. Usually and often, it is a group 

activity, which puts it in the category of Fascism, Bullying, Them vs US,

type of thinking. An extreme attitude of the variety that thinks that, 

" We are correct and the person we are ' playing ' is wrong ."   That is 

a very dangerous game indeed. This is America, in fact, this is The New 

America, a place where we came to get away from tyranny, oppression 

and group aspects of living. Oftentimes this game is being played by a 

staff of professionals who are working for a larger business: a grocery 

store, a group of drivers with a fleet of vehicles and of course corporations.

Sports, news, radio commentary, print media, headlines, billboards + more.




But here is the real problem. Once this game has been introduced, 

others begin to play it, and it spirals into areas where such games can 

only hurt. The American neighborhood has taken on this game at all levels 

and especially in the middle and lower income brackets. A place that was 

once safe from this type of dishonesty and manipulation has become 

total victim, by becoming a total game field. We can only imagine that 

utilizing communication devices to track the whereabouts of individuals 

was thought by some to be a powerful move at first glance, but looking 

again, we can easily see that this has damaged those who do the tracking 

more than those who are being tracked. A losing game that hurts everyone, 

but mostly it hurst the fabric of America. If your only way to influence is 

through some form of phony, act out, conversation on the tele, prerecorded 

radio spot or live commentary, than you are someone with no influence at all.




Some of what we are discussing here has been fueled by pseudo-psychological 

double talk that is of the most elementary level. An almost embarrassing and 

down right ignorant form of quasi - communicado that only the most infantile 

individuals would either be influenced by or attempt to influence with as a tool.

Anyone with any sense would walk away from this type of group haranguing & 

simply begin again to live their own lives. But walking away from a game like 

this won't be easy. Once people who are a part of a group, people who, on their 

own feel: little, diminished or worthless, may find it very difficult to leave. People who are addicted to the telephone, addicted to the car, addicted to the television and indeed addicted to playing the game on others, on unsuspecting individuals, these  are fascists, these are bullies, these are a group of people who have no life of their own. For those reading this article who still do not know what we are talking about,I congratulate you a second time, I hope you never know what we are talking about. For those of you who, do, we wish you the best of luck in your recovery. 



A Suggestion : 

NEW YEARS RESOLUTION , STOP PAYING THE GAME AND YOU CANT LOSE.


A Reminder: 

WE ARE AMERICANS, WE LIVE OUR LIVES, WE DON'T LIVE OTHERS LIVES.     


  

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BUREAU OF ARTS AND CULTURE: ART PHRANC / WINTER at CRAIG KRULL GALLERY

CRAIG KRULL GALLERY 
Bergamot Station Santa Monica CA 
Thru to January 11th, 2014




PHRANC : winter


PHRANC who is a multi disciplinary artist, singer, performer 
& even a bit of a comic in many ways: lets just call her one 
of Los Angeles' original entertainers. Currently showing at 
the Craig Krull Gallery at Bergamot Station has a new series 
of seasonally - in - tune - assemblage. 

Phranc is and has been working with sewn sculpture for some 
amount of years, utilizing paper, cardboard and bright acrylic 
colors. This season, Phranc brings us a fun and straight ahead, 
(excuse the term), floating object series of sculpture mounted 
directly to the walls. With some allusions to Citizen Kane and 
the ever famous final words of the fictionalized empiric news  
man made famous by Orson Welles, wherein the search for the 
meaning of the word ' ROSEBUD ' turns out to be a pet name for 
his lover's, uh, favorite anatomical area, as it were. In the movie 
version, the object in question turns out to be a snow sled.  

Phranc has recreated the snow sled here, made of cardboard, 
acrylic and sewn together in a matter of fact and simple style.
One is reminded of the early works of the artist Claes Oldenberg, 
scaled down a bit. A clean and somewhat humorous take on the 
idea of winter. There are ski pants, ski gloves, a ski jacket or 
'Anorak' as the work is aptly titled. These are the type of works 
that hang well in the home, family related works that could 
easily be displayed with a more formal collection.   


Our favorite is the afore mentioned, 'Girls Anorak' a light blue 
jacket with bright red gloves. The works also include the ever 
famous Red & Black lumberjack pendleton style shirt jack, worn 
by Jack Kerouac and later by those tapping into a sort of symbol 
of male-ish strength and rough and tumble warmth. In this 
case, it is subverted or as the kids on the street say, '… flipped 
the script…' to serve a whole other idea of what this symbolizes. 


Also showing are a series of winter related paintings, wonderful 
stocking stuffer sized works that relate the idyllic winter scenes, 
a snow flake like variety, textural, quaint, collectibles that have 
been lovingly painted and well curated to bring you a quiet, solace 
and humorous christmas event. This is an understated & reserved 
exhibition with a funny yet formalized vibe. 

One could hear the jingle bells and had only to imagine for ourselves, 
the meaning of those famous final words echoing softly from the lips 
of the great director and actor Orson Welles, so famously spoken in 
a simple hush tone: 'Rosebud'. As the final shot of the film displays 
the sled being tossed into a furnace with many of the great collectors 
objects. Phranc saves the sled from such destructive acts, preserving 
this symbol, thus liberating the falsely accused so called ' witches ' 
that have been known to be demonized for simply being real and 
liberated women. 

Craig Krull represents a serious photography catalogue, but here, 
he shows that humor, size & visceral choices of work as well as 
assemblage artists are just as important in creating an effective 
exhibition & collection as the fine art of photography. For collectors, 
many of these works will be tempting for purchase, the snatch and 
grab it size, the: 'Lets add that to our collection.' of it all. For viewers,
this exhibition is well worth a visit. We lingered a while, spoke to 
Phranc and had a great little pre holiday party.  Merry Christmas Everybody.


Plus : " A Little snow … " 
Paintings by : Marc BOHNE, Ann LOFQUIST, Andrea PETERS,
Asrtid PRESTON, Pamela Kendall SCHIFFER and Nicole Strasburg

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