In a Dream: Jeremiah Zagar

and Ross Kauffman, executive producer (Born into Brothel)
A family saga featuring, wife, two sons and the "famous father" who plays himself. Anal expulsive man brings life, color. texture, images into consciousness if we want it or not.

Participate in the launching of the film, the magic garden tour and extravaganza. Become a member of the family or feel as if you are and be grateful that you can walk away, even if you can't forget.

FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2009
"In A Dream" opens at the Landmark Ritz at the Bourse in Philadelphia The Magic Garden Party commences
April 18th! and April 18, 2009
12:00pm
The South Philly Mosaic Walking Tours
April 18th, 12 – 4 pm
Food, music, crafts and more!
$4 entry; $6 for tour
And I am certain there will be more to follow.

This is a film that reflects the mind set of a man who is not shy with self advertisement, with spreading the word, with getting the self displayed in all its ugliness and all its beauty.

Personally i could not live with this man/artist Isaiah Zagar His work over whelmes me. I need peace and quiet and blank white walls to feast my eyes upon. Isaiah knows no quiet and yet he seldom talks except to his cement.

But when he does speak, the people in his inner circle (of which there are few) listen, obey, take note with more than a passing fancy and perhaps you will too.

The music is special, the art is fantastic, the love of texture, color, feel, is great. The connection to people is slime but Isaiah holds on, keeps going and I guess that is what he wants to inspire in others. To persevere in this moment called life.

Note: There is a strong similiarity between this film and the work of Ross Kauffman(executive producer) of "Born into Bothel" fame. A similarity in the love of art and art shows and the predominance of confusion, the almost 'too much'. For me these films create an intensely interesting experience until I shut down. Stimulous overload and i give up and walk away.

The best moment in In A Dream was when Isaiah brings out an orange cavas folding chair, a color he does not work with. An obvious addition from his wife. He opens it up in the middle of an empty oversized room replete with walls filled with his artistic creations and sits down. He is smling. So am I.


If you are a art lover, a lover of documentary film, this film is for you. And the Magic Garden party? It promises to be an extra family delight.


LindaZises
WBAI Women Collective

WBAI Discussion: The downside of the Women Revolution

WBAI Women Collective:
On the air discussion can be heard on the internet at WBAI.Org

On March 9th Linda Zises hosted two guest, Andrea Fishman from the Local Station Board and LaVarn Willians, the financial officer from the Pacifica foundation in Berkeley California. Pacifica is the parent organization of which WBAI is one of its five member stations.

The guests spoke to particular issues of concern to WBAI listeners which is of particular importance as
WBAI radio(99.5 F.M. N.Y.) is operating at a deficit that is threatening its continuation as a radio station and internet community voice


Linda Zises spoke on the topic: Rethinking women liberation. The downside of liberation

Who is doing the work women used to do? Women in the armed forces raises the question, who is taking care of our children?


Who does the in the house tasks, the "untouchable" work. Whose voice is behind the man who goes to work and makes a public reputation for himself

Clearly this question can not be adequately answered in the brief format of an half hour radio program however............

The point is to raise consciousness about women and the women movement; the personal price of success for women, for their families and for society.

In particular, without volunteer women groups and work to keep WBAI fluid, WBAI has been pauperized both in quality of WBAI work environment and its financial health.

Who brings food into the the station when needed, who answers the phones and fills out pledge cards? Who sends out the premiums, who cleans up paper clips and rubber bands. And who has the time to conduct a detailed examination of phone usage, the cost of supplies and the value of the products purchased.

The loss of "women work" as it was once called translates into money lost, and an atnosphere of all stars or masters of the art of radio and no one to do the work needed to continue to put the WBAI voice into the ears of community listeners

What do you think?

Is there a backlash, a downside to the women revolution.

LindaZises
WBAI Women Collective

Twilight: DVD......... Supremely enjoyable but............

Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke
Written by: Melissa Rosenberg, based on the book by Stephanie Meyers
With: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Peter Facinelli.

Twilight is the perfect teenage coming of age film
a date flick that informs on how to relate to temptation, to love,
to those who see you as different, not fitting in.......

this is a film that honors yet separates the teenager from his/her parents
this is a film so beautiful in scenery, photography It is splended, breathtaking
this is a film where the shining knight on a white horse goes beyond the superman of yesteryear
to the vampire, who want your blood, not your body, but learns self control for the good of persevering his love ideal, the girl with a heart and adult intelligence way beyond her years.

this is a film that pits bad guys against good guys(no guns used in combat) that flies you into the air, defying gravity to show your superiority amidst us, the limited mortals.
The chase scene replicates the video car scenes upon which many a teenager today has spent the better part of their free time and Google is prominent in helping to understand the world.

this is a film that couldn't absorb more of what parents want for their children.
Children love it, adults love it. It is done with such care and understanding.

the only problem is, what world are they addressing. Is it the ideal film for the world before the economy turned sour and kind/helper big brother loomed large in our imagination or is it a relic of the past projected into a future that is no more.

In either case,it is supremely entertaining nostalgic or not.

LindaZises

WBAI Women Collective
Criticalwomen.net