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The live webcam feed from UCLA’s Mt. Wilson...

Sep 1st

How To Edit A Trailer

Because I am a a perfectionist, a control freak, and most importantly, cheap enough to not want an...

Sep 1st

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Sep 1st

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Electric Light Orchestra - Here Is the News

Aug 31st

Dear internet advertisers: Literally NOTHING about this...

Aug 31st

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Just when you think American television is finally catching up to the rest of the world, along comes...

Aug 31st

“Los Angeles weather is the weather of catastrophe, of...”
— Joan Didion’s essay “The Santa...

Aug 31st

I should teach a class at the learning annex on how to deal...

Aug 30th

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90 minutes of the Station Fire in 24 seconds (by spiegelman)

Aug 30th

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The Moody Blues “Nights In White Satin” (via nedhepburn)

Aug 29th

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bigfuckingexplosions: It has come to my attention that Michael Mann’s masterpiece Heat will be...

Aug 29th

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White Lies - To Lose My Life

Aug 28th

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It’s another new episode of Back On Topps! Aren’t you excited? I am. I actually...

Aug 28th

That The Night Come by W. B. Yeats SHE lived in storm and...

Aug 28th

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Trailer - ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction I met Kevin Hamedani, the director of this film, last...

Aug 27th

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Dire Straits - Money For Nothing “Look at that mama. She got it stickin’ in the camera....

Aug 27th

Reservations Available for Sept 5th Show w/...

Aug 27th

True story: when I was 12 years old, my dream was to one day...

Aug 27th

NBA Off-Season 2009

Aug 26th

Barcelona-based “El Blog Ausente” has an...

Aug 26th

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roastbeastofburden:jonahray:websoup: Web Soup Presents: THE ASSIES, an awards show to celebrate...

Aug 26th

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N.A.S.A. feat. M.I.A., Spank Rock, Santogold, & Nick Zinner - “Whachadoin?” A visual feast,...

Aug 26th

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Did you know last week was Alfred Hitchcock’s birthday? I didn’t, but MTV did, and they...

Aug 25th

2nd Camera Operator Autumn Boh

Aug 25th

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Mable John - Your Good Thing (Is About To End) I like music that instantly evokes a specific...

Aug 25th

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This exceptional faux-trailer for the Eli Roth-directed propaganda-film-within-a-film Nation’s...

Aug 25th

So, this movie is finally finished.

Aug 24th

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Johnny Thunders - In Cold Blood

Aug 24th

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I’ve had a song melody stuck in my head for two weeks, and finally today I realized it was Jon...

Aug 24th

Thanks to @natashavc, I now know that John Larroquette has a...

Aug 23rd

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Paddy Chayefsky talks about Network. What a badass. Part II is here.

Aug 23rd

This Sunday, at the Metrodome! Hot! American!...

Aug 22nd

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R. Kelly “Bump ‘N Grind” (via nedhepburn)

Aug 22nd

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DJ Sicktight 1982 - 2008 One year later, and the celebrity DJ community has still not gotten over...

Aug 22nd

This tickles all of my fancies. As does this. (via...

Aug 22nd

Where does Judah Friedlander fall on the list of people...

Aug 21st

Dear mom, To answer your question, yes, today I added fire...

Aug 21st

Ian Pfaff's Demo Reel

Aug 21st

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Exciting sneak peak at the special digitally enhanced version of The Godfather, supervised by George...

Aug 21st

“It’s not Papyrus, but it’s close...

Aug 20th

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I’ve really been slacking at posting the latest episodes of Back On Topps, which is why you...

Aug 20th

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The Centurions - Bullwinkle Part II I kind of loathe the term “auto-reblog,” but that...

Aug 19th

District 9's Effects On the Film...

What can be said about District 9 that hasn’t already been repeated ad nauseum? It’s...

Aug 19th

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Fan-made video for Grizzly Bear’s “Two Weeks.” Let me repeat that. Fan-made video....

