May 2013
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April 2013
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“He had only thirty minutes for me, and twenty I spent to make him feel calm and...”
– Werner Herzog’s interview technique.
From a interview archived on rogerebert.com
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WatchI’ve been reading NAB news for the last few days, so this I love.
NAB ‘93. 3/4 decks! Silicon Graphics supercomputers! Real buttons & knobs!
February 2013
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January 2013
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November 2012
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October 2012
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September 2012
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August 2012
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WatchThe government’s “social network.” Good creepy music on this one too.
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“Renaud had written 52 essays in total. Eleven were set in Times New Roman, 18 in...”
– Errol Morris on typeface & credibility. Apparently Baskerville won.
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not so simple
americandrink:
Pour sugar into pot.
Add water.
Turn heat on low.
Stir.
Think to myself, “I don’t need to set a timer. This will be done before I can get distracted.”
Walk away.
…
Smell something burning.
Sprint to kitchen.
Turn off heat.
Dump cold water into pot.
…
Throw burnt pot into trash.
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Every.
Time.
Find full water bottle.
Empty half of it.
Pour an equal amount of...
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WatchWorth spending the time on. American Masters on Gore Vidal.
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WatchThe A.V. Club Visit’s Bob Dylan’s hometown of Hibbing, Minnesota in a refreshingly low key doc.
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2012 SIGHT & SOUND DIRECTORS' TOP 10 FILMS
1. Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953)
=2 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968)
=2 Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
4. 8 ½ (Fellini, 1963)
5. Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1980)
6. Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979)
=7 The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
=7 Vertigo (Hitchcock, 1958)
9. Mirror (Tarkovsky, 1974)
10. Bicycle Thieves (De Sica, 1948)
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Sight & Sound's decennial Greatest Film's Poll... →
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2012 SIGHT & SOUND CRITICS' TOP 10 FILMS
1. Vertigo (Hitchcock, 1958)
2. Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
3. Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953)
4. La Regle du jeu (Renoir, 1939)
5. Sunrise: a Song for Two Humans (Murnau, 1927)
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968)
7. The Searchers (Ford, 1956)
8. Man with a Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, 1929)
9. The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer, 1927)
10. 8 ½ (Fellini, 1963)
July 2012
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June July - A New Summer Mixtape →
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June 2012
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“Perhaps as early as August, Pasadena will have its very own Stone Company Store...”
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May 2012
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“When we see a film, he claims, each of us may identify with the characters in...”
– David Bordwell goes through Film History with a psychological eye in his essay, The Viewers Share.
Fun retread through some stuff from school. Especially the stuff about how “viewers can be “conditioned” to take their experience to a higher level.” PREVIOUSLY
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Why didn't they do this a year ago? →
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“Each customer is eligible to receive one free #19 Sandwich; the only...”
– 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday June 15th, and 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday June 16th
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WatchThis is so nauseatingly good. Love the line about earnest manipulation. I’ll rep Ken till I die.
(I’ve been going through Baseball this month. Highly recommended too).
theatlantic:
theatlanticvideo:
Ken Burns on Why His Formula for a Great Story Is 1+1=3
For a documentary filmmaker, it’s hard to imagine a more intimidating project than making a documentary film about Ken...
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“Then I’m heading out to LA to play a Nigerian Disco set at Jeremy...”
– As am I.
Legendary crate digger Frank Gossner is spinning in LA this month before he leaves for a four-year record digging expedition in Central America. Shows in PacNW & NYC too.
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New Mixtape by the Avalances? →
Via their twit.
Watch
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April 2012
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WatchAn unusually great Radiolab. Rob & Jad look for the devil in Mississippi. Or at least the historical Robert Johnson.
A great story on how legends are created and just fascinating for a music fan.
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Using science to find the difference between... →
Gizmodo once again proves that, for the same result, you have to stir longer.
