Ask any actor, a mask is powerful. While the purpose of realism in
acting is to strip away the pretence and make the actor expose their
soul, on their face, for real - a mask does the opposite. It creates
instant power and tension.
Monday, 7 November 2011
V for Vendetta masks: Who's behind them?
The sinister Guy Fawkes mask made famous by the film V for Vendetta has
become an emblem for anti-establishment protest groups. Who's behind
them?
Tintin: a homage to Hergé that is too adventurous
The new Tintin film is visually dazzling, but dazzle is not always the highest virtue in film-making, writes Charles Moore.
This review is late because I had not intended to write it at all. One look at
the publicity stills for Steven Spielberg’s computer-animated film
version of Hergé’s creation had convinced me that I would hate it. The film
renderings of the characters looked like grotesque parodies of human beings,
rather than the peaceful, beautifully drawn cartoons of the master. Research
among fellow Tintin-lovers showed that this reaction was widely shared.
Our son, however, who is a much more learned Tintinologist than I, took a
different view. Although the film was “far from perfect”, he said, it was
“fully in the spirit of the original” and clearly composed by people who
loved it: I should go. So, in order to prove that I am not in the 47 per
cent of the adult population who regard the young as rude and frightening, I
put on my 3D glasses, and went.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/charlesmoore/8873503/Tintin-a-homage-to-Herge-that-is-too-adventurous.html
Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan, National Gallery in London: review
The Leonardo da Vinci exhibition opening this week is a great coup for the National Gallery, which has managed to gather under one roof the most stunning portraiture and sacred art by the world’s original Renaissance Man, writes Richard Dorment.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/leonardo-da-vinci/8870754/Leonardo-da-Vinci-Painter-at-the-Court-of-Milan-National-Gallery-in-London-review.html
Smartphone scams: Owners warned over malware apps
A national computer security campaign is urging
smartphone users to do more to protect themselves from unwittingly
downloading malware applications.
Get Safe Online says that there has been an increase in smartphone malware as the market has grown.
Criminals are typically creating Trojan copies of reputable apps and tricking users into installing them.
Once on the phone, the app can secretly generate cash for criminals through premium rate text messages.
Get Safe Online, a
joint initiative between the government, police and industry, said it
was concerned that users of smartphones, such as Android devices, were
not taking steps to protect their devices.
Anonymous und Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes wollte das englische Parlament in die Luft sprengen,
den König töten. Er war ein katholischer Terrorist. Vier Jahrhunderte
später wurde eine weiße Maske mit seinem Antlitz zum Symbol der
Web-Guerilla Anonymous. Eine Markengeschichte.
Zehn Tipps gegen Perfektionismus
Perfektionisten setzen sich und ihre Umwelt unter Druck. Dabei sind Menschen, die Fehler machen, beruflich erfolgreicher. Wir zeigen zehn Tipps für Imperfektion.
http://mobil.zeit.de/karriere/beruf/2011-09/tipps-gegen-perfektionismus
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