Aug 19th

Where I'll Be In 2029

Aug 18th

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Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (via thisismyfavoritesong)

Aug 18th

Josh Keyes, Entangle II

Aug 18th

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I put the Midnight Show Opening up on Funny Or Die, because Tuesdays are the days you should send a...

Aug 18th

JetBlue Presents: All You Can Jet

Aug 18th

The Weinsteins Scramble to Regain a Golden Touch in...

Aug 18th

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The Rig - End Titles Suite I just finished putting together this suite of music from The Rig for...

Aug 18th

GET OFF SUPERCOOL

Aug 17th

The drool stain vaguely resembled Jesus...

Tonight I’ll be scanning the Cragslist Missed Connections to see if anyone is looking for...

Aug 17th

Richard Estes Central Savings 1975

Aug 16th

My new friend Eames is going to be coming home with me.

Aug 15th

And just like that, I’m in Verona. Er, make that...

Aug 15th

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I see you over there, Yoko. I know what you’re up to.

Aug 14th

lowindustrial: /Film: Hack Directors Venn Diagram. ...

Aug 14th

“The film department is often held at arms’ length at LACMA...”
— Martin Scorsese (via...

Aug 13th

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Ne-Yo - Because of You So I guess I like Ne-Yo now?! Well, just roll with it.

Aug 12th

My friend was reading my blog and asked me what gpoyw stands...

Aug 12th

Stephen Soderbergh: Format Wars

Aug 11th

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Hey. This video crossed 1,000,000 views on youtube this week.

Aug 11th

Psst. Hey Congress.

When you’re done sorting out that whole heath care mess (p.s. I don’t have any, yet I...

Aug 11th

Dear Neveldine & Taylor...

Aug 10th

Baller. (via dirtypreston)

Aug 10th

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Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene Pt. 4 I have a groundbreaking and highly influential music video for...

Aug 10th

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P.O.S. - Why Go? (Pearl Jam cover) THIS SHIT IS NEXT LEVEL.

Aug 9th

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Human physics, despite its many achievements and successes, has yet to find a way to quantify or...

Aug 8th

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So I can die happy knowing I directed something that starred a cast member from The Wire. Granted,...

Aug 8th

This movie is one of the reasons I decided to do what I...

Aug 6th

Hey, New York!

I know you’re probably sick and tired of hearing about how awesome the Midnight Show is and...

Aug 6th

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My friend Neil Mahoney shot and edited this great “Intervention” parody. That’s...

Aug 6th

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Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi

Aug 6th

“Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up...

Aug 6th

Disney Takes Ben Lyons Out Back and Shoots...

Aug 6th

“‘Remember when’ is the lowest form of...”
— This Recording

Aug 6th

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I’m probably not supposed to be showing this to you yet, but I’m pretty proud of it. So...

Aug 6th

Fantastic collection of Film Noir title cards (as well as...

Aug 5th

Graphic Desirony

I just received the flyer for this year’s American Film Market conference in Santa Monica. The...

Aug 5th

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From the aforementioned Rome project, here’s the point cloud for St. Peter’s Basilica,...

Aug 4th

Building Rome In A Day

Aug 4th

Robert Frank 1958

Aug 4th

“Imagine painting. But you’re 200 yards away from the canvas,...”
— David Fincher’s definition of...

Aug 4th

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bigfuckingexplosions: Someone has been posting original VHS workprints from Carolco Picture’s 1993...

Aug 4th

That Time of Year

Two years ago today I boarded a plane bound for New Orleans to begin production on The Rig. I would...

Aug 3rd

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I have no idea who this guy is, but if you like Steve Perry wannabes in Dream Team-era USA...

Aug 3rd

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I consider a failure of the internet that I haven’t seen this video until now. I urge you to...

Aug 3rd

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The Bronx - Heart Attack American

Aug 2nd

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Who knew Bobby McFerrin was still alive an amazing scientist who can demonstrate neural programming...

Aug 1st

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This is what it boils down to. If you use the Wilhelm scream I respect you. If you use the Youraagh...

Aug 1st

“The Summit of Kings” Oil on Canvas, circa 1534,...

Aug 1st