Mother NY and Stella Artois present the documentary “Up There”, the story of the painters that create some of the building size ads in New York.
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The Guardian has posted a nice collection of classic Bollywood movie posters. You can view more of them here.
Mr Oizo directs “Where’s the Money, George?” an uncompleted film featuring Pharrell Williams. It seems the Oizo doesn’t intend on finishing it, though. Too bad… judging from the excerpt I would most definitely rate this as one of my fav puppet/crime dramas.
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Second: Dogtooth. This Greek film from director Yorgos Lanthimos may not have the general appeal of ‘A Prophet’, but really good. Think Michael Heneke directing a Wes Anderson script? I may be off base. Overprotective parents keeping their children locked up in a walled compound, dark, funny. Another winner at this year’s Cannes (Prix Un Certain Regard).
Watch the trailer here.
I don’t write about movies I don’t like, so I don’t write about too many movies. But this week was just phenomenal. Seriously. First: A Prophet (Un Prophète). Jacques Audiard’s prison/mob epic (2 1/2 hours) was f-ing amazing. The film follows an 18 yr old Algerian and his ascent in the French prison system over 6 years. It won the Grand Prix at this year’s Cannes and was nominated for Best Foreign Language at the Oscars (but lost, blah). I am serious: watch this movie.
Watch the trailer here.
A fantastic collection of Jules Verne classics redesigned by Philly based Illustrator Jim Tierney. Go to Faceout Books for more pics and video. Thanks to Michelle for the link.
Spike Jonze’s “I’m Here, A Love Story” which premiered at Sundance and was made in conjunction with Absolut Vodka finally is available to watch online….though it’s only being screened at the film’s website during certain times? (Update: Now it seems to be available anytime)
RIP Mark Linkous.
Phantom Camera + Steven Hawking + Violence = Pink Terror (by Mike Barz)
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The Fantastic World of Fantástico Morales, a short film. It’s kinda awesome.
Kevin Demaria created a photo blog detailing the last days of Gourmet Magazine.
You can view more here.
The Head, a short animated film by Matias Vigliano & Dante Zaballa. Matias is a founding member of of the Buenos Aires art collective Doma and Dante is an animator/motion graphics artist with Peppermelon.
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(via The Daily What)
This is the trailer for Stairway to Heaven, a short film (bike porn) about a race organized by Takeover LA. The trailer is tight. The short could have been …uh shorter. It has it’s moments and a good soundtrack, but it starts to drag at parts. Not sure about the jumping from B&W to color back to B&W. Is that an artistic choice? Recap: B&W and shorter.
Watch the trailer larger here. Search around Vimeo for the full length.
Tim Burton’s Vincent, a short film from 1982.
