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Best short film of the week

A short (3:44) film by Nacho Vigalondo. This man has a bright future.

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Caine’s arcade

Only 11 minutes long. From YouTube: A 9 year old boy who built an elaborate cardboard arcade in his dad’s used auto parts store is about to have the best day of his life. Help Caine’s Scholarship Fund: http://CainesArcade.com Call me … Continue reading

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Short film: The Violin Maker

The Violin Maker is a short film by Dustin Cohen about Samuel Zygmuntowicz, a violin maker based in Brooklyn, NY. Source: theworldsbestever.

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Poster ideas stolen by Chinese filmmakers

Left, Vantage Point (2008) Right, Seven 2 One (2009) As much as Hollywood complains about pirated movies coming out of China, no one seems to have paid any attention to the amount of posters for Chinese films that are a … Continue reading

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Martin Scorsese’s film school

As part of the the Dec-Jan cover story for Fast Company magazine, film director Martin Scorsese was interviewed at length about his career and his ability to stay creative all these years. Scorsese is known not only for his films, … Continue reading

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Camera obscura time-lapse footage of Paris

Photo credit: STENOP.ES Romain Alary and Antoine Levi have created a lovely time-lapse film of the urban landscape of Paris as projected via a camera obscura into a darkened apartment. Camera obscura is an old technique used by artists where … Continue reading

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“Catch .44” : A must-miss film

Ok, let’s play a game: I am going to tell you about a film, and you guess its title. A few characters sit around in a diner, discussing pointless minutiae about life. Then they burst out of the diner booth … Continue reading

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Address Is Approximate: A short film using Google Street View

 Address Is Approximate is a Google Street View stop motion animation short made by director Tom Jenkins of The Theory. It is the story of a lonely desk toy who longs to escape the dark confines of an office. So one night … Continue reading

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The art and film-title design of Saul bass

“Saul Bass: A Life In Film & Design”– a magnificent book of Bass’ work, by Jennifer Bass and Pat Kirkham, is available on Amazon. Few people have a design resume like the great, and late, Saul Bass. He is recognized internationally … Continue reading

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