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BURNING DOWN THE PALACE (DVD)

By David Finkelstein | April 2013

Waring’s focus on electronics, video games, and online culture are a dynamic complement to Mattschka’s focus on the physical and tangible…

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BURNING DOWN THE PALACE (DVD)

"Burning Down the Palace" is a DVD collection of three fascinating collaborative videos by filmmaker Mara Mattuschka and choreographer Chris Haring, on the...

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THE ELEKTRA/VAMPYR VARIATIONS

In Ed Rankus' absorbing video, "The Elektra/Vampyr Variations," Dana Marks reads through the score of Strauss' opera "Elektra" while wearing boxing gloves....

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THE MIRRORED CURTAIN

Like many films labeled "experimental," Lori Felker's short "The Mirrored Curtain" uses abstract and metaphorical images to explore a concept, in this...

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