“In some ways a suburban city can be understood as an intolerant city.” If that loaded quotation from the Calgary-based architect Marc Boutin doesn’t tell you exactly where “Radiant City” stands on the issue of suburban sprawl, the filmmakers have plenty more just... View full entry
"4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days", a Romanian film about illegal abortion won the Palme d’Or in Cannes. NYT l Festival de Cannes. A personal favorite, best screenplay goes to Fatih Akin’s "The Edge of Heaven." Clip from the Edge. View full entry
Geoff's recent sci-fi architecture film fest got some great coverage in Wired, go check it out for those who could not attend. Way to go G! (And look for a new round of films on May 22nd) View full entry
bldgblog , materials and applications, and the silver lake film festival present a night of film, science fiction, and architecture in a converted wind tunnel @ the art center college of design 950 s. raymond ave., pasadena, ca. free and open to the public tuesday may 8, 8-10pm. View full entry
This 27-minute documentary film about the LA River by Sarah Lorenzen & David Hartwell, weaves together citizens' voices, river imagery, historical documents, and visuals from the city's proposed Master Plan. Plasmatic Concepts View full entry
But like almost everyone who works in the industry, even they have felt the chill of the new soullessness that comes with making industrial pop-culture products. Many writers discuss how marketing has superseded storytelling in the moviemaking equation. Studios routinely ask for less complexity... View full entry
Grandson Eames Demetrios film documents the production of legendary Eames lounge chair and ottoman. Now you will know why it is pricey, b/c it is a work of art all the way. Dasfilmfest View full entry
Suroosh Alvi and Eddy Moretti of VBS.tv go to Baghdad to find and record Iraq's only remaining heavy metal band and along the way they bring this fascinating reportage. VBS.tv. Read/watch with plenty of commentary on architecture as well. View full entry
Who would have thought the inner workings of a white blood cell could be visually stunning? David Bolinsky, former lead medical illustrator at Yale, talks with Wired about his computer-generated film, The Inner Life of the Cell, and all of the interest it has generated, from Harvard to Hollywood. View full entry
Celebrate the inaugural Milton Friedman Day this evening with the PBS documentary The Power of Choice: The Life and Ideas of Milton Friedman. NYT View full entry
Japanese nationalists plan to produce a film on the massacre known as the Rape of Nanking to contradict a series of films to be released this year, its 70th anniversary. NYT View full entry
The end is near and the savior has come. Gibson's efforts at authenticity of location and language might, for some viewers, mask his blatantly colonial message that the Maya needed saving because they were rotten at the core. Using the decline of Classic urbanism as his backdrop, Gibson... View full entry
"If you want to see this year's best performance, watch Laura Dern's performance in Inland Empire", David Lynch. I'm sold. Watch video of Lynch's guerilla marketing strategy View full entry
The director of such classics as M.A.S.H., Nashville, and the Player, died yesterday in Los Angeles. After being nominated for the Oscar seven times, his work was finally recognized with the Academy's lifetime achievement award earlier this year. Article View full entry
RESFEST 10 is on the go"` | 10 VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM CENTRE 1181 SEYMOUR ST NOVEMBER 17-19 The Canadian leg of the 10th annual RESFEST digital film festival kicks off November 17th in Vancouver at the Vancouver International Film Centre before travelling on to Montreal, Toronto, and... View full entry
