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Back in 1951, the New York Yankees were still on top, the Dodgers were in Brooklyn, the Giants roamed New York’s Polo Grounds, and fans could collect the first set of Topps playing cards at one cent for a pack of two.
Needless to say, a lot has changed the past 70 years, all of the above remain woven into the fabric of baseball. And much like last year’s Topps Project 2020, the trading card giant is giving artists the freedom to put their own stamp on traditional trading cards with Project70.
Coinciding with Topps’ anniversary of that first set, Project70 kicked off on Feb. 17. Topps tasked artists with “revisiting and reimagining 70 years of iconic baseball card designs,” according to the project’s microsite. The number of partnered artists increased from the 20 who worked on Project 2020 to an apropos 51, a callback to the year it all began.
Back in 1951, the New York Yankees were still on top, the Dodgers were in Brooklyn, the Giants roamed New York’s Polo Grounds, and fans could collect the first set of Topps playing cards at one cent for a pack of two.
Needless to say, a lot has changed the past 70 years, all of the above remain woven into the fabric of baseball. And much like last year’s Topps Project 2020, the trading card giant is giving artists the freedom to put their own stamp on traditional trading cards with Project70.
Coinciding with Topps’ anniversary of that first set, Project70 kicked off on Feb. 17. Topps tasked artists with “revisiting and reimagining 70 years of iconic baseball card designs,” according to the project’s microsite. The number of partnered artists increased from the 20 who worked on Project 2020 to an apropos 51, a callback to the year it all began.
- 4/1/2021
- by Chris Longo
- Den of Geek
John Mayer may not be the first person you think of when it comes to street style stars, but that might change after his most recent wardrobe upgrades. The 39-year-old singer has recently added two seriously covetable streetwear items to his closet: a pair of Kanye West’s Yeezy Season 4 military boots, and a Supreme T-shirt — but not just any Yeezy boots and Supreme T-shirt.
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What sets Mayer apart from the rest of the cool kids is that his items feature a personalized touch. The musician stepped out...
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- 8/9/2017
- by Briana Draguca
- PEOPLE.com
Filmmaker Matt McCormick penned the following essay, published in conjunction with his Kickstarter campaign for the documentary Buzz One Four. Visit Kickstarter for more information, and consider making a donation. It’s true. My grandfather nearly blew up the entire eastern seaboard, or at least the area spanning from Washington D.C. to roughly Philadelphia, or maybe even New York, depending on which way the wind was blowing that day. But then again, it all depends on whom you ask. Air Force officials claim that there is no way the two 9-megaton thermonuclear bombs on board the B-52 bomber my grandfather (accidentally) […]...
- 10/12/2014
- by Matt McCormick
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Filmmaker Matt McCormick penned the following essay, published in conjunction with his Kickstarter campaign for the documentary Buzz One Four. Visit Kickstarter for more information, and consider making a donation. It’s true. My grandfather nearly blew up the entire eastern seaboard, or at least the area spanning from Washington D.C. to roughly Philadelphia, or maybe even New York, depending on which way the wind was blowing that day. But then again, it all depends on whom you ask. Air Force officials claim that there is no way the two 9-megaton thermonuclear bombs on board the B-52 bomber my grandfather (accidentally) […]...
- 10/12/2014
- by Matt McCormick
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Peripheral Produce, the Portland, Or based underground film DVD distributor is having a major sale this summer, offering many of their discs for just $10.
Most of Peripheral’s products are compilation DVDs featuring the work of either a single artist or multiple filmmakers. Some of the discounted offerings include:
Naomi Uman: Milking and Scratching
Includes films: Leche, Mala Leche, Private Movie, Removed, and Hand Eye Coordination.
Matt McCormick: From Tugboats to Polar Bears
Includes films: Towlines (2004), Grounded (2004), American Nutria (2003), Past and Pending (2003), The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal (2001), Going to the Ocean (2001), The Vyrotonin Decision (1999) and Sincerely, Joe P. Bear (1999).
Deborah Stratman: Something Like Flying
Includes films: In Order Not To Be Here, Kings of the Sky, and From Hetty to Nancy.
The Auto-Cinematic Video Mix Tape
Includes films: Truth in Advertising by Negativland, Atlanta by Miranda July, Battles on the Astral Plane by Jon Raymond, Slow...
Most of Peripheral’s products are compilation DVDs featuring the work of either a single artist or multiple filmmakers. Some of the discounted offerings include:
Naomi Uman: Milking and Scratching
Includes films: Leche, Mala Leche, Private Movie, Removed, and Hand Eye Coordination.
Matt McCormick: From Tugboats to Polar Bears
Includes films: Towlines (2004), Grounded (2004), American Nutria (2003), Past and Pending (2003), The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal (2001), Going to the Ocean (2001), The Vyrotonin Decision (1999) and Sincerely, Joe P. Bear (1999).
Deborah Stratman: Something Like Flying
Includes films: In Order Not To Be Here, Kings of the Sky, and From Hetty to Nancy.
The Auto-Cinematic Video Mix Tape
Includes films: Truth in Advertising by Negativland, Atlanta by Miranda July, Battles on the Astral Plane by Jon Raymond, Slow...
- 7/18/2013
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The mighty and all-powerful Chicago Underground Film Festival has done the absolute unthinkable: Reached their 20th year of operation! How many underground festivals have accomplished that feat? None, until now! Well, “now” being March 6-10 at the fest’s new location: The Logan Theatre.
Obviously, there are a lot of people who have worked with the fest over the years to help make it last for exactly two fantastic decades, but, truly, there is one special person who has to be specially lauded for his tireless dedication to the advancement of underground film and its makers. Especially because Cuff hasn’t just been around for 20 years: It’s been fucking awesome for 20 years.
That person, of course, is Artistic Director Bryan Wendorf, who has been with the fest for the very first edition to it’s most recent, mind-blowing one. Year after year, Wendorf has guided Cuff into defining, challenging,...
Obviously, there are a lot of people who have worked with the fest over the years to help make it last for exactly two fantastic decades, but, truly, there is one special person who has to be specially lauded for his tireless dedication to the advancement of underground film and its makers. Especially because Cuff hasn’t just been around for 20 years: It’s been fucking awesome for 20 years.
That person, of course, is Artistic Director Bryan Wendorf, who has been with the fest for the very first edition to it’s most recent, mind-blowing one. Year after year, Wendorf has guided Cuff into defining, challenging,...
- 2/13/2013
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The 15th annual Antimatter Film Festival is grinding out, as it always does, an incredible program of avant-garde and experimental short films and features from all over the world. The visual smorgasbord is assaulting Victoria, British Columbia on Oct. 12-20.
Some of the features include Matt McCormick‘s lyrical travelogue road trip The Great Northwest, Sabine Gruffat‘s Detroit & Dubai contrast and comparison I Have Always Been a Dreamer and Ben Rivers‘ acclaimed pastoral odyssey Two Years at Sea.
On the short film front, there’s Salise Hughes‘ vanishing Erasable Cities, Deborah Stratman‘s reworked silent film Village, silenced, Matt McCormick‘s meditation on abandoned spaces Future So Bright, Jem Cohen‘s portrait doc Crossing Paths With Luce Vigo, Lyn Elliot‘s stop-motion Another Dress, Another Button, Alyssa Timon‘s A Dog Wearing Glasses; and tons more.
