Culturosity

Preggers sent me this one like last Tuesday, but I just got around to posting it.

Nuff said.

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Dear Movie Lovers,

To commemorate the 26th anniversary of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s death, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in co-operation with MovieTowne is presenting a one-week film series with a selection of some of his most famous films.

Beginning on 5 November the following films will be shown in German with English subtitles at 5.30 p.m. daily:
Lili Marleen, Martha, Lola, Fear Eats the Soul, The Marriage of Maria Braun, Effi Briest and Veronika Voss.
The summaries of the films are attached to this email.
Tickets are available at MovieTowne at a reduced entrance fee of
15,- TT$.

There will be a complementary screening of “Katzelmacher” at the StudioFilmClub (Building 7, Fernandes Industrial Center, Eastern Main Road, Laventille, Port of Spain) on Thursday, 13 November 2008 at
8.30 p.m.

Born in 1945, Fassbinder was a man of many contradictions. Known as a skilled aesthete and perfectionist, he was a rebel against the post-war era as much as he grew up as a part of it. Unlike other directors, Fassbinder primarily focused on the political and social issues of his time, portraying German society and revealing its state of mind. Many famous actors like Rudolf Platte, Adrian Hoven and Luise Ulrich followed his call and stayed with him for the production of a number of movies.
Even though his actual working period lasted only 17 years, Fassbinder’s radical perfectionism, his new aesthetics and of course his political perspective have deeply influenced filmmakers across the globe. Films such as Fear Eats the Soul, Veronica Voss and Lili Marleen as well as numerous television productions and stage-plays have gained him continuing reception and recognition. Often compared to Andy Warhol’s Factory, Fassbinder managed to establish post-war realism in German film, renewing its political status quo, and provided a focal point for actors for many years.

The Guardian reports:

A senior policeman allegedly went skinny-dipping with four illegal Colombian detainees, fed them KFC and then had sex with them in the Point Fortin Police Station.

Amazing.

hope to see you aboard the sea prowler (pier 1) on friday 4th april for nothin' new. yeah.

there will be (free) cocktails, the serious business crew will be killing it on the lower deck, and we'll have a special guest dj upstairs, bringing you the biggest hip hop and r&b club bangers.

the boat only holds a hunnerd fitty people, so rsvp is uber necessary! and we push off at ten, so show up early.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar, India. He led India's movement for independence from British rule and is one of the most respected spiritual and political leaders of the 20th century. In 1948 he was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic who opposed his tolerance for all creeds and religions. Gandhi is honoured by his people as the father of the Indian nation and is called 'Mahatma', which means Great Soul. Just before he died, Ghandi gave this list to his grandson.

• Wealth without work
• Pleasure without conscience
• Knowledge without character
• Commerce without morality
• Science without humanity
• Worship without sacrifice
• Politics without principle

In a just world, every person reaps the reward of her own work - but to be wealthy, you must have people working for you from whom you derive some percentage profit of their work.