Posts by Lev Harris
Art of the Dive
February 21, 2011Dumpster diving. Whatever the reason behind it, there is undoubtedly a strong cultural and environmental aesthetic that runs through its veins. Often there is unopened food from supermarkets, brand new clothes and working household appliances that are strewn in dumpsters,… Continue reading →
Review: Black Swan
January 27, 2011A lot of hype has surrounded Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, none of which is unwarranted; he is currently considered one of America’s hottest directors with a run of consistently thought provoking and immersive films, a run that will be interestingly… Continue reading →
DREAM MACHINE
November 26, 2010HAUS Magazine’s dream guide to tripping in analougue and digital. Ian Sommerville, an associate of William S. Burroughs, is not a name that many people can claim to know.Yet he is the man who is attributed with developing the mind… Continue reading →
Review: Buried
October 1, 2010The concept – one man, Paul Conroy, (Ryan Reynolds) buried six feet under in a coffin somewhere in a desert somewhere in Iraq. He has a mobile phone and a lighter to somehow escape before his air supply runs out.… Continue reading →
Review: Enter the Void
September 24, 2010‘Dying would be the ultimate rush’. So goes Gaspar Noé’s metaphysical drama Enter the Void – the void being a metaphor for a number of different things throughout the course of the film. Enter the Void arrives off the back… Continue reading →
Review: I’m Still Here
September 22, 2010Is it real? Or is it just smoke and mirrors? I’m Still Here’s guerrilla documentary style of shooting has invited criticism from several quarters for its apparent showcasing of a man’s mental breakdown as a form of entertainment. But for… Continue reading →
Review: Cyrus
September 15, 2010A romantic comedy starring John C. Reilly and Jonah Hill? You may be forgiven for judging this book by its cover. But those preconceptions couldn’t be further from the truth, as Cyrus unfolds into a quaint and charming indie flick… Continue reading →
Review: The Illusionist
August 27, 2010Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist is an old fashioned animated movie where dialogue is virtually non existant, inviting the the viewers instead to absorb themselves in the sumptuous animated dreamscape on offer. In every frame there is some small wonder to… Continue reading →
James Brook – interview
July 12, 2010James Brook is a local artist who has produced a new line of hand-drawn and hand-printed t shirts with quirky and original designs. Who/ what inspired you into printing hand-drawn designs onto t shirts? It wasn’t so much inspiration as necessity to… Continue reading →
Nollywood is here to stay, Bollywood watch out, Hollywood here we come
June 2, 2010The first thing to understand about Nigerian cinema is the sheer volume of films being made. Many would criticise Hollywood for perfunctorily churning out movie after movie, and of course, one would be forgiven for turning a blind eye to… Continue reading →