In these hard economic times you might feel the need to escape to the cinema of the “good old days,” you know, back in the ’30s when things were simpler and people were happier. Oh wait. The Pacific Film Archive brings you a new series “From Riches to Rags: Hollywood and the New Deal.” In case you forgot that we’re in a recession. [Daily Planet]
In other depressing news: The Berkeley City Council just raised parking fines $5 in order to help relieve California’s budget crisis. Fines on game days more than doubled. Why can’t those pesky meter people pick on someone their own speed—like golf cart drivers, or people in wheel chairs? [Daily Planet] read more »
Earlier this week, the Chron featured the plans for the newest museum to hit Berkeley streets. The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive will move to Center and Oxford streets with Japanese architect Toyo Ito’s innovative design.
Take a look for yourselves: The curved wall design and open spaces beats the old BAM fan building by far. The new building will be three stories, with each room leading into the next and walls just 5 inches thick. Only three of which will be concrete.
Ito plans to merge town and gown with the new building, as it sits right between downtown and the edge of campus. The whole building seems very fluid and open. Frankly, anything is better than Evans Hall, but we’re seriously looking forward to seeing the museum completed.
Too bad, then, that construction will begin in 2010 and the opening will be in 2013. Even next fall’s freshies will be graduated by then.
Image Source: Marshall Astor under Creative Commons
Box of plenty: design for Berkeley Art Museum [Chron]
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Jill Cowan on Saturday, March 22, 2008 11:51 pm
Do you like movies? Do you like movies with subtitles? Do you like scary movies with subtitles? How about scary movies with subtitles, hot Thai chicks, ghosts, dead babies, plot non sequiturs and confused rickshaw drivers?
Then you’ll love ‘”The Unseeable.” “The Unseeable” is a Thai horror flick from critically acclaimed director, Wisit Sasanatieng, which played at the Pacific Film Archive last night as a part of the 26th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (a.k.a. SFIAAFF XXVI).
Trailer after the jump … read more »
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