In defense of a lack of craft
I read a rather irritating article about Lav Diaz's Norte, written by Adrian Martin for the Sight & Sound magazine. His reading of the film...
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Category: Misc
Slow Cinema on Tumblr
June 27, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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The Art(s) of Slow Cinema has made its snail way to Tumblr. This will not replace this website at all. Fear not! I keep returning...
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The invisible princes
March 11, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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When I watched Lav Diaz's Death in the Land of Encantos again, I had a nice encounter with a prince, the prince of the black dwarfs...
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Alimuom – Benjamin Agusan (poetry)
March 6, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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Benjamin Agusan is a fictional poet in Lav Diaz’s Death in the Land of Encantos (2007). A great poet on the verge of losing his sanity. He...
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Happy Slow Year 2014
January 2, 2014
by Nadin Mai
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Here it is, the New Year. I hope you all had a lovely Hogmanay and New Year’s day in your respective countries around the world....
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The Side-Effects of Slow Cinema Studies
November 28, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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Out of the blue, my partner wondered this morning whether he was becoming slower in his brains. In the same context, he mentioned his viewing...
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Slow Film Advent Calendar
November 26, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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It’s almost Christmas time, and this blog had its first (slow) anniversary yesterday. On 25 November 2012, I published the first (very brief) entry. I...
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Slow Retirements
September 14, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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It came as a shock to cinephiles in 2011 when Hungarian director Béla Tarr announced that The Turin Horse would be his last film. I...
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Lav Diaz Official Website
August 31, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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This is a short blog post to promote the new, official website of slow-film director Lav Diaz from the Philippines. If you’re interested in his...
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Southcliffe is Slow
August 13, 2013
by Nadin Mai
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Is it really? The new four-part drama on Channel 4 received substantial attention before the first episode went on air. This was not only due...
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