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Frederik Sisa, arts/entertainment/politics/culture: Resolved to use his powers of writing for good instead of evil, long-time contributor and assistant editor Frederik Sisa is The Front Page Online’s resident art critic as well as a political/cultural observer through his column The Recreational Nihilist. He also edits The Front Page Online's fashion blog The Fashionoclast. When not writing, he writes more, whether working as a marketing professional for a local architecture firm or feeding his blog. Want to drop him a line? Write to: fsisa@thefrontpageonline.com.
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You Should Go See ‘Hugo’By Frederik Sisa @ 4:00 PM December 16, 2011The big picture of it all is that Hugo is, in detail and scope, a beautiful piece of filmmaking that illustrates in craft what it can only hint at through dialogue. Scorsese delivers so many details to please the cinephile – from a small but benevolent role for the ever-charismatic Christopher Lee, to a humane and top-form performance from Ben Kingsley that reminds us why he’s such a pleasure to watch, to period costumes and locations that dare the audience to resist the urge to crawl into the picture frame – that the film itself becomes testament to why we love letting the movies, and rhetoric about the movies, carry us away.read |
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The Muppets: A Fresh Serving of Muppetational SpectacleBy Frederik Sisa @ 10:00 AM December 05, 2011Just as hate might find the source of its progression in fear, despair might find its roots in nostalgia. No wonder, then, that Hollywood finds such a powerful figure in the aging star wilting without the sunlight of celebrity. read |
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Interview with the Artist Yuyanapaq, Part IIBy Frederik Sisa @ 2:00 PM November 21, 2011Re “Interview with an Artist. Who Is Yuyanapaq?” Question — The relationship between music and images is well established. Arguably, the cinema's impact wouldn't be the same without a brawny musical score providing companionship to the imagery. What led you to creating multi-media albums? What is your method for joining music and film together? read |
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Interview with an Artist: Who Is Yuyanapaq?By Frederik Sisa @ 2:00 PM November 18, 2011While waiting outside the International City Theatre in Long Beach earlier this year, I noticed a CD case resting innocuously on one of the concrete picnic tables. Curious, I picked it up and gleaned almost nothing from the abstracted, enigmatic covers other than “Yuyanapaq,” which I assumed was an artist’s name, and “Ccollanan Pachacamac”, which I assumed was the album name, and a track listing. The CD was numbered, indicating that it was a limited edition. Looking around, I didn’t see anyone rushing back to the table breathlessly claiming to have left it behind. So I took it in the belief that it had been deliberately left behind by the artist for a stranger to discover and, hopefully, enjoy...But who is Yuyanapaq?read |
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A Warm Tradition Returns: The 52nd County Holiday CelebrationBy Frederik Sisa @ 2:00 PM November 16, 2011Thanksgiving is nigh, which means two things: Spending time with family and good food (not necessarily in that order) and the official start of the holiday season. While struggling with the endless barrage of commercials and exhortations to help retailers enjoy a very Merry Spend-mas, those of us looking for genuine sentiment and a warming sense of community need look no further than one of the most endearing traditions: the L.A. County Holiday Celebration, sponsored by the County Board of Supervisors on Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24, from 3 to 6 p.m. read |