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4 September 2011 10:41 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

Telluride 2011, Day 2

The most perilous and difficult aspect of attending Telluride – whether you’re a passholder, a guest, a sponsor, or a ticketholder – is going to the bathroom. Really. Because the great majority of the fest’s venues are assembled specifically for the event, some of its facilities are ill-equipped to deal with hundreds of rabid moviegoers who’ve been specifically instructed to stay hydrated to stave off altitude sickness. As a result, the lines are long – but as the fest’s employees are quick to reiterate, waiting in line is the second-greatest thing to do here. That’s not spin: because there seems to be no such animal as a casual Telluride-goer, nearly every attendee has a story to tell, a great movie to recommend, or a questionable opinion they feel very strongly about.

On the subject of non-casual entites, Today’s Symposium schedule included two potentially incredible speakers: Wim Wenders and Werner Herzog. »

- Simon Howell

13 March 2011 3:35 PM, PDT | UGO Movies | See recent Ugo Movies news »

If you are ever in the mood for a nice reality check, you should walk the Heilbrunn Cosmic Pathway at the American Museum of Natural History's Rose Center for Earth and Space.  After witnessing a recreation of the Big Bang, you stroll along a timeline ramp, reading quick facts about the formation of gasses, matter clusters, galaxies and celestial bodies.  At the very end of this long rail is one very small section devoted to the goings-on here on Earth.  As time is measured to scale, all of human endeavor is represented by the thickness of a human hair.

I always felt that the museum should provide you with a noose at this point, in case such a brazen representation of our insignificance might inspire you to hang yourself.

I can't tell which way cult hero and cinematic raconteur Werner Herzog is moved by this essence of human frailty.  While »

1 January 2011 10:37 AM, PST | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »

German avant-garde rockers Popol Vuh are producing a special limited box-set containing their scores for the Werner Herzog + Klaus Kinski buddypack of "Aguirre: The Wrath of the God," "Nosferatu," "Fitzcarraldo," and "Cobra Verde," plus "Heart of Glass," which features lead performances by hypnotized actors. Those not down with Herzog's latest (or dismayed that their favorite renegade director became a done-to-death Internet meme where all jokes go to die a million times over) will enjoy the trip down memory lane, as included in the collection is a near 100-page booklet featuring "unseen footage and images." 5,000 copies only, pre-order while… »

3 items from 2011