A short film by Jamie Stuart, documenting the blizzard in New York City on December 26, 2010. It’s not often (never?) that you get the world’s most famous movie critic excited about a 3 minute film posted on YouTube but in this case Roger Ebert thinks it’s so good it should win an Oscar:
This film deserves to win the Academy Award for best live-action short subject.
(1) Because of its wonderful quality. (2) Because of its role as homage. It is directly inspired by Dziga Vertov’s 1929 silent classic “Man With a Movie Camera.” (3) Because it represents an almost unbelievable technical proficiency. It was filmed during the New York blizzard of Dec. 26, and Jamie Stuart e-mailed it to me with this time stamp: December 27, 2010 4:18:18 PM CST.You can tell from the cinematography he knew exactly what he was doing and how to do it. He held the Vertov film in memory. Stuart must already been thinking of how he would do the edit and sound. Any professional will tell you the talent exhibited here is extraordinary.
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If the new TRON film is anywhere as cool as this suite in Sweden’s IceHotel, it’s going to be epic.
From Inhabitat.com:
With the much anticipated 3D TRON: Legacy coming out in theaters next week, a set of British designers are celebrating the Disney movie with a suite at the famous IceHotel above the Arctic Circle in Sweden. The electric blue Tron-inspired lighting scheme is achieved by cutting grooves into the ice, inserting energy efficient EL wire and then icing over the wire to keep it in place. Ben Rousseau and Ian Douglas–Jones’ art suite at the IceHotel, “Legacy Of The River”, is part of their campaign to launch a new line of illuminated furniture and interiors products due out early 2011.
Via Inhabitat
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Star Wars Characters Get All in Your Facebook
Photo: Tara Bradford
If you could befriend the Star Wars characters on facebook, this is what their updates would look like.
Killer Skater Meets His Match
For the curious, the film is Hard Ticket to Hawaii by Andy Sidaris.
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Alice in Wonderland: Concept Art for the Film
Alice in Wonderland - Image: Disney Enterprises, Inc
Here is some concept art from the upcoming Alice in Wonderland film by Tim Burton, based on the novel by Lewis Carroll. The movie should hit theaters on March 5, 2010. Time will tell whether Burton can do justice to the storytelling in Lewis Carroll’s classic book, but one thing is virtually certain- it’s going to be an absolute feast for the eyes.
The Tweedles - Image: Disney Enterprises, Inc
The White Rabbit - Image: Disney Enterprises, Inc
Use the Corrugate, Luke
Fan made versions of the original Star Wars film are a dime a dozen, but this one cobbled together by some nutty Swedes takes low-fi to unprecented heights of cardboard goodness.
11 Light Saber Movies Not Produced by George Lucas
Marky Mark takes the force to the extremities (above) plus ten other brilliantly executed film clips re-mixed with Jedi sprinklings.
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Apple launches UK Movies
Link: Apple finally takes the UK out to the movies - Engadget.
Apple just announced that iTunes UK will finally make films available to British punters. Studios include 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Sony Pictures Television International and Lionsgate UK. At kickoff, about 700 films will be available to purchase or rent. Films cost £6.99 for purchased library titles and £10.99 for new releases. Rentals start at £2.49 for library titles and £3.49 for new releases — “HD” titles for £4.49 without requireing an Apple TV, apparently.
