the five coolest things from last week
this is rundown of the coolest things i came across last week. it includes a remix, a video game, two trailers, and an essay. i am going to try to do this more often, as it will give me a larger outlet for the fun stuff i discover [...]
the tastemaker’s broadcast #1
August 18th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Culture · Internet · film · games · music · remix · tastemakers · techno
better than sex, the new bond breaks apart and reimagines the action movie
November 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments
the american action movie is founded on the idea of catharsis through violence. which is why critics and intellectuals generally object to it. because it espouses a sort of primitivism in the name of healing, and engages in profound acts of brutality in the pursuit of some sort of harmony.
the american action movie confronts an [...]
Tags: Culture · film · politics · semiotics
sphere, my favorite underrated 90’s sci fi thriller
July 12th, 2008 · No Comments
before i crash for the evening, a quick note on sphere, the best bad sci fi thriller of the 1990’s. it was just on “chiller” (what kind of a name is that for a tv network?), and I finally got a chance to see the whole thing.
for the first time since around 1999.
i frickin’ love [...]
Tags: film