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Written by Patti Heiser
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Thursday, 04 December 2008 |
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Last week we introduced the first batch of intriguing letters that were exchanged between Lorca and Dalí. As promised, we now confer the second and final collection of letters, which no doubt serves as evidentiary value regarding the relationship between the two artists. However, if these letters have triggered additional inquisition, you can buy Sebastian’s Arrows [ Pictured to the right ], a book containing a compilation of letters, lectures and mementos of Lorca and Dalí’s relationship.
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In late 1927, Dalí continues his correspondence with Lorca talking about his current projects. It is possible that the pictures that Dalí mentions are “Little Ashes” and “Honey is Sweeter than Blood,” two paintings that he was working on during the last summer.
My dear,
Write me, I have no idea what you are up to. …My dear little pictures, pure, newly born, are to be exhibited for the PUTREFIED of Barcelona.
Goodbye, write me if you can ever remember. You know I’m at your service.
DALI
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Written by The LA Team
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Wednesday, 03 December 2008 |
We brought you the teaser trailer shown by Access Hollywood on Monday...now enjoy the full length trailer for this film we take such pleasure in promoting, Little Ashes.
Update: Head over to the main tMF site for a full review on the trailer and to further express your thoughts and reactions!
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Written by The LA Team
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Wednesday, 03 December 2008 |
So far the week has started off especially exciting now that a portion of the trailer has been released and don't forget that today Yahoo! Movies will be showcasing the full Little Ashes trailer on their site. And let's not forget our exclusive interview with Little Ashes director, Paul Morrison. Now that its Wednesday, how about another go at a new series of Little Ashes Trivia? Don't forget to check out our new poll!
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A) Can you name one of Little Ashes director, Paul Morrison’s, favorite scenes in the film?
B) What art movement did Federico Garcia Lorca, Salvador Dalí, and Luis Buñuel demonstrate in their work?
C) Who said the following about Little Ashes: “It has everything - music, art, love, friendship, betrayal. I was drawn to it just from the mention of Dalí and Buñuel, so when I’d read the script I just had to do it”? Was it actor Javier Beltrán, Matthew McNulty, or Robert Pattinson?
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[ Answers after the cut ]
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Written by The LA Team
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Tuesday, 02 December 2008 |
Need we say more...?
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Written by Sam Kerbey
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Monday, 01 December 2008 |
With so many new and exciting clips (need we mention the trailer's premiere?) we are beginning a distribution of our own exclusives. A few weeks ago, we promised you more excitement from Raindance, the film festival where Little Ashes made its initial debut. Sam, an LA Administrative Team member who saw Little Ashes, twice, and who also had the amazing opportunity to meet and interview the filmmakers and actors at Raindance, first shared with us her review and her experience at Raindance, and now she shares her interviews.
With that, we now launch a series of exclusive interviews from the cast and crew of Little Ashes. First off, we establish the series with a Q & A from Little Ashes director, Paul Morrison. There's still more to come, so check back soon!
Can't wait for later and need your Little Ashes fix? Head over to the main tMF site for an in-depth, four-part series focusing specifically on Little Ashes, including more interviews!!
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Can you tell us what you’re doing today?
Today we’ve had a little screening upstairs for UK distributors, I’m going to go meet and greet when they come out of the movie – and hopefully they will all have loved it and are going to be fighting one another for the right to distribute it in the UK (laughs).
What are your hopes for distribution? Independent cinemas? – or just as many as possible?
(laughs) As many as possible! It would be nice if it would cross over from being an art movie, because I think there is a lot in it for young people, so it could cross over – Robert will probably help with that! (laughs)
Yea the twilight thing will probably help…
Yea that would be great.
Did you know he was going to be in Twilight when you cast him?
Did I know? No, I kind of suspected he was going to be very big though.
[ More of the interview after the jump ]
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Written by Victor Marzowicz-Velasquez
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Sunday, 30 November 2008 |
Last week we made the error of presenting Victor's editorial as a two part series, however as Victor stated, "I don't really know how many installments there will be in the Poet in New York series yet, but I plan on covering the book very thoroughly, so it
will be a lot more than two." Nevertheless, this week Victor continues to elaborate on Lorca's defining moments during this significant period in his life.
For more on Lorca, don't forget to visit Victor's blog.
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Federico Garcia Lorca had traveled to New York City ostensibly to study English at Columbia University’s summer session, but he was never much of a scholar. He arrived not speaking a single word of English and returned home a year later able to say “Times Square” and “ham and eggs.” Once again, there’s very little evidence to suggest he ever stepped foot in a classroom, but of course, Lorca was more interested in broadening his horizons and gaining life experience, rather than academic prowess.
Lorca’s lack of English language skills initially left him feeling isolated, although he did make some close writer friends in the Spanish department, some of whom were involved in translating the likes of T.S. Eliot and Walt Whitman into Spanish, and among the cultural elite of the expatriate Spanish community. However, it wasn’t until he crossed paths with two black writers – novelist Nella Larsen [ Pictured above ], and fellow gay poet, Langston Hughes [ Pictured after the cut ] – that he finally found a place in the city where he felt completely at home: Harlem.
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Written by Tracy Garrett
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
As we count down the days to the release of the Little Ashes trailer (Monday!), Variety gives us another taste of the movie with this latest clip:
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Written by The LA Team
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
Just two days left until the trailer premiere and since we are all beyond excited, we are dishing out more Little Ashes trivia to keep you from combusting with exhilaration. If you haven't done so already, check out our poll and vote!
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A) Little Ashes filmmaker Paul Morrison wrote and directed what Academy Award nominated film?
B) In return for his autographs, what did Salvador Dalí take from his fans?
C) Who once said, "I have no idea. I think I would have just gone to university and would have kind of just done the average thing," actor Javier Beltrán, Matthew McNulty, or Robert Pattinson?
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[ See the answers after the cut! ] |
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Written by Patti Heiser
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Friday, 28 November 2008 |
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Advancing forth past Dalí’s relationship with Lorca, we will experience Dalí’s incessant eccentricities. Dalí’s homecoming permitted him to concentrate more on his artistic abilities. His exhilaration while exploring his talents prohibited any disturbances. What can be construed as pure foolishness can also be perceived as clever improvisation.
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Salvador Dalí, after being expelled from the university, returned home to a very upset and mortified father in Figueres. While he was planning his future escape to Paris, he managed to keep himself busy in Figueres. In February of 1927, he began his mandated nine-month military service. Because of his ‘parental influence’, his per diem service allowed him to sleep at home and not be subjected to a normal duty roster. It was most likely that he spent most of his time entertaining the other conscripts. He was able to paint and to create as much as he could. During this time he designed the set of Federico Garcia Lorca’s play Marianita Pineda and wrote articles and drew illustrations for the publication El Gallo del Defensor. But what took up most of his time were his paintings. He wrote to Lorca in the fall of 1927:
Don’t tell anyone, but I think I’m doing really great things. I paint with true fury. I work hard at a line or a dot, erase it, and remake it a thousand times.
In his autobiography The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí, Dalí tells us a story from this time about how much he could be caught up in his paintings and how normal occurrences with him became events to remember.
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Written by Tracy Garrett and Brittany Stevens
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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
Well, I can think of two things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, and they are Little Ashes clips! This gratefully comes to us with just four days left before the film's long awaited trailer debuts. How are you withstanding the anticipation? On behalf of the entire Little Ashes team, we wish you all a safe and happy Thanksgiving! Now enjoy the clips!
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[ Clip number two after the cut! ] |
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