"Major: If you’ve got a problem with the world, change yourself. If that's a problem, close your eyes, shut your mouth, and live like a hermit. And if that’s a problem… [cocks gun and presses it against his head]. —Ghost in a Shell: Stand Alone Complex Avoid politics and the multitude of irrelevant struggles designed … Continue reading Three State Solution
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Very Slow Movie Player (VSMP)
https://vimeo.com/307806967 "VSMP is an object that contains a Raspberry Pi computer, custom software, and a reflective ePaper display (similar to a Kindle), all housed inside a 3D printed case. Every 2.5 minutes a frame from the film stored on the computer’s memory card is extracted, converted to black and white using a dithering algorithm, and … Continue reading Very Slow Movie Player (VSMP)
Dear Nick Jonas, Here’s Your Beginner’s Guide to Bollywood
"Never forget that 'Bollywood' is not an all-inclusive term for any Indian film. You don’t call every sandwich a burger, now do you? Bollywood refers to the Hindi-language film industry. Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tulu (to name a few) are all Indian languages with entirely different film industries (and I highly recommend that you check … Continue reading Dear Nick Jonas, Here’s Your Beginner’s Guide to Bollywood
The Rating Rabbit Hole
Note: This was written in August of 2015, before cafebedouin.org existed. I rediscovered it recently and thought the point is still a valid one and worth sharing. tl;dr: Algorithms have a bias toward the status quo and present a threat to our cultural production. (2,600 words) Shortly after the start of the Afghanistan war, Osama … Continue reading The Rating Rabbit Hole
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. Documentary Film
"Drawn from a cache of personal video recordings from the past 22 years, director Steve Loveridge’s Sundance award winning MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. is a startlingly personal profile of the critically acclaimed artist, chronicling her remarkable journey from refugee immigrant to pop star." —https://www.miadocumentary.com/see-the-film Excited to see this film. M.I.A. is such a lovely … Continue reading MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. Documentary Film
Double Feature: The Dark Crystal & Legend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ5_0CEXrf0 Released in 1982 by Jim Henson and Frank Oz, this weird, animatronic, psychedelic fantasy world is worth a (re)watch, if you haven't seen it (recently). And, why not make it a double feature with Legend? The DVD has Ridley Scott's remastered version that is, by all accounts, a much better movie than the theatrical … Continue reading Double Feature: The Dark Crystal & Legend
Tedium / Oingo Boingo – Forbidden Zone (1979)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lUIW-XuCh7s h/t Tedium, twice weekly newsletter diving into something unusual. Recommended.
Movie Posters Collection – Harry Ransom Center Digital Collections
"The Ransom Center's movie poster collection consists of an estimated 10,000 posters and spans the entire history of film from the silent era to the present day. All sizes of American film posters are represented: Window Cards (14" x 22"), Inserts (14" x 36"), Half Sheets (22" x 28"), One Sheets (27" x 41"), Three … Continue reading Movie Posters Collection – Harry Ransom Center Digital Collections
Seed & Spark
Seed & Spark is a Kickstarter for film projects. You can support an individual campaign, such as The Long Goodbye, and it works like Kickstarter, offering different incentives based on contribution level. The advantage for film makers is that 75% of projects get funded, which is twice the rate of Kickstarter. Seed & Spark also charges lower … Continue reading Seed & Spark
Surveillance Cinema – Topic
Scenes from The Shining, Rocky, Say Anything, and When Harry Met Sally reimagined as scenes from surveillance footage.
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