Sweet Disposition” The Temper Trap

A year ago, John sent this and there was much rejoicing. There’s something very…cruising up PCH about that opening guitar. I’m pretty sure I was the only person in the theater who clapped (quietly! to myself!) when it popped up in (500) Days of Summer.

October 27, 2009   [ videos music movies ]
2001: A Space Odyssey Desktop Wallpapers 1680x1050 (via Coudal)
And while we’re on the subject: In praise of the sci-fi corridor.

2001: A Space Odyssey Desktop Wallpapers 1680x1050 (via Coudal)

And while we’re on the subject: In praise of the sci-fi corridor.

October 9, 2009   1 note   [ movies wallpaper my god it's full of stars via:coudal ]

As the great warrior poet, Ice Cube said…

At the start.

And then.

Followed by.

And then books and wind and walking.

At the end.

October 3, 2009   [ movies tv ]
A Single Man
That might be the best trailer I’ve seen all year. That’s a whole lot of awesome for one film (and “Mad Men’s” production designer, to boot!). I’m in.

A Single Man

That might be the best trailer I’ve seen all year. That’s a whole lot of awesome for one film (and “Mad Men’s” production designer, to boot!). I’m in.

September 14, 2009   [ movies movie-stills trailers trailer-stills ]
There is a holiness to the heart’s affections.

There is a holiness to the heart’s affections.

August 18, 2009   [ trailers trailer-stills movies ]

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

That looks quite fun!

August 11, 2009   [ movies trailers ]
A Serious Man
Possibly the most irritating trailer I’ve ever watched. Generally, I can get behind/appreciate repetition/build-up of sounds to a crescendo, but wow. Not this time.
Another thing, too, is that dead space in the dialogue. Done well it’s…funny/poignant/etc. Here it feels…too clever by half. With the door openings and slow-walk to “The rabbi’s busy”? Just no.

A Serious Man

Possibly the most irritating trailer I’ve ever watched. Generally, I can get behind/appreciate repetition/build-up of sounds to a crescendo, but wow. Not this time.

Another thing, too, is that dead space in the dialogue. Done well it’s…funny/poignant/etc. Here it feels…too clever by half. With the door openings and slow-walk to “The rabbi’s busy”? Just no.

July 30, 2009   [ movies trailer-stills movie-stills ]
July 29, 2009   1 note   [ movies ]
Maybe I am.
(Generally can’t stand Wayfarers. There are approximately 3 people that can pull them off, JP here being 1. The rest of you: knock it off. :P)

Maybe I am.

(Generally can’t stand Wayfarers. There are approximately 3 people that can pull them off, JP here being 1. The rest of you: knock it off. :P)

June 16, 2009   [ movies movie-stills ]
So I had somethin’ to offer.

So I had somethin’ to offer.

June 15, 2009   [ movies movie-stills ]
Good morning, Sam.
Love that this trailer is mostly long shots (well, for a trailer, anyway) and the cuts don’t get crazy until the music does near the end.

Good morning, Sam.

Love that this trailer is mostly long shots (well, for a trailer, anyway) and the cuts don’t get crazy until the music does near the end.

June 5, 2009   1 note   [ movies movie-stills trailers trailer-stills ]
Pour Elle (trailer in HD)
I like that wide angle distortion. (Also: any trailer that gets the point across with only 3 words of dialogue is okay in my book. [Okay, yes, title cards, but still.])

Pour Elle (trailer in HD)

I like that wide angle distortion. (Also: any trailer that gets the point across with only 3 words of dialogue is okay in my book. [Okay, yes, title cards, but still.])

June 3, 2009   [ movies movie-stills trailer-stills ]
William Munny from Missouri
Not that the whole movie isn’t good, but an hour and fifty some minutes in is what sold me. You don’t always get to see the lead come unhinged without road signs and music cues. This was spot-on. Wow.

William Munny from Missouri

Not that the whole movie isn’t good, but an hour and fifty some minutes in is what sold me. You don’t always get to see the lead come unhinged without road signs and music cues. This was spot-on. Wow.

May 28, 2009   [ movies movie-stills ]
My personal faves. Incredibles - The Chairs. (via swissmiss)

My personal faves. Incredibles - The Chairs. (via swissmiss)

May 27, 2009   1 note   [ movies via:swissmiss incredibles ]

Like ectoplasm from a medium, it is the visible extrusion of a marketing campaign.

Roger Ebert on “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” (via goldenfiddlr)

Ouch.

May 22, 2009   [ movies via:goldenfiddlr quotes ]