Archives for December 2005
Caught in the Furze
‘Guest Post’ by Copernicus It’s the most wonderful time of the year…for some. While Stephen’s Day is now upon us, it is still not too late to impart to fústarers something of the sinister side of the holidays. Depending on… continue reading »
Nollaig Shona Daoibh
As I’ll be enjoying lashings of turkey, stuffing, and spuds tomorrow, I’ll be far too full (and busy) to post anything. So let me take the opportunity to wish all and sundry a very Happy Christmas. Fústar has survived 2005… continue reading »
Shade and Darkness…
‘Guest Post’ by Copernicus (follow up to 17th December entry) Revealing article on the wonderful world of the art heist in the Guardian arts pages yesterday detailing the tale of intrigue behind the Tate’s recovery of two paintings by Turner:… continue reading »
Neurotica
Just finished reading a distinctly superficial and by-the-numbers interview with Woody Allen in today’s Guardian. The following titbit regarding his latest opus Match Point, did, however, catch my eye: It is the first film he has shot in London and… continue reading »
Outfits of Evil
In terms of ambitious artwork heists, Thursday’s theft of a Henry Moore sculpture (from the Henry Moore Foundation in Hertfordshire) has to be up there with the most audacious. I have no idea how much ‘public’ sculpture is stolen globally… continue reading »
Queen of Kong Island
Since recent talk of Peter Jackson’s King Kong remake quickly turned to chatter about that neglected ‘classic’ Queen Kong, I decided to do a bit of digging… First of all, I’m amazed that blog member ‘devo’ hasn’t yet seen this… continue reading »
Hail to the Chimp
(Have been rather negligent of late with my blogging, due to personal upheavals of a decidedly pleasant nature, so I beg forgiveness from my tiny cadre of devoted readers.) As the original King Kong is one of my all-time favourite… continue reading »
There is no place I know…
It’s hard not to like Tim Burton…well, actually, that’s not strictly true. It’s hard not to like the idea of Tim Burton. We all know the score at this stage: a flash of Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann here, a dash of… continue reading »
