Thursday, February 13, 2014

LUIGI RUSSOLO AND THE FUTURISTA SOUND SYSTEM



Luigi Russolo was an Italian Futurist Painter and Composer. In 1913 he wrote the Futurist manifesto, The Art of Noises and performed "noise concerts" in Paris using machines that he had created called Intonarumori. Luigi Russolo was one of the first avant-garde composers and this animation was made in his honour.

First Female - Female Kiss / Morocco (1930)



Ever the femme fatale, Marlene Dietrich dressed in a men's tuxedo kisses a woman for the first time on screen.  'She was also nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award despite knowing little English and speaking her dialogue phonetically.'

Wednesday, February 12, 2014