INFINITE SPACE: The Architecture of John Lautner
Posted by Fabio 5 February 2010
Infinite Space is a new 90 min documentary about the architectural genius John Lautner. If you are new to the works of Lautner check out his 60s modernist LA landmark Chemosphere.
FOUTAISES
Posted by Fabio 1 February 2010
A 9 minute masterpiece comedy starring Dominique Pinon (Delicatessen). Featuring muted colors with a sepia black and white, Pinon takes the viewer through various examples of what he “likes and dislikes”.
Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet won the César Award for best short film in 1991.
BREAKING THE MIRROR
Posted by Fabio 28 January 2010
The British public were told that the new information technology, heralded by The Sun’s move to Wapping, would bring a greater variety of newspapers and a more diverse media. But it produced a contracted press controlled by ever fewer proprietors. John Pilger describes the downfall of his old paper and the all-pervasive influence of Rupert Murdoch.
FIRST SPRING – PRADA SPRING/SUMMER 2010
Posted by Fabio 26 January 2010
First Spring is Pradas latest collaboration with Chinese artist Yang Fudong. Set in Shanghai, a young man dressed head to toe in Prada makes his way around elegantly in this beautifully shot black & white short film.
Adad Hannah
Posted by Fabio 22 January 2010
Adad Hannah is a video artist based in Montreal. Hannah recreates famous pictures as live performances by having people copying the exact poses from the original painting. These videos are normally presented as projections and at first glance appears as photographic stills, but one will soon experience a slight quivering of the models.
Spike Jonze’s Robot Love Story
Posted by Fabio 21 January 2010
Acclaimed filmmaker Spike Jonze premieres his latest work – I’m Here, a 30-minute short film – today at the Sundance Film Festival as part of the first-ever Opening Night’s Shorts Program at the festival. “It was a pretty incredible opportunity,” says Jonze. “They (ABSOLUT) didn’t give me any requirements to make a movie that had anything to do with vodka. They just wanted me to make something that was important to me, and let my imagination take me wherever I wanted. read more
Ryan McGinley – Pringle of Scotland
Posted by Fabio 21 January 2010
New York based photographer Ryan McGinley has recently directed this short film for Pringle of Scotland’s SS10 collection. Its starring actress Tilda Swinton who is seen running through the woods, a bit of cave-crawling and squeezing through stone windows – all shot near her home in east Inverness.
Offret (The Sacrifice)
Posted by Fabio 20 January 2010
The last scene from Offret (The Sacrifice) 1986 by Russian filmmaker and writer Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986) Andrei is the man behind such great films as Andrei Rublev, Solaris, The Mirror, and Stalker.
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