Category: Film and Video
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“Think Stupid” TEDx talk by Armin Vit
I’m a big fan of Pentagram alumnus Armin Vit and his branding blog, Brand New. If I could only follow five blogs, that would be on the list. This brief talk about the virtue of (some) stupidity is refreshing on a Tuesday morning. Tangentially, it seems to me as though Tuesday is the stupidest of…
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Rare, newly-released video interview with J.R.R. Tolkien
Did you want to see nearly a half-hour of J.R.R. Tolkien, up close and personal on the small screen? You did? Well then, you’ve come to the right place. The BBC just released this 1968 interview with the granddaddy of all modern fantasy authors. Enjoy! (All props to my fantastic sister-in-law for this find. Way…
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Don’t hate me but
I had never seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind before last night. I would now like to go on record to say that it was so good. Like, really … really good. (I’m an articulate reviewer, what can I say?)
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Dear Movie Trailer Makers of America
A trailer should not just be a shorter version of a movie. If you put the entire plot, with all its twists and turns, into the trailer, it makes me feel like I’ve already seen the whole thing. Then I don’t go pay to watch the movie, because I kind of already have. See what…
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A space shuttle flew between us
Today, the Discovery space shuttle flew directly in between the roof of my workplace and the the roof of my apartment. Here’s the video from my wife’s side. This machine was in every science book I read growing up. It was incredible to see it with my own eyes.