by Thomas Friel | Apr 17, 2013 | Blog
We have made it so that actors are playing themselves as the ultimate fictional character. My Dinner with Andre famously did this in 1981. Being John Malkovich (1999) was self propelled by having the notable actor play himself, despite the already original script....
by Thomas Friel | Mar 7, 2013 | Blog
Though you don’t have to search out art exhibitions about love in February, let’s not totally dismiss a love-based theme around Valentine’s Day. Whether in or out of a relationship on February 14th, each year we are forced to look at our love life and define...
by Thomas Friel | Feb 7, 2013 | Blog
Hollywood films follow very easy to read trends. They would be dumb not to, as they only have a few genres to regurgitate the same plots out over and over again: westerns, dramas, teen melodramas and coming of age films, the romantic comedy, slapstick comedy, the...
by Thomas Friel | Dec 6, 2012 | Blog
“Planet Earth [is] about to be recycled. Your only chance to evacuate is to leave with us†-Marshall Applewhite Culturally defining moments are happening exclusively through mediated images dispersed through multiple sources, indefinitely available,...
by Thomas Friel | Oct 3, 2012 | Blog
For the past two years, the Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography (DCCP) has been working to expand and continue the importance of Photography in the city of Detroit. Having hosted several group and solo shows, the Center has been focusing on artists who choose...