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Italics Film Series at MCA

December 28, 2009 by Jeremiah

My good friend Gwen is curating a sweet series of Italian films throughout January at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Check showtimes and listings below:

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Schedule:

Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo) 1981
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
In Italian with English subtitles, 116 minutes
Thursday, January 7 at 6 pm
Saturday and Sunday, January 9 & 10 at 3 pm

The Decameron, (Il Decameron) 1971
Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
In Italian with English subtitles, 107 minutes
Saturday and Sunday, January 9 & 10 at 1 pm

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto) 1970
Directed by Elio Petri
In Italian with English subtitles, 112 minutes
Thursday, January 14 at 6 pm
Saturday and Sunday, January 16 & 17 at 3 pm

Illustrious Corpses (Cadaveri Eccellenti) 1976
Directed by Francesco Rosi
In Italian with English subtitles, 127 min
Saturday and Sunday, January 16 & 17 at 1 pm

The Passenger (Professione: reporter) 1975
Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
In English, 126 min
Thursday, January 21 at 6pm
Saturday and Sunday, January 23 & 24 at 3 pm

The Inglorious Bastards (Quel maledetto treno blindato) 1978
Directed by Enzo G. Castellari
In English, 99 min
Saturday and Sunday, January 23 & 24 at 1 pm

Fellini’s Casanova 1976
Directed by Federico Fellini
In English, 164 min
Thursday, January 28 at 6pm
Saturday and Sunday, January 30 & 31 at 3.30 pm

The Damned (La caduta degli Dei) 1969
Directed by Luchino Visconti
In English, 150 min
Saturday and Sunday, January 30 & 31 at 1 pm

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Conundrums, Sex and Typography

December 18, 2009 by Jeremiah

Harry Pearce’s new book, Conundrums, dropped last week. If wordplay is your thang, and I know it is, check it out.

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I haven’t received my copy yet, but it reminded me to pull out Robert Brownjohn’s great book, Sex and Typography.

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Jessica Hische teaches you type

December 17, 2009 by Jeremiah

I’m sure you’ve seen Hische’s Daily Drop Cap and her new website. Now find out how she keeps it fresh everyday.

The future is transparent.

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Get Uncommon: Check out our Cases!

December 16, 2009 by Jeremiah

Over the past few months, Plural has had the privilege of collaborating with MNML on an exciting adventure to make your iPhone’s, iPod’s, and Blackberry’s look as good on the outside as they feel on the inside. (We handled most of the Basics/Patterns on the site!)

Starting today, you can get a custom design from getuncommon.com for you iPhone/iPod/Blackberry. You can upload your own designs, or you can choose from over 150 designs we made (more to come!), as well as great pieces from artists everywhere including Jill Bliss, Phunk Studios, David Ellis, Christopher Lee, and tons more.