Enjoy the extra day of February, my favorite month. It is only once every 4 years we get a February 29th so we should sit back and enjoy it. Tomorrow is March 1st the meteorological first day of spring. We have made it through another winter and I am looking forward to the planet coming alive again with small green bits of color sprouting out all over the place.
Archive for February, 2012
Enjoy the Extra Day!
Posted in Environment with tags leap year, spring on February 29, 2012 by kozmicdogzSouthern Film Festival
Posted in Film with tags academy awards, southern film festival on February 24, 2012 by kozmicdogzThis weekend is the Southern Film Festival, now in its 3rd year:
Founded in 2010 to explore how the distinctiveness of the South has been portrayed onscreen, the Southern Film Festival brings together films and those involved in their making with constructive commentary. This year’s theme considers a diverse cross-section of Southern rebels from the Civil War to the present.
The films will be showing at the VMFA, Cous Cous, and the Grace Street Theater. Some events are free and others will cost. Click for more information.
And don’t forget to turn your TV sets on at 7pm Sunday for the 84th Academy Awards.
Powerhouse!
Posted in Film, Music with tags boingboing, powerhouse on February 21, 2012 by kozmicdogz
A short film of the Philharmonicas playing Raymond Scott’s “Powerhouse” which was recorded 75 years ago yesterday. Scott’s compositions were often used for Warner Brothers’ cartoons!
Thanks to boingboing.
Signs of Spring!
Posted in Environment with tags spring on February 19, 2012 by kozmicdogz
I took a walk down by the river yesterday and there were signs of spring all over the place. I saw daffodils in bloom and bulbs are pushing their way out of the ground. Even though snow is forecast for later today, I predict an early spring.
The Legend Of John Brown – Jacob Lawrence
Posted in Art, Film with tags jacob lawrence, john brown, vmfa on February 16, 2012 by kozmicdogz
American artist, Jacob Lawrence, “The Legend of John Brown” on exhibit at the VMFA from February 4 – June 10, 2012. Works on paper.
Jacob Lawrence’s The Legend of John Brown graphic series. Consisting of twenty-two silk-screen prints, the portfolio is based on Lawrence’s same-size gouache paintings from 1941…that explore the life of the controversial abolitionist.
Last Saturday I thoroughly enjoyed the double feature for the Biograph 40th Anniversary. It was eerily familiar feeling sitting in a dark theater on a cold Saturday night in February watching Godard’s “Breathless” and Kirk Douglas and a beautiful Gena Rowlands in “Lonely are the Brave.”
Deer, Snow, and Thunder!
Posted in Photography with tags deer on February 11, 2012 by kozmicdogz
A Saturday afternoon surprise!
40th Biograph Anniversary!
Posted in Film, Richmond with tags biograph on February 11, 2012 by kozmicdogz
Scroll down the to the bottom of this post to see links to more info on the anniversary celebration! Where did all the years go?
Loversville ~ Sunday
Posted in Music with tags china fest, loversville, valentine's day on February 10, 2012 by kozmicdogz
The Greyhound is leaving Sunday afternoon for a trip to Loversville. It should arrive around 8pm at The Commercial Tap House on Robinson. Meet you there.
http://www.loversville.net/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Loversville/165718194982
info@loversville.net
More a different kind of cultural experience mozy on over to the 2012 China Festival website.
Back From The Dead!
Posted in Film, Richmond with tags biograph, repertory cinema on February 7, 2012 by kozmicdogz
Cleaning the marquee at 814 W. Grace Street
The James River Film Society is sponsoring the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Biograph Theatre at the former Lee Art Theater on February 11th. The Biograph was Richmond’s repertory movie theater that opened in February 1972 and closed in the fall of 1987. This is where many Richmonders saw their first Goddard or Truffaut film and still many movie goers have a soft spot in their heart (or is it their head) for this cinema venue.
The James River Film Society has the particulars:
On its 40th anniversary, the Biograph Theatre, or perhaps something akin to its reanimated spirit, will serve up a pair of highly acclaimed films as a double feature to kick off a three or more part series titled “The Golden Age of Repertory Cinema.”
In other words, the James River Film Society will present “Breathless” (1960) — a 50th anniversary restoration 35mm print no less — and “Lonely Are the Brave” (1962) at the VCU Grace Street Theater on Saturday, February 11, 2012. The event will be a fundraiser for the volunteer run nonprofit James River Film Society and an opportunity to officially launch its campaign to establish a small storefront cinema in downtown Richmond.
This splendid on-the-lam twin bill is guaranteed to make viewers think no less than twice.
Still, in 2012, is it safe to throw another Biograph party?
Perhaps … we’ll see.
RVA Environmental Film Fest @ The Byrd
Posted in Film with tags environmental film festival, harry shearer on February 4, 2012 by kozmicdogz
On February 4 and 5, 2012, the James River Film Society and the Falls of the James Group of The Sierra Club will join together to present another exciting RVA Environmental Film Festival at the Byrd Theatre in Richmond, Virginia. The event will showcase films designed to raise awareness of environmental issues relative to all residents of our planet, Earth.
Interested in volunteering? For more info email: rvaenvfilmfest@gmail.com.
Saturday 10am – 6pm and Sunday 1pm to 6:15 with a special skype Q&A session with Harry Shearer after the last show Sunday afternoon, “The Big Uneasy”.
Check out the schedule of films for more information.
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