The new millennium ushered in a politically charged and social media-obsessed society dominated by technology and an increased geopolitical awareness. Film has always been a cultural index, illustrating and amplifying the cultural climate in which we live. Just as Technicolor™ revolutionized Hollywood in the early 20th century, innovations in cinematic technique in the 2000s changed […]
14
Dec
Taschen's look at the decade's most influential & interesting films
22
Mar
Nick Bertke finally tackles The Lord of the Rings
Another ingenious cinematic-inspired remix from Pogo, this time sourced from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. “Murmurs Of Middle-Earth” is the first LOR track from Pogo (aka Nick Bertke), who’s not exactly choosing hyper-relevant source material here but still delivers another beautiful track. Like the Snow White’s re-edit he did awhile back, all sounds come […]
12
Feb
Born Of Hope brings hope to poor filmmakers worldwide
This is borderline amazing — according to the Daily Mail, a British woman named Kate Madison was so inspired by Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy that she decided to film her own prequel…for $40,000. She invested $13,000 of her savings, made a trailer, and raised the rest to film Born Of Hope. Everyone […]
9
Dec
Peter Jackson returns to his narrative roots
It’s nice to see Peter Jackson going back to his roots, in a way, and directing a film that’s closer to Heavenly Creatures than to his recent big budget extravaganzas (awesome as they are — except King Kong, let’s just sweep that one under the rug shall we?). The Lovely Bones, like Heavenly Creatures, is […]
