Spotless – short by Jessica Nilsson

Directed by Swedish director Jessica Nilsson, caught this one at Flickerfest two years ago at a best-of compilation screening.  It's pretty morbid, but everything about the pace, the music, the vintage film filter and the fact that it made very little sense made this a crowd favourite. Towards the end there is a cat on a piano. Yes.


spotless

Jessica Nilsson | MySpace Video

It's a good idea to be inspired by your favourite music.

This entry was written by Jackson Chew, posted on August 29, 2010 at 3:27 pm, filed under Moving Pictures, plasmo and tagged , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



French Kissing is Gross (from Freaks & Geeks)

I'm glad Freaks & Geeks never got renewed for another season. There was no way in hell they could create a second season that would've topped the first one. I love how it was left on such a high and promising note, and just left it there. Just made each and every episode available so... cherishable.

What if she puts her tongue too far into my mouth? What if I throw up? What if I throw up all over her? What if I throw up in her mouth?

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Plasmo – a 5min clay animation where an adorable alien sacrifices himself to save a planet and declares his undying love for his gf. Epic.

How can so much drama, selflessness, a beautiful soundtrack, poignancy and a silly bit of humour be packed into a 4 minutes and 37 seconds clay animation?

Plasmo ABC Children's show

Plasmo, a little alien, risks his life by flying his spacecraft into an oncoming comet to deflect it. In doing so, the core of a certain planet gets filled by a naturalistic/ forest-like utopia. In his last seconds, he sends a photo of himself and Pasty, as a gesture that she was probably the last thing on his mind before he hurls himself and his spaceship into the comet.

To think 4 year olds watch this straight after school and digest it within minutes. Nevertheless, 'epic' still isn't adequate enough a word to describe the density of that episode.

N.B. My blog's name is partially inspired by this series :)

This entry was written by Jackson Chew, posted on August 1, 2010 at 11:34 pm, filed under Moving Pictures, plasmo and tagged , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



Watch Exit Through the Gift Shop.

This is the type of movie where you will feel like a bit of a jerk for downloading because it is pretty genius. And you should pay for good things.

I was going to write up some review, talk about some of the ideas, appreciate some of the artists, love the characters, etc.

But it is wrong because this movie provided a canvas for anti-establishment, and writing anything remotely about the movie's ideas would prove its point.

So don't watch it because you should.

This entry was written by Jackson Chew, posted on June 5, 2010 at 2:28 am, filed under Moving Pictures and tagged , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



Next! On Sick Sad World…

Daria is coming to DVD in 2010!

and so it seems that my life will once again have meaning...

And for nostalgia's sake:

As soon as the DVDs come out, i'm going to purchase 3 sets. One for regular viewing, one for back up, and one to put in a safe deposit box at the bank, along with my imaginary gold bullions and treasury bonds.

In other news re TV shows of yesteryear:

A porno version of SEINFELD was made!

and a NSFW original trailer can be found here:

Should be called "Seinfeld: A Porno About Nothing"

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Art and Copy

So me and my lovely friend went to see a movie as part of the Sydney Film Festival today, and watched a film about the advertising industry. The movie was part history lesson, on how the industry got to where it is today, part social analysis of the profound effect of advertising on modern culture, and part personal stories of how the most influential creative forces behind the ads and changed the way we live.

There were some pretty awesome vintage ads shown in the movie:

One point that was discussed in the movie particularly resonated with me. This advertisement was shown:

The ad was revolutionary at the time it was made because up to that point, all ads were made to sell a product based on design or functionality. This ad barely mentions the product. It instead tells a story with a particular kind of humour. Budweisser is then no longer a beer, it becomes badge for all those who subscribe to this kind of  humour.

Overall I thought it was a pretty good film, not only was it insightful, funny, immensely charming, it was also the perfect advertisement for the industry. I left the cinema with the unyielding urge to sell something.

This entry was written by admin, posted on June 15, 2009 at 12:48 pm, filed under Blueprints, Moving Pictures and tagged , , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.



Skins Season 3 underway

Skins Season 3 Promo Group Shot

Skins Season 3 Promo Group Shot

Season 3 of Skins started mid-January and I completely missed it! Caught up really quick (was only behind 4 episodes?). It's ridiculously trashy yet lovable teenage angst.

  • Completely new cast to seasons 1 & 2 (with the exception of Effie and Pandora)
  • Always wicked music (they played a Boards of Canada track in Episode 5 of all things, and a bit of Pink Floyd in Episode 3 or 4)
  • From what I have gathered so far, plot-lines include: a fucked-up guy without a sense of responsibility, a ridiculously pretty skater boy who is obviously in the show for more then just his looks, lesbians, loads of promiscuity and a lovely romance between a virgin outcast and a lovely African boy
Skins Season 1 & 2 Group Promo Shoot

Skins Season 1 & 2 Group Promo Shoot

I bet she bangs like a faery on acid!Cassie gif

Cassie

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