Category Archives: Film

Made In Iceland

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

During the summer of 2011, Austrian photographer/cinematographer Klara Harden hikes solo for twenty-five days throughout the Icelandic countryside. The result was this extraordinary video that she created from her adventures. Even if you’ve have been fortunate enough to have visited … Continue reading →

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Library In Winter

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

This endearing film by Sergey Stefanovich takes the viewer on a literary journey through novelist, travel writer and journalist Duncan Fallowell‘s enviable personal library. The author provides the narration for the video which traverses the marvelous library which has gradually … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas (from 1968)

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

In 1968, London-based American cartoonist Terry Gilliam was asked to create an animated video “Christmas card” for the popular, off-beat children’s television series Do Not Adjust Your Set, which featured future Monty Pythons Terry Jones, Eric Idle and Michael Palin. … Continue reading →

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Winter Dreams

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

F. Scott Fitzgerald died 71 years ago yesterday of a massive heartattack. He was just 44 years old. This brilliant documentary, F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams, was produced for the PBS series American Masters. The inventive film has no traditional … Continue reading →

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Time To Oil Up the Menorah

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Many thanks to Alain Granat at the trés hip French website Jewpop for this hilarious Hanukah video. If you are intrigued by New Jersey-born chanteuse Chevonne, you can discover more at the singer’s website Listen2Chevonne. And if you want more … Continue reading →

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Smalls Demon Is Coming

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Small Demons is a new site “that believes powerful and interesting things happen when you connect all the details of books”. Still in beta, Small Demons is quietly gearing-up and inviting booklovers and bibliophiles to join and participate in their … Continue reading →

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William S. Burroughs Loves Christmas

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone in America and the official Christmas season has begun. So, I can finally share this holiday gem with all you loyal readers. It all began way back in 1993, when the dopefiend Beat writer William … Continue reading →

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I (Heart) Venezia

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

I’m a sucker for anything Venice-related (and who isn’t), so of course I fell hard for this gorgeous, little visual love letter to the Queen of the Adriatic. If this doesn’t have you rushing to check Kayak for airfares, then you … Continue reading →

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Beijing Wonderland

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Construction began in 1998 on an ambitious project to build Asia’s largest and greatest amusement park . But since then the “Wonderland” project, outside of Beijing, has been scrapped after funding dried-up. Last year, UK photographer Catherine Hyland explored the … Continue reading →

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Islands of Britain

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

I recently stumbled across this fascinating documentary hosted and narrated by actor Martin Clunes of Doc Martin and Men Behaving Badly fame. The show travels throughout Britain visiting various islands and exploring how the progress of technology is impacting the … Continue reading →

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