Robin Williams 1951 – 2014
The Oscar-winning actor, stand-up comedian and simply comic genius Robin Williams, whose range extended from manic mimicry to understated character portrayals, was found dead in his California home yesterday at the age of 63. Williams was a man with undeniably phenomenal charm, charisma and to boot, was just downright funny. In a statement, the local … Continue reading
Paolo Nutini – Iron Sky (Video)
The Scottish crooner Paolo Nutini burst back onto the music scene after a brief hiatus and now his a video has been released for his rousing soul track, Iron Sky. His new single, Iron Sky is taken from his platinum selling album Caustic Love and samples Charlie Chaplin’s speech from The Great Dictator. The track is … Continue reading
New Music City – Nashville
British-based clothing company AllSaints, who were one of the first to clothe Kings Of Leon on their Youth & Young Manhood tour in 2004, have gone back to the band’s home town of Nashville, Tennessee to see the rising talent being born out of ‘New Music City’. The likes of Jack White, The Black Keys … Continue reading
Evian – Baby & Me
The clever folks in the marketing department at Evian and their team of creatives at BETC Paris have come up with another smash hit, with the baby-infused dose of pure fun in their latest ad campaign Baby & Me. The follow up to 2009’s all-conquering Roller Babies video and 2011’s Baby Inside, sees a group … Continue reading
Portrait of a Poet
Paris-based French film director Kendy Ty has a penchant for brilliant visual portrayals of creatives and his latest film ‘Portrait of a Poet’, is another stunning example of his work. The short film features French poet Mai Vallee who narrates the piece with her own poem that starts “Thank you dad thank you mum, for … Continue reading
Where Am I – David Dang
French film director and screenwriter David Dang has produced a captivating narrated tale of a young lady traveling through a new found land entitled Where Am I. The shirt film sees the beautiful French actress Cécile Jeanneret-Amour travel through several settings in Ireland trying to find peace of mind, with Dang cleverly playing with the … Continue reading
Williamsburg
Brazilian film director Ian Ruschel and photographer Gabrielle Mo, his partner and long-term collaborator, have created a beautiful video tale of their trip to Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Ruschel, a prolific filmmaker for Zeppelin Films in Porto Alegre, is usually seen directing big brand advertising campaigns, however, with Mo, he has created some of his most captivating … Continue reading
New York – Natural Light TV
Norwegian film production company Fram Film is launching a new service Natural Light TV, a home to footage of cityscapes and natural landscapes. The service will see a host of films from over 20 different locations in the first year, with the first videos showing the stunning natural beauty of Prague (Czech Republic), Bergen (Norway), … Continue reading
This Is My Court
This Is My Court is an ode to streetball culture in New York by film director duo, TWiN. The beautifully scripted love letter to playground basketball – by Australian-born brothers Jonathan and Josh Baker – is narrated by The Wire’s Michael Kenneth Williams who lyrically makes the popular passtime’s culture and its characters, the stars. … Continue reading
Lizzy Caplan in Fashion Film
Doe-eyed actress Lizzy Caplan stars in a clever commercial for fashion brand Viva Vena, entitled Fashion Film. The parody fashion advert sees the beautiful Caplan – of Mean Girls and New Girl fame and the other half of Matthew Perry – mocking bohemian hipster culture. Directed by Matthew Frost, the short video for Vena Cava’s … Continue reading
Rwanda
Kansas City film and video production company, Mammoth, spent two weeks in Rwanda, Africa filming an advert for the country’s tourism department. It turned out that the intrepid travelers had so much footage left over that they decided to make a more personal take on their journey. So, Rwanda was born, capturing the beautiful scenery, … Continue reading
Nike – Be Bold. Be True.
To celebrate Black History Month, Nike presents Be Bold. Be True. a new web film with the overarching theme of showcasing the power of perseverance to accomplish goals. The film uses a cast of Kilo Kish, Phil Annand and Brandon alongside Kevin Durant, Serena Williams and Didier Drogba to represent being fearless with a purpose in … Continue reading
Chennai to Pondicherry: A Motorcycle Tour of Southern India
Salt Lake City, Utah based film production company Vita Brevis Films have created a stunning video that charts a once in a lifetime trip to Southern India. The team traveled on the don of all Indian transport, the Royal Enfield, as they made their way from Chennai to Pondicherry on motorbikes. India is one of the … Continue reading
Charles Bukowski – Nirvana
Charles Bukowski is the German-born American poet who occupies a very special place in my heart for his work. Although, a skilled novelist – Ham on Rye is a beauty – it was his poetry and short stories that set him apart. His work had an emphasis on the ordinary lives of poor Americans and … Continue reading
2012 A Film – 366 days in 366 seconds
2012 was one hell of a year, the Olympics, Queens jubilee, Obama wins power again, trouble in Syria, same sex marriage debates and not to mention the world was meant to end. It didn’t luckily and so Jonathan Britnell, a producer from Austin, Texas was able to finish his unique film project entitled 2012. 366 … Continue reading
Fall in Central Park
New York in Autumn, or ‘Fall’ as natives say it, is beauty personified, and where best to witness the changing of the seasons than in Central Park, the expanse of green amongst a bustling concrete metropolis. It is the quiet, serene area that is a world away from its surroundings. Filmmaker Jamie Scott thought so … Continue reading
Light Emitting Dudes – LED Freerunning
Light Emitting Dudes – a.k.a. Jason Paul, Shaun Wood and Anan Anwar from Frankfurt, Sydney and Bangkok respectively – are a team of freerunners, geared up from head-to-toe in a Tron-style suit with LED lights. The acrobatic trio were let loose on the streets of the bustling Thai metropolis of Bangkok at night. With grace … Continue reading
Adele – Skyfall James Bond Theme Teaser
After Adele and her super-producer Paul Epworth today formally announced one of the worst kept secrets in music and film – that Adele was to sing the title track for the new James Bond 007 film, Skyfall. The song of the same name sees Epworth and Adele reunited following their work on worldwide hit Rolling … Continue reading
Tokyo Time Lapse
The bustling forward-thinking metropolis that is Tokyo has been stunningly captured in time lapse by Masaya Sugimura. Despite this being her debut personal project, there is obviously a great deal of talent. Subtle imagery and stunning photographic moments take the viewer into the hidden depths of Tokyo, a city with so much going at all … Continue reading
Major Lazer – Get Free
The latest track to be released by Major Lazer – the collaboration project of DJ / Producer duo Diplo and Jillionaire – Get Free, is the first official track from the upcoming album, Free The Universe. The video for Get Free was shot in Jamaica and features Diplo and Amber Coffman from Dirty Projectors providing … Continue reading
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