And speaking of Sundance, Spike Jonze opened the festival last night with his 35 minute short film about young robots in love with I’m Here. For those watching films in Utah this week and next, be sure to check this screening schedule and catch I’m Here when you’re there!
And more from Graham at Spike’s lovely site We Love You So:
“It’s a robot romance and a futuristic fable rooted in the universal emotions of first love, ruminating on youth, identity, autonomy and loss. What began as a small project in the wake of Where the Wild Things Are.
These clunky, sensitive machines feel as familiar as old friends by the end of the film, thanks in no small part to the same subtle special effects wizardry that brought the Wild Things’ facial features to life. Spike snapped the image above (first pic below) in the final screening to approve special effects shots before quickly blossomed into a 35-minute tale that provided Spike ample room to fully flesh out his melancholy heroes, a pair of robot lovers. I’m Here’s worldwide premiere.”
With lot’s of people leaving town today, I wanted to wish everyone a happy early Thanksgiving before eating like Pilgrims and Indians tomorrow. But this themed post is especially dedicated to my vegan brother Justin out in New York, who loves both the fleshy blood and gore of Eli Roth movies as well as the fleshless non-meat of Tofurkys. Bon appetit!
And speaking of the N.A.S.A boys…Among the plethora of amazing artists and classic songs included on the upcoming DJ Hero video game (October 27th), the robo electro gods known as Daft Punk have remixed N.A.S.A.’s“Strange Enough” featuring Karen O, ODB and Fatlip with their own anthem “Da Funk”. Click here for the full list of DJs and musicians included in the game.
Check the game’s sonically destructive opening cinematic:
OurN.A.S.A. homeboys Squeak E. Clean (Sam Speigel) and DJ Zegon (Zé Gonzalez) have teamed up with Indaba music to give the musically inclined a chance to be included on the official remix album of N.A.S.A.’s critically acclaimed debut, The Spirit of Apollo (get it on iTunes now!). On the Indaba website contestants can take their own creative liberties by downloading the albums’ instrumental stems as well as the solo vocals featuring Kanye West, David Byrne, Chuck D, RZA, The Cool Kids, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Tom Waits, KRS-One, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Lykke Li, Santigold, George Clinton, Scarface, and M.I.A. among others. And in addition to being included on the remix album, the grand prize winner will also receive $1000 cash money for their work! Click here or read on below for entry and contest details.
Remix the Gods of music. N.A.S.A., which stands for North America and South America, is an international collaboration between music aficionados Squeak E. Clean, DJ Zegon and their friends, family, and musical heroes. The Spirit of Apollo tastefully combines the sounds of Brazillian funk with soul, reggae, indie rock, old school hip hop and more, and includes superstar collaborations with some of the world’s best musicians.
Join this unbelievable all-star collaboration and land a spot on N.A.S.A.’s upcoming remix album! Download the acapellas and instrumentals from the entire album, including those from superstars like Kanye West and David Byrne. Mash ‘em up, remix, and record to create the hottest new N.A.S.A. track! You can submit up to 10 mixes for consideration by the judges!
Submissions are due by October 27, 2009 at 5:00 PM EDT
Voting starts October 27, 2009 at 5:00 PM EDT
Trailer I cut for the upcoming N.A.S.A. film documenting the albums creation
Start your week fantastically with the latest trailer for that otherfilm coming out this Fall based on a classic childrens book, Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox.
Wes Anderson’s film adaptation of Roald Dahl’sFantastic Mr. Fox (due out this Novemeber) get’s two new featurette treatments; one a behind the scenes look at the making of the film narrated by Jason Schwartzman, and the other features Felicity Dahl (Roald’s wife), Anderson’s inspiration for Mr. Fox (Dahl himself) and his fantastic world (their country side home).
Behind the scenes of Fantastic Mr. Fox:
Click here or the image below to view Fantastic Mr. Fox: The World of Roal Dahl from Apple.com:
Inspirer, collaborator, curator, director, painter, publisher, music maker, Beautiful Loser and friend, Aaron Rose is many a thing. And right now that thing is a director of television projects for one of the most creative ad agencies in the world, Wieden+Kennedy. Having recently left Los Angeles to basically pursue an offer he couldn’t refuse, Rose now resides in Portland, Oregon still doing what he does best: creating good shit with good people. Here’s the teaser trailer for Don’t Move Here, one of the first of many “experiments in television” directed by Aaron and beautifully shot by the trusty Tobin Yelland.
“Don’t Move Here is a new series that focuses on the fertile music scene in Portland.
Using a combination of interviews and live footage we will explore some of the bands, record labels, and venues that make Portland’s music scene so unique.
Featured guests include YACHT, Grouper, Explode Into Colors, Libretto, Rev. Shines, Mississippi Records, Marriage Records, and more.”
Directed by Aaron Rose, hosted by Shayla Hason.
Music for trailer: Strike Zone by Atole, out soon on Community Library.
Executive Producers: Aaron Rose, Janice Grube, Bill Davenport
Executive Creative Directors: Mark Fitzloff, Susan Hoffman
Camera: Tobin Yelland
Editor: Justin Lowe
Content Producers: Ava Hegedus, Shayla Hason,
Tech: Jason Roark, Mison Henly
Maybe more fitting for a Monday, yet still appropriate for a hump day, here’s the latest promo for the upcoming 7th season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. September 20th, the cast of Seinfeld, and Larry David being Larry David can’t get here soon enough.
An unexpected Sunday night filled with far too many glasses of wine makes today’s late post seemingly appropriate as it’s the filmic equivalent of how my head feels right now. The first trailer for Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassusfeatures Heath Ledger in his final film performance, Tom Waits as the Devil, as well as Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law playing variations of Heath’s character after his untimely death during the film’s production last year. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, along with Where the Wild Things are and The Fantastic Mr. Fox, is yet another highly anticipated film coming out later this year (December 25th).
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