Plus, there’s the special “Home Movie Day” tribute to Victoria, BC on Oct.
Some of the features include Matt McCormick‘s lyrical travelogue road trip The Great Northwest, Sabine Gruffat‘s Detroit & Dubai contrast and comparison I Have Always Been a Dreamer and Ben Rivers‘ acclaimed pastoral odyssey Two Years at Sea.
On the short film front, there’s Salise Hughes‘ vanishing Erasable Cities, Deborah Stratman‘s reworked silent film Village, silenced, Matt McCormick‘s meditation on abandoned spaces Future So Bright, Jem Cohen‘s portrait doc Crossing Paths With Luce Vigo, Lyn Elliot‘s stop-motion Another Dress, Another Button, Alyssa Timon‘s A Dog Wearing Glasses; and tons more.
Plus, there’s the special “Home Movie Day” tribute to Victoria, BC on Oct.
- 10/15/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Aug. 4
7:00 p.m.
Hollywood Theatre
4122 Ne Sandy Boulevard
Portland, Oregon 97212
Hosted by: Peripheral Produce
Peripheral Produce, one of the leading purveyors of experimental and avant-garde film and video, has boldly re-released their seminal Auto-cinematic Video Mix Tape and will be celebrating said release with a massive screening at Portland’s Hollywood Theatre on Aug. 4. The screening will include work from the DVD by local artists such as Matt McCormick, Miranda July, Vanessa Renwick and Jon Raymond, as well as modern videos by Orland Nutt, Ben Popp, Ashley Lee Collinson and way more.
The Auto-cinematic Video Mix Tape was originally released on VHS way back in 1998 and has been out of print for way too long. However, it has been completely re-mastered for DVD and is currently available on the Peripheral Produce website. Portland, Oregon has long been a hotbed of great experimental media makers and the Mix Tape gathered...
7:00 p.m.
Hollywood Theatre
4122 Ne Sandy Boulevard
Portland, Oregon 97212
Hosted by: Peripheral Produce
Peripheral Produce, one of the leading purveyors of experimental and avant-garde film and video, has boldly re-released their seminal Auto-cinematic Video Mix Tape and will be celebrating said release with a massive screening at Portland’s Hollywood Theatre on Aug. 4. The screening will include work from the DVD by local artists such as Matt McCormick, Miranda July, Vanessa Renwick and Jon Raymond, as well as modern videos by Orland Nutt, Ben Popp, Ashley Lee Collinson and way more.
The Auto-cinematic Video Mix Tape was originally released on VHS way back in 1998 and has been out of print for way too long. However, it has been completely re-mastered for DVD and is currently available on the Peripheral Produce website. Portland, Oregon has long been a hotbed of great experimental media makers and the Mix Tape gathered...
- 8/3/2012
- by screenings
- Underground Film Journal
The 24th annual Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival is the largest, most jam-packed edition of Chicago’s long-running avant-garde and experimental media fest ever! Held at the Gene Siskel Film Center on June 21 and at Columbia College on June 22-23, this year’s event features two days and three nights of fantastic experimental work, including both short films and feature-length productions.
Two feature-length films will get two screenings each. First, there’s collage animator Lewis Klahr‘s latest epic work The Pettifogger, a film noir about the year in the life of a ’60s era gambler; and Tributes – Pulse, a collaboration between filmmaker Bill Morrison and Danish composer Simon Christensen. Both films will screen on the 22nd and the 23rd.
Other feature-length works include Wolfgang Lehmann’s experimental nature film Dragonflies With Birds and Snake, Barry Doupé’s computer animated mystery The Colors That Combine to Make White Are Important,...
Two feature-length films will get two screenings each. First, there’s collage animator Lewis Klahr‘s latest epic work The Pettifogger, a film noir about the year in the life of a ’60s era gambler; and Tributes – Pulse, a collaboration between filmmaker Bill Morrison and Danish composer Simon Christensen. Both films will screen on the 22nd and the 23rd.
Other feature-length works include Wolfgang Lehmann’s experimental nature film Dragonflies With Birds and Snake, Barry Doupé’s computer animated mystery The Colors That Combine to Make White Are Important,...
- 6/12/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The 7th annual Experiments in Cinema, or v7.9 if you prefer, will feature 7 days of fantastic experimental films from all over the world on April 16-22 at various locations across Albuquerque, New Mexico, including the Guild Cinema, the Southwest Film Center and the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
This year’s festival is jam-packed with a gaggle of short films, one feature and several workshops. It all kicks off on the 16th with an event devoted to films made with the Pxl 2000 video camera that was briefly produced as a kids toy, but has been adopted by visual artists. Pixel visionary Gerry Fialka will present films and a history of the camera’s use.
Some of the other special programs include a Cinegram Workshop taught by Kerry Laitala, another workshop taught by David Finkelstein on how to work with improvisational actors, a special screening of botanical-themed 16mm films curated by Caryn Cline and more.
This year’s festival is jam-packed with a gaggle of short films, one feature and several workshops. It all kicks off on the 16th with an event devoted to films made with the Pxl 2000 video camera that was briefly produced as a kids toy, but has been adopted by visual artists. Pixel visionary Gerry Fialka will present films and a history of the camera’s use.
Some of the other special programs include a Cinegram Workshop taught by Kerry Laitala, another workshop taught by David Finkelstein on how to work with improvisational actors, a special screening of botanical-themed 16mm films curated by Caryn Cline and more.
- 4/11/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
I'm only just now catching up with this year's edition of De Filmkrant's best-known project, Slow Criticism 2012, for which editor Dana Linssen has invented a new game: "It is called The Other Side(s) of the World and includes a lot of cinephile Wanderlust and cybernetic travel schedules. With the kind assistance of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (that made the films available trough a preview stream) we have assembled a dossier with reviews of most of the premieres in the Bright Future section. Playing along were film critics from all over the world who embarked on a virtual journey to see a film that came from a country or film culture that was as far from their current location as possible. Or was it?"
Adrian Martin and Cristina Álvarez López launch this collection of journeys with an essay on the "intimate connection between cinephilia and travel," in which they...
Adrian Martin and Cristina Álvarez López launch this collection of journeys with an essay on the "intimate connection between cinephilia and travel," in which they...
- 2/20/2012
- MUBI
Today's announcement from the International Film Festival Rotterdam lays out the full lineup for the Bright Future program. With descriptions from the festival:
World premieres
A la cantábrica (To La Cantábrica), Ezequiel Erriquez, Argentina. A "coming of age film set in the outskirts of Buenos Aires during the economic crisis of the late 1990s." Blog.
Corta, Felipe Guerrero, Colombia, Argentina, France. Guerrero "associates the work of sugar cane harvesters with the process of 16mm filmmaking. This film is a beautiful, cinematic meditation reminiscent of the work of Sharon Lockhart or Ben Russell." The Ultimate Pranx Case, Influenz Films, Canada. "In 2010, three boys had a prank with a girl at school and streamed it live on Internet. What started as an innocent joke soon got completely out of hand." Par exemple, Electre (Electre, For Instance), Jeanne Balibar and Pierre Léon, France. "In this eclectic homage to the Greek tragedy, Balibar and...
