The infinitely interesting and inspiring German neo-expressionist, Anselm Kiefer, is the subject of a new film.  From the New York Times: The idea for a film arose when Mr. Kiefer, eager for someone to document the mysterious universe he had created, invited Ms. Fiennes to visit Barjac. “It was a completely kind of mad and disorientating labyrinth,” Ms. Fiennes, 44, said over tea in the living room of a friend’s apartment here. She wandered the grounds, navigating tunnels illuminated with skylights or single bulbs, discovering a crypt and an amphitheater and a patch of land scattered with concrete towers inspired by the biblical story of Lilith that resemble modern ruins. “I was amazed,” she said. “There is an inherent theatricality or cinematic quality to what he’s made there that leant itself to filmmaking.” Follow Kiefer through his labyrinth: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/movies/sophie-fienness-over-your-cities-grass-will-grow.html?ref=arts 
Thursday, July 28th at the Georgia Museum of Art- a film screening of “Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet” at 7pm! From the GMOA website: Using more than 60 of Marsden Hartley’s paintings and drawings, as well as many photographs from collections around the world, director Michael Maglaras traces Hartley’s life and work from its earliest beginnings in Lewiston, Maine, through his travels in Europe and the United States and ends with his secluded life in a remote Maine fishing village. Special guest Maglaras will speak about the film. Introduced by Paul Manoguerra, chief curator and curator of American art (65 minutes, NR). For more information, please check out: http://www.georgiamuseum.org/index.php/calendar/event-all/film-series-artists-biographies2/2011/07/28
Various stills from “Specters of the Outer Spaces” coming soon to spectersoftheouterspaces.com “Beings called Specters from the outer spaces explore the earth. Although they are invisible to most humans, a girl of extraordinary vision, the Believer, is able to see one of the Specters. The pair embark on a voyage of discover and wonder. Based on the philosophical aspects of astrobiology, phenomenology and religion, Specters of the Outer Spaces addresses the incredible importance of the human belief in the unseen.” Directed by Marie Porterfield, 2011 MFA candidate in Painting and DrawingStarring Carole Kaboya and Viviana Chavezwith philosophers, scholars and musicians including Joey Carter, Samuel Barry, Aaron Carter, David Mitchell, and Ernesto Gomez http://spectersoftheouterspaces.com/
Pick of the Week from Flagpole: Specters of the Outer Spaces, by Marie Porterfield “Specters of the Outer Spaces contains a central narrative between a Specter (apparition; phantasm) and a woman known as “the Believer.” Porterfield says it’s never revealed whether the woman is a believer because she can see or if she can see because she’s a believer. “That’s one of the most interesting things about belief, particularly in “unseen things,” says Porterfield. “The film is based on theology, phenomenology and the philosophical aspects of astrobiology. It addresses the incredible importance of the human belief in the unseen.”” http://flagpole.com/Weekly/CalendarPick/SpectersOfTheOuterSpaces-28Apr10 RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=110944222275551 http://spectersoftheouterspaces.com/
Photograph by Erin Freeman, 4th year photography major http://www.flickr.com/photos/erinfreeman/
From the Georgia Museum of Art’s blog (http://www.gmoa.blogspot.com/): This Friday, February 5, the Found Footage Festival will be at Ciné. The festival showcases such odd (and very funny) videos as infomercials, training videos and cable access shows found at garage sales, thrift stores, warehouses and even in dumpsters. http://gmoa.blogspot.com/2010/02/found-footage-festival-at-cine.html