Tony Scott, a Filmmaker on Fire

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Tony Scott, a Filmmaker on Fire

By Paul Anel August 31^st, 2012
Movie, Reading Time: 4 min

On Sunday, August 20, a little after midnight, the British filmmaker Tony Scott jumped off a Los Angeles bridge. The author of Top Gun, True Romance and Man on Fire, was a man of deep and unresolved questions. This article sketches a portrait of Tony Scott, through one of Denzel Washington's most striking roles ever: John Greasy, the broken-souled bodyguard of Man on Fire.

Posted on Aug 31, 2012 in Culture by LoC Comments Off

Marjorie Eliot: 20 years celebrating life through jazz

by Paul Anel August 24, 2012

Video Interview, Jazz. Viewing time: 6min.

When her son Philip died in 1992, jazz legend Marjorie Eliot took quite an extraordinary decision: every Sunday, she would remember her son and celebrate life through Jazz music, offering free jazz concerts in her apartment of Edgecombe Avenue, in Harlem. On Saturday, August 18, 2012, Marjorie Eliot and her faithful musicians were celebrating the 20th anniversary of this extraordinary adventure. In an exclusive interview for landofcompassion.com, she bears a moving witness to the beauty of life, and the power of music.

Posted on Aug 24, 2012 in Encounters, Home by LoC Comments Off

Bruised Beauty – A look into Yohji’s Spring 2013 Menswear Collection

by Renée Kurz August 17, 2012

fashion – Yohji Yamamoto. Reading time: 3min.

Last June in Paris, acclaimed fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto presented his Spring 2013 Menswear Collection. Models with black eyes, cut lips and scratches on their faces strode the runway. A look into Yohji's bruised beauty.

Posted on Aug 17, 2012 in Articles, Culture by LoC Comments Off

Mont-Saint-Michel

By Patricia Polak August 3rd, 2012
Poem

Posted on Aug 3, 2012 in Culture by LoC Comments Off