World premieres
A la cantábrica (To La Cantábrica), Ezequiel Erriquez, Argentina. A "coming of age film set in the outskirts of Buenos Aires during the economic crisis of the late 1990s." Blog.
Corta, Felipe Guerrero, Colombia, Argentina, France. Guerrero "associates the work of sugar cane harvesters with the process of 16mm filmmaking. This film is a beautiful, cinematic meditation reminiscent of the work of Sharon Lockhart or Ben Russell." The Ultimate Pranx Case, Influenz Films, Canada. "In 2010, three boys had a prank with a girl at school and streamed it live on Internet. What started as an innocent joke soon got completely out of hand." Par exemple, Electre (Electre, For Instance), Jeanne Balibar and Pierre Léon, France. "In this eclectic homage to the Greek tragedy, Balibar and...
- 1/15/2012
- MUBI
Now this is what I always want to see more of: Filmmaker Chris Hansen started chronicling the shoot for his latest feature film, An Affair. He has several posts up, so I recommend going to his June blog archives to read up on how it’s going. (The shoot’s still in it’s very early stages.) I know blogging after a day of shooting probably sucks, but I love reading production diaries.In case you missed the fascinating recent dust up between the media advocacy group Reel Grrls and Comcast, Flip the Media has a great article on it, including the positive outcome of the whole thing.Usama Alshaibi’s Profane screened at the Chicago Underground Film Festival the other day and Ben Sachs has a capsule review of it in the Chicago Reader, which focuses on the film’s more lurid aspects.Speaking of Cuff, the Chicago Sun-Times...
- 6/5/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Below find an interview with "Some Days Are Better Than Others" director Matt McCormick, orginally published during indieWIRE's coverage of New Directors/New Films. The films opens at New York's Cinema Village on Friday, June 3rd. "Some Days Are Better Than Others" Synopsis: Eli (James Mercer) traverses Portland, Oregon, working a series of minimum-wage temp jobs in order to pay off a loan so that he can finish school. Dog shelter ...
- 6/3/2011
- Indiewire
Below find an interview with "Some Days Are Better Than Others" director Matt McCormick, orginally published during indieWIRE's coverage of New Directors/New Films. The films opens at New York's Cinema Village on Friday, June 3rd. "Some Days Are Better Than Others" Synopsis: Eli (James Mercer) traverses Portland, Oregon, working a series of minimum-wage temp jobs in order to pay off a loan so that he can finish school. Dog shelter ...
- 6/3/2011
- indieWIRE - People
Matt McCormick’s debut feature film Some Days Are Better Than Others is screening for one week, from June 3 to 9, at Cinema Village in NYC. You can look up specific showtimes and buy tickets in advance online at the theater’s website.
The film is a fictional narrative about the lives of several people living on the fringes of society, including an animal shelter worker who is obsessed with reality TV, a slacker who holds off finding employment, a thrift store worker and an elderly filmmaker.
Starring in the film are: Carrie Brownstein (of Sleater-Kinney), James Mercer, David Wodehouse, Renee Roman Nose and Erin McGarry.
The official synopsis reads:
Some Days are Better Than Others is a poetic, character-driven film that asks why the good times slip by so fast while the difficult times seem so sticky. The film explores ideas of abundance, emptiness, human connection and abandonment while observing...
The film is a fictional narrative about the lives of several people living on the fringes of society, including an animal shelter worker who is obsessed with reality TV, a slacker who holds off finding employment, a thrift store worker and an elderly filmmaker.
Starring in the film are: Carrie Brownstein (of Sleater-Kinney), James Mercer, David Wodehouse, Renee Roman Nose and Erin McGarry.
The official synopsis reads:
Some Days are Better Than Others is a poetic, character-driven film that asks why the good times slip by so fast while the difficult times seem so sticky. The film explores ideas of abundance, emptiness, human connection and abandonment while observing...
- 6/3/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Title: Some Days Are Better Than Others Writer-director: Matt McCormick Starring: James Mercer, Carrie Brownstein, David Wodehouse, Renee Roman Nose, Eric McGarry A delicate tone poem ensemble set in Portland, writer-director Matt McCormick’s “Some Days Are Better Than Others” is an unfussy rumination on modern human disillusionment and connection. The so-called “mumblecore” genre has gotten a bit of a bum rap for the dawdling pace and seemingly lesson-free nature of many of its entries, but there’s a pleasant and refreshing sense of cinematic rejuvenation that comes with submitting to a film that feels entirely of a piece in all its elements, but also unburdened by any sense of desperate, dutiful...
- 6/1/2011
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
The new issue (#6) of One+One: The Filmmakers Journal is now out with articles on the Zeitgeist Movement, Imperfect Cinema, Exploding Cinema and offers a filmmaking challenge. Oh, and Mary Poppins.Not sure how much longer these are going to be up, but you can watch some experimental shorts from the Images Festival on Mubi for free.The Lunch Movie recaps some of the wonders seen at this year’s Boston Underground Film Festival, which apparently included lots of vomiting.MediaBeat has notes from a discussion with Troma’s Lloyd Kaufman in which he advocates for media piracy. I don’t agree with what he says, but he has some interesting points.Time to rejoice! The Man Who Would Be Polka King is now streaming on Netflix. This hilarious true-life story is not to be missed if you have Netflix.Job Opening: The Austin Film Society is looking for a Director of Development.
- 4/10/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Here’s the full Underground Film Links post for today, 22 links in total:
According to Cineflyer, filmmaker Deco Dawson has issued a Cease and Desist Order to the The Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art for screening a film entitled The Lotus Eaters credited to artist Marcel Dzama, to which the museum has complied. At the heart of the matter is that Dzama’s film is really Dawson’s own Film(dzama), but with the proper credits cut off that attribute the film to Dawson. A strange and sad case.The Brooklyn Downtown Star newspaper profiled underground film couple Penny Lane and Brian Frye about their work-in-progress documentary Our Nixon, which is put together out of home movies made by the original Watergate gang.Rodney Perkins reprints his review of the return of Coffin Joe in José Marica Marins’ Embodiment of Evil, which will be released on DVD/Blu-Ray this week.
According to Cineflyer, filmmaker Deco Dawson has issued a Cease and Desist Order to the The Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art for screening a film entitled The Lotus Eaters credited to artist Marcel Dzama, to which the museum has complied. At the heart of the matter is that Dzama’s film is really Dawson’s own Film(dzama), but with the proper credits cut off that attribute the film to Dawson. A strange and sad case.The Brooklyn Downtown Star newspaper profiled underground film couple Penny Lane and Brian Frye about their work-in-progress documentary Our Nixon, which is put together out of home movies made by the original Watergate gang.Rodney Perkins reprints his review of the return of Coffin Joe in José Marica Marins’ Embodiment of Evil, which will be released on DVD/Blu-Ray this week.
- 3/27/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
In anticipation of the Wednesday launch of the 40th edition of the Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of the Lincoln Center’s New Directors/New Films festival, indieWIRE releases two additions to our annual 'Meet the Nd/Nf Filmmakers' series. Today "Memory Lane" director Mikhaël Hers and "Some Days Are Better Than Others"' Matt McCormick are profiled. The 2011 Nd/Nf runs March 23 - April 3. Click here for the ...
