ARTICLES BY Mike Powell

Dusan Makavejev’s Sweet Movie comes to Criterion DVD

Mike Powell

10.11.07

Schweeet! (you saw that joke coming, but…) It is sweet that DuĊĦan Makavejev’s 1974 cult classic has infiltrated the somewhat taught sieve of great films that is the Criterion Collection of DVDs. It’s a sexually unabashed film that no doubt the Swedish national socialists (Swedish national socialists?) who recently smashed an Andres Serrano exhibit would love to get their nasty hands on (but that’s another story). Mike Powell reviews.

John Cage’s 95th

Mike Powell

09.20.07

…birthday that is. Mike Powell attended a memorial for the legendary composer at NYC’s Kitchen this September 5th. While he forgot to bring us back any of Yoko’s flowers from the event, he did deliver us a nice reflection on it.