Classic movies in miniature style. It all started 2 years ago with an experiment to blend traditional ‘oriental’ (Ottoman) motifs and contemporary ‘western’ cinema. After a positive response to "Ottoman Star Wars", I decided to take the theme further, and developed more film posters using the same technique.
posted by shakespeherian
on Jul 11, 2012 -
19 comments
You may have heard that they made a movie of the
The Hunger Games. While others discuss its dystopian vision of a barbaric future America, we will concern ourselves with something more important:
the clothes.
[more inside]
posted by Trurl
on Mar 25, 2012 -
84 comments
Nants ingonyama bagithi baba! It's been nearly two decades since that glorious savanna sunrise, and once again
The Lion King is
at the top of the box office. It's a good chance to revisit what made the original the capstone of the
Disney Renaissance, starting with the music. Not the gaudy show tunes or the Elton John ballads, but the soaring, elegiac score by Hans Zimmer which, despite winning an Oscar, never saw a full release outside of
an unofficial bootleg.
Luckily, it's unabridged and high-quality, allowing one to lay Zimmer's
haunting,
pulse-pounding,
joyful tracks
alongside the original video (
part 2,
3,
4), revealing the subtle leitmotifs and careful matching of music and action.
In addition, South African collaborator
Lebo M wove traditional Zulu chorals into the score, providing
veiled commentary on
scenes like this; his work was later
expanded into
a full album,
the Broadway stage show, and
projects closer to his heart. Speaking of expanded works, there were inevitable sequels -- all of which you can experience with
The Lion King: Full Circle (
download guide), a fan-made, three-hour supercut of the original film and its two follow-ups.
Want more? Look...
harder... [more inside]
posted by Rhaomi
on Oct 1, 2011 -
22 comments
Two and a half years ago, we explored
the early history of Cartoon Network... but it wasn't the only player in the youth television game.
As a matter of fact,
Fred Seibert -- the man responsible for the most inventive projects discussed in that post -- first stretched his creative legs at the network's
truly venerable forerunner:
Nickelodeon.
Founded as Pinwheel, a six-hour block on Warner Cable's innovative
QUBE system, this humble channel struggled for years before Seibert's innovative branding work transformed it into a national icon and capstone of a media empire.
Much has changed since then, from the mascots and game shows to
the versatile orange "splat." But starting tonight in response to popular demand, the network is
looking back with
a summer programming block dedicated to the greatest hits of the 1990s, including
Hey Arnold!, Rocko's Modern Life, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, The Ren & Stimpy Show, Double Dare, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Legends of the Hidden Temple, and
All That.
To celebrate, look inside for the complete story of the early days of the network that incensed the religious right, brought doo-wop to television, and slimed a million fans -- the golden age of Nickelodeon.
(warning: monster post inside) [more inside]
posted by Rhaomi
on Jul 25, 2011 -
116 comments
HUH. Magazine is a media platform with the latest, most relevant news from the worlds of art, fashion, design, music and film. Recent features include:
Harvest by Haroshi: Skate and Destroy, artworks created with old worn, or snapped, skateboard decks |
Disassembly, capturing relics of our past in a unique, dismantled and exposed form |
Murakami at Versailles, knee-deep in controversy since its inception | and
Darren's Great Big Camera, a
short documentary about a camera that shoots on 14" x 36" negatives and measures 6ft. in length.
posted by netbros
on Jun 1, 2011 -
8 comments
Hot wax, cold water and marble dust, bags of authentic newsroom trash, and left-over sets burned to the ground, all parts of the old movie magic.
Designs on Film is a book that highlights the design behind films, from the
ice palace in
Doctor Zhivago, to the highly detailed recreation of the offices of
The Washington Post on a soundstage in Burbank, CA
(related: docu. in parts on YT: 1, 2, 3) for
All the President's Men, and
burning Atlanta scene in
Gone with the Wind. The book also covers
the styles and fashion made in movies and
used from real locations, such as
Cameron Diaz's Wallace Neff house that
was featured in
The Holiday.
[more inside]
posted by filthy light thief
on Feb 4, 2011 -
8 comments
Do you enjoy
The Criterion Collection's packaging design? Do you like
Eric Skillman's design blog, where you've seen the process for such design as
Night of the Hunter,
Stagecoach, and
Che? Have you already fallen in love with
Sam Smith's design blog, where you've seen him work through things like
Modern Times,
House, and
Everlasting Moments?
Then you will probably hate
Fake Criterions, a Tumblr blog showcasing Criterion designs for such notable films as
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,
Ernest Goes to Jail, and
Three Ninjas.
posted by shakespeherian
on Dec 16, 2010 -
51 comments
Blanka is a collection of original, vintage, and limited edition posters and prints.
posted by netbros
on May 16, 2009 -
9 comments
If you can make it through the glacially paced intro and can put up with the typically clunky, often laughable and jingoistic fifties-style narration, this 1958 film from Chevrolet,
The American Look is worth viewing. Chock full of futuristic telephones, toasters, blenders, office machines, architecture and more, it's a mid-century design lover's dream. The film is visually striking and elegant, and presented in widescreen format. Here's part
2 and part
3. Or see it here in its
entirety.
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posted by flapjax at midnite
on May 12, 2008 -
15 comments
Charles Eames (1907-78) and Ray Eames (1912-88) gave shape to America's twentieth century. Their lives and work represented the nation's defining social movements: the West Coast's coming-of-age, the economy's shift from making goods to the producing information, and the global expansion of American culture. This Library of Congress exhibit outlines major themes of the Eames' life and voluminous works, including
architecture,
furniture, and the film
Powers of Ten. It is wonderfully illustrated with
artifacts,
photos of their life and work, and
examples from the Eames' collection of 350,000
slides.
posted by carter
on Jan 12, 2005 -
14 comments