- 3/22/2011
- indieWIRE - People
In anticipation of the Wednesday launch of the 40th edition of the Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of the Lincoln Center’s New Directors/New Films festival, indieWIRE releases two additions to our annual 'Meet the Nd/Nf Filmmakers' series. Today "Memory Lane" director Mikhaël Hers and "Some Days Are Better Than Others"' Matt McCormick are profiled. The 2011 Nd/Nf runs March 23 - April 3. Click here for the ...
- 3/22/2011
- Indiewire
Have you picked up your tickets yet?
It’s that time of the year, when the early film festivals debut/premiere some of the films that we’ll be talking about later on in the year.
Sundance, Berlin, Pan African, Fespaco, and South By Southwest Film Festivals are done! And this week, the 40th installment of the New Directors/New Films Film Festival here in New York City, begins!
Press screenings for the festival end today, and I saw around 10 films. I’ve already reviewed 4 or so of them, with another 5 or 6 reviews coming, today and tomorrow. I’ll also include a brief write-up of what to expect at the festival, films you should see, those that you could skip, etc… so stay tuned for that.
The lineup of the New Directors/New Films Film Festival follows below, and those of you who live in New York, or who are...
It’s that time of the year, when the early film festivals debut/premiere some of the films that we’ll be talking about later on in the year.
Sundance, Berlin, Pan African, Fespaco, and South By Southwest Film Festivals are done! And this week, the 40th installment of the New Directors/New Films Film Festival here in New York City, begins!
Press screenings for the festival end today, and I saw around 10 films. I’ve already reviewed 4 or so of them, with another 5 or 6 reviews coming, today and tomorrow. I’ll also include a brief write-up of what to expect at the festival, films you should see, those that you could skip, etc… so stay tuned for that.
The lineup of the New Directors/New Films Film Festival follows below, and those of you who live in New York, or who are...
- 3/21/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Production equipment savvy? Living in Calgary or looking to move there? The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers wants to hire a Production Coordinator to help manage their equipment. Visit their site for details.Speaking of Canada, Rhizome has a cool video from a ’70s Canadian arts show where artist Evelyn Roth discusses crocheting sculptures out of videotape. Plus, Rhizome finally has their archives back online.Then, Experimental Cinema has news of a DVD of Canadian filmmaker Joyce Wieland’s films being released.Are female horror directors on the rise in the U.K.? Eleanor McKeown investigates for Electric Sheep.Then, for Peaches Christ’s website, Michael Varrati sticks up for the much maligned slasher genre. Hear, hear! They’re just damn fun, is all!Listen to the mellifluous voice of Mike Plante discussing his new Cinemad distribution effort.Landscape Suicide has some very lovely stills from Hollis Frampton’s underground classic Zorns Lemma,...
- 3/13/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The 49th annual Ann Arbor Film Festival is an epic celebration of experimental media that runs for six days on March 22-27. There’s so much great stuff screening this year, it makes one wonder what they’ll have left for their 50th anniversary next year!
A couple of the highlights include the highly anticipated feature-length documentary The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye by Marie Losier, which chronicles the pandrogynous love story between industrial music pioneer Genesis P-Orridge and his late wife. The film already made a big splash at the Berlinale earlier in the year and looks to be a major hit on the festival circuit this year.
Also not to be missed is a special retrospective of one of this year’s festival jury members, Vanessa Renwick, a longtime favorite on Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film. Renwick will screen 10 of her quirky and artistic documentary portraits,...
A couple of the highlights include the highly anticipated feature-length documentary The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye by Marie Losier, which chronicles the pandrogynous love story between industrial music pioneer Genesis P-Orridge and his late wife. The film already made a big splash at the Berlinale earlier in the year and looks to be a major hit on the festival circuit this year.
Also not to be missed is a special retrospective of one of this year’s festival jury members, Vanessa Renwick, a longtime favorite on Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film. Renwick will screen 10 of her quirky and artistic documentary portraits,...
- 3/7/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Mathew Cooper, who records as Eluvium, was struck by the themes of damaged things in director Matt McCormick's "Some Days Are Better Than Others" when he set about scoring the film, and decided to use an cache of damaged equipment to do it.
Years of thrifting all manner of junked keyboards and gear finally paid off for Cooper who longed to lure out the "ghosts" within them. The result is his moving score, thick with nostalgic drone, quietly bursting with broken things. It's being released April 26th, on Temporary Residence Ltd. You can listen to the title track here, courtesy of Pitchfork.
Download: Mathew Cooper -- "Some Days Are Better Than Others"
"Some Days Are Better Than Others" stars Portlandia's Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney) and James Mercer (Broken Bells, The Shins), who occasionally cross paths as they struggle with the broken parts of their lives.
Years of thrifting all manner of junked keyboards and gear finally paid off for Cooper who longed to lure out the "ghosts" within them. The result is his moving score, thick with nostalgic drone, quietly bursting with broken things. It's being released April 26th, on Temporary Residence Ltd. You can listen to the title track here, courtesy of Pitchfork.
Download: Mathew Cooper -- "Some Days Are Better Than Others"
"Some Days Are Better Than Others" stars Portlandia's Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney) and James Mercer (Broken Bells, The Shins), who occasionally cross paths as they struggle with the broken parts of their lives.
- 3/2/2011
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
Ahead of its screening at New Directors/New Films, Palisades Tartan has secured distribution rights to Matt McCormick's debut feature "Some Days Are Better Than Others," starring musicians James Mercer from The Shins and Carrie Brownstein, the vocalist behind Wild Flag. The film is slated to open theatrically March 25 at the Hollywood Theater in Portland, before opening wider across the country. "Matt McCormick is a very talented young director and ...
- 2/22/2011
- Indiewire
Celebrating its 40th year of spotlighting the world’s best up-and-coming feature filmmakers, the Museum of Modern Art and Film Society of Lincoln Center’s prestigious New Directors/New Films series has chosen Portland-based experimental filmmaker Matt McCormick‘s Some Days Are Better Than Others to screen.
McCormick is hardly a “new” director. He’s been making short films and music videos since 1999. However, Some Days Are Better Than Others is his first feature-length project. The movie follows the lives of several quirky Portland residents who all experience the good times of their lives slipping quickly into memory, while their more painful moments are so difficult to let go of.
Starring in the film is Carrie Brownstein, the former guitarist and singer for the band Sleater-Kinney and current star of the hit IFC cable TV series Portlandia. Brownstein previously appeared in Miranda July’s short film Getting Stronger Every Day...
McCormick is hardly a “new” director. He’s been making short films and music videos since 1999. However, Some Days Are Better Than Others is his first feature-length project. The movie follows the lives of several quirky Portland residents who all experience the good times of their lives slipping quickly into memory, while their more painful moments are so difficult to let go of.
Starring in the film is Carrie Brownstein, the former guitarist and singer for the band Sleater-Kinney and current star of the hit IFC cable TV series Portlandia. Brownstein previously appeared in Miranda July’s short film Getting Stronger Every Day...
