It’s Not About the Nail
Brilliant.
“Don’t try to fix it. I just need you to listen.” Every man has heard these words. And they are the law of the land. No matter what.
Written & directed by Jason Headley
Gregory Go Boom
Written and directed by Janicza Bravo, starring Michael Cera. A worthwhile 17 minute distraction from your work day.
The Private Life of a Cat
A 1944 silent film by husband-and-wife duo Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid.
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The Bike Maker
Made By Hand’s fifth short film. This one focusing on “bike maker Ezra Caldwell (Fast Boy Cycles), who was diagnosed with cancer in 2008. When the cancer threatens to shatter his love of bikes, Ezra survives by documenting his illness as thoroughly as his craft.”
Weekend Watching: Stanley Kubrick – A Life in Pictures
Narrated by Tom Cruise.
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Ray Harryhausen – Movement into Life
“Oscar-winning animator Ray Harryhausen (1920 – 2013) gives an exclusive insight into cinema’s most famous monster creations and special effects secrets with the actual models used in such classics as Clash of the Titans. Narrated by Tom Baker.”
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Everybody Street
Excited for this film by Cheryl Dunn, whenever it comes out… no release date has been set.
Printables
James Franco’s Impressions of ‘Gatsby’ by James Franco
Morning Dose of DRIVE
A Car Chase Montage.
via, THD
Desire
A Ridley Scott Associates film featuring the Jaguar F-TYPE and starring Damian Lewis, Shannyn Sossamon, and Jordi Mollà. Reminiscent of BMW’s The Hire series from 2001-2002.
Jela
A film by Will Robson-Scott
“This film follows Jela, brought up in the heart of the East End of London in a Turkish and English family. He talks about his memories of growing up in the 80s and 90s and his time on the streets and on football terraces. Jela grew up fast, being immersed in football violence , skinhead culture , and hard drug use before his life spiraled out of control, now sober he looks to the future. The East End he grew up in has changed on the surface but many of the faces he grew up with remain the same. His struggles have made him what he is today and Jela is East London through and through.”
(Thanks Alix!)
Hysterical Literature
You’ll want headphones for Clayton Cubitt’s project involving pretty ladies reading books while someone out of screen gets at them with a vibrator. This one features the beautiful Stoya.
Morning Dose of Awesome Teamwork
Synchronized Motorcycling by the Roman Police in 1953
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Lucien Smith, A Clean Sweep, 2013
Made in collaboration with Glenn O’Brien
“Larger than life, larger than skateboarding.”
STEVE OLSEN, a short film by Patrick Pearse
Weekend Watching: KEITH HARING, THE MESSAGE
Directed by Maripol
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