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Viggo and 'The Road' in Fotogramas
29 January 2010 07:48:36
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Fotogramas
Found by: Viggo Mortensen y alrededores forum
The February edition of Fotogramas has a large spread devoted to The Road. The first part is Javier Aguirresarrobe's diary. It is the same (or very very similar) to the previous Esquire scans. It also contains an interview with Viggo which we hope to translate soon.
Our mega thanks to the Viggo Mortensen y alrededores forum for graciously sharing these scans with all of us.
Click on scans to enlarge.
   
 
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A Tribute to Howard Zinn from Perceval Press
27 January 2010 22:04:46
Our thanks to kaijamin for the heads up. Howard Zinn passed away today at the age of 87. He will be sorely missed.
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Thank you, Howard. It is an honour to have read you, heard you, learned from you, known you at least a little. You will always be missed, always be celebrated. Your history is our history, irreplaceable, unforgettable, as contagious as your smile, a blessing, a warning, a measuring stick, an example to us all.
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"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.”
“There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.”
“If the gods had intended for people to vote, they would have given us candidates”
“Americans have been taught that their nation is civilized and humane. But, too often, U.S. actions have been uncivilized and inhumane.”
“We need to decide that we will not go to war, whatever reason is conjured up by the politicians or the media, because war in our time is always indiscriminate, a war against innocents, a war against children”
“In the United States today, the Declaration of Independence hangs on schoolroom walls, but foreign policy follows Machiavelli.”
“If those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves.”
“(Nationalism is) a set of beliefs taught to each generation in which the Motherland or the Fatherland is an object of veneration and becomes a burning cause for which one becomes willing to kill the children of other Motherlands or Fatherlands”
“One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression.”
“I'm worried that students will take their obedient place in society and look to become successful cogs in the wheel - let the wheel spin them around as it wants without taking a look at what they're doing. I'm concerned that students not become passive acceptors of the official doctrine that's handed down to them from the White House, the media, textbooks, teachers and preachers.”
“Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.”
“I don't think there's any question that the United States is going to have to get out of Iraq. The only questions are: How long will it take? How many more people will die? And how will it be done?”
“War itself is the enemy of the human race.”
“People like Eugene Debs, Helen Keller, Emma Goldman, Jack London and Upton Sinclair were wonderful writers who joined the movement against war and injustice, against capitalism and corporate power. That was a very exciting period in American history.”
“The UN should arrange, as US forces leave, for an international group of peacekeepers and negotiators from the Arab countries to bring together Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds, and work out a solution for self-governance that would give all three groups a share in political power. Simultaneously, the UN should arrange for shipments of food and medicine, from the United States and other countries, as well as engineers to help rebuild the country.”
“Most wars, after all, present themselves as humanitarian endeavors to help people.”
“When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war.”
“I suggest that if you know history, then you might not be so easily fooled by the government when it tells you you must go to war for this or that reason -that history is a protective armor against being misled.”
—Howard Zinn
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Iolanthe's Quotable Viggo
23 January 2010 13:17:14
This week we were all sad to hear of the death of Robert B Parker, the man who gave us Cole and Hitch and hours of pleasure here at V-W through his books Appaloosa, Resolution and Brimstone and (of course) through Ed Harris’s film adaptation of Appaloosa, which Parker loved. Parker’s sparse dialogue – always saying much with little – and Harris’s leisurely adaptation, which gave the actors plenty of room to fully inhabit these two wonderful characters, finally made me love the Western. I thought it would be fitting this week to remember Parker and to take a look back at how two of the Western genre's greatest partners were brought to life.
Harris first read Parker's novel during a trip to Ireland in the summer of 2005, where his daughter was competing in an equestrian event. He placed an overseas call to his agent to see about acquiring the film rights. Harris later met with Parker over dinner in Boston to discuss the project.
"In my opinion Ed Harris is one of the best actors now working, and from a distance he always struck me as a man who paid little attention to guff, so I was honored by his interest," Parker wrote in a 2007 article published in the New York Times.
Ed Harris' Appaloosa
By Tom Wilmes
American Cowboy
October 2008
"It was just a character-driven piece, they could have been two guys in the service, two cops in a car, a couple of athletes, and I still would have been drawn to it. It just happens that the relationship between these two men takes place in the West, and they are these lawmen and it's 1882."
Ed Harris
Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris gab about garb, camaraderie in Appaloosa
By Susan Wloszczyna
USA Today
2 October 2008
Ed Harris got a hold of the book in Toronto, while promoting A History of Violence. He gave it to me, and I loved the characters, the dialogue, the tension...so I accepted to become part of the project, without any hesitation.”
