April 2012

WATCH IT: Portugal. The Man "All Your Life" (Dan Brown, dir.)

You get the sense something is amiss with the young woman and this trailer park right from the start of this narrative Portugal. The Man clip. The sores, the flashback and especially, the severed head that her brother found outside. It's not until after a midnight dance party out in the desert that the secret is somewhat revealed — in a frenzy of blood and nudity — but in the end all that's clear is a confirmation that, yes, something is very amiss. --> watch "All Your Light (Times Like These)"

Director Joseph Kahn On Detention

Making music videos is hard— meddlesome labels, indecisive artists, small budgets, etc, etc — but, there is no other type of commercial filmmaking that offers more creativity.

Case in point: Movies.

How many feature directors can get the funding to make whatever movie they wanted, retain final cut and even oversee the marketing with a full theatrical run? Very few, and there's probably zero room for error if you're swinging for the fences (see Stanton, Andrew).

But, what if you don't need to rely on outside funding, and are willing to dedicate everything to making your movie? What if you were willing to go for broke?

WATCH IT: The Shins "The Rifle's Spiral" (Jamie Caliri, dir.)

Director/artist Jamie Caliri creates a magical stop-motion world — somewhere between Edward Gorey and Henry Selick — in which we learn that maybe rabbits don't enjoy getting pulled from hats. PS: All the various depth of field compositions probably look very good on the Nintendo 3DS, which got the exclusive premiere. --> watch "The Rifle's Spiral" plus a Behind-The-Scenes featurette on the process

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