Archive for August, 2010
Minimalist Music Video Posters
If you loved Federico Mancosu’s striped down movie posters, you’ll be as pleased as I am that he’s turned his attention to the music video in a new series.
Drugs
Their something strange and a little disturbing about the video for Ratatat’s ‘Drugs‘.
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
To say Edgar Wright’s movie came with a weight of expectation is something of an understatement. His back catalogue of two uniquely British films, have unusually found international audiences despite not being costume dramas. Shaun of the Dead was a certified geek classic which has done that thing that all best cult films do; grown [...]
Stuff vs Stuff
Commissioned by Aardman and Player X, Stuff vs Stuff is a series (if you can call 2 episodes a series?) of stop-frame animations showcasing what happens when household objects battle it out “Fight Club” style. Stuff vs Stuff ‘Walkman vs Hoover’ from Sumo Science on Vimeo. Stuff vs Stuff ‘Can vs Sprouts’ from Sumo Science [...]
Fires
Usually music videos are full of sun-kissed toned bodies writhing in slow motion, L’Oeuf Sacre offer us something a little different for their video for Band of Skulls ‘Fires‘.
Reading & Leeds 2010
Yeah, it may be raining and miserable outside, but it’ll take more than that to stop El Vez and I heading off for our annual Cinema Tent screenings with OFVM at the Reading and Leeds music festivals. If you’re a regular here you’ll no doubt recognise some of the films and kick ass directors in [...]
DN179: Apricot – Ben Briand
If writing what you know is good, then it’s logical to presume writing something everyone knows and has experienced is an even better strategy for a filmmaker to employ. Director Ben Briand picked the universal theme of first love, for his ‘chance encounter’ short Apricot, and joins us to discuss the importance of memory in [...]
One Night Stand
The tension of the morning after a one night stand. One Night Stand from Jack Tew on Vimeo.
This Place I Hurt To Be
There are few filmmakers whose work can make a true, lasting impact, which lies somewhere between technique, skill and vision. I would have to include Ayz Waraich in that list. He’s returned ahead of the anticipated The Divine River with a film that initially masqueraded as exercise, but was always about “listening to one another [...]
Apricot – Ben Briand
Apricot (2009) Do you remember your first love? … Do you remember your first kiss? … Do you remember? …
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