Viggo Mortensen Brings The Law Of Appaloosa To Madrid
By Jose Arce - translated by Graciela
La Butaca
20 November 2008
Appaloosa, the movie, is now available on DVD. Since I had nothing to do with it once they bought the book, I can say without false modesty, that it is one of the best movies I have ever seen.
Robert B Parker's Blog
32 April 2009
In Appaloosa, Mortensen's a gun for hire, deputy to actor-director Ed Harris's marshal. "Sort of like a lethal butler" is how Mortensen sees his character, Everett Hitch. But you won't hear Hitch saying ain't like the rest of them: He's a West Point man—though without a doubt, the black sheep of the family. Or that's how Mortensen imagines him.
The Great Dane
Men’s Vogue
By Phoebe Eaton
March 2008
“I like characters who find themselves at the brink of change. Everett is in the centre of the transition from anarchy to civil law in America. My characters always stand for crossing a ford. Years ago, Everett studied at West Point but I love imagining him as the black sheep of the family because he has gone West, looking for adventure and he has found it. In the book he says: I‘d been in West Point, like my father, but I found it boring. While the hairstyle, gun, saddlebag, riding positions are based on the photos of that period; it was me who added the dandy touches to him; the gilet, the Victorian manners, formalistic as well as brutal, he can’t erase them.”
Appaloosa - 5 Questions For Viggo Mortensen
By Antonella Catena - translated by Ewa
Max
16 January 2009
"I think Cole trusts Hitch more than anyone else in the world, specifically because Hitch is very honest with him, even when it's difficult to bring certain things to Cole's attention," says the actor. "That is my definition of a good friend: somebody who is brave enough to tell you the truth even when it's not what you want to hear."
Viggo Mortensen
Emmanuel Levy
Emmanuellevy.com
“Cole and Hitch are not that far removed from the 'outlaws' that they're up against. There's not much difference between them in some moments; they both have displays of temper and violence."
Viggo Mortensen
Emmanuellevy.com
August 2008
One of the things that will make Everett Hitch an iconic western hero is not his selflessness, his skill or integrity… It’s his gun. You see, Hitch’s weapon of choice is an 8-gauge shotgun. You heard me right, 8-gauge. I didn’t even know a shotgun that large existed and Hitch carries the telephone pole-sized cannon the entire movie. When he uses it, your jaw will hit the ground.
Coop Cooper
The Small Town Critic
1 October 2008
“ ….I like this one because it’s told in a leisurely pace. I enjoyed being in it because Ed didn’t try to reinvent the genre or appeal to younger audiences. He said, ‘This is how these stories are told, and I’m going to respect the genre.’”
Viggo Mortensen
Play It As It Lays
By Philip Berk
Filmink
April 2009
Mortensen said he was hooked by the dynamics between the two men. They love each other, said Harris, even if they might never say those exact words. It's a deep, complex friendship, though don't expect it to unravel like the one between the cowboys in Brokeback Mountain.
Said Mortensen: "They cut those scenes."
Appaloosa: TIFF press conference diaries
by Mark Medley
National Post
September 05, 2008
Watching Viggo Mortensen positioning himself in grand style in the preparation for the climactic shootout offers visual pleasure as well as reaffirmation of a code of honor that may be too mythical but helps maintain the tradition of the Westerner as a gentleman guided by strong inner conscience and sense of self.
Emmanuel Levy
Emmanuellevy.com
7 September 2008
Their bond [between Cole and Hitch] is easily one of the best portrayed in the entire Western canon. Viggo Mortensen’s Hitch outdoes Val Kilmer’s role as Doc Holliday, something I wouldn’t have thought possible. And the interactions between these two extremely efficient killers and decent men is movie-making magic.
Crimecritics.com
9 January 2009
“I can't lie to you, I had a lot of fun riding around on horseback…”
Viggo Mortensen
CBS News Interview
8 September 2008
You can enjoy all the previous Quotables here on our Webpages.
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ANNOUNCING: The Viggo-Works Art Community
21 January 2010 20:01:38
"Art is the only way to run away without leaving home."
~Twyla Tharp
With the new year comes re-dedication to those things we love to do. It is no different here at Viggo-Works. We are delighted and proud to introduce our Viggo-Works Art Community and we have new forums to view some wonderful artwork and discuss the members' art and art in general. We have also made it easy for you to purchase some of these remarkable art pieces and products by giving each Community member their own thread and linking to their website or shop.
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You will find a forum with as much information for artists and guests - on websites that can assist us in marketing our artwork, where ideas are shared, triumphs are celebrated and setbacks are met head on. You can find this new forum here: Viggo-Works Community Shops: Getting Started & Maximizing Our Marketing
"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."
~Scott Adams
In the endeavor to foster creativity at Viggo-Works we have also opened a forum for those members who have product on demand, store fronts or individual websites selling their art work. Here you will find individual threads housing the shop keepers information with insights of the merchandise and links.
