http://memoriter.blogdrive.com/ Memoriter... Wed, 17 May 2006 17:50:01 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2006. Arts Entertainment http://memoriter.blogdrive.com/archive/7.html Wed, 17 May 2006 12:15:58 GMT Doctor and author Robin Cook is widely credited with introducing the word "medical" to the thriller genre, and twenty years after the publication of his breakthrough novel, Coma, he continues to dominate the category he created. Cook has successfully combined medical fact with fantasy to produce a succession of New York Times bestsellers. In each of his novels, Robin Cook strives to write about the issues at the forefront of current medical practice. To date, he has explored issues such as organ donation, genetic engineering, fertility treatment, in vitro fertilization, research funding,... (more) http://memoriter.blogdrive.com/comments?id=7 http://memoriter.blogdrive.com/archive/6.html Wed, 10 May 2006 13:50:18 GMT The Seventh Seal is an all-out religious allegory addressing that most-contemplated question - does God exist? This is one of Ingmar Bergman's best films, may be the best, and it a very fascinating piece of cinema. A knight (Max von Sydow) comes back from the crusades, in a time the Black Death is controlling the country, and encounters Death (Bengt Ekerot). Death has followed the knight home and now it is time. The knight suggests that they play a game of chess and as long as the knight doesn't lose he can keep on living. The game of chess comes back during the entire movie. The knight... (more) http://memoriter.blogdrive.com/comments?id=6 http://memoriter.blogdrive.com/archive/5.html Fri, 05 May 2006 10:57:06 GMT Cries and Whispers is a quintessential entry in the director's oeuvre. This is a visually stunning film deeply concerned with the emotional and physical pain of its protagonists. Even more, it is a highly praised and much admired film, which could possibly be the most accomplished cinematographical work of Bergman's multi-faceted career. The story takes place at an old English manor and revolves around four women - Agnes (Harriet Andersson), Maria (Liv Ullmann), Karin (Ingrid Thulin) and Anna (Kari Sylwan). Agnes, the owner of the manor, is a young, virginal woman terminally ill with womb... (more) http://memoriter.blogdrive.com/comments?id=5 http://memoriter.blogdrive.com/archive/3.html Wed, 03 May 2006 13:41:16 GMT "I came out of that movie house reeling like a drunkard, drugged speechless, with the film rushing through my bloodstream, pumping and thudding." This reaction from a viewer just about sums up the effect the Swedish cinematic masterpiece Persona will have on you. A magnum opus from the goodie-bag of Ingmar Bergman, the celebrated Swedish director of highly acclaimed films as "Cries and Whispers" and "The Seventh Seal". Power-packed performances by Bibi Anderson and Liv Ullman (a familiar face in many of Bergman's creations) make the experience more disturbing than entertaining. Persona... (more) http://memoriter.blogdrive.com/comments?id=3 http://memoriter.blogdrive.com/archive/4.html Mon, 01 May 2006 09:38:17 GMT "Anyone who makes films must have a goal before his eyes: namely, to try to get as close to the viewer as possible, to affect him as deeply as possible. What I call technique is knowing exactly how to affect the viewer. That's the crux of the matter. All the rest is secondary. And it is a matter of talent." Universally regarded as one of the greatest masters of modern cinema, Ingmar Bergman has often concerned himself with spiritual and psychological conflicts. His work has evolved in distinct stages over four decades, while his visual style - intense, intimate, complex - has explored the... (more) http://memoriter.blogdrive.com/comments?id=4 http://memoriter.blogdrive.com/archive/2.html Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:26:23 GMT Once I'd decided on a go-ahead with this weblog, I set about thinking how to design its content. I wanted a feel of its very essence in each post - that each word I write should voice the unheard and speak the unspoken. That is to say the entire architecture must spell art and culture in capitals. Memoriter shall consist of three sections: 1. Cynosure: the stars in my eyes (Cinema) 2. Sonnet: the song in my heart (Music) 3. Opus: the book of my life (Literature) And so I commence ... http://memoriter.blogdrive.com/comments?id=2 http://memoriter.blogdrive.com/archive/1.html Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:37:19 GMT "Hence these tears ..." says the title of this inaugural post. But first about the weblog. Memoriter is devoted to art - be it cinema, music, or literature. It shall narrate my experience with art in its various forms, and the impact each experience has had on me. And to borrow an oft-used and oft-abused cliché, this is not just a blog - it is a window to cultures of the world. I dedicate this blog to the one man who opened this window for me, who showed me life beyond what surrounded me and emotions beyond what I knew. His unrelenting passion for forms of art, especially music and cinema,... (more) http://memoriter.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1