Edinburrowing

[imomus]

Some of the things I've been to, or plan to go to, this week in Edinburgh.

A dramatization of the life of Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz.

A clever, preppy American comedian called Demetri Martin (he looks like Marxy).

No fewer than three Ian Hamilton Finlay shows, and Little Sparta, his Pentlands grove.

"The Grey Automobile", a silent Mexican gangster film with fake subtitles, live piano accompaniment and live translation into Japanese, Donald Duck-speak, and barking.

A Korean "Midsummer Night's Dream From The East". Followed the Korean actors down Chambers Street and decided they were the best-dressed people in Edinburgh this year.

The Jerwood Applied Arts Prize show at the Museum of Scotland, and art shows at Collective Gallery, Stills and Embassy Gallery.

The People's Story, a socialist museum about Edinburgh. Did you know that in 1789 only 33 people in Edinburgh had the vote?

"The Sun", a Russian film about the last days of the Emperor Hirohito.

New York drag cabaret act Kiki and Herb.

"Ren-Sa", a mysterious piece by Darren Johnston in which the audience is taken in a blank-windowed van to a secret location and shown a video, dance and performance based on Japanese horror cycle "The Ring".

An exhibition of Cartier-Bresson photos. (Snuck in through the exit without paying.)

Mike Mills' new film "Thumbsucker".

Edinburgh Zoo.

The Botanical Gardens.

The art school.

The excellent new Scottish Poetry Library.

A very good new Japanese restaurant called Bonsai.

The Forest cafe and TotalKunst, its attached gallery.

Edinburgh Ikea (to meet my dad, who doesn't like driving into town).

Comments

[paletree.livejournal.com]

1789 was a good year.

[palux-negro.livejournal.com]

Your post is very usefull cose im going to Edimburgh and Glasgow next 9th september ;D

[klasensjo.livejournal.com]

Your family all look alike. I wonder what Momus talks with his dad about? Art? Fishing? Architecture? Clothing?
Did you record it? Those personal recordings, such as the recent "Shazna encounter", are entertaining.

El Automovil Gris

[madape.livejournal.com]

Interestingly enough, we brought one of the first performances of the Grey Automobile about 2 years ago to our campus cinema at NC State University when I was leading the student films committee. It's amazing to see they are still traveling around the world doing performances. It was a truely unique and highly entertaining show. I particularly loved the part where they break into an Operatic-like song during one of the gangster fight sequences.

When they performed the show in Raleigh they collaborated with a local artist to do some of the English narration. I imagine now they have a traveling individual to do these parts?

Are "The Sun" or "Thumbsucker" recommendable?

Re: El Automovil Gris

[imomus.livejournal.com]

"The Sun" is a really excellent movie, see yesterday's entry for details.

I'll see "Thumbsucker" on Sunday evening, so I'll tell you more then.

[the-bee-box.livejournal.com]

Do you mind sharing your thoughts on Thumsucker? I've been wanting to see this, but it hasn't made it my way yet.

[(Anonymous)]

'Mike Mills' new film "Thumbsucker".'

Did you know, in case you didn't, it should be "Mike Mills's new film..."? A name ending in "s" always requires an apostrophe after it when describing a possessive, unless the name in question belongs to:

a)Jesus (and a few other religious notables).
c)Anyone or anyplace that is known to have chosen to present itself without an extra "s".

We visited Prince of Wales' Camelopardalis farm in the African Savannah.

Rhonda L. Spires's Dutch girlfriend got me to ring for a taxi.

[(Anonymous)]

We visited Prince of Wales' camelopardalis farm in the African Savannah.

Sorry 'bout that erroneous capital "c" in my previous post.

[(Anonymous)]

We visited *the* Prince of Wales' Camelopardalis farm in the African Savannah.

And I missed out the "the", sorry.

[(Anonymous)]

I was trying to count how many times you wrote the word 'japanese' and then lost track... glad to see there's so many things to do in Europe !

Antonin

[xinit.livejournal.com]

I'll be lucky if I get out for lunch this week, let alone compile a list like that of cultural and social events. Busy busy.

[uberdionysus.livejournal.com]

Demetri Martin is hilarious. I've seen him twice and was amazed both times.

[(Anonymous)]

Well it has to go somewhere, so why not the most recent entry..http://www.kovac.co.uk the site becomes the dying in 12 days...

Implored reading for the wrongness, 12 day "funny" will expire, but will intermitantly post for exposure, its a horrible dredge..but will raise somes smiles and furrow some frowns, by all means ask it, it asks with courtesy http://www.kovac.co.uk it recommends it for momus so that the angle of real life living can be seen, focused and appreciated not the wrong money priveledge snog.

2r7k6b - i am a human, if not a wrong one.It asked i entered it asked for two

[cap-scaleman.livejournal.com]

Wellwell, sounds like a good list and a fully booked week for you then.

The Grey Automobile sounds interesting movie, but what is it all about? The story? The drama? Now I am curious.

[imomus.livejournal.com]

The drama in the silent film is about a gang of criminals being tracked down by an elderly vigilante. The gang calls itself The Grey Automobile. But the "plot" of the play is to do with the increasingly absurd and unreliable representation of the film's plot in various languages, with various kinds of music, by people of various nationalities.

your father

[(Anonymous)]

your dad is a do.
and cheap, industrial swedish food is a do.

ikea make veils in their gay colours for their more downtrodden immigrant workers to wear. yay!

http://pocketsdumbfat.blogspot.com

The Grey Automobile

[santolobo.livejournal.com]

I used to work for the company that makes that play, Certain Inhabitants´Theatre, directed by Valdés Kuri. I just wondered if you happened to like it...being a your fan and all, it thrills me a bit.