Category Archives: Film

12 Years a Slave

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Earlier this week, 12 Years a Slave was named Best Picture of the Year by the Academy Awards. The film also won the Oscar for the best adapted screenplay. If you were moved by Solomon Northrop’s heartbreaking story, you can … Continue reading →

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New Zealand is Magical

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Last Spring California photographer/filmmaker Shawn Reeder spent three months gallivanting around New Zealand in a camper van. He took more than 150,000 still images and used them to produce this awesome timelapse video of his magical adventure.

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Just Another Mandala Monday

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

The 12th century City of Temples complex of Angkor Wat in northwest Cambodia constitutes the largest extant ancient religious complex in the world. Today the Angkor Archeological Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a tourist magnet drawing nearly a … Continue reading →

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Welcome Onboard

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Every flier has endured those tedious, unimaginative flight safety videos while awaiting take-off. Most of us barely acknowledge the drill. Virgin Atlantic has taken heed and created a new animated, pre-flight safety film that manages to be entertaining and informative … Continue reading →

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Stories for Strangers

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Calling himself “The Roving Typist”, C.D. Hermelin visits parks in New York City where he writes impromptu stories for strangers for a fee. Story patrons provide some ideas on what they’d like in a story and pay what they choose … Continue reading →

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Winter in Trondheim

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

I once had the immense pleasure of spending a joyous Midsummer’s Night on a mountain above the northern Norwegian city of Trondheim. I never really considered visiting during the winter, that is until I saw this wonderful film from the … Continue reading →

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It Takes A Train (station)

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Much to the annoyance of my traveling companions, I love a good train station. Long lay-overs in train trips are just another opportunity to hang-out and explore a great station. Apparently, photographer Yannick Wegner feels the same way. His artful … Continue reading →

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A new Type of Tourism Campaign

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

Lisbon, Portugal has launched a unique tourism campaign utilizing its iconic tram lines and overhead electrical wires. Lisbon’s ad agency, Leo Burnett Lisboa, has created a new font called LX Type that is based on the tram lines, where letters … Continue reading →

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You talkin’ to me ?

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

This terrific video is a cinematic love letter to America’s greatest city and America’s greatest filmmaker. Robert Kolodny took clips from 14 of Martin Scorsese’s films—After Hours, Bring Out the Dead, Gangs of New York, Goodfellas, King of Comedy, Mean … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Poland

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

H/T to our old friend Ula Wolodkowicz for this wonderful aerial tour of beautiful Poland. If you’ve had doubts about ever visiting Poland, this should be the tipping point. The video—via Nokia air copter—is by Artur Gajdzinski of ArtCamBiz.

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