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Jul 30

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Five years ago I began work on my first documentary, Helvetica, which looked at the worlds of typography and graphic design, and their impact on our visual environment. After Helvetica was released in 2007, I had the idea for a second film, Objectified, which focused on industrial design and product design, and our relationship with the manufactured objects that surround us. While working on Objectified, I realized I wanted to make a third film that would also examine how design affects our lives, and began thinking of the films as a “design trilogy” of sorts.

The third documentary in this trilogy is about the design of cities. Urbanized looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design, featuring some of the world’s foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.

garfieldminusgarfield:

 Try G-G the book.

Jul 29

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Jul 25

ISO50 - The Blog of Scott Hansen » Maurizio Bongiovanni - Not photographs—paintings.

grain edit · KHUAN + KTRON for Weekend Knack Mag­a­zine - Love this one, but the whole set is great.

Also: I miss Italia.

“Every time I go to the cinema… I want to feel that the people who made that film think it’s the best movie in the world, that they poured everything into it & they really love it. Whether or not I agree with what they’ve done, I want that effort there; I want that sincerity.” — Christopher Nolan (via American Cinematographer) (via sidkan)

Jul 22

In delivering his company’s Q2 2010 financial results, CEO Reed Hastings stated, “Before our next [earnings] call in October, we expect to be launching a major new version of our Sony PS3 user interface which doesn’t require a disc, and is dynamically updated continuously with the latest Netflix UI improvements.

Great news. Via Joystiq.

Jul 18

wingsonthewaydown:

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playerspulse:

Quick, Fox!  Do a barrel roll!

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Ahahaha

Jul 17

“I collect all the interesting details I find in life, jokes, funny things I see on TV, on the street, and I put them all in a database. That’s my toolbox. So when I make a new film, I first come up with the idea, and then I start digging in the toolbox to see what I can fill the film with. This is all recycled gear which we give new life…” —

Jean-Pierre Jeunet in an interview with PLANET°.

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“BUT NOTE: THE AUDIENCE WILL NOT TUNE IN TO WATCH INFORMATION. YOU WOULDN’T, I WOULDN’T. NO ONE WOULD OR WILL. THE AUDIENCE WILL ONLY TUNE IN AND STAY TUNED TO WATCH DRAMA.” — David Mamet’s Master Class Memo to the Writers of The Unit | Movieline - I know this is older now, but I keep coming back to it, and every time I do I want to give this man a high-five and a sincere “Thank you.”

Jul 15

Paths of Glory (1957) - The Criterion Collection - October 26.

Jul 07

kidmccabe:

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hello-zombie:

Dr. Strangelove by Carlos Ramos

Jun 30

adamngoodshot:

stayforthecredits:

oldfilmsflicker:

1. Amélie: Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC
2. Children of Men: Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC
3. Saving Private Ryan: Janusz Kaminski 
4. There Will Be Blood: Robert Elswit, ASC
5. No Country for Old Men: Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC
6. Fight Club: Jeff Cronenweth, ASC
7. The Dark Knight: Wally Pfister, ASC 
8. Road to Perdition: Conrad L. Hall, ASC
9. Cidade de Deus (City of God): César Charlone, ABC
10. American Beauty: Conrad L. Hall, ASC

Click link to see the whole top 50: The American Society of Cinematographers names Amélie Best-Shot Film From 1998-2008 « the diary of a film awards fanatic

The New World at 32? At least Lubezki comes in at #2 with Children of Men. The man is gifted. I love Amélie, but it looks over-processed and filtered in comparison with the rest of the top ten contenders.