Last week we “soft-launced” the improved Forget the Film, Watch the Titles site. We worked very hard to make it happen (still working on some minor issues though). So what’s new? A dedicated url: www.watchthetitles.com, full screen video support, designer pages, a search function, you can now comment on film titles (please do!).
We blogged about mad-as-a-hatter Chinese artist Cao Fei’s avatar cupid-playing a while back, prequeling the launch of her RMB City project in Second Life. The virtual city, a heady cocktail of urban landmarks of both East and West, officially opened in January 09, and an installation at Serpentine Gallery, London marks this momentous virtual ribbon-cutting. … Continued
Cult game developers Tale of Tales (honorably mentioned in our very special Friends section) just released their long-awaited horror game The Path. Known and loved for the immersive, atmospheric design that made the monochrome magnificence of The Graveyard an instant classic back in 08, their latest offering will further delight fans of the “Slow Game” … Continued
Han Hoogerbrugge, the .gif guru known for his interactive masterpiece Hotel and sumptuous new book / DVD Modern Living has just dropped a tasty new clip for Love Etc by the veterans of uplifting melancholia themselves: that’s right, the Pet Shop Boys! Satisfying boing-boing action reminiscent of Donkey Kong (or indeed Super Mario Bros), takes … Continued
This 10-minute candylicious animation by motion graphiste Kirsten Lepore tells the story of one forward-thinking cupcake who runs away to sea in a sugar-cube boat. The sugar soon liquifies, leaving poor cupcake stranded and alone on a desert isle. No Robinson Crusoe, our cupcake does his best to piece together a ramshackle shelter using sugar-cube … Continued
“Shit” is how cult guro manga artist Kago Shintarō likes to describe his work. But this barmy animated short is more like “tha good shit”. One of a handful of new shorts he’s been posting on Youtube, Terror of Golf Course features a pesky golf hole that’s messing with his mind and ends up eating … Continued
The just-released trailer for Eileen Yaghoobians’ new documentary introduces us to the parallel universe of American indie rock poster design. Chopping up the paradoxes of Western civilization, and gluing, Xeroxing and silk-screening them into eye-popping graphic posters for the likes of Sonic Youth and Arcade Fire, the pioneers of underground poster production (including SubmarineChannel fave … Continued
Did you know that the most memorable scene from Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, in which Travolta injects adrenaline into the heart of a woman who overdosed, is based on a true story? It happened to Steven Prince. In ’78, Martin Scorsese made a movie about his friend, Prince, whose life was more fascinating than what any … Continued
DUCK‘s top title designer Jamie Caliri (Lemony Snicket’s, Madagascar 2) directed the opening title sequence for United States of Tara, a new show – executive produced by Steven Spielberg – which premiered in January on the American network Showtime. We asked Caliri a few questions about the making his animated main title sequence based on … Continued
The retro soft porn glitzy glory that is Viva, by L.A-based cross-genre artist and film-maker Anna Bilmer is now available on DVD! A comment on the male-oriented accent of sexploitation-era movies, the film follows bored, suburban Barbi as she delves into a lusty exploration of her wild sexual self. The reconstructed vintage costumes, the macramé … Continued
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