Wow, if the quality of any Conan movie is based on how much blood is shed, then the new re-boot of Conan the Barbarian certainly looks like it has a chance. Everyone was a bit iffy on the decision to cast Jason Momoa as Conan — Arnie’s are big shoes to fill — but after […]
22
Jul
The first gore-filled scene from the Conan re-boot
19
Jul
David Robert Mitchell’s tender ode to high school summer ennui
A group of suburban Michigan teens spend the last night of summer wandering around town, hitting parties, looking for love — or at least a kiss — and doing what most of us did on those epic high school nights: meandering the humid streets bored, looking for something, anything, to break open the steady monotony […]
19
Jul
Friendship, Quantum Physics, loss and the afterlife
In the novel The Summer We Came to Life, three lifelong friends unite for their annual summer journey of discovery. What has changed with this trip, however, is the death of their fourth friend, Mina. The protagonist, Sam, battles hardest with the loss in the wilds of Honduras where she has temporarily relocated, and through […]
18
Jul
The final installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy
Well it doesn’t show much other than Commissioner Gordon sharing a hospital bed plea with Bruce Wayne, but today we finally have the first trailer of The Dark Knight Rises. The third and final installment of Christopher Nolan’s landmark Batman trilogy will hit screens in IMAX on on July 20, 2012 — surely more to […]
29
Jun
It's once again OK to live in America...
Yesterday we noted that Spike Jonze and Arcade Fire’s short film Scenes From the Suburbs was now available online… Unless You Live In America or Canada. Well guess what? It’s once again OK to live in America, as Scenes From the Suburbs has made its indirect way onto YouTube. America, Fuck Yeah! Directed by Spike […]
28
Jun
Spike Jonze and Arcade Fire team up for award winning short film
Awhile back we posted that Arcade Fire + Spike Jonze = Probably Really F*cking Amazing Flick, which was about a short film titled Scenes From the Suburbs. Well that short film, directed by Spike Jonze and based on the motifs of Arcade Fire’s Suburbs album (and co-written by Jonze and Arcade Fire’s Win and Will Butler), is now […]
3
Jun
Two of America's best filmmakers ever get art makeovers
Back in March we talked about that Quentin Tarantino vs Coen Brothers Art Show and now they’ve made a video of the show. Moreover, there’s also links now to buy both original works and also a full collection of high quality prints from the show via Spoke Art. Honestly some very clever artwork in there […]
25
May
Taschen’s collection of the best cinema from the 20th century
Encompassing two-volumes, Taschen‘s 100 All-Time Favorite Movies is an 800-page encyclopedic who’s who of cinema from the 20th century. Every genre imaginable has been included in this extensive compilation that includes horror, romance, comedy, adventure, musical, western and noir. Read up on popular films like A Clockwork Orange, Some Like It Hot, The Godfather, Citizen Kane and […]
