East-Asian Cinemtaography
Christopher Doyle is a renowned Australian cinematographer, of predominantly East-Asian films. This little video goes a long way to explaining why I love contemporary films from this part...
View ArticleJean-Luc Godard Cannes 2014 Interview
Godard for me is the greatest filmmaker of all time. He is also one of the most interesting individuals to listen to speak about film, art, literature, anything. Unfortunately the...
View Article“Swimmer”– Lynne Ramsay
Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About Kevin) released this beautiful short film in 2012. It follows an individual as he swims along lakes, waterways and rivers. Set to an assortment...
View ArticleWerner Herzog and Football
I am a little hesitant to admit that I am still in post-World Cup depression. Focusing purely on the quality of the football on display, this year’s incarnation more than...
View ArticleWes Anderson Linkage
I came across a few different links relating to Wes the Great so I thought it opportune to collect them all here. Firstly, Wes’ own Top 10 12 Criterion releases can...
View ArticleHoly Motors
Typically behind in film viewing as I am, I had only read of and not seen Leos Carax’s 2012 effort Holy Motors until this weekend. Almost universally appreciated by critics, this...
View Article“Room 666″– Wim Wenders
In 1982 at Cannes Wenders set up a camera in Room 666 in the Hotel Martinez (if it was Wim’s decision to pick that room, it was an uncharacteristically lame...
View Article“Meetin’ WA”– Jean Luc Godard (1986)
This is a glorious pseudo-interview between two of my favourite filmmakers and artists. It was a pleasant surprise coming across this short film; I wouldn’t have picked these two as necessarily...
View ArticleAngel City
This is a beautiful, emotive, and human time-lapse video of The City of Angels. Shot by Gavin Heffernan. The music featured is from the brilliant 1995 film “Heat” directed...
View Article2001: A Human Odyssey
DISCLAIMER: This post likely contains what could be rightly deemed spoilers, if perhaps the film wasn’t 40 years old. If you are yet to see the film, please re-evaluate your...
View ArticleThe Perseverance of Art
“I never forgot that New Year’s Eve when Aunt Bea awakened me to watch 1944 come in. I’ve never forgotten any of those people or any of the voices we...
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