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Kenneth Anger’s Missoni

YouTube – Missoni F/W 10-11 (HD) film by Kenneth Anger, 2010 Somehow I hadn’t heard that over the last ten years, Kenneth Anger has returned to film making. His Wikipedia page, however, lists no less than twelve new films since … more…

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pink terror

YouTube – Pink Terror More slo-mo goodness. I must say I’m not over-keen on the soundtrack, but if you are, it’s over here. (via 3quarksdaily)

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links for 2010-01-08: Two Gentlemen of Lebowski

Two Gentlemen of Lebowski The Big Lebowski retold in Shakespearean English, beautifully done. (tags: Shakespeare Lebowski humour film literature)

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links for 2009-12-04: Kubrick on adaptation

The Kubrick Site: Kubrick on 'Words and Movies' from Sight & Sound, 1960-61 (tags: kubrick film writing literature)

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Wilbur Wright und seine Flugmaschine

100-year-old footage of Wilbur Wright’s flying machine demonstration in France, including some shots filmed from the air — the first time this was ever done. (Europa Film Treasures, via kottke)

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American Beauty

Was reminded of this scene in conversation recently. Last time I checked, it wasn’t available on Youtube, and now as (I trust) you see, it is — although embedding is tediously disabled.

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Jim Carroll 1949-2009

(via Silliman’s Blog) Possibly wrong to bring it up in an RIP box, but: whilst peering into the depths of the David Shankbone portrait on Silliman’s Blog, it struck me that if anyone were planning to make a film of … more…

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buggy

flight patterns from Charlie McCarthy Most ingenious time-lapse photography of insects doing what insects do around streetlamps.

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C’etait un Rendez vous

I could have sworn I posted this, like five years ago, but searching the blog tells me otherwise. Glad to be reminded of it now. (via kottke)

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Kevin Coyne – Marjory Razorblade

Amongst the (unusually worthwhile) comments, the following (which turns out to be from a 2003 Guardian 100 Best Albums You Have Never Heard) is quoted: Eastbourne Ladies flashing their knickers; Jackie in his boarding house, paper hat on head, pining … more…

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