SXSW2010: Kick-Ass

Take the question, Why hasn’t a normal person, completely lacking in super powers ever tried to become a crime fighting hero? asked by an idle, comic loving teen to his friends; extrapolate from that point and it seems the script for Kick-Ass almost writes itself. The film, which opened SXSW on Friday to much [...]

DN SXSW10: His & Hers – Ken Wardrop

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It’s been a long time coming but I’ve finally packed the DN bags, jumped on a plane and hit the indie directors’ favourite film festival, South by Southwest, or SXSW for those in the know. We open up with an interview for a film I originally saw at last [...]

His & Hers – Ken Wardrop

His & Hers (2009)
A 90-year-old love story told through the collective voice of 70 ladies at different stages of their lives.
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SXSW Here I Am…Where do I Begin?

After a few months of pondering whether to make the trip or not, followed by a period of intense anticipation, I’m finally here in Austin, Texas and ready to eat up as much of the South by Southwest Film Festival as my greedy little eyes can handle. There’s just one problem, where the hell do [...]

Free Fans, Friends & Followers

As a thank you to the South by Southwest community he mined for information, Scott Kirsner is offering the full e-book version of Fans, Friends & Followers as a completely free download for the duration of SXSW – where he’s also presenting a panel with Gary Hustwit (Helvetica & Objectified).
We were fortunate to get [...]

Danse Dance

When I look at my cluttered desk it fills me with a secret shame, as it lays bare my equally clutter mind to world. “How can anyone ever create in that mess?” I can hear them say. But from now on I have my excuse thanks to Julien Vallée, Nicolas Burrows and their interactive film [...]

VincentMoon.com

At this point, do I even have to state just how much love we have here at DN for the artist who goes by the name of Vincent Moon? Or how discovering his Take-Away Shows was a highlight of our film watching careers? Didn’t think so!
Suffice to say, seeing the following message land in my [...]

The Making of Old Spice’s: The Man Your Man Could Smell Like

Leo Laporte gets to the bottom of the man on a horse bearing diamonds.

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A New Animation Studio Beakus

If you have a love for animation as great as ours, then you too probably have a list of favourite studios which consistently bang out top notch work. Well, looks like the time has come to add another name to the group with the formation of Beakus.
Besides the work already featured on their site, [...]

Kiehl’s, NY Born and Bred

Tell me, what goes together better than slowmo hair tossing and New York? See you can’t think of anything can you! Well indulge yourself by watching the new spec commercial for Kiehl’s shot on location in Manhattan and Brooklyn by the fantastic M.A.Y.O.

Kiehl’s “NY Born and Bred” :60 from M.A.Y.O. on Vimeo.
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