Monthly Archives: August 2009

Brief update

I’m going to be away from my blog for a couple weeks while I finish working on a chapter of my book on Sergei Parajanov. It’s the chapter on The Color of Pomegranates,  most likely the longest section of the … Continue reading

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New in theaters: Bliss

I just came across Stephen Holden’s review of Abdullah Oguz’s Bliss (2007) in the New York Times today. Holden writes: “[…] this consistently gripping, visually intoxicating film stands as a landmark of contemporary Turkish cinema.” It’s based on an acclaimed novel by Zülfü … Continue reading

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