Making The Shining
Posted by Fabio 22 September 2009
Stanley Kubrick allowed his then-17-year-old daughter, Vivian, to make a documentary about the production of THE SHINING.
Originally for the British television show BBC Arena, the documentary offers rare insight into the shooting process of a Kubrick film.
Luv Deluxe
Posted by Fabio 22 September 2009
Luv Deluxe by Cinnamon Chasers is a music video shot entirely on the Canon 5D Mark II.
Directed by Saman Keshavarz.
Steven Meisel
Posted by Fabio 22 September 2009
Following yesterdays post with architectural photographer Julius Shulman I thought I would follow up with a few more images of the Stahl House. This shoot is by fashion photographer Steven Meisel for Valentino’s Autumn/Winter 2001-2002 campaign – gorgeous. read more
All Tomorrow’s Parties
Posted by Fabio 22 September 2009
Warp Films and ATP have programmed a unique UK cinematic/live tour of ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES screening together with a live concert from Brooklyn based art-rockers Les Savy Fav plus a DJ set by ATP founder Barry Hogan, from 23 October 2009, prior to the DVD release on 2 November 2009. read more
Julius Shulman
Posted by Fabio 21 September 2009
Cool pads photographed between 1947–1960 by American architectural photographer Julius Shulman. His photography spread Californian modernism around the world and through his many books, exhibits and personal appearances his work ushered in a new appreciation for the movement beginning in the 1990s. The photograph above is of course the iconic house by architect Pierre Koenig, read more
Buckles
Posted by Fabio 21 September 2009
Director Sean Dunne (previously featured on File issue 1) went to West Virginia to make “Buckles” a 10 minute film about the only surviving United States Veteran of World War 1.
“When you’re questioning a person who’s 107 years old and goes back to his childhood, some of them probably are not aware of the details, but I was quite aware of what was going on. I’m quite aware of history before it happens.” Frank W Buckles
Marcel van Eeden
Posted by Fabio 21 September 2009
The Dutch artist Marcel van Eeden produces at least one drawing every day. His sources are photographs, many of them taken from newspapers or magazines. His only requirement is that these photographs must have originated before 1965—before he was born. In this way, van Eeden undertakes an almost encyclopedic exploration of the world of his parents and grandparents, a world he could not experience with his own five senses. read more
The Marshmallow Test
Posted by Fabio 20 September 2009
Does this predict the type of person you will be when you’re older?