Category Archives: Film

Postcards

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Manila-based illustrator Mark Dingo is a huge fan of Wes Anderson films. As an homage to the quirky director, he has created a marvelous collection of postcards that celebrate the locales—both real and fictional—in Anderson’s movies. Mark also has designed … Continue reading →

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Everything Except The Castles

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Driving around Iceland this Summer, I was struck by how much wide swaths of the country that reminded me of the stark beauty of the Scottish Highlands. The stunning video below of a recent journey through Scotland shows just how much … Continue reading →

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Micrographia

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Los Angeles-based artist Charlotte Price created this engaging short film for the renowned Huntington Library in San Marino, California. Here’s what she had to say about the project: As a filmmaker, I spend many hours examining the world through a … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter Underground

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Diehard fans of the Wizarding World now have an actual London Underground map detailing the landmarks from JK Rowling’s books with fictional Tube stations—except for King’s Cross and Paddington of course.

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Welcome to Dismaland

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

I have never been to the UK seaside resort town of Weston-super-Mare; it’s just not the kind of place that usually attracts foreign visitors. But I’d make an exception to visit Banksy’s new Dismaland “theme park”, which opens today for … Continue reading →

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Offworld Vacations

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Chicago-based graphic designer Justin Van Genderen has created a wonderful series of minimalist posters that imagine Star Wars planets as travel destinations.

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Writing Lessons From William S. Burroughs

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Back in 1979, William S. Burroughs taught a writing course for Boulder Colorado’s Naropa University. Thanks to the magic of YouTube we can all learn the secrets of the Beat icon. The three part video series covers Burroughs’s views on writing … Continue reading →

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What Makes It Noir ?

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Melanie Patrick and Adam Frost have created this marvelous infographic to answer that question about film.

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We Are All Typewriters

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Brian D. Butler
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Do You Like To Read

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

If you are a fan of Wes Anderson films, the little video below will make perfect sense to you. Those who haven’t yet discovered the joys of Anderson’s movies may want to start with Moonrise Kingdom, which is narrated by … Continue reading →

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