Monday, December 28, 2009

365 Day Project/Jonas Mekas


WIKI: "Jonas Mekas born December 24, 1922 in the village of Semeniškiai, near Biržai) is a Lithuanian filmmaker, writer, and curator who has often been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema. His work has been exhibited in museums and festivals across Europe and America.
Beginning in the fall of 2006, Mekas planned to film 365 short videos for Apple Computer's Video iPod, releasing one a day on his website."

Friday, December 18, 2009

Anemic Cinema/Marcel Duchamp


WIKI/ "Anemic Cinema or Anémic Cinéma (1926) is a Dadaist, surrealist, or experimental film made by Marcel Duchamp. The film depicts whirling animated drawings -- which Duchamp called Rotoreliefs -- alternated with puns in French. Duchamp signed the film with his alter ego name of Rrose Sélavy."

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Inferno/Dario Argento


WIKI: "Inferno is a 1980 Italian supernatural horror film written and directed by Dario Argento. The convoluted story concerns a young man's investigation into the disappearance of his sister, who had been living in a New York City apartment building that also served as a home for a powerful, centuries-old witch."