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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 [...]

The Movie Title Stills Collection

You’ve probably gathered that we’re more than a little keen on movie title sequences here at DN; something about text making its way across the screen in ever inventive ways transfixes us. Well it appears that title cards are just as addictive without the motion.
I defy you to pay a visit to Christian Annyas’ [...]

The Third and The Seventh

The short film has taken many forms and styles through the years and with the rapid development of technologies and software over the past decade or so, we have seen the medium evolve to a whole new level. In recent years, the equipment needed to create films, whether live action or animation, has not only [...]

Adult movie posters of the 60s and 70s

A great gallery of X-RATED – Adult movie posters of the 60s and 70s. Funny how tame they look in a post online world.
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Vimeo’s 25 favorite videos of 2009

The favourite films of what has to be my favourite video site of ‘09. Some good picks in there certainly worth your time.
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September DVD, CD & Recipe Book

We’re not in the habit of pimping past DN guest’s purchasables here on the site, but I’m happy to make an exception for something as pretty as this.
Esther May Campbell has released the September DVD Film +CD of soundtrack + recipe book (yes recipe book!), all bundled in an elegant little package – a [...]

Greenberg Trailer

Really looking forward to this.
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Challenge Haneke

If someone was to ask me who my current favourite director was, despite some close opposition from Jim Jarmusch, Lars Von Trier and Park Chan-Wook, I would have to pick Michael Haneke. Although, I have to admit my discovery of Haneke’s films was somewhat by chance. When I was younger I was very much interested [...]

Seeing Red

I’ve never been a big fan of TV, especially TV drama, I usually find it pales in comparison to film in all aspects of production. So when it comes to the choice of putting on a DVD or flicking through the endless channels of dross that we have available now, I’ll always reach for a [...]

Bad Movie Club on Cowfish

Last night I both pleased to see and gutted to have missed the inaugural Bad Movie Club event that 2000 or so fellow Twitters were Tweeting away about.
However, there’s a thoughtful post about it over on the cowfish blog that’s worth checking out if the idea tickles you.
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