Category: Movies
Jesse Mclean ‘Magic for Beginners’
July 31, 2011 | posted in Art, Installations, Movies | by Ilja Keizer | Leave a comment
Brilliant short film by Jesse Mclean that jumps into the strange and intriguing world of fan culture. ‘Magic for Beginners examines the mythologies found in fan culture, from longing to obsession to psychic connections. The need for such connections (whether real or imaginary) as well as the need for an emotional release that only fantasy can deliver are[...]
Smile In Your Music Video Sundays:
July 10, 2011 | posted in Movies, Music, Videos | by Ilja Keizer | Leave a comment
Every Sunday, we present a list of music videos that we like, mostly new ones, in combination with the occasional still relevant classics of the past…. This week there’s great new vids by Africa Hitech, Warpaint, Tropics, Toddla T, Sufjan Stevens and Future Islands. This week’s classic is the 1989 track ‘Monkey’s Gone to Heaven’ by The Pixies. Afrika Hitech: Out[...]
Strawberry Earth Film Festival 2011
May 19, 2011 | posted in Events, Green, Movies | by Ilja Keizer | Leave a comment
On the 3th and 4th of June, Strawberry Earth will organise it’s annual ‘green’ Strawberry Earth Film Festival, this time located at Amsterdam cinema ‘Studio K‘. Besides showing movies, the festival also functions as a platform that offers a great opportunity to discover creative initiatives in the ‘sustainable’ fields of food, eco-motive, fashion and lifestyle[...]
‘The Reality Show’ by Nobuyoshi Araki
May 17, 2011 | posted in Fashion, Movies, Photography, Videos | by Ilja Keizer | Leave a comment
Nowness presents an intriguing behind the scenes look of a photo-shoot that Japanese master photographer Nobuyoshi Araki shot for Japanese fashion magazine ‘The Reality Show‘. People featured in the shoot are regarded as Japan’s New Wave of tastemakers and are shot in Araki’s typical style, including erotic shots where kinbaku (the art of Japanese rope tying)[...]
In a Pig’s Eye
May 6, 2011 | posted in Movies | by Stefan de Haan | Leave a comment
An excerpt from “In a Pig’s Eye”, an animation made by Atsushi Wada. It has been selected for Oberhausen 2011, Ann Arbor Film Festival 2011 (Prix DeVarti Funniest Film), Clermont-Ferrant 2011, Fantoche 2010 (BEST FILM Award) Annecy 2010, Ottawa 2010, 25FPS 2010 and many others. Tweet
Creative Amsterdam 2011 @ Pakhuis de Zwijger
April 26, 2011 | posted in Advertising, Art, Art & Design, Books, Design, Drawing, Events, Fashion, Graphics, Movies, Photography, Street-Art | by Ilja Keizer | Leave a comment
From the 11th until the 13th of May 2011, Creative Amsterdam will host an event at Pakhuis de Zwijger, that presents an impressive selection of leading Dutch creative entrepreneurs, like designers, architects, artists, photographers, authors, filmmakers and other pioneers operating outside the Netherlands. Aim is to celebrate the talent and hard work of these successful go-getters[...]
Zero Gravity x Bayerisches Staatsballett
March 31, 2011 | posted in Movies, Performance | by Ilja Keizer | 1 Comment
Beautiful short video by Paul Jax in co-operation with the Bayerisches Staatsballett. Georgeta Varvarici is the graceful dancer starring in the piece. Music: Joakim ’Peter Pan over the Bronx’. Tweet
Harmony Korine ‘Umshini Wam’ feat. Die Antwoord
March 17, 2011 | posted in Art & Design, Movies, Music | by Ilja Keizer | Leave a comment
Harmony Korine released his latest absurd short movie ‘Umshini Wam’ (Bring me my Machine Gun), at the great SXSW festival this week. It features Yolandi Visser and Ninja from bizarre South African rap act Die Antwoord, making their way through the suburbs as wheelchair gangsters, dressed in animal costumes. Although I liked the former ‘Trash[...]