Wes Anderson returns with the trailer to his latest film offering, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Although Wes certainly has his tropes — not to mention favorite actors — the release of one of his films is always something to look forward to. His newest exercise of whimsy revolves around Gustave H (played by Ralph Fiennes) and […]


Today is a good day for film nerds of all colors and stripes, as a handful of film teasers have come out in the last 24 hours that shed a tiny beam of light on 3 of the most anticipated films of the upcoming year. They’re not trailers, really, more of a sideward glance at […]


20 Dec
Parisian Producer's "Smash" series

Parisian producer, DJ and songwriter Martin Solveig has created a clever series of webisodes to promote his upcoming album SMASH. Borrowing very heavily from our man Wes Anderson (some might say too heavily), the episodes follow the adventures of Solveig touring the world with his manager Lafaille. Featuring sneak peeks of tracks from the album, […]


Although initially baked in the searing tandoori-style oven that is the Arizona sun, you can thank Indie Band Production Factory (aka Brooklyn, NYC) for Miniature Tigers hitting the radar of music fans worldwide. Lead by  singer Charlie Brand’s infinitely catchy melodies, and supported by the band’s rich instrumentals — always hopped up on some breezy […]


There were rumors swirling that the Spider-Man reboot would be helmed by Wes Anderson. While I think Anderson is basically gold (how awesome was Fantastic Mr. Fox?), I’m not sure he’d fit the superhero action genre — it makes you wonder tho. Well wonder no more, thanks to Jeff Loveness.He created this parody short film […]


30 Nov
Aptly named magic from Wes Anderson

I know the movie came out last week, but I only had a chance to catch Fantastic Mr. Fox this weekend with the Madfam over Thanksgiving. With some of us voting for the redundantly named Ninja Assassin (including yours truly), and others opting for the craptacular 2012, it seemed Mr. Fox was the one flick […]


I know saying you love Takashi Murakami is like saying you like Wes Anderson or Radiohead, but I really love Murakami. I remember when my friend gave me a Buddhafingers candy bar to munch on and we went to see the Murakami retrospective at MOCA, and I nearly lost my marbles. I was already an […]