Author Archives: Stephen Futterer

Here are my two:

I’m not sure what this is, And I’m not sure where this goes. My only hope’s that what it serves Isn’t going to, you know, like Totally ex-plode!

I’ve only seen “The Last Waltz” once in its entirety and that was at the Avalon Theater in Washington, DC in the early 80’s. As a teenager, I lacked the necessary broad musical context for the work and the various performers and have since seen it only in fragments. The film commemorates The Band’s finalContinue reading ““The Lasting Waltz””

There is something irrepressible about Lee Bontecou’s sculptures in their brutal physicality and heavy 3-dimensionality. For me, they create a simultaneous suction/repulsion, sort of like the air uptakes and exhaust of a jet engine. But for a good while they held just a passing curiosity. It was only after several encounters that I even botheredContinue reading ““Art Entry””

“The Sticky Stairwell” Detective Schweem: “Your OJ is served, captain.” Captain Koch: “Right.” Detective Schweem: “It looks like they finally caught up with old Mr. Orange…. did you ever see Reservoir Dogs? Was Tarantino’s break-out… Captain Koch: “Never saw it.” Detective Schweem: “Well, these gangsters form up for a diamond heist and use these aliasesContinue reading ““CSI: Fruit Forensics Unit””