Hrag Vartanian

Critic, Curator, Editor-in-chief and co-founder, Hyperallergic

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No, Not That Movie … the Other One

March 25, 2010 by hv

In yesterday’s Vancouver Sun, I discovered this hilarious story: Victoria-raised [filmmaker Atom] Egoyan, 49, laughs as he recalls a surreal experience at the Guadalajara Film Festival. A showing of Next of Kin, his 1984 drama about a troubled young man who impersonates an Armenian couple’s long-lost son, was planned as part of a retrospective, but the […]

Filed Under: Armenian, Canadian, cinema

Oppressed Groups Relate to Avatar

February 12, 2010 by hv

Last week on Hyperallergic, I quoted a Chinese blog that noted how some Chinese relate to the movie Avatar: Many Chinese identify themselves with the Na’vi tribe in the movie Avatar — the tribe which rises up against the evil, with the help of Mother Nature and the animal kingdom. Government stopped the screening of the […]

Filed Under: cinema, human rights, pop culture

From the latest episode of Parks & Recreation

November 18, 2009 by hv

Tom Haverford says, “A piece of art caused me to have an emotional reaction. Is that normal?” Episode: The Camel

Filed Under: American, art, cinema, pop culture

Hasidics Try to Get Rid of Williamsburg’s Hipsters (video)

June 23, 2009 by hv

The Golem from Tablet Magazine on Vimeo. This video–which touches upon every hilarious hipster stereotype–includes a wink at the latest NY craze, Golems! Amazingly, this is a book trailer for The Jewish Body by Melvin Konner (Amazon). Enjoy! via Curbed

Filed Under: Brooklyn, cinema, literary, New York

Dope Video for Your Friday (video)

June 12, 2009 by hv

Created by Bang-yao Liu as a senior project at Savannah College of Art and Design, it’s a fun take on the anxiety of deadlines (and procrastination). Here‘s the “making of” video. (Hat tip David G aka Tavit, btw, Happy Birthday T)

Filed Under: cinema, internet, pop culture

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