May 2013
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May 21st
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April 2013
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“Art, especially the theatre, is a realm you cannot enter without the odd...”
– Anton Chekhov, letter to Olga Knipper
Apr 30th
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Apr 21st
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“I didn’t use any lights. It’s funny, because sometimes I talk to other...”
– ~ Emmanuel Lubezki in American Cinematographer about shooting To The Wonder. (via smoggywood)
Apr 19th
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Apr 10th
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Apr 9th
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Apr 9th
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““During the 80s, there were numerous sparky cultural critiques of Margaret...”
– Hanif Kureishi on Margaret Thatcher via The Guardian Forgive me for not wasting a single tear on the day of her departure.
Apr 8th
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“If you pay attention to the movies they will tell you what people desire and...”
– RIP, Roger Ebert (via explore-blog)
Apr 5th
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March 2013
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Mar 27th
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Mar 23rd
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A Letter to Our Readers
brightwalldarkroom: Hello, everybody. This is Chad, the guy behind this site. I am coming to all of you today, directly, because A Bright Wall in a Dark Room has arrived at a (very promising) crossroads—but if it’s to go any further, we need your help. It has been vitally important to me over the years to keep BWDR a clean, ad-free and independent reading experience, and as a result not a single...
Mar 20th
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Mar 20th
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Mar 17th
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Mar 3rd
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“I have never believed in a single truth. Neither my own, nor those of others. I...”
– Peter Brook, The Shifting Point These words were once pinned to the cork pinboard in front of my working desk. I had completely forgotten how much this resonated with my entire worldview back then, and how much, for me, this is and has always been accurate and true. Of course. Of course. Of course...
Mar 1st
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February 2013
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Feb 28th
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Feb 25th
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The Four Tattoos You Need to Stop Getting, Right...
d1000words: “With an image, you can merely ascribe any meaning to it that you like. The roaring lion that you got to be a badass when you were twenty could be the symbol of familial pride as you become a parent, then a grandparent. The butterfly you got to represent your youthful beauty could come to represent your emergence as a wiser woman after a bad marriage. The meaning of images is...
Feb 22nd
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“We all experience within us what the Portuguese call “saudade” which translates...”
– Nick Cave, “The Secret Life of the Love Song”  (via eurotheatre)
Feb 20th
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“A man in Monte Carlo goes to the casino, wins a million, returns home, commits...”
– A Man in Monte Carlo, Anton Chekhov’s shortest-ever short story in its entirety. Pair with Chekhov on the 8 qualities of cultured people.  (↬ The Millions)
Feb 10th
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“In all my pictures the theme of roots was always of great importance: links with...”
– Andrei Tarkovsky; Sculpting in Time (via forgottencityiram)
Feb 6th
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