TinkerTailorSoldierSimpleton


Three trailers for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Top to bottom: the incredibly taut, mysterious and darkly thrilling UK teaser trailer, my personal favourite; the less teasing yet no less thrilling UK theatrical trailer and finally, below, the US ‘blow-by-blow-the-whole-story-with-sign-posts’ trailer. I don’t really understand. I’ve met plenty of Americans and none of them have been so completely stupid as to need the simpleton trailer that they’ve got. The fact is, the film in the first two trailers, looks far more enticing than that in the third. Or is it just me?

Published on September 16, 2011 3:43 pm.
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OnThePulseOfThePresent

Real Scenes: Berlin from Resident Advisor on Vimeo.

Great little film about the rise of Berlin’s club culture.

Published on September 6, 2011 4:56 pm.
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ForTheSound-SexOfIt

There are many reasons to admire Stephen Fry, but none greater than his love of language. Here he makes the points that language is more than just words and meaning and that put in certain orders, they take on a life of their own to become something to luxuriate and get lost in, to enflame the passions and arouse the mind, to seduce, excite, anger and calm. Words, in certain orders, are more sensual than any sight or sound can be, because they get inside your head and fuck with it. Certain words, in certain orders, invite your imagination to roll around and get dirty, as Mr. Fry puts it here, “for the sound-sex of it.” Can there be anything better than that?

Published on May 24, 2011 5:14 pm.
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MilaKuteness


Almost enough to make me want to buy a magazine again.

Published on May 17, 2011 3:22 pm.
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FrenchElectroSexiness

Such a good track.

Published on May 17, 2011 3:16 pm.
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JamesFreyOnGod


Click on the title at the top of the post to go to the post itself and view the video properly.

Published on April 20, 2011 8:03 pm.
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TheLastHalfPipe

The Last Supper on skateboards (via BoingBoing). Jesus & co are wearing Mexican wrestling masks and eating tacos. How cool is that?

Published on April 15, 2011 11:02 am.
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AmenToThat

Not as entertaining as the viral video for James Frey’s The Final Testament Of The Holy Bible, but I’d say more compelling. The viral made me chuckle. This actually makes me want to read it.

Published on April 13, 2011 4:58 pm.
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ViralResurrection

I am a fan of James Frey’s writing. I am a fan of viral marketing. So it makes sense that I would like and blog about this viral video for James Frey’s new novel, The Final Testament Of The Holy Bible. But before we all get too excited about the fact that my posting of this viral video is proof positive of the effectiveness of viral marketing, I should point out that despite the ad’s genius, I only actually know the book is out – and hence why I googled it and found this superb piece of viral marketing gold – because my girlfriend read a piece about it in last week’s issue of Grazia Magazine.

Published on April 13, 2011 4:48 pm.
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LeatherKing


Great little film by The Selby about Mitch Alfus aka The Leather King. Quote of the film: Constructive criticism that’s all.

Published on April 13, 2011 2:12 pm.
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