Photoshop in Movie Posters and Ads
This is a really interesting blog that I follow. It shows you what has been manipulated, with Photoshop, in movie posters and ads. Very cool.
Computer Arts: Design a Classic Serif Poster
Here’s a cool little tutorial I found.
What I found is divorce just can’t be an option. It’s really that simple. And I think that’s the problem with L.A. – there are so many options.
—Will Smith on The Ellen Degeneres Show
I don’t know if it’s her being at Sundance or what she’s wearing, but I think I’ve just fallen in love with Taylor Swift again! :P
The Criterion Collection: “Seen It” List, Part 1
For film buffs, The Criterion Collection is a goldmine. Presenting important films from all over the world in full restoration and wonderful treatment, The Criterion Collection certainly delivers and, indeed, satisfies the cineaste. Also, it can get really addicting. Ever since I rented my first Criterion DVD in 2009, which was Ingmar Bergman’s “The Virgin Spring”, I was immediately hooked and obsessed with the collection. So here is my “Seen It” list for The Criterion Collection to this day. I’ll admit, some of these films I loved, some of them I disliked, and some of them were just outrageously disgusting! But one thing stays true: each of these films, whether I agree with them or not, have undoubtedly pushed the art of film and visual storytelling to new heights and boundaries. And for the record, “The Virgin Spring” still remains as my favorite film in the Collection by far.
My Criterion Collection “Seen It” List, Part 1 (in alphabetical order by director, except for #1, 2, and 52):
- The Virgin Spring | Ingmar Bergman
- Army of Shadows | Jean-Pierre Melville
- Bottle Rocket | Wes Anderson
- Rushmore | Wes Anderson
- The Royal Tenenbaums | Wes Anderson
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Wes Anderson
- The Darjeeling Limited | Wes Anderson
- Fish Tank | Andrea Arnold
- Armageddon | Michael Bay
- The Seventh Seal | Ingmar Bergman
- Wild Strawberries | Ingmar Bergman
- Modern Times | Charlie Chaplin
- Naked Lunch | David Cronenberg
- Amarcord | Federico Fellini
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | David Fincher
- Nanook of the North | Robert Flaherty
- Eyes Without a Face | Georges Franju
- Gomorrah | Matteo Garrone
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Terry Gilliam
- Pierrot le fou | Jean-Luc Godard
- Breathless | Jean-Luc Godard
- Contempt | Jean-Luc Godard
- A Woman is a Woman | Jean-Luc Godard
- Vivre sa vie | Jean-Luc Godard
- Stranger Than Paradise | Jim Jarmusch
- Three Colors: Blue | Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Three Colors: White | Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Three Colors: Red | Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Harlan County USA | Barbara Kopple
- Rashomon | Akira Kurosawa
- The Red Balloon | Albert Lamorisse
- White Mane | Albert Lamorisse
- The Ice Storm | Ang Lee
- Sweet Movie | Dusan Makavejev
- Days of Heaven | Terrence Malick
- The Thin Red Line | Terrence Malick
- La Jetee | Chris Marker
- Salesman | Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin
- Gimme Shelter | Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin
- Hunger | Steve McQueen
- In the Realm of the Senses | Nagisa Oshima
- Salo, or The 120 Days of Sodom | Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Straw Dogs | Sam Peckinpah
- Repulsion | Roman Polanski
- Night and Fog | Alain Resnais
- The Man Who Fell to Earth | Nicolas Roeg
- I Am Curious - Yellow | Vilgot Sjoman
- I Am Curious - Blue | Vilgot Sjoman
- The 400 Blows | Francois Truffaut
- Beastie Boys Video Anthology | Various
- A propos de Nice | Jean Vigo and Boris Kaufman
- The Blood of a Poet | Jean Cocteau
- Wings of Desire | Wim Wenders
- Yi Yi | Edward Yang
- Antichrist | Lars von Trier
I’m addicted to this group’s music! They make me want to start a boy band! lol. Pretty crazy that they launched off from ‘The X-Factor’ though… didn’t know until I found out haha. But anyway, here’s their cover of Alphaville’s “Forever Young”
I really need to catch up on CHUCK!!
Been looking for a coat like this for the LONGEST time! They’re everywhere… just not in my size! lol.
THE HUNGER GAMES in two months!!!
Star Wars Uncut: Director’s Cut
Finally, the crowd-sourced project has been stitched together and put online for your streaming pleasure. The Director’s Cut is a feature-length film that contains hand-picked scenes from the entire StarWarsUncut.com collection.
Many thanks to Aaron Valdez (video editor) and Bryan Pugh (sound design/mixing) for the countless hours they put into this masterpiece.
The Story:
In 2009, thousands of Internet users were asked to remake “Star Wars: A New Hope” into a fan film, 15 seconds at a time. Contributors were allowed to recreate scenes from Star Wars however they wanted. Within just a few months SWU grew into a wild success. The creativity that poured into the project was unimaginable.
SWU has been featured in documentaries, news features and conferences around the world for its unique appeal. In 2010 we won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media.
We can’t thank everyone enough for making this such a special project.
This is cool!
Discovering Filmmakers.
Every year there are a few filmmakers and directors that I discover whose works have either been recommended to me by a friend, or just randomly felt curious to explore. Once these directors’ films make an impression on me, I suddenly have an urge to watch every film that they’ve created. It’s happened in the past with Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, Darren Aronofsky, Ingmar Bergman, Wes Anderson, Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, Sophia Coppola, and most recently David Fincher. At the moment, it’s Krzysztof Kieslowski and Jim Jarmusch.
Jarmusch because I recently watched ‘Stranger Than Paradise’ and was immediately blown away and drawn to his style. Kieslowski on the other hand is one I still need to get a grasp on, but what drew me to his films were his themes and his fascination with individual lives that are somehow connected to each other; he has shown this in both ‘The Double Life of Veronique’ and his ‘Three Colors Trilogy,’ which I have yet to complete both. But Kieslowski is quite the visual storyteller.
What to do:
- Complete Kieslowski’s ‘Three Colors Trilogy’ with ‘Red’
- Finish watching Kieslowski’s ‘The Double Life of Veronique’
- Find and begin watching Kieslowski’s ‘The Decalogue’
- and More Jarmusch, starting with ‘Down by Law’ and ‘Mystery Train’
In other words: You can be the 1% because everyone else is the 99%. ;)
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“Stellar Examples of Minimal Logos,” article by Jennifer Moline, for Fuel Your Creativity. Click through to the article, for Jennifer’s good comments on each logo.
