Posts Tagged ‘Film’
Is M.I.A.’s ‘Born Free’ video a prelude to Romain Gavras’s new film? (NSFW)
Just sayin’. Notre Jour Viendra. Read on
2010 BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL.
Kicking off here in New York, is the tenth annual Bicycle Film Festival. Brendt Barbur, the founding festival director, started the event after a bike accident in New York with hopes of turning his negative experience into a positive one. Celebrating the bike culture movement, the bash brings all two-wheelin’ enthusiasts together through the wonderful medium of art, music and film. Get an eyeful of the latest BFF trailer on the next page. Read on
ILOVEHOTDOGS.NET.
Yes, we love us some frankfurters! But we’re not talking about those delightful sausage and buns conveniently shaped to fit in the palm of your hand. We’re dishin’ about the mega awesome I Love Hot Dogs blog. Capturing the quintessential stills of a motion picture, Shannon Maldonado, pares countless movies down into an easily digestible story. Within the swift scroll of your mouse, you can flip through a catalogue of French New Wave films to Gen X classics like Up In Smoke and The Warriors. Do yourself a favor and peep it!
WILD THINGS DOWN UNDER.
If you haven’t seen Where the Wild Things Are (we haven’t), then pick up the new issue of Interview Magazine to see some super duper sweeeeeeeeeet photos from our neighbor, Ari Marcopoulos. He flew to the land of OZ to shoot some photos of Spike, and some monsters, while on the set of one of the most hyped movies of all time. Not sure if James Gandolfini was hiding in the monster costume or what the deal was but you can check it out HERE.
GAME APPRECIATION FOR SPIKE JONZE.
Life ain’t bad these days when you’re Spike Jonze, the mayor of Awesome Town. Especially when the MoMA decides to do a retrospective, figuratively titled Spike Jonze: The First 80 Years. In time for his latest cinematic release on the 16th, the two week jaunt at the museum celebrates his comprehensive work in all of it’s glory. From cross-dressing with a bunch of skating jackasses to existential musings with Malcovich, appreciate the man’s game in the last week of his love fest in the Filmmaker In Focus series.
DARIO ARGENTO’S HOUSE OF RUBBER FROG FACES.
Dario Argento’s Profondo Rosso is a real-life depot in Rome paying tribute to Italy’s greatest terrify-er through an extensive collection of horror movies, props, fake blood, rubber frog man masks and detailed recreations of Argento’s classic brand of horror cinema. Click HERE for more. Read on
‘COCKSUCKER BLUES’ SURFACES ON WEB.
Notoriously banned documentary, Cocksucker Blues, is available to be streamed in 9 parts on the web for what we’re sure will be a very limited time. We have no idea if it’s good, bad, whatever (hardly anyone has ever seen it fully) but we DO know it’s really hard to find. According to legend: Really massive epoch defining rock band- the Rolling Stones- thinks it’s a good idea to have a camera follow them around while touring for their most challenging, drug-addled record to-date until they see what’s on the film and then they ban it. Time heals all wounds so maybe everyone will be stoked for Cocksucker Blues to see the light of day but you never know, so run over HERE and watch that shit before it evaporates into thin air.
12 MINUTES OF BALEARIC-NESS.
Here in WMIG land we have a massive, collective boner for everything that Acephale’ Records tells us we should be into, and in all reality, who can argue with Patrik North’s track record: SLU Records, Tough Alliance, he tipped us off on the hole Banjii girl scene that was happening in our own city, Salem and the list goes on and on. So, when the dude throws 2 videos your way that were created as companion pieces for Memory Cassettes newest E.P. you know you’ve got at least 12 minutes of solid Belearic entertainment. Get more info HERE and watch the videos after the jump. Read on
SCREWING AND SHOOTING ARE THE SAME.
The Baader Meinhoff Complex is set to hit the US sometime in August after struggling to find a distributor for it’s racy depiction of the RAF’s reign of hailing bullets, flaming bombs, and death. For now, stoke your revolutionary terror flames with this awesome trailer and get ready to fandango that shit as soon as it hits the theatre! Read on
DROWNING CATS.
Danilo Parra is a photographer, filmmaker, and artist who lives, breathes, and sleeps in Brooklyn, NY. His epic cat torture film fits in nicely with our previous post about Lola Dupre but as you scroll through his work it becomes apparent that dude has a well rounded visual aesthetic that stretches far beyond drowning cats in slo mo. Check out a selection of his work after the jump. Read on
DEAR & YONDER.
Surfer girls get a generalized bad rap from the “true” bros for allegedly eating up all the good surf with too much falling down and not enough gnar shredding, but the new film Dear and Yonder should be the ultimate mush hand to the face for that tired outlook. From Indonesia to Mexico to SF; shit gets tore up by Stephanie Gilmour, Sally Fitzgibbons, Coco Ho, Silvana Lima, and Sofia Mulanovich. Read on
THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX.
The promise of Wes Anderson’s new film, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, seems a little hard to deliver on BUT……it’s like, c’mon!!!!! Roald Dahl, George Clooney, Jarvis Cocker, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, and Owen Wilson all signed on so why can’t you? Like, you don’t always have to be so stuffy. Maybe a stop motion film that looks like a furry fetish video is just the thing that you need to take you to tier two. Check out more at COOL HUNTING.
HOLLYWOOD BABYLONIA IN QUEENS.
A Kenneth Anger retrospective has been going for a sweltering minute at PS 1 out in the borough of Queens. We suggest getting there early on a Saturday to pay your respects to the godfather of shock cinema, FOX News, and TMZ and then stick around for fun times in the sun.
888 WMIG 666
http://www.vimeo.com/10037154To spread the word about the We Make It Good Phonebooth we designed, printed, and pasted a thousand posters all over downtown Manhattan. If you listen closely to the audio that is playing over the film you’ll hear the message that callers were greeted with after dialing 888 WMIG 666. This phone number will be in constant use and is always a good way to find out what we are up to. We suggest putting it in your phonebook.
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Pleet TV Screens Tonight.
We are screening the new lookbook that we created for Samantha Pleet’s Holiday Collection tonight at an undisclosed location. Directly after, 8:30pm to be precise, we will have an intimate little afterparty at The Rusty Knot to celebrate all the people who worked so hard to make this all happen. Come join us if you are into things that are fun and if not, check back here tomorrow to see the film! Read on