THE SPRING ISSUE
Waltz With Bashir: A new direction in documentary film making
Text by Jesi Khadivi Waltz With Bashir impressively navigates the cross-currents of anguish, fantasy and war, all the while reminding us through the veil of post-traumatic reverie that war’s vagaries are very, very real. In the summer of 1982, Israeli soldiers invaded Southern Lebanon with the intent of “stabilizing” the civil war-torn country that was […]
The Western
The Western: The American Genre. We could be heroes. (but why bother?) Gran Torino Text by David N. Meyer Westerns—once the American myth, America incarnate. Now, hardly relevant. Once it was easy to be a manly man; easy because Westerns told us how. A manly man never expressed emotion, never stopped until he achieved his […]
Matteo Garone
Married to the Mob: Italian filmmaker Matteo Garrone shares his experience with making his harrowing yet brilliant film Gomorrah, as well as subverting the mafia genre Text by Adam Keleman “At the beginning, I was really worried to work in the ‘real’ territory,” filmmaker Matteo Garrone states, cautiously. He’s referring to the Italian region inhabited […]
Parts of a Whole: Scenes that echo above the din
Text by Markus von Pfeiffer If we were each to stop and consider for a moment, or perhaps an hour, each of us who consider ourselves fans of cinema would be able to finger one scene, one moment in the multitudes, which resonates persistent above all. For me, it is the opening sequence to Ridley […]
Laurel Canyon
Photography by Graeme Mitchell Fashion editors: Kemal & Karla vintage sunglasses Linda Farrow; bra Wolford; silk trench coat Opening Ceremony dress Dolce & Gabbana; sheer gloves La Crasia; bracelets Alexis Bittar; shoes Yves Saint Laurent blouse and leather shorts Chloé; shoes Miu Miu; necklace Alexis Bittar; pantyhose Wolford; nailcolor “Queen of Night Tulip” by Priti Organic Spa […]
New York Doll
Photography by Filippo Del Vita Stylist: Elena Mussa embroidered bra Agent Provocateur; navy high waisted pants with cage waist detail Jean Paul Gaultier; grey sandals with gold heels Dolce & Gabbana; crystal bead fringe necklace Tuleste gold tapue silk top with fringe trim Alberta Ferretti; beige woven skirt Max Azria; black hat Diesel; beige lace […]
À Bout de Souffle
Photography by Mike Kobal Stylist: Emily Finkbinder on her: blouse Fendi. on table: scarf Hermes; watch Cartier; handbag 3.1 Phillip Lim; jewelry on table Van Cleef & Arpels on him: necklace Alex & Ani; briefcase Zegna filled with Zegna bowtie; tie Polo by Ralph Lauren; belt Gordon Rush; shirt Brooks Brothers. on her: Worth & […]
Film Fancy
The best place to see a film today is at one of these restored movie palace gems. Text by Michael Mattis Paramount Theatre Ever since film exhibition pioneer Mitchell Mark opened his Mark Strand Theater in New York City way back in 1914, the movie palace has been synonymous with movie glitz and glamour, stardom […]
Maurice Kanbar
Maurice Kanbar: Vodka king, movie buff, hyperactive, and then some Looking puckish—almost elfin—producer, inventor, philanthropist, author and general man-about-town, Maurice Kanbar lights a cigarette and relaxes into the couch in the spacious, seventh-floor living room of the Renaissance-style Pacific Heights apartment building that he owns. The seventh floor is his guesthouse. His flat is up […]
Elise Gettliffe: Menswear Has Never Been This Fun
Text by Rosa Bertoli Elise Gettliffe has yet to finish her ma at the Royal Academy in Antwerp, but her third-year collection, named “Bing Bang Boum Vlan Paf Hiiiiiiiiiiiiii” has already gained her an international following. The funny, colorful collection won the Fashion Special Prize at its, the Trieste-based contest that showcases the best new […]
Jaime King: Pretty Girls Make Graves… Into Box Office Gold
Earrings, ring and cuff Stephen Webster; Nail color Awaken China Glaze. Text by Sophia DeArborne Photography by Matthew Welch Fashion editors: Kemal+Karla If I had a dime for every time I heard the career description “model-turned-actress” I would be a millionaire many times over. I found an exception to my dime hoarding in Jaime King, […]
The Bird and The Bee: Living Past the Future
Text by Markus von Pfeiffer Photography by Autumn de Wilde It didn’t happen in their home base town of Los Angles. That would be too cheap. In addition it would break my blood-oath of never returning to the city which casts no shadows—even on the warmest of summer days. No, we three met in San […]
Telefon Tel Aviv: Electronic Punk Rock Pirates Making Music for Strange Seaports
Text by Sage Rader After nearly five years on hiatus, Telefon Tel Aviv’s Josh Eustis and Charlie Cooper have something they’d like to say: “I swear to God, we couldn’t give a fuck what anybody thinks of this record… we don’t give a SHIT. Really. Finally. We did this record for ourselves.” It only takes […]
Guilt Complex: Prolific A.C. Newman Rolls Solo, Again
Text by Michael D. Ayers As the front man for critically acclaimed indie-rock act The New Pornographers, you’d think that front man A.C. Newman would have his hands full. The group has released four records this decade; Newman first branched out in 2004 with The Slow Wonder, a jangly pop record that mixed a love […]
Elisa Toffoli: Dancing on the Edge of the World
Text by Rhiannon Nicole Anderson Silently praising myself for my rudimentary Italian conversational skills, the musician Elisa Toffoli answers the phone. “Hello? Do you mind if I call you back from my house, I’m walking my dogs and can’t hear you very well,” she apologizes. And yet, despite being oceans apart, a bad connection and […]
