amazing film. a must see by all bela, ed wood, johnny depp fans. i should hope that you have already. by dd
clips
a little inspiration for this weekend’s toil and trouble
above the classic dialogue and orson welles in his hotter years, i love the experimentation with lighting to overcome the age’s lack of special effects. a little mystery can go a long way. you can see the full film here (please excuse the intro slide) by kl
CAVALIER NOIR: HERMES
saddle me up, i want to be a horse now. if you’re into horses see this too. by dd
janie taylor for chloé, by bon duke
quite an elegant fashion film for the new ballet inspired collection of fashion house chloé. directed by bon duke, with NYC ballet principal janie taylor and choreographer justin peck. by m+m
Herb and Dorothy: a great film about art and a mailman with an incredible collection
saw this documentary last night and it was quite incredible and uplifting. the story is about the famous couple herb (a postal worker) and dorothy (librarian), better known as the vogels, who amassed an incredible art collection worth billions on their measly salaries living in a stuffed rent-controlled apt in nyc. their collection included works by richard tuttle, dan graham, donald judd, sol lewitt, christo & jeanne claude, roy lichtenstein, david salle, cindy sherman, chuck close, jeff koons and many others. living a completely modest life with their cat in the same apt, they refused to sell any of their works or donate them to the numerous museums that offered to house them… until one day, they donated the entire collection to the national gallery of the arts. they accepted this for two reasons, 1- because it was a national gallery and not a private one, and 2- because it was and is free for the public. they asked for nothing in return. now i like to know who in the world would do such a thing unless you are a selfless angel from another planet. nice to see there are people in this world that still consider wealth to be irrelevant. by dd
dance this mess around: rock lobster the B52’s
no means no
while we’re on this tangent, let’s remember no means no. ya? i actually didn’t know how obscure they were as my teen years were spent in a small town canadian bubble. i held them in the same regard as the dead kennedy’s, and kmfdm. luvs. oh my goodness, nostalgia over machine, when do we learn our lessons? by kl
fugazi is for fake
no, not the f-ing amazing orson wells film ‘f is for fake’ exposed in an enlightening session with dd back in the day. but the definition.
according to my wiktionary…
Etymology
From Italian slang fugazi (“fake”); perhaps also slang version of fugacious derived from Latin fugac-, stem of fugāx (“ready to flee, flying”), hence, fleeting, transitory.
[edit] Adjective
fugazi (not generally comparable; )
- (slang) Artificial, fake, false. Can be in reference to a thing or a person. If a person it is usually in reference to a superficial person.
- (slang) Something that has no substance.
by kl
a little ingenuity
today i passed by some new york boys doing some fundraising with their talents. they were using this window display for that little extra concert-quality touch. sort of brilliant. by kl
good times: sonny and cher the beat goes on
we cut corners: but not on this one
“As simple as it looks. The whole video is hand drawn frame by frame – markers on paper.”
the band we cut corners approached Kijek / Adamski to
“take on a time-consuming technique”
to execute this video we now see what time and research can produce! read more here in their interview with motionographer. by jr