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Blosxom is Released

Congratulations are in order for Rael Dornfest who has officially released version 1 (and then 1.1) of Blosxom, which efficiently has been powering this ‘blog since I started it. One of the neat features is static rendering which makes for a more logical and efficient archive for me. So now categories and dates will let you go to entries with a logical hierarchy. i.e. http://www.bitdepth.org/archives/2002/ for all entries from 2002 (with http://www.bitdepth.org/archives/2002/12/ for just December of 2002) http://www.bitdepth.org/archives/film/ for all of the entries in the “film” category. Keep up the great work Rael! I’ve updated the site with it and it took only a few minutes. Then I set up the static archive along with a little cron job to generate it automatically…a bit geeky, but it’s nice to have a simple system that works well that is easy to understand and use.

January 25, 2003 applications, blosxom, raeldornfest

24 Hour Party People

It seems somewhat appropriate that I saw Michael Winterbottom’s film “24 Hour Party People” around the same time that I saw “Adaptation”. Both films are self- referencial, but while “Adapatation” is inward-looking, “24 Hour Party People” uses the self-referentiality to tell the fascinating story of Factory Records, Manchester, England and Tony. Written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, the film uses Tony Wilson to tie what could be a massive undertaking into a quick history of how music, people, and how a city evolved from 1976 to 1992. Steve Coogan plays Tony Wilson and he talks to the camera, commenting on his character and the film. Beautifully shot by Robby Müller, the film visually changes to match the time where the story is taking place. The casual, hand-held look of the film hides the technical complexity of the film that is just lurking beneath the surface as the complicated story is illustrated with seamless story-driven special effects.

January 25, 2003 24hourpartypeople, adaptation, factory records, film, frank cottrell boyce, manchester, michael winterbottom, review, steve coogan, tony wilson