http://siagrafica.visualblogging.com/atom_9865.xml 2008-03-23T19:47:49Z Expressions Photoblogging http://siagrafica.visualblogging.com/archives/9865_1158523914/276012 siagrafica 2008-01-20T14:35:10Z 2008-01-20T14:35:10Z Stanno tutti bene {Everybody's Fine} by Giuseppe Tornatore. I saw this wonderful film more than ten years ago... I would love to see it again! Matteo Scuro {Marcello Mastroianni } is a retired Sicilian railroad worker, a widower with five children, all of whom live on the mainland and hold responsible jobs. He decides to surprise each with a visit and finds none as he imagined. The film is a veritable travelogue across contemporary Italy, as Matteo journeys to Napoli, Roma, Firenze, Milano, and Turino to search for each of his children; he even spends one night on the streets among the homeless. Scuro returns to Sicily, visits his wife's grave, and reports with irony that 'stanno tutti bene.' {you will be able to find some parts of the film on YouTube - my favourite is this one} http://siagrafica.visualblogging.com/archives/9865_1158523914/275687 siagrafica 2008-01-17T15:26:56Z 2008-01-17T15:26:56Z Delicatessen by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet {you may know Jean-Pierre Jeunet from his film Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain}. The story is centered on a microcosm of a post-apocalyptic society where food is so rare it's invaluable and is used as currency. The story centers on an apartment building with a delicatessen on the ground floor. The owner of the eatery also owns the apartment building and he is in need of a new maintenance man since the original 'mysteriously' disappeared. A former clown applies for the job and the butcher's intent is to have him work for a little while and then serve him to quirky tenants who pay the butcher in, of course, grain. The clown and butcher's daughter fall in love and she tries to foil her father's plans by contacting the 'troglodytes', a grain eating sub-group of society who live entirely underground. The 'trogs' are possibly the most sensible of the lot, as they see food as food and not money. • trailer 1 • trailer 2 • wikipedia http://siagrafica.visualblogging.com/archives/9865_1158523914/275475 siagrafica 2008-01-16T02:40:51Z 2008-01-16T02:40:51Z The science of sleep by Michel Gondry... I saw this one more than two years ago - I'm still dreaming of waking up with my feet in the refrigerator! • the trailer • official website • the website of Michel Gondry http://siagrafica.visualblogging.com/archives/9865_1158523914/275039 siagrafica 2008-01-14T23:00:58Z 2008-01-14T23:00:58Z {I am joining Abby for Beautiful Film Week!} 'there are people in the world who know no misery and woe and they take comfort in cheerful films about twittering birds and giggling elves. There are people who know that there's always a mystery to be solved and they take comfort in researching and writing down any important evidence' - Lemony Snicket ...What's not to love about Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events? • the trailer • official website • the credits {ten minutes of visual delight - including illustrations composed of cut-paper dolls and silhouettes} {The Baudelaire children: Violet, Klaus and Sunny} {the film credits: ten minutes of visual delight} http://siagrafica.visualblogging.com/archives/9865_1158523914/271161 siagrafica 2007-12-16T22:33:16Z 2007-12-16T22:33:16Z {presents + poems with a siagrafica twist} The Sinterklaas celebration was wonderful - we had a lot of fun singing, reading poems + we all got lovely presents. The presents that I bought were wrapped in customized paper {download} - everyone had their own colour. And look what Sinterklaas got me... {my presents - I ♥ that lunch box... it's a (b)re(a)d box!} • XL Toblerone • a cute red lunch box • a moleskine sketchbook • 500 cupcakes {'the only cupcake compendium you'll ever need'} • Holland in beeld {illustrations, ads, book covers et cetera from 1895-2008} • this dress by H&M {from a couple of years ago... found on eBay} http://siagrafica.visualblogging.com/archives/9865_1158523914/267345 siagrafica 2007-11-21T16:35:15Z 2007-11-21T16:35:15Z {'don't use flaaaaaaaaaaaaaaash!}' I'm still here...! But I'm under the weather and can't seem to find the time and peace to make my place a home {although Parker is enjoying herself - napping on my sofa, cuddling up and headbutting me as soon as I get home from work}. Oh well, I can't wait for December to arrive. My birthday is December 10th and all I want for my 29th birthday is a print gocco... and some gocco supplies. talking 'bout printing: take a look at Loraine's tea towels... there's more eyecandy over here. I am working on a flyer and a poster for QUINCEY's upcoming CD presentation {December 21st}... will post some pictures later on. It has something to do with the circus... http://siagrafica.visualblogging.com/archives/9865_1158523914/264218 siagrafica 2007-11-03T03:57:54Z 2007-11-03T03:57:54Z ...a music related post! If only we celebrated Halloween in The Netherlands... I would definitely dress up as Milky, the milk carton featured in Coffee & TV {blur}: {+ still in love with this song after 13 years!} ♥ this one too. and this one. and this one {a Michel Gondry video}. more Michel Gondry: this film is on my birthday wishlist! Penelope, thank you for this reminder. this weekend: making lemonade {in autumn... silly girl. but I like it a lot! home made lemonade is the best.} flipping through my stack of magazines... including BluePrint reading this book {...for the 3rd? 4th? 6th? time}. http://siagrafica.visualblogging.com/archives/9865_1158523914/262984 siagrafica 2007-10-26T00:38:22Z 2007-10-26T00:38:22Z {Janne, Maarten, Arriën, Lucas and Tony | image: pop*eric} Just got back from Paradiso... where Room Eleven was playing - the gig had been sold out for months! The concert was great and... their debut album went platinum - what an accomplishment! Room Eleven = Janne {vocals}, Maarten {drums}, Arriën {guitar}, Lucas {double bass} and Tony {piano}. I met Janne five years ago through a mutual {ex} boyfriend {who was also at the concert - with his new girlfriend!} and in those five years she has grown a lot - both as a singer/songwriter as well as a performer/entertainer. Chapeau! {...she also made this beautiful painting for my 27th birthday!} Afterwards, Janne was so kind to scribble something on my arm! Free publicity - thanks! {Janne's site, schradinova.com is pretty cool, too} ;-) you can listen to some Room Eleven songs over here and over here... enjoy! http://siagrafica.visualblogging.com/archives/9865_1158523914/262386 siagrafica 2007-10-24T15:37:53Z 2007-10-24T15:37:53Z Another etsy find, via swissmiss... yes... another cloud {see my previous post}! {image: ladysnail at etsy // blog} ♥ this little fella! From ladysnail to snail mail... Marieke sent me her new business card with a personal note on the back of the card - isn't it cute? Ta daaaah! There's a {new} somersaulting feed! This one actually shows pictures in your feed reader, whereas the old feed {via visualblogging} failed to do so. What are you waiting for? Add the new feed to your blog reader! http://siagrafica.visualblogging.com/archives/9865_1158523914/261913 siagrafica 2007-10-22T17:29:34Z 2007-10-22T17:29:34Z {I heart rain gocco print by etsy seller littlest flower} Pay It Forward (via Sandra, via Camilla, via Bibbi and so on...) - here are the rules: I will send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this PIF exchange. I don’t know what that gift will be yet and you may not receive it tomorrow or next week, but you will receive it within 365 days, that is my promise! The only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog. {I especially like the but you will receive it within 365 days part!} UPDATE: Whoa, that was quick! Francesca, Stephanie and Jeska: thank you for participating in this PIF thing! :-)