UP THERE
Posted by Fabio 12 May 2010
Shot high above the streets of New York City. UP THERE reveals the dying craft of large-scale hand painted advertising and the untold story of the painters struggling to keep it alive. Directed by Malcolm Murray.
Stuck in a Groove / Phonovideo
Posted by Fabio 10 May 2010
Phonovideo by Austrian filmmaker and graphic designer Clemens Kogler, is a VJ tool or visual instrument used to display animations in an analog way without the help of a computer. “Stuck in a Groove” is the first film made with this technique, it serves also as a demo for the technique . In the future phonovideo should be used for live performances in cooperations with musicians, performancers and other artists.
www.clemenskogler.net
Catalog 1961
Posted by Fabio 7 May 2010
John Whitney’s demo reel of work created with his analog computer/film camera magic machine he built from a WWII anti-aircraft gun sight. Also Whitney and the techniques he developed with this machine were what inspired Douglas Trumbull (special fx wizard) to use the slit scan technique on 2001: A Space Odyssey.
When You’re Strange – A Film About The Doors
Posted by Fabio 7 May 2010
The first feature documentary about The Doors comprised of entirely unseen archival footage. Narrated by Johnny Depp and directed by Tom DiCillo.
Marcel Duchamp – Anemic Cinema
Posted by Fabio 6 May 2010
Anemic Cinema An experimental film made by Marcel Duchamp(1926). The film depicts whirling animated drawings – which Duchamp called Rotoreliefs – alternated with puns in French. Duchamp signed the film with his alter ego name of Rrose Sélavy.
HIGH TECH SOUL
Posted by Fabio 1 May 2010
HIGH TECH SOUL is the first documentary to tackle the deep roots of techno music alongside the cultural history of Detroit, its birthplace. From the race riots of 1967 to the underground party scene of the late 1980s, Detroit’s economic downturn didn’t stop the invention of a new kind of music that brought international attention to its producers and their hometown.
A Roundtable Conversation on Tomorrow, In A Year
Posted by Fabio 23 April 2010
‘A Roundtable Conversation on Tomorrow, In A Year’. With The Knife (Olof and Karin), Planningtorock (Janine), Mt. Sims (Matt). Performed by Olivia Plender. Images by Hort.
La Paresse
Posted by Fabio 16 April 2010
This small masterpiece of Nouvelle Vague dates back to 1961 and was directed by Jean-Luc Godard. The film is almost unobtainable, both in VHS and DVD. read more
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