This short animated film is absolutely mesmerizing.
Newly orphaned and freshly wounded from a loss, a boy lends his friend a prosthetic arm for the day. The friend records the limb being exposed to different textures and materials, documenting the process. As the moon inches closer and closer towards the sun, the friend sees something unusual reflected on the water’s surface… What will become of the limb, and of the video recordings?
Animation and music by GABRIEL GABRIEL GARBLE
This short film by American director Ramin Bahrani traces the epic, existential journey of a plastic bag, voiced by Werner Herzog…
“In a story that plays out entirely on a teenager’s computer screen, Noah follows its eponymous protagonist as his relationship takes a rapid turn for the worse in this fascinating study of behaviour (and romance) in the digital age.”
Blow Up, Michelangelo Antonioni, 1966
MOVIEBARCODE compresses entire films and famous film sequences into barcode-like images where the lines represent frames from the movie.
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Parallel between Maurizio Cattelan: All, Guggenheim Museum, 2011 / Stanley Kubrick, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Inspiring.
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Miranda July suggests a strategy to avoid distractions and be productive again.
This is a deleted scene from her new movie “The future” (can’t wait to see it)…
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The Time Machine in alphabetical order, by Thomson & Craighead:
“The Time Machine in alphabetical order is a complete rendition of the 1960’s film version of HG Wells Novella re-edited by us into alphabetical order from beginning to end. In doing so, we attempt to perform a kind of time travel on the movie’s original time line through the use of a system of classification.”
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“I’m Here” is a robot love story celebrating a life enriched by creativity. The movie is set in contemporary L.A., where life moves at a seemingly regular pace with the exception of a certain amount of robot residents who love among the population.
The short film is directed by Spike Jonze and sponsored by Absolut Vodka. Watch it here.
Robert De Niros’ official NYC taxicab driver’s license.
Great post about Taxi Driver on The Selvedge Yard…
Banksy made a film. It will be premiered at Sundance Film Festival and here‘s the trailer…
A short film by Tim Bollinger…
A satire of the today’s artworld. Out in US cinema this friday…
Guess the movie from the product placement…
“Three college students take on the challenge of giving up their computers to see how their academic, social, and work lives are affected. No Facebook. No YouTube. No e-mail. How will they get their work done? Will they cheat? Who will survive the longest? This one-hour documentary follows Carleton College students Andrew, Caitlin, and Chel as they go through “digital detox” and learn to interact with themselves and with others in ways we have largely forgotten.”
Miranda July poses for a wonderful series of photos for Vice Magazine. Re-enacting a few scenes from classic movies. Not as the protagonist though, but as an anonymous character in the background.
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According to art critic Jonathan Jones, James Cameron’s new 3D film Avatar has something to teach us about the Renaissance:
“In the 15th century, artists discovered how to paint bodies and landscapes as if they had depth and solidity. Painting triumphed over the flat surface to create the illusion of a real scene glimpsed through the square enclosure of the wooden panel or canvas, as if you were watching a play on a stage. The effect was just as dazzling, just as unexpected as 3D cinema – and it has lasted a lot longer than the gimmicks of 1950s science fiction.”
