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a note from Ti West on piracy →
Every time you purchase something you are making a statement. You are creating physical evidence that something has value. If something has a high value, then it becomes in high demand. So if you make a concerted effort to support lesser-known, interesting and esoteric things (Art?) then you are helping make those lesser-known things more popular. I’m sure we can all agree that there are...
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"It's just terrific" - Jan Harlan tells Stanley... →
Stanley Kubrick discovered the Steadicam from a letter sent by his producer. Makes me think I should be writing better letters.
February, 1976. Producer Jan Harlan writes to Stanley Kubrick and speaks passionately about a new piece of technology so impressive that it could lead to “shots which would not enter your mind otherwise.” That invention was the now-ubiquitous Steadicam, and...
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PULGASARI: Kim Jong Il’s Kaiju Film →
Devin Faraci covers Kim Jong-Il’s crazy contribution to world cinema.
Over the years Kim Jong-Il has worked on dozens of film, and he even wrote a book on the subject, called On The Art of Cinema.
But perhaps his greatest cinematic moment came with Pulgasari, a kaiju movie made in 1985. That the dictator of North Korea should ‘executive produce’ a monster movie that was...
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Louis CK: Live at the Beacon Theater →
I’m sure you’ve seen this already, but for the people who haven’t, here is my sales pitch for Mr. Louis CK.
Louis CK is selling a standup special “Live at the Beacon Theater” for $5 via his own personal website storefront. He paid for the recording of the special, and is paying for the distribution and the marketing of the special. For its first wave of distribution,...
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