a visual collective outlet of inspiration
as a big sonic youth fan, it always makes me happy to hear that sinister guitar be noisy. check out lee ranaldo’s solo album “between the times and the tides” by ak
clips
Sébastien Tellier: King of Blue
short by director and fashion photographer guy aroch by ds
blondie vs. the doors
rapture riders by ars
oh lillie mae!
this has got to be the lamest video made. but what a great song. we’ve were listening to this song all day by m+m
opening ceremony meets godard
in a series of three clever shorts by partizan directors AB/CD/CD. a humorous reimagining of godard’s “le mémpris”, “je veux un enfant”, and “a bout de souffle”. by m+m
stardust memories
while we’re on the topic, here is a scene my personal favorite woody allen movie, stardust memories. a perfect song from louis armstrong soothingly in the background, and allen’s stunning ode to “8 1/2” make me smile even greater each time i see it. not to mention the incredible line, “to you, i’m an atheist; to God, i’m the loyal opposition.” by sv
woody allen’s annie hall 1977 vs. jean luc godard’s une femme est une femme 1961
i watched woody allen’s annie hall the other night for the tenth time (pp i was thinking of you saying how i am the real woody allen, which i took as a massive compliment) and couldn’t help but see so much of godard in the film a woman is a woman. of course, woody allen films are woody allen, and you can’t really compare–but i assure you, if you see the two films back to back (i didn’t but i have practically memorized une femme est une femme by now) you will see major parallels. the intellectual leftist protagonist, the talking to the audience gag, the personal relationship turned script, the humor and jab at overt intellectuality, the sexual comedy, the books and the titles, the street life, the references to great cinema, and simply the brilliance. two great films worth watching over and over again. the crazy thing is JLG’s film was made in 1961 while annie hall was done in 1977. i always knew godard loved woody allen, but i’m sure the love and inspiration was quite mutual. by dd
choreography by busby berkeley
from 1934 movie “dames”directed by ray enright by ak
magic of make up
ad for dermablend coverage featuring zombie boy by wn
double take
when i was younger and sometimes made double exposures by accident, i always thought it was really cool. unfortunately, mine never looked as good as these. artwork by pakayla biehn. by wn
young turks: 2012 video calendar… excluding the calendar
met a gentle and kind turkish director today by the name of koray birand. he has a knack for nudity… here is his 2012 calendar in stark B&W… while i can’t tell the difference between the 1st and 21st of the month, i still find the footage quite beautiful. by xy
inga rumpf: Schade um die Tränen
time for some german rock! here’s inga rumpf (beim deutschen schlager-wettbewerb) in berlin in 1968. if you don’t know her, you can look up the city preachers her original band. this album under her name, is really great especially the cover of waterboy and i’m on my way. not sure how i ended up buying it but i’m glad i did. for my dear friend frank. danke. by dd
