January 2010
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Yoshihiro Tatsumi
I’ve just finished reading “Abandon The Old In Tokyo” & ” The Push Man and other stories” by Yoshihiro Tatsumi. A pioneer in the world of Gekiga Comics (Japanese for “Dramatic Pictures”), Tatsumi actually coined the term in 1957 after not wanting to be associated with the larger and more popular Manga (which actually means “Irresponsible...
December 2009
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Jeff Luker
I stumbled upon the photography of Jeff Luker (via FormFiftyFive). There is a hazy, dream-like quality that I love about his work. Jeff is a graduate of Emerson College in Boston and has done work with Nylon, Dazed & Confused, FecalFace, and others.
Take a look at his site here.
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Film Comment's Best Films of the Decade
Film Comment, the magazine produced by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, has released it’s list of 150 Best Films of the Decade. The list was compiled from a survey given to 200 critics, filmmakers, festival programmers, and academics. Here’s the top ten:
1. Mullholland Drive, David Lynch, 2001
2. In The Mood For Love, Wong Kar Wai, 2000
3. Yi Yi, Edward Yang, 2000
4. Syndromes...
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OSPAAAL Posters
I came across this site dedicated to posters created by The Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa, & Latin America (OSPAAAL). Basically, a leftist political movement founded in Havana in 1966, OSPAAAL was known for their brightly-colored and visually stunning propaganda posters that were included in issues of the Cuban magazine “Tricontinental” and sent to...
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Circa 1979: Signal To Noise
Modular Records has created a new online magazine, which they call a “podmag”. The first issue is curated by Australian electronic musicians Severed Heads. It features music & videos from Kraftwerk, The Human League, The Residents and more. I really like the clean interactive layout and at the end you have the option to download and print out a PDF version of the zine.
Read it...
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Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon
Taschen Books just released “Stanley Kubrick’s Napoleon: The Greatest Movie Never Made”. After the commercial success of 2001, Kubrick was planning a biopic with Jack Nicholson slated to play the French Emperor (Kubrick being impressed with his performance in Easy Rider). This hefty ten volume book includes all the production notes, location photos (including many shot by...
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Space 1026 Studio Tour
The Post Family continues their Studio Tour series with Space 1026 in Philadelphia. I had a chance to visit Space 1026 a few years back, really nice people. Chad Kouri (from the Post Family) posted some photos and interviews Alex Lukas of Space 1026.
Read more about it here.
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WatchI just saw this short film Wim Wenders made for Leica in 2008. Beautiful.
Watch it larger here.
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Nike Paper Battlefield
McCann Hong Kong created a series of posters for the Nike Basketball League Competition. 10 players silk-screened their own image randomly on the posters, creating 350 unique prints. The campaign won the Grand Prix for Design at Cannes and D&AD Design award.
See more posters and read the full story here.
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WatchI came across this cool promo for Impactist’s new EP “Open Your Face And Make Words”. The group, Kelly Meador & Daniel Elwing, not only all the music, but all the visuals too. Check out their site here.
Watch it larger here.
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I.D. Magazine Folds
I.D. Magazine has folded after 55 years. I.D.’s publisher, F&W, cited a decline in advertising and “fragmentation” of I.D.’s core readers. With so many online outlets that (in my opinion) are richer, I can see their trouble. I honestly can’t remember the last issue I purchased and/or read. Sad, nevertheless. F&W stated that they will continue to host the...
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