- 2/17/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center Announce Feature Film Lineup for the 40th Annual New Directors/New Films March 23 . April 3
J.C. Chandor.s .Margin Call. is the Opening Night presentation with Maryam Keshavarz.s Award-winning .Circumstance. the Closing Night selection
The Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center announced the full lineup today for the 40th edition of New Directors/New Films (March 23 . April 3). Dedicated to the discovery of new works by emerging and dynamic filmmaking talent, the film festival will screen 28 feature films (24 narrative, 4 documentary) representing 22 countries.
The opening night feature is J.C. Chandor.s Margin Call. Screening on Wednesday, March 23, at 7:00Pm at MoMA, Chandor’s feature film directing debut is a timely and terrifying dramatic expose that tackles twenty-four hours on an investment bank trading floor; a day that brings layer upon layer of human and...
J.C. Chandor.s .Margin Call. is the Opening Night presentation with Maryam Keshavarz.s Award-winning .Circumstance. the Closing Night selection
The Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center announced the full lineup today for the 40th edition of New Directors/New Films (March 23 . April 3). Dedicated to the discovery of new works by emerging and dynamic filmmaking talent, the film festival will screen 28 feature films (24 narrative, 4 documentary) representing 22 countries.
The opening night feature is J.C. Chandor.s Margin Call. Screening on Wednesday, March 23, at 7:00Pm at MoMA, Chandor’s feature film directing debut is a timely and terrifying dramatic expose that tackles twenty-four hours on an investment bank trading floor; a day that brings layer upon layer of human and...
- 2/17/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
NYC’s New Directors/New Films Festival Unveils Lineup (“Pariah,” “Black Power Mixtape”) Make The Cut
Ahhh yes, it’s that time of the year, when the early film festivals debut/premiere some of the films that we’ll be talking about later on in the year.
Sundance is done; the Berlin and Pan African Film Festivals are currently underway; the South By Southwest Film Festival takes over Austin, TX in less than a month! And a few days after it ends, the 40th installment of the New Directors/New Films Film Festival here in New York City, begins!
Can’t you just feel the excitement in the air? I can!
And I feel even better knowing that I was granted press credentials by the festival organizers, meaning I’ll be seeing as many of these films for Free, with reviews to follow on this site, afterward, as usual.
The lineup of the New Directors/New Films Film Festival was just unveiled, and those of you who live in New York,...
Sundance is done; the Berlin and Pan African Film Festivals are currently underway; the South By Southwest Film Festival takes over Austin, TX in less than a month! And a few days after it ends, the 40th installment of the New Directors/New Films Film Festival here in New York City, begins!
Can’t you just feel the excitement in the air? I can!
And I feel even better knowing that I was granted press credentials by the festival organizers, meaning I’ll be seeing as many of these films for Free, with reviews to follow on this site, afterward, as usual.
The lineup of the New Directors/New Films Film Festival was just unveiled, and those of you who live in New York,...
- 2/16/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Feb. 14
7:30 p.m.
Anthology Film Archives
2nd Ave at 2nd St.
NYC, NY
Hosted by: Flaherty Seminar
If it’s Valentine’s Day, that means it’s time for only one thing: A night of romantic experimental films! For February, the monthly Flaherty Seminar screenings at the Anthology Film Archives is dedicated to all things love; including brand new videos by Jacqueline Goss and Peggy Ahwesh, and a classic, rare documentary by Tony Ganz and Rhody Streeter from 1971.
This event will be moderated by programmer and filmmaker Penny Lane. (Who does not have a film in the lineup herself.) Lane will also host a post-screening Q&A with several of the filmmakers who will be in attendance.
Some of the highlights include the full 28-minute cut-out animated musical Yard Work Is Hard Work by Jodie Mack. You can watch a toe-tapping, exuberant excerpt from this film below. Plus, Honeymoon...
7:30 p.m.
Anthology Film Archives
2nd Ave at 2nd St.
NYC, NY
Hosted by: Flaherty Seminar
If it’s Valentine’s Day, that means it’s time for only one thing: A night of romantic experimental films! For February, the monthly Flaherty Seminar screenings at the Anthology Film Archives is dedicated to all things love; including brand new videos by Jacqueline Goss and Peggy Ahwesh, and a classic, rare documentary by Tony Ganz and Rhody Streeter from 1971.
This event will be moderated by programmer and filmmaker Penny Lane. (Who does not have a film in the lineup herself.) Lane will also host a post-screening Q&A with several of the filmmakers who will be in attendance.
Some of the highlights include the full 28-minute cut-out animated musical Yard Work Is Hard Work by Jodie Mack. You can watch a toe-tapping, exuberant excerpt from this film below. Plus, Honeymoon...
- 2/12/2011
- by screenings
- Underground Film Journal
What do Danger Mouse, James Mercer, "Mad Men's" Christina Hendricks and Hall & Oates Have In Common?
The super duo, Broken Bells, aka Danger Mouse (aka producer Brian Burton) and The Shins' James Mercer turned heads with their debut "Broken Bells" this past spring. Then they released an awesome sci-fi video for their single, "The Ghost Inside" featuring Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men," "Firefly") as a darling android.
Today Vulture premiered a second official video for the same song adding Hall & Oates to the list of players who appear in videos for Broken Bells' "The Ghost Inside." Friend of the band director, Matt McCormick, was reminded of Hall & Oates' "Private Eyes" by the song's clapping, so much so that after digging up the 1981 video on YouTube, he "just started playing around with syncing up the visuals from the 'Private Eyes' video with 'The Ghost Inside.' Then he superimposed James Mercer's mouth on the face of Mr. Daryl Hall and called it a day." It's not...
Today Vulture premiered a second official video for the same song adding Hall & Oates to the list of players who appear in videos for Broken Bells' "The Ghost Inside." Friend of the band director, Matt McCormick, was reminded of Hall & Oates' "Private Eyes" by the song's clapping, so much so that after digging up the 1981 video on YouTube, he "just started playing around with syncing up the visuals from the 'Private Eyes' video with 'The Ghost Inside.' Then he superimposed James Mercer's mouth on the face of Mr. Daryl Hall and called it a day." It's not...
- 11/3/2010
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
Kudos to the AFI Fest for setting up an important sidebar that will expose the best that the next generation of filmmakers have to offer. Bumping up their crop of exciting new auteur cinema, sections labeled "Young Americans" and "New Auteurs" (Cannes heavy) are showcases you'll want to keep an eye on - I can vouch on a good chunk of titles already selected. Among the half dozen included names in "Young Americans" section we find a pair of filmmakers in Alistair Banks Griffin and David Robert Mitchell who were included in our own American New Wave 25 feature this summer. Two Gates Of Sleep, one of my top discoveries of the year from this year's Cannes will finally receive its North American premiere. Filling out the section, we also have the North American premiere for the Locarno preemed Kitao Sakurai's Aardvark (Sakurai was the cinematographer on You Wont Miss...
- 10/5/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
The Chicago Underground Film Festival is always a special occasion, but the 17th edition of this venerable institution, which runs on June 24 – July 1, is a little bit extra special. This year, Cuff will be honoring the lifelong underground film champion Jonas Mekas with their Lifetime Achievement Award!
