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This blog Functions essentially as an archive of films I have seen and enjoyed aesthetically. It will feature mostly still photographs from these films, providing only the title, director, and year the film was released as accompaniment. I hope that this might help to introduce film enthusiasts to a multitude of disparate films, spanning time and geography, that they may not have discovered otherwise.
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Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery - celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: ‘It’s not where you take things from - it’s where you take them to.’
Jim Jarmusch (via observando)
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Alessandra Maria | on Tumblr (b.1989, USA)
Though she graduated from Pratt Institute only in 2012, rising artist Alessandra Maria is already making waves with her delicate, mixed-media artworks. Exploring the connection between femininity and nature, Alessandra Maria’s work depicts long-haired, pouting figures adorned with gold leaf-laden flower petals and butterflies. The work has a surprisingly melancholy air about it: The characters are presented to us naked and vulnerable, fearful of our gaze. These characters are obscured by elements of nature almost as if they are using them for protection, whether emotional or physical. Alessandra works and resides in Brooklyn, New York. (src. Hi-Fructose Magazin)
© All images courtesy of the artist
[more Alessandra Maria | recommended by loic-arnaud]
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Enter the Void
Gaspar Noé
2009
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Akira Kurosawa, Takashi Shimura, and Miki Odagiri on the set of Ikiru.
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Wes Anderson // Centered, A Visual Exploration of the Director’s Perfect Symmetry in Films
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This is what I want to do with my life. Especially with this studio. Laika is a fantastic company!
Stop motion is a technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence. Dolls with movable joints or clay figures are often used in stop motion for their ease of repositioning. Stop motion animation using plasticine is called clay animation or “clay-mation”.
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10 Best Horror Films to Watch on Halloween
More and more October has become defined by Halloween. It permeates through the month and has become everyone’s favorite non-holiday, holiday. So to help get you in the mood, here’s a list of ten horror movies to put you in the festive, and frightened, spirit.
The Shining (1980) - Stanley Kubrick was one of the most acclaimed filmmakers who ever lived, so there’s no wonder that he made one of the best horror film of all time. The sense of isolation conveyed by the wintry setting and Jack Nicholson’s performance as a crazed, homicidal family man are perfect. Watch it with the recent documentary Room 237 to hear about all the insane fan conspiracy theories and interpretations.
Dawn of the Dead (2004) - Now, everybody should respect George Romero. He basically singlehandedly created a new kind of movie genre: the zombie movie. But, the original Dawn of the Dead is really boring and cheesy. The remake, the debut of Zack Snyder, is better made, more fast-paced and more terrifying. The first fifteen minutes alone are ridiculously intense, and – after our protagonists seek refuge from the zombie horde in a shopping mall – so is the rest.
Halloween (1978) - You have to watch Halloween on Halloween. This little indie film about a masked psycho stalking babysitters in suburbia was a huge hit, and ushered in the slasher-movie boom of the 1980s. That said, Halloween is more spooky than gory. Michael Myers, capital-E Evil incarnate, has a phantom-like presence in every frame of this feature, and your quaint childhood neighborhood has never looked scarier.
Friday the 13th (1980) - We’re still stuck in the woods, readers. Despite an absurd string of sequels, the original Friday the 13th is actually pretty good. Well, it’s not like good good – but still, watch it because it’s fascinating to see the humble beginnings of a (former) powerhouse franchise. Friday the 13th might not be much of a box-office powerhouse anymore, but the series left a huge, bloody mark on pop culture and film history. Also, Mrs. Voorhees is one bad mother.
Phantasm (1979) - This is a goofy little movie about a kid and his brother who think the town’s mortician is reviving the dead to serve as his slaves on another planet. Ya know, one of those stories. The movie’s villain, the Tall Man, is iconic in the horror genre, and so is his weapon of choice: a metallic sphere that impales victims and sucks out their blood (see above). As the tagline says, if this film doesn’t scare you, you’re already dead, so watch out.
The Descent (2005) - The claustrophobic and creepy story of six women who explore an unmapped cave – which itself is unsettling – who then get attacked by humanoid monsters. As you can tell from the poster, the filmmakers made sure to include plenty of red-dyed corn syrup.
Suspiria (1977) - This is a bloody and beautiful work of art. Is that a weird thing to say about a cheesy-at-times horror movie about a coven of witches that secretly controls a dance academy? Probably. Dario Argento, a famed Italian horror director, approached Suspiria with the craftsmanship of a master Renaissance painter, and it shows. The plot doesn’t make much sense and the English dubbing is atrocious–none of that matters. Just watch it.
Black Christmas (1974) - This proto-slasher about a foul-mouthed prank caller who terrorizes a sorority house on Christmas is the perfect transition from one holiday season to another. Have a very scary Christmas!
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) - This is one of the best horror movies ever made about a cabin in the woods. Maybe not better than Evil Dead, but certainly better than Cabin Fever or On Golden Pond. As the poster illustrates, The Cabin in the Woods is about way more than just that. It’s a puzzle that twists its way to a delirious and blood-drenched conclusion. Oh, and it’s super funny, too.
Scream (1996) - Like The Cabin in the Woods, Scream gets meta with its horror. With its introduction of the movie-loving Ghostface killer (not to be confused with Ghostface Killah), Scream revitalized the slasher genre in the mid-’90s. It also turns into a surprisingly good mystery.
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I watched The Owl Service again a couple of nights ago (here’s a good article on it), and then I found out it was Alan Garner’s birthday on October 17th, which is today, so I thought I’d dedicate a post to him. Did you know he was only 23 when he started writing The Weirdstone of Brisingamen?
If you don’t have the Owl Service DVD, someone’s put the whole series on YouTube.
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Blame it on Fidel - Julie Gavras - 2006
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Holy Motors - Leos Carax - 2012
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