Each shop is as unique as the woman who owns it. They display their paintings, photography and digital art with pride on quality merchandise from Zazzle.com or straight from the artists themselves. You can find this new forum here: Our Viggo-Works Community Shops.
The Community members individual shops and sites that are currently open are...
Viggo-Works Marketplace
Lasgalen Arts at Zazzle
Gaia Designs at Zazzle
Airwin Art & Designs at Zazzle
NoClockThing at Zazzle
ColettePhoto at Zazzle
Rabbit Ridge Art
RabbitRidgeArt at Zazzle
Galley Hill Art
Dany Bousseau Peintures
We encourage all of you who are artistic to join the community. Art is not just painting or photography. Art can also be jewelry, paper crafts, book binding and much more, and we would welcome any and all of you with those artistic skills to join us as well.
The ONLY requirement is that you have (or start) a shop or website where you can market your art. Don't know how to get started? The purpose of the Community is to help you with that challenge.
We also encourage you to also participate and write in the shopkeepers threads. Everyone loves praise and feedback and we want the community and all of our Viggo-Works members,as a whole, to benefit.
"Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one."
~Stella Adler
Once again, please come join us whether you are an artist who would love to get your artwork out there, or whether you would just like to visit and give all of our participating Viggo-Works artists feedback on their artistic endeavors.
You are most welcome!
The artist gazes upon a reality and creates his own impression. The viewer gazes upon the impression and creates his own reality.
~Robert Brault
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UPDATE: Haiti earthquake: How to help
16 January 2010 18:43:37
We would like to thank everyone who has responded adding to the list of charities with roots in Haiti.
If you choose to give to ANY of these charities...remember to do your homework first...
NEVER give to a charity who solicits you either on the phone or by email.
NEVER give your personal information or your personal financial information to anyone.
Investigate and get to know ANY and ALL charities you support.
REMEMBER...anyone can open a website and pretend to be a charity. KNOW WHO YOU ARE DEALING WITH
Haiti charities...
Action Against Hunger, 877-777-1420
Agape Flights, 941-584-8078
American Red Cross, 800-733-2767
American Refugee Committee, 800-875-7060
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 212-687-6200
American Jewish World Service, 212-792-2900
AmeriCares, 800-486-4357
Beyond Borders, 866-424-8403
B'nai B'rith International, 202-857-6600
CARE, 800-521-2273
CarmaFoundation
Catholic Relief Services, 800-736-3467
Childcare Worldwide, 800-553-2328
Church World Services, 800-297-1516
Clinton Foundation, 501-748-0471
Text "HAITI" to 20222 to donate $10 to Haiti relief
Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
Concern Worldwide, 212-557-8000
Convoy of Hope, 417-823-8998
Cross International, 800-391-8545
CRUDEM Foundation, 413-642-0450
CRWRC, 800-55-CRWRC
Direct Relief International, 805-964-4767
Doctors Without Borders, 888-392-0392
Episcopal Relief and Development, 800-334-7626
Feed My Starving Children, 763-504-2919
Food for the Poor, 800-427-9104
Friends of WFP, 866-929-1694
Friends of the Orphans, 312-386-7499
Habitat for Humanity, 1-800-422-4828
Haiti Children, 877-424-8454
Haiti Foundation Against Poverty
Haiti Marycare, 203-675-4770
Haitian Health Foundation, 860-886-4357
Healing Hands for Haiti, 651-769-5846
Hope for Haiti, 239-434-7183
International Child Care, 800-722-4453
International Medical Corps, 800-481-4462
International Rescue Committee, 877-733-8433
International Relief Teams, 619-284-7979
Islamic Relief USA, 888-479-4968
Lions Club International Foundation, 630-203-3836
Lutheran World Relief, 800-597-5972
Medical Benevolence Foundation, 800-547-7627
Medical Teams International, 800-959-4325
Meds and Food for Kids, 314-420-1634
Mennonite Central Committee, 888-563-4676
Mercy Corps, 888-256-1900
Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, 800-306-9950
New Life for Haiti, 815-436-7633
Operation Blessing, 800-730-2537
Operation USA, 800-678-7255
Oxfam, 800-776-9326
Partners in Health, 617-432-5298
RHEMA International, 248-652-9894
Rural Haiti Project, 347-405-5552
The Salvation Army 800-725-2769
Samaritan's Purse, 828-262-1980
Save the Children, 800-728-3843
ShelterBox
UN Central Emergency Response Fund
UNICEF, 800-367-5437
United Methodist Committee on Relief, 800-554-8583
World Concern, 800-755-5022
World Hope International, 888-466-4673
World Relief, 800-535-5433
World Vision, 888-511-6548
Yele Haiti, 212-352-0552
Wyclef Jean's grassroots org
Text Yele to 501501 to donate $5 via cellphone
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