Watch The Image, a 1969 horror short film starring a young David Bowie
David Bowie had a memorable, otherworldly presence on screen. He was a believable strung out alien in The Man Who Fell to Earth, ...
Tag: Experimental Cinema
Nobuhiko Obayashi: The Strange, the Sweet, and the Childlike
The largest retrospective of Nobuhiko Obayashi’s work in the United States kicks off tonight at The Japan Society with a screening of House ...
Watch all six Star Wars movies at the same time and be driven mad
“Have you watched all of the Star Wars movies?” “Yeah, of course, dude.” “No, no, no. I mean, have you watched all of ...
BFF Short Film Roundup 2
I didn’t get to see as many films at the Brooklyn Film Festival as I’d hoped to due to other obligations and personal ...
BFF Short Film Roundup 1
Over the weekend I caught five short films at the Brooklyn Film Festival. One called Good Grief played before the feature-length documentary Furever ...
Flix for Short: Tango
(NOTE: The above video contains some material that’s not safe for work.) Amid Amidi had an interesting bit of commentary at Cartoon Brew ...
NYC: House director Nobuhiko Obayashi in town this week
Japanese filmmaker Obayashi Nobuhiko is in New York this week, making a rare appearance overseas. Obayashi is the man behind the incredible 1977 ...
Flix for Short: Brave New Old
Brave New Old by Adam Wells is a compelling and fun work of experimental animation. The story is told without dialogue and through ...
Reviews
Review: The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology
Slavoj Žižek is one of the most popular public intellectuals in the world, though maybe in a “big in Japan” sort of way. ...
Reviews
Review: Leviathan
Watching Leviathan made me think about how important the venue is for certain movies. The same goes for the difference between idea/intent and ...
Help Adan Jodorowsky/Asia Argento make a short film
Adan Jodorowsky and Asia Argento are probably best known for acting in movies made by their fathers: midnight movie icon Alejandro Jodorowsky and ...
Flix for Short: “Roland I Feel You” by Get Well Soon
Alejandro Jodorowsky is one of my favorite filmmakers, and someone whose fingerprints are all over my imagination. On a few occasions I’ve expressed ...