Film Titles by Paul Julian
Title sequences from a number of classic low-budget Corman-produced films, here. It’s a shame Julian probably got scale (or less) for these.
Title sequences from a number of classic low-budget Corman-produced films, here. It’s a shame Julian probably got scale (or less) for these.
An ongoing experiment to abstract and/or reduce film posters. Some famous, some not so famous but all cool in their own way.
I’m a sucker for this kind of thing. You can buy prints, too.
A short film which features Werner Herzog voicing a plastic bag as it journeys across America in search of it’s Maker. I shit you not.
If you need a quick shot of confidence in the whole cinematic endeavor, you will not get it here. What you will get is Ebert being his Ebert-y best.
Do you have monies from things you should not have done to get the monies that you have now?
At about the 2:00 mark your mind will be blown to bits by SYNERGY.
BBC News has the standard obit covered, for a less formal take, see British filmmaker Edgar Wright’s tribute.
I used to watch The Equalizer all the time in reruns at a kid, and the Wicker Man is one of my favorite films, and one of the best British horror films ever.
Nobody had a poker face like Woodward.
Legendary Pictures has picked up the rights with Ellis serving as an Executive Producer. I’ve read the first 12 or so issues of Gravel, and it could make a fun movie. England, magic, detective grit. All good things.
A woman’s story of becoming pen pals with John Hughes during her childhood. Touching.
Sad news. He was one of the best at what he did.
Thai police told the BBC the 72-year-old was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a cord around his neck and other parts of his body.
Awesome! Awesome! Where are my wraparound mirrored sunglasses?
An essay with video annotation in five parts: Schulz, Welles, Truffaut, Martin Scorsese, Richard Lester, and Mike Nichols, Hal Ashby, J.D. Salinger and an Annotated video of the opening to The Royal Tenenbaums. See also: The House Next Door.
(via Kottke)
General release on September 4th. Starring Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis and Ben Affleck. Let’s hope it doesn’t get stuck in Movie Hell like Idiocracy.
Hey. What're you doing all the way down here? You get lost? Just looking around? Cool. I like you.