Sunday, 03/18/07: Project 365 #139
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This is an odd scene from one of the first German movies made after World War II: The Murderers are among us/Die Mörder sind unter uns. It features a very young, very pretty Hildegard Knef looking wistful among the ruins and trying to hell the psychically wounded doctor, who is at the center of the film. I was previewing the movie on a Sunday morning, as was my routine when I taught my Introduction to German film course.
Wednesday, 03/07/07: Project 365 #128
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I think I watched this very silly German movie because I was thinking of showing excerpts of it to my students, so they could see what schlock most Germans were watching just before "New German cinema" broke with the likes of Fassbinder, Schlöndorff and Herzog. But int he end I just told them about it. We did watch an excerpt of the most popular German movie of the 50's: "Sissi"-a highly romanticised version of the Bavarian princess who went on to become the Empress of Austria. Of course despite all my tsk-tsk-ing about it, they loved and I have to say as far as kitsch goes its pretty high-class fare! Romy Schneider is adorable and those dresses!!!
Friday, 03/02/07: Project 365: #123
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We were given the whole Thin Man series as a gift by my in-laws. (Bills's brother amd wife who live in California). Seeing this picture reminds me that I just saw them recently while celebrating Bill's mother's 85th birthday. We had a family reunion ay Bill's sister's house in Hilltown, Pennsylvania. (Close to Perkasie/Quakertown in Bucks County).
The more recent past is eclipsing the day the actual picture was taken somewhat. But thats ok, its not the same with all pictures. Some days remain more vivid in one's memory than others--just like dreams.
Monday, 02/26/07: Project 365 # 119
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An interesting early Fassbinder movie I previewed before deciding NOT to show it in my film course. That's a young Hanna Schygulla on the left.
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Taken on Tuesday, December 12, 2006.
Not much to say about this one. I was on my way to pick up some MelCat (regional interlibrary loan) books and some films to preview for my German film course. The campus has emptied out and everything is very quiet...
Trapped Ken at the Schirn museum in Frankfurt
Originally uploaded by cathie.
Thanks to a mention by eszter on her blog this picture and its companion have now been viewed over 6000 times! Amazing! I guess a lot of people read eszter's blog and look at her photos...(I took the photo to post it to her restroom gender signs picture pool on flickr). I just think its funny that this (and its companion) are my most popular photos!!!
In other news - I'm enjoying the week off from teaching immensely! (Spring break). I like my routine of getting up early as usual and then going straight to my desk to work on the Nature philosophy and Bettine paper and then after lunch doing either householdy things or going to school to get ready for next week. Tonight while watching the commentary on Monty Python's The Holy Grail - which was actually quite interesting I finished the mega pile of ironing that had accumulated over the past weeks! Now all the ironing that is left are table cloths...
A while back I ironed while watching the commentary on " This is Spinal Tap" -- I think that was actually funnier than the movie- since they all stayed in character...it made the ironing go a lot faster!!!
Next week will be quite busy: I am on the committee that "ok's" departmental budgets..,plus it is the week where we advise students on their fall courses. oh well: I will be ready!
Detroit was a lot of fun- we went to Greektown, ate yummy greekfood (after a long wait since the place was swarming with hockey fans...), looked in on the Greektown casino - an odd and very surreal place and got some yummy greek bread at the bakery. Even though Detroit has obviously seen better days it was still well worth the visit - and I know we will be back!
Our hotel - the Marriott at the Renaissance Center was very nice: we were on the 55th floor and had a great view of Windsor, Canada and the river. The Sunday breakfast buffet was also very good. On the way back to Albion we got a lot of shopping done in Ann Arbor -- we went to "Whole Foods/Paycheck" "Barnes and Noble" (= the first Sunday New York Times I have bought in at least a year) and then "Trader Joe's"...all in all a very good weekend!