Mekas will be in attendance at the festival at will appear at several screenings in his honor. On the 25th, there will be a screening of the new documentary Visionaries: Jonas Mekas and the (Mostly) American Avant-Garde, at which director Chuck Workman, Mekas and underground film historian Fred Camper will participate in a Q&A. Then, on the 26th, several of Mekas’ own films will screen and he’ll be presented with his award.
As for the rest of the fest, Cuff usually has some sort of unifying theme, at least as far as the features go. It’s not typically a stated theme,...
Mekas will be in attendance at the festival at will appear at several screenings in his honor. On the 25th, there will be a screening of the new documentary Visionaries: Jonas Mekas and the (Mostly) American Avant-Garde, at which director Chuck Workman, Mekas and underground film historian Fred Camper will participate in a Q&A. Then, on the 26th, several of Mekas’ own films will screen and he’ll be presented with his award.
As for the rest of the fest, Cuff usually has some sort of unifying theme, at least as far as the features go. It’s not typically a stated theme,...
- 6/3/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Rating: 7.5/10
Director: Matt McCormick
Writer: Matt McCormick
Cast: Carrie Brownstein, James Mercer, Renee Roman Nose, David Wodehouse
The title Some Days Are Better Than Others suggests a tale of the highs and lows of every day life with a melancholic bent– and that is exactly what you get from this film.
Read more on SXSW 2010 Review: Some Days Are Better Than Others…...
Director: Matt McCormick
Writer: Matt McCormick
Cast: Carrie Brownstein, James Mercer, Renee Roman Nose, David Wodehouse
The title Some Days Are Better Than Others suggests a tale of the highs and lows of every day life with a melancholic bent– and that is exactly what you get from this film.
Read more on SXSW 2010 Review: Some Days Are Better Than Others…...
- 3/25/2010
- by Ronnita Miller
- GordonandtheWhale
SXSW Review
Some Days are Better than Others
Director: Matt McCormick
World Premiere
Narrative Competition
93 minutes
Complete Coverage of SXSW 2010
Synopsis
Some Days are Better Than Others is a poetic, character-driven feature-length film that asks why the good times slip by so fast while the hard times always seem so sticky. The film explores ideas of abundance, emptiness, human connection and abandonment while observing an interweaving web of awkward characters that maintain hope by inventing their own forms of communication and self-fulfillment. Written and directed by Matt McCormick and featuring Carrie Brownstein, James Mercer, Renee Roman Nose, and David Wodehouse, Some Days are Better Than Others is a sad valentine to the forgotten discards of a throwaway society, and a story about knowing when to hold on, and when to let go.
Director Bio
Matt McCormick is a Portland based filmmaker and artist who has made several short films, music videos,...
Some Days are Better than Others
Director: Matt McCormick
World Premiere
Narrative Competition
93 minutes
Complete Coverage of SXSW 2010
Synopsis
Some Days are Better Than Others is a poetic, character-driven feature-length film that asks why the good times slip by so fast while the hard times always seem so sticky. The film explores ideas of abundance, emptiness, human connection and abandonment while observing an interweaving web of awkward characters that maintain hope by inventing their own forms of communication and self-fulfillment. Written and directed by Matt McCormick and featuring Carrie Brownstein, James Mercer, Renee Roman Nose, and David Wodehouse, Some Days are Better Than Others is a sad valentine to the forgotten discards of a throwaway society, and a story about knowing when to hold on, and when to let go.
Director Bio
Matt McCormick is a Portland based filmmaker and artist who has made several short films, music videos,...
- 3/23/2010
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
Carrie Brownstein ought to write a movie about rock and roll. She's played guitar for the eminent rock band Sleater-Kinney. She has a music blog on NPR.org called Monitor Mix, and has also written for Slate and the Believer. And she's acting in her first feature-length film, "Some Days Are Better Than Others," which premiered Sunday here at SXSW. In the film, directed by Matt McCormick, she stars alongside fellow Portland musician James Mercer, formerly of the Shins and currently of Broken Bells, this year's featured band at SXSW. Her double duties at this year's fest -- as an actor and as a curator for NPR's showcase -- have her feeling invigorated. Over the phone from a hotel room in Austin, Carrie recounted Sunday's cringing movie-viewing experience, broke down her transition from musician to writer, and hinted at a Sleater-Kinney reunion as but one of her near future musical endeavors.
- 3/17/2010
- by Michael Hoinski
- ifc.com
SXSW 2010 – Day One
A depressing start and Kick-Ass starring Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong and Chloe Moretz. That’s what you want to hear, right? I’m lucky enough to be able to hang out in Austin, visit good family and attend the SXSW Film Festival.
Complete Coverage of SXSW 2010
Yet, I’m breaking out the word ‘depressing.’ Sigh.
I’ve already been hangning out with my siser-in-law, brother-in-law and their spouses. Good times. Good food. Good drink. Nothing to complain about. I even saw an advanced screening of Hot Tub Time Machine. It’s a good poor-man’s The Hangover. I should win a prize. I’m probably the one millionth person to already compare it to Hangover.
I did an early check-in on Thursday. Registration opened at 3:00. I got in line at 2:30. Probably about 30 people in front of me. At 3:00 there were probably 500 behind me. This...
A depressing start and Kick-Ass starring Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong and Chloe Moretz. That’s what you want to hear, right? I’m lucky enough to be able to hang out in Austin, visit good family and attend the SXSW Film Festival.
Complete Coverage of SXSW 2010
Yet, I’m breaking out the word ‘depressing.’ Sigh.
I’ve already been hangning out with my siser-in-law, brother-in-law and their spouses. Good times. Good food. Good drink. Nothing to complain about. I even saw an advanced screening of Hot Tub Time Machine. It’s a good poor-man’s The Hangover. I should win a prize. I’m probably the one millionth person to already compare it to Hangover.
I did an early check-in on Thursday. Registration opened at 3:00. I got in line at 2:30. Probably about 30 people in front of me. At 3:00 there were probably 500 behind me. This...
- 3/13/2010
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
The 48th annual Ann Arbor Film Festival is another exciting celebration of underground film past and present, featuring two retrospectives of two master filmmakers and dozens of short films and features from some of the most gifted talents working today.
For the retrospectives, first, Kenneth Anger will be in attendance at the festival for two programs of his classic work, including Fireworks and Scorpio Rising. Plus, for the first Anger screening, the filmmaker will be joined on-stage by film critic Dennis Lim for a discussion of his work and career. The second retrospective is of the work of the late Chick Strand, who sadly passed away in 2009. Strand’s Angel Blue Sweet Wings (1966) will actually open the entire festival, then there will be two retrospective screenings of her work, the first of which will be presented by film scholar Irina Leimbacher.
The rest of the Aaff lineup reads like a...
For the retrospectives, first, Kenneth Anger will be in attendance at the festival for two programs of his classic work, including Fireworks and Scorpio Rising. Plus, for the first Anger screening, the filmmaker will be joined on-stage by film critic Dennis Lim for a discussion of his work and career. The second retrospective is of the work of the late Chick Strand, who sadly passed away in 2009. Strand’s Angel Blue Sweet Wings (1966) will actually open the entire festival, then there will be two retrospective screenings of her work, the first of which will be presented by film scholar Irina Leimbacher.
The rest of the Aaff lineup reads like a...
