An enlightening glimpse of this little-understood land and its people.
Written by Caballero OscuroKilometre Zero bears distinction as the first Iraqi film to be chosen to compete for the prestigious Palme d’Or at Cannes. Although it didn’t win during its appearance in 2005, its new arrival on DVD brings US viewers an enlightening glimpse of this little-understood land and its people. The film is set in…
DVD Review: Kilometre Zero
February 20th, 2008Motion Theory for Nike: “Sumo” and “Oneball”
February 20th, 2008Motion Theory and Nike make a beautiful team. I still remember posting a two-spot campaign way back in the Tween days in which MT used Processing (among a slew of other tricks) to create complex spheres of text that orbited around products and people. It was an elegant way to convey complexity.
Watch “Sumo” | Watch “Oneball”
In that same spirit, Motion Theory has created two new spots, “Sumo” and “Oneball.” Both use a kind of four-dimensional snapshot effect to suggest that the products are packed with Nike R&D. Director Mathew Cullen did a great job building dramatic tension throughout the spots, making sure that the swing from each of the players feels like a climactic release of power.
The music and sound design really add a great deal to these spots. I’m working on full credits; as soon as I get them, I’ll share them here. I’ll also have some stills from the print campaign, which MT handled as well.
UPDATE: Just posted the full credits for this project. The music was created by Hum, whom I’ve added to the Cream O’ the Crop in the audio section. Fantastic stuff.
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Only Superfad
February 20th, 2008
I like the sparse layouts and sound design in this new campaign from Superfad for the California Lottery. The writing and animation are exceptionally well integrated, too. They’re just fun, friendly little spots.
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The Cat Monster Part 1 (Thank you, Ihan!)
February 20th, 2008DVD Review: Becoming Jane
February 20th, 2008In late 18th century England, for a woman to be a writer was unusual. For a woman to try to earn a living at it?was unheard of.
During one of the more tumultuous times in world history, English novelist Jane Austen lived in the relative calm of Hampshire County. While a fledgling America was coming out of the shadow of King George III, and the French Revolution was going strong; young Miss Austen was making her way against oppression of a different sort. For a woman to be a…
DVD Review: Frankenstein – The Legacy Collection (Part Two of Three)
February 20th, 2008Son of Frankenstein is the bridge between Universal’s more artistic 1930s classic horror and its slickly packaged monster spook shows of the 1940s.
Of English Accents, Lightning Storms, and Monsters"In the minds of many horror aficionados, [Lionel] Atwill's greatest performance came in a supporting part–as the unforgettable, wooden-armed Inspector Krogh in Son of Frankenstein. Constructed with equal parts bottled rage and gallows humor, Krogh ranks as the most completely assembled…
Kim Kardashian is an inspiration
February 20th, 2008
Kim Kardashian went shopping on Robertson Blvd. yesterday while filming an episode of her reality show. She probably bought stuff, interacted with people but who cares when you can look at her ass? Kim Kardashian could single-handedly defeat terrorism, Communism and cancer but people would still say, "Hey, isn't she that chick with the huge butt?" That's probably the most inspiring tale of the female spirit you'll ever hear in your life. Susan B. Anthony is clapping in her grave right now - which makes me think she could be doing something useful like the dishes. I'm on to you, lady!
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DVD Review: Highlander – The Source
February 20th, 2008The newest entry into the Highlander franchise falls flat.
Some franchises never seem to go away. They may ebb and flow, but they do not disappear. Some franchises appear to be immortal.Such has been the case with Highlander, a franchise that started with a film in 1986, has had three other theatrical releases, no fewer than three television series, animated features, novels, comic books, and last fall a…
Ellen to Christina Aguilera: Holy lactose, Batman!
February 20th, 2008
Ellen DeGeneres, like any red-blooded man, found herself awestruck by the mammary glands of Christina Aguilera. Christina stopped by Ellen's show today, and Ellen asked the question that's on everyone's minds. People reports:
"You look great. One question: Are you nursing?"But it wasn't just tits and nipples. It was also about wangs. Notably balloons shaped like wangs as Christina divulged her horribly apropos choice of decorations for her son Max's bris:
A blushing Aguilera responded: "I guess it's a little obvious," and DeGeneres quipped back, "It's going to be a healthy baby boy."
"We are not a very conservative couple," she told DeGeneres. "For decorations we put up penis balloons all over the place. It was really fun, it was really great." A stunned Ellen replied: " "Really, they have penis balloons in a shop ... you can just buy them?"But then Ellen quickly realized her folly. She said the word "penis." That mammoth-chested bitch tricked her! But before Ellen could react it was too late. She was transported back to her home dimesion - never to return. On that note, Ellen's show will now be replaced by "The Christina Aguilera Boob Hour." If you'll excuse me, I need to set my TiVo and buy a whole lot of maple syrup. Uh, because I'm making waffles. Yeah, waffles... Super chesty video of the interview after the jump.
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Saturn Award nomination
February 20th, 2008Matt Venne emailed me this morning to point out something I would have otherwise missed: The Nines just got a Saturn Award nomination for its DVD.
It’s a cliché to say, “It’s an honor just to be nominated,” but really, it is. And surprising, too. The Nines isn’t an obvious choice at all.
The Saturn Awards are all about science fiction, and while The Nines ultimately fits in that category, the viewer doesn’t really understand why until the last 10 minutes. When we were doing press for the movie, I called it “stealth sci-fi.” Hearing the logline, you wouldn’t guess it goes into Star Trek territory. (I’m spoiling very little to say it does.)
So, my thanks to the nominators, who obviously did watch it and get it.
I’ll have another post up soon about my Facebook forays, but I should point out that The Nines now has a fan page, complete with all of the storyboards from the film.
