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Chojang-dong and Daewonsa 대원사

November 9, 2015 migueldelosandes

A tomcat in its habitat.Streets and alleys.A fairy 선녀 protected by dragons. Daewonsa 대원사. —-

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Lost Treasure

Audio November 7, 2015 migueldelosandes

See Guadalupe Mountains

See Sierra Madre Occidental

El Capitan, Guadalupe Mountains, Texas, 1899. (Wikimedia/United States Geological Survey)

cinema, memoria, notes

Firecracker

Video October 20, 2015 migueldelosandes

Nineteen Ninety Eight or 1999 Interview with PT Anderson on Boogie Nights (1997).

Firecracker scene.

see Putney Swope, dir. Robert Downey Sr., 1969.

(wikimedia)

history, notes

Saint Andrew of Korea

October 7, 2015 migueldelosandes

A magnetic bracelet with the image of Saint Andrea

Saint Kim Taegon Andrea (1821-1846) was the first Korean-born Catholic priest in Korea and lived in a time when Christians were being persecuted in the region. Kim attended seminar in Macau and studied in the Philippines. He was ordained in Shanghai in 1844. He was beheaded in the Kingdom of Joseon (1392-1897) by the Han River in 1846. Saint Kim Taegon Andrea was canonized in 1984 and is the patron saint of Korea. (wikipedia).

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tetrapods

September 26, 2015 migueldelosandes

Concrete tetrapods in Gwangan, Busan, South Korea.

books, cinema, memoria, notes

Gordon Willis | Cinematographer

September 21, 2015 migueldelosandes

Gordon Willis. Cinematographer. Worked on The Landlord (Ashby), Klute (Pakula), The Godfather (Coppola), The Parallax View (Pakula), Annie Hall (Allen), Manhattan (Allen).

Willis was called the prince of darkness for his use of available light. He created the “moody, golden hues” in The Godfather. (Peter Biskind, Star: The Life and Wild Times of Warren Beatty, 2010 ).

The Landlord (1970)