- 3/8/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The South by Southwest Film Festival announced its 2010 feature line-up Wednesday night, and I couldn’t be more excited. The nine day event starts March 12, 2010 here in Austin, Texas, and I’ll be covering as much as I can from start to finish. Though, if it’s anything like last year, I’ll be asleep on my feet by the end of it.
The 2010 list includes 119 films (55 world premieres), but here are a few notables: The previously announced Kick-Ass will start the festivities. Elektra Luxx, the sequel to the underseen comedy Women in Trouble, starring Carla Gugino, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and too many more to name. Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass in which Edward Norton plays identical twins. A documentary titled People vs. George Lucas that I will be seeing. Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs. Plus the “SNL” spin-off movie MacGruber in its world premiere, possibly before the MacGyver creator shuts it down.
The 2010 list includes 119 films (55 world premieres), but here are a few notables: The previously announced Kick-Ass will start the festivities. Elektra Luxx, the sequel to the underseen comedy Women in Trouble, starring Carla Gugino, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and too many more to name. Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass in which Edward Norton plays identical twins. A documentary titled People vs. George Lucas that I will be seeing. Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs. Plus the “SNL” spin-off movie MacGruber in its world premiere, possibly before the MacGyver creator shuts it down.
- 2/4/2010
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
The official lineup for the 2010 SXSW Film Festival was announced today, which features a lineup of 119 films that will screen this year on March 12-21. You can look over the full lineup on the SXSW website, although as far as I can tell actual screening times still have yet to be provided.
Listed below here are a couple of films that may be of specific interest to readers of Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film:
Some Days Are Better Than Others, dir. Matt McCormick. McCormick has been a force on the underground film scene for the past several years making acclaimed short films like The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal, founding the underground DVD distributor Peripheral Produce and overseeing the Pdx Film Festival. Some Days Are Better Than Others is McCormick’s first feature film and is a “poetic, character-driven film that asks why the good times slip by...
Listed below here are a couple of films that may be of specific interest to readers of Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film:
Some Days Are Better Than Others, dir. Matt McCormick. McCormick has been a force on the underground film scene for the past several years making acclaimed short films like The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal, founding the underground DVD distributor Peripheral Produce and overseeing the Pdx Film Festival. Some Days Are Better Than Others is McCormick’s first feature film and is a “poetic, character-driven film that asks why the good times slip by...
- 2/4/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
If you've been wondering what's been up with The Shins, you'll find your answer from at least the indie-rock group's frontman James Mercer. The singer-songwriter has gotten involved in a non-music endeavor by starring in forthcoming indie flick "Some Days Are Better Than Others," which will debut during the film and music portions at the South by Southwest Film + Music Festival, March 12-20. Carrie Brownstein, current NPR contributor and former guitarist/singer for Sleater-Kinney, stars alongside Mercer in the low-budget, feature-length film, the first film written and directed by Matt McCormick. "Some Days" "explores ideas of abundance, emptiness, human connection and abandonment...
- 2/4/2010
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
Expect the indie-rock crowd to turn out in droves for Matt McCormick's indie drama Some Days Are Better Than Others. What looks to be a very introspective and quietly quirky piece of work, music video director McCormick called in a pair of former clients - James Mercer from The Shins and Carrie Brownstein from Sleater-Kinney - to star in his feature debut. The synopsis to this one doesn't offer a lot int he way of hooks but the trailer makes it very clear that this will be all about mood and execution. Here's how the official website describes it:
Some Days are Better Than Others is Matt McCormick's poetic, character-driven debut feature-length film that asks why the good times slip by so fast while the difficult times seem so sticky. The film explores ideas of abundance, emptiness, human connection and abandonment while observing an interweaving web of awkward...
Some Days are Better Than Others is Matt McCormick's poetic, character-driven debut feature-length film that asks why the good times slip by so fast while the difficult times seem so sticky. The film explores ideas of abundance, emptiness, human connection and abandonment while observing an interweaving web of awkward...
- 2/4/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Less than a week worth of recovering from the Sundance Film Festival, and we are already looking forward to our next, big film fest coverage. That would be the South by Southwest Film Festival held annually in Austin, Texas. Last year, Scott and I brought you all kinds of coverage from the Lone Star State, and this year doesn’t look to be much different.
With that, the announcement came last night of the feature films that will be playing at the SXSW Film Festival. Previous announcement were already made about films like Cold Weather, Electra Luxx, Hubble 3D, Lemmy, Saturday Night, and The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights making their debut. Kick-ass was recently announced as the opening night film, as well.
Among the other films being presented this year are some Sundance darlings, a few, highly anticipated premieres, and MacGruber.
Check out the full list...
With that, the announcement came last night of the feature films that will be playing at the SXSW Film Festival. Previous announcement were already made about films like Cold Weather, Electra Luxx, Hubble 3D, Lemmy, Saturday Night, and The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights making their debut. Kick-ass was recently announced as the opening night film, as well.
Among the other films being presented this year are some Sundance darlings, a few, highly anticipated premieres, and MacGruber.
Check out the full list...
- 2/4/2010
- by Kirk
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I was so excited at seeing the SXSW line up last night that I completely forgot to post it and started searching the interwebs for cool content to go with it. Oops. Yes, I wish I was there but alas, it wasn’t mean to be (though don’t despair. We’ll be bringing you wicked awesome coverage).
But enough rambling, you want to know what’s all playing. Well, for a start there’s the much anticipated McGruber (trailer), the Duplass’ semi-mainstream comedy Cyrus, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs (trailer, review), Daniel Stamm’s horror flick Cotton and that’s on top of the previously announced titles which include Electra Luxx (Carla Gugino as a pregnant porn star? Bring. It. On.) and Kick-Ass (trailer). That’s already a great line-up but dear me, some of the other titles are pretty awesome too.
There’s Clay Liford scifi drama Earthling (trailer...
But enough rambling, you want to know what’s all playing. Well, for a start there’s the much anticipated McGruber (trailer), the Duplass’ semi-mainstream comedy Cyrus, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs (trailer, review), Daniel Stamm’s horror flick Cotton and that’s on top of the previously announced titles which include Electra Luxx (Carla Gugino as a pregnant porn star? Bring. It. On.) and Kick-Ass (trailer). That’s already a great line-up but dear me, some of the other titles are pretty awesome too.
There’s Clay Liford scifi drama Earthling (trailer...
- 2/4/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Late yesterday the SXSW Fim Festival, which runs from March 12-20 in Austin, TX, announced the full lineup of films that will be screening at this year’s event. And baby, it’s quite a list. Mixing big name films with intimate indie gems, the sheer number of films and the vast array of talented filmmakers is sure to be a hit with attendees and critics alike.
This lineup includes premieres of studio films such as Universal’s MacGruber, Lionsgate’s teen superhero actioneer Kick-Ass and smaller films like Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs, Michel Gondry’s The Thorn in the Heart and Steven Soderbergh’s And Everything Is Going Fine. With so many films to watch, it will be very difficult to find time to seem them all during the events nine days. But hell, we’re going to try.
For more on...
This lineup includes premieres of studio films such as Universal’s MacGruber, Lionsgate’s teen superhero actioneer Kick-Ass and smaller films like Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs, Michel Gondry’s The Thorn in the Heart and Steven Soderbergh’s And Everything Is Going Fine. With so many films to watch, it will be very difficult to find time to seem them all during the events nine days. But hell, we’re going to try.
For more on...
- 2/4/2010
- by Chris Ullrich
- The Flickcast
The South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival unveiled its feature film program Wednesday night, highlighted by the world premieres of action spoof "MacGruber" and "Mr. Nice," a real-life tale of an infamous British drug smuggler starring Rhys Ifans.
Features from the Duplass brothers ("Cyrus"), Steven Soderbergh ("And Everything Is Going Fine"), Michel Gondry ("The Thorn in the Heart") and Tim Blake Nelson ("Leaves of Grass") also have spots on the program.
The March 12-20 festival will showcase 119 features and 55 world premieres, including pervasively announced opening-night film "Kick-Ass." Selections were chosen from 1,572 submissions (1,206 U.S., 366 international).
"We want discovery," said conference and fest producer Janet Pierson, now in her second year. "We want a real range of films across the board."
Eight narrative and eight documentary features comprise the main competition categories.
The narrative selections are "Brotherhood," directed by Will Canon; "Dance With the One" (Mike Dolan); "Earthling" (Clay Liford...
Features from the Duplass brothers ("Cyrus"), Steven Soderbergh ("And Everything Is Going Fine"), Michel Gondry ("The Thorn in the Heart") and Tim Blake Nelson ("Leaves of Grass") also have spots on the program.
The March 12-20 festival will showcase 119 features and 55 world premieres, including pervasively announced opening-night film "Kick-Ass." Selections were chosen from 1,572 submissions (1,206 U.S., 366 international).
"We want discovery," said conference and fest producer Janet Pierson, now in her second year. "We want a real range of films across the board."
Eight narrative and eight documentary features comprise the main competition categories.
The narrative selections are "Brotherhood," directed by Will Canon; "Dance With the One" (Mike Dolan); "Earthling" (Clay Liford...
- 2/4/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Anyone who considers themselves well versed in American indie cinema of the last few years has seen at least one of these indie classics: Wendy and Lucy (review), Paranoid Park and Old Joy. If you haven't seen at least one (if not all of these), you really need to get cracking but I'm not here to admonish your viewing practices, only to share awesomeness so here we go.
The producers of those three films have gathered their considerable knowledge and provided yet another entry into the indie cannon. Matt McCormick's directorial debut Some Days are Better than Others certainly looks the part: beautiful cinematography, cryptic trailer, wicked cast. The film stars former Sleater-Kinney guitar hero Carrie Brownstein and Shins frontman James Mercer in an exploration of “abundance, emptiness, human connection and abandonment while observing an interweaving web of awkward characters who maintain hope by inventing their own forms of communication and self-fulfillment.
The producers of those three films have gathered their considerable knowledge and provided yet another entry into the indie cannon. Matt McCormick's directorial debut Some Days are Better than Others certainly looks the part: beautiful cinematography, cryptic trailer, wicked cast. The film stars former Sleater-Kinney guitar hero Carrie Brownstein and Shins frontman James Mercer in an exploration of “abundance, emptiness, human connection and abandonment while observing an interweaving web of awkward characters who maintain hope by inventing their own forms of communication and self-fulfillment.
- 2/4/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Hey, it’s a film festival masquerading as an art gallery show! Or is it an art gallery show masquerading as a film festival? Whatever it is, it’s the Projections Festival of Rare and Hard to See Films curated by Aaron Rose and screening from Jan. 16 to Feb. 20 at the Roberts & Tilton gallery in Los Angeles.
Some of the films screening are short films by popular, indie film directors, such as Spike Jonze, Harmony Korine, Jean-Luc Godard, Miranda July and Roman Coppola. But there are also films by underground filmmakers like Sadie Benning, Matt McCormick, Brian Butler and the king of underground film, Jonas Mekas. And there’s a whole host more, too.
If you look over the schedule, which is posted in its entirety below, you’ll notice that there aren’t a lot of screening times listed. That’s because on each day a film, or a series of films,...
Some of the films screening are short films by popular, indie film directors, such as Spike Jonze, Harmony Korine, Jean-Luc Godard, Miranda July and Roman Coppola. But there are also films by underground filmmakers like Sadie Benning, Matt McCormick, Brian Butler and the king of underground film, Jonas Mekas. And there’s a whole host more, too.
If you look over the schedule, which is posted in its entirety below, you’ll notice that there aren’t a lot of screening times listed. That’s because on each day a film, or a series of films,...
- 1/13/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Over the years, I had grown quite fond of seeing Carrie Brownstein rock out at Sleater-Kinney shows. Since then, however, whether she is showing off her stellar writing skills on her blog for NPR or being hilarious with SNL’s Fred Armisen as ThunderAnt, Brownstein has shown serious artistic versatility.
Perhaps, then, I should not be surprised to see her playing the part of a broken-hearted animal shelter worker in the upcoming independent film, Some Days Area Better Than Others.
Last week, Portland-based filmmaker Matt McCormick released the trailer for Some Days Area Better Than Others, which tackles some seriously heavy stuff. The synopsis reads:
Some Days are Better Than Others is about the nuances of communication, the desperation of heartbreak, and the struggle to maintain hope through the passing of time.
The film follows an “interweaving web of awkward characters,” each struggling to be fulfilled in their lives. Brownstein plays Katrina,...
Perhaps, then, I should not be surprised to see her playing the part of a broken-hearted animal shelter worker in the upcoming independent film, Some Days Area Better Than Others.
Last week, Portland-based filmmaker Matt McCormick released the trailer for Some Days Area Better Than Others, which tackles some seriously heavy stuff. The synopsis reads:
Some Days are Better Than Others is about the nuances of communication, the desperation of heartbreak, and the struggle to maintain hope through the passing of time.
The film follows an “interweaving web of awkward characters,” each struggling to be fulfilled in their lives. Brownstein plays Katrina,...
- 9/29/2009
- by jen sabella
- AfterEllen.com
The Shins' frontman James Mercer is all set try his luck with acting in movies. Mercer is starring in the feature film "Some Days Are Better Than Others," directed by Matt McCormick.
The film deals with a set of lonely people trying to create their own abstract forms of communication, McCormick told Pitchfork. "The character he plays is in many ways an extension of the character that I created for him in The Shins' 'The Past and Pending' video I did a while back," McCormick adds.
McCormick has previously worked on videos "Australia" and "The Past and The Pending" for the band. The film also features former Sleater-Kinney drummer Carrie Brownstein. Brownstein has previously appeared with Mercer in a short by McCormick entitled "Light Tiger Eye."
The film is slated for an Autumn 2009 release.
The film deals with a set of lonely people trying to create their own abstract forms of communication, McCormick told Pitchfork. "The character he plays is in many ways an extension of the character that I created for him in The Shins' 'The Past and Pending' video I did a while back," McCormick adds.
McCormick has previously worked on videos "Australia" and "The Past and The Pending" for the band. The film also features former Sleater-Kinney drummer Carrie Brownstein. Brownstein has previously appeared with Mercer in a short by McCormick entitled "Light Tiger Eye."
The film is slated for an Autumn 2009 release.
- 12/2/2008
- icelebz.com
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