Ned Merrill has been away for a long time. He reappears at a friends pool and he's greeted with love by everybody. As they talk, Ned notices that … [Read more...]
John Whitney, inventor and father of computer animation.
Composer, inventor, older brother of James (read previous post ), one of the fathers of computer animation. His most notable works include the … [Read more...]
Into a frightening eternity
Onkalo is a Finnish word for "hiding place". It is situated at Olkiluoto in Finland - approx. 300 km northwest of Helsinki and it's the first … [Read more...]
Computers in movies
Two web pages devoted to real and fictional computers featured in the movies. For real computers check this out: Starring the Computer is a … [Read more...]
“Insert some random JG Ballard quote here”
As you may already know, the WTF news of the week is the traffic jam in China's Heibei Province, which has been going on for about ten days now and … [Read more...]
Puppets and masks by Anna Deschamps
Anna Deschamps is a set designer, modeler and puppet maker, currently based in Melbourne. Here is our selection among her many remarkable … [Read more...]
Three eerie movies starring Sissy Spacek
Badlands (Terrence Malick, 1973) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gK2Y5H1jdU Carrie (Brian DePalma, … [Read more...]
The Wire: adventures in a modern city
We are always a bit sad when a TV show we enjoyed so much comes to an end. There are so many reasons to watch The Wire, we are only going to … [Read more...]
24 Hour Party People – Blue Monday
John Simm, Ralf Little and Tim Horrocks perform Blue Monday as New Order in 24 Hour Party People. Split screen with Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson … [Read more...]
Lumière Brothers – The Serpentine Dance (c.1899)
Shot and hand-colored - frame by frame - at the end of the 19th Century. Still captivating today, but just imagine what it must have been like to … [Read more...]
The Sci-fi Corridors
In praise of one of the most prominent architectural elements in every Sci-Fi movie: the corridor. … [Read more...]
People in Order
By Lenka Clayton and James Price (Part of www.portablefilmfestival.com). People in Order's Age is part of a series of short films that assembles … [Read more...]
Things you got to know
Photoshop adbusting in Berlin: 1)Target some boring poster ads with heavy female characters (Britney Spears, of course) 2)Overlay the image with … [Read more...]
