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Restoring the Lost Sense –
January 17, 2013 |
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An illustration from a 1912 issue of Life magazine. Text within the image: It was a fine chance, BUT—
He is a good man on the job, BUT—
I would like to marry you George, BUT—
Napoleon had the battle won, BUT—
Your story is very good, BUT—
I would give you an order, BUT—
Yes, we are in the market, BUT—
I like your work, BUT—
I would give you the job in a minute, BUT—
It was a clear night and the sea was calm, BUT—
Enjoy yourself, BUT—
Spain once ruled the world, BUT—
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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Oldest Tricks in the Book –
January 5, 2013 |
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Ending a scene "with a jolt— the ubiquitous cat jump (a feline leaps out of the darkness with a screech). This is the oldest trick in the book." — John Kenneth Muir, Horror Films of The 1980s (2007) The illustration is from Appleton's magazine, 1907. The caption reads: "With a savage whining scream The Death hurtled through the air." |
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This precursor to the great Charles Fort (complete with a shower of frogs) appears in Punch, 1867. |
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