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The month long Dennis Hopper film series at The Cinefamily continues with an honorable triple feature of Hopper classics in David Lynch’s Blue Velvet, David Anspaugh’s Hoosiers and Tim Hunter’s River’s Edge. Co-presented by the MOCA and Cinespia.

Click here for more from The Cinefamily.

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I simply can’t get enough of the genius of Christopher Nolan’s Inception, so much so that I picked up the equally mesmerizing soundtrack composed by the legendary Hans Zimmer yesterday. Take a listen and look  for yourself as Zimmer and his full orchestra are accompanied by The Smiths’ Johnny Marr at the special live performance premiere in the video below (and see what the film’s stars had to say about tje director and composer on the red carpet here):

Select cuts from the soundtrack:

More on the incredible Inception:

• Inception is an Instant Classic (Also a Prequel Comic Book)

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Do yourself a favor and and give yourself a swift “kick” to the brain if you haven’t already seen Inception. You’ll understand what I’m talking about once you’ve witnessed for yourself some of the most creative and innovative film concepts to grace the silver screen in a very, very long time. Directing a supremely talented cast including Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard, Ken Wantanabe, Michael Caine, Cillian Murphy and newcomer Tom Hardy, Christopher Nolan is shaping up to quite possibly be the most ambitious and polished director of our generation.

If you’ve already seen Inception, make sure to check out the online prequel comic book titled The Cobol Job which takes place right before the beginning of the actual film. Click here or the image below to kick off The Cobol Job.

Also…below are some videos (trailer, featurettes) for those who simply need another Inception fix as well as for those who don’t know what they’re missing. Yet.

• Theatrical trailer

• Meet the characters teaser

• Featurette with words from master film maker Christopher Nolan

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And also from  Robert Rodriguez, Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Lindsay Lohan, Cheech Marin, Jeff Fahey, Steven Seagal and “introducing” Don Johnson with a big “F you in your stupid racist faces” to Arizona’s government! (via Ain’t it Cool News)

Machete will be blooding up theaters on September 3, 2010.

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Is it possible that the French have cornered the market on visually arresting contemporary films? The more I think of the filmographies of directors such as Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, amazing music videos) and even Louis Leterrier to an extent (The Incredible Hulk, Clash of the Titans), the more I think that bold statement may be true. Especially when you take into account the French director who caught my eye in the first place, Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

If you enjoyed Jeunet’s previous cinematic classics Amélie, The City of Lost Children or Delicatessen, then there’s no reason why you won’t be looking forward to his latest genius offering, Micmacs (in theaters May 28th). And now without any further adieu…

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So just how did filmmaker Michel Gondry develop the uniquely quirky vision of Michel Gondry? Probably from hanging around a cousin who suffered a mental breakdown thanks in part to his schoolteacher aunt who teaches children to wear invisible costumes. You know, just how you imagined he would.

The Thorn in the Heart is Gondry’s documentary love letter to his own lovably odd family in France. Distributed by Partizan Films and Oscilloscope Laboratories, who also recently released our film Beautiful Losers.

Coming to theaters in limited release beginning in April. Click here for more details from Oscilloscope.

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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!

Read a writeup of the film at Cinematical here.

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.”

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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!

• Grace, controversial Thanksgiving ad from PETA:

• Thanksgiving, graceful Eli Roth-ing ad from Grindhouse:

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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:

And the Daft Punk DJ Hero trailer:

And in other N.A.S.A. related news:

• Be a DJ Hero
• N.A.S.A. Touchdowns at the El Rey
• N.A.S.A. asks “Wachadoin?”

• A Date with the Date Farmers, Logan and N.A.S.A.

• THIS WEEKEND: N.A.S.A. vs. Japan, Milk Photography, 1000 Days, The Red Balloon Scores, To Catch a Dazed and Confused Thief

• Get Lifted With “Gifted” from N.A.S.A.

• More Music Videos From the World of N.A.S.A.

• UPDATE: N.A.S.A. Takes Off

• N.A.S.A. Cover Coverage

• N.A.S.A. Trailer Now Clear to Launch

• Wachadoin? A Victory Lap

• N.A.S.A. Launches “Money”

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Our N.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.

Contest rules from Indaba music:

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

And in other N.A.S.A. related news:

• N.A.S.A. Touchdowns at the El Rey
• N.A.S.A. asks “Wachadoin?”

• A Date with the Date Farmers, Logan and N.A.S.A.

• THIS WEEKEND: N.A.S.A. vs. Japan, Milk Photography, 1000 Days, The Red Balloon Scores, To Catch a Dazed and Confused Thief

• Get Lifted With “Gifted” from N.A.S.A.

• More Music Videos From the World of N.A.S.A.

• UPDATE: N.A.S.A. Takes Off

• N.A.S.A. Cover Coverage

• N.A.S.A. Trailer Now Clear to Launch

• Wachadoin? A Victory Lap

• N.A.S.A. Launches “Money”

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