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Fashion short film showcasing French designer Vanessa Bruno’s latest collection. It’s playful, emotional, heart breaking….it’s living life. Effortlessly chic. Refreshing.

I couldn’t embed the film, but the link above will take you directly to the video.

Here is what The NuArt has to say:

“Murderer Gary Gilmore does the Texas two-step, Master Masons experience spiritual transcendence in the Chrysler building, and satyrs compete in motorcycle side-car teams. While these films have nary a word per half-hour, Barney’s able to create a narrative that sucks you in with its eccentric motifs, highly researched and crafted detail, and carefully casted cameos. Screenings of these films are rare. Screenings of all five together? A one-off New York extravagance. “ – Rozalia Jovanovic, Flavorpill

Event Details:

Tickets are 10.50

Daily from June 11 – 17.

Call the theatre for show times.

Landmark Nuart Thearte

11272 Santa Monica Blvd

310.281.8223

Coming off an amazing 3 day weekend I wanted to post two fashion videos that will ease my mood into a state of mellow tranquility. The first video above is by Commes des Garcons called Wonderland for their new fragrance Wonderwood.

“The three minute film was created by The Quay Brothers who came up with the concept of woodland happenings from the view of a porcelain doll after smelling the fragrance.” (source)

The second video is by Prada and it is called Trembled Blossoms (2008).

“The original animated four-minute short, entitled Trembled Blossoms, is the final feature of a body of work that began last summer in conjunction with the design of the women’s Spring 2008 collection that debuted in Milan in September, based on inked drawings (used as wallpaper designs) which depict a lush, slightly scandalous, landscape of flowers and nymphs that evokes Prada’s vision, blending suggestions of Art Nouveau, Liberty, Aubrey Beardsley, and Hieronymus Bosch.”

“…directed by James Lima, produced by Hi! Production, Max Brun, with animation by Sight Effects, L.A. The goal was to create a classic animated film, from Hollywood’s golden era of the 1930s and 1940s, while employing modern animation and motion capture technology.” (source)

Both videos were well received at the Fashion Film Festival. View the second video after the jump.

“Uncle Boonmee is suffering from kidney failure. As an avid practitioner of Yoga, he is well aware of his body. He knows that he will die in 48 hours. Boonmee calls his distant relatives to take him back from hospital to die at home, a longan farm. There, they are greeted by the ghost of his deceased wife who has re-appeared to take care of him. His lost son also returns from the jungle in an ape-like form. The son has mated with a creature known as a ‘monkey ghost’ and has lived in the trees with her for the past 15 years.” - CINEUROPA

Watch the trailer after the jump.

“A disgraced journalist is enlisted to solve the cryptic 1960s murder of a 16-year-old, and in his labyrinthine physical and psychological journey