Procrastination, by Johnny Kelly
Procrastination, by Johnny Kelly
~Falala-lala-lala-la-la~
Terry Gilliam’s Animated 1968 Christmas Card [via Flavorwire]
Video: Spike Jonze’s Mourir Auprès de Toi
The latest short film from Spike Jonze — following last year’s Nick Zinner-assisted robot love story, I’m Here, and this year’s Arcade Fire collaboration, Scenes From the Suburbs — arrived today in the form of Mourir Auprès de Toi (To Die By Your Side), a stop-motion tale of characters from canonized books coming to life in Paris’ famed Shakespeare & Company bookshop. The quirky tragicomedy stars Jonze himself, voicing the skeleton of Macbeth, and French singer/actress SoKo as Mina Harker from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, brought to life through 3,000 hand-cut pieces of felt crafted by handbag designer Olympia Le-Tan. Co-directed by Simon Cahn, the love story closes with a catchy tune sung by SoKo (sounding eerily similar to Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are collaborator Karen O), whose long-awaited debut LP just got pushed back to February. Check out the animated felt flick above.
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“Mary & Max”, 2009
Must-watch claymation with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Toni Collette. Kleenex required. <3
Counting sheep…
“Cigarettes are bad, because they wash out to sea. Fish smoke them, and become nicotine dependent.”
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Official website: http://www.maryandmax.com/
“Chienne D’Historie” [Barking Island], © 2009 Sacrebleu Productions
Stunning watercolors + heartbreaking story. Wow.
Directed by Serge Avédikian / Paintings by Thomas Azuélos
SYNOPSIS [via Festival de Cannes]: Constantinople 1910. The streets are overrun with stray dogs. The newly-established government, influenced by a model of Western society, uses European experts to choose a method of eradication before deciding, suddenly and alone, to massively deport the dogs to a deserted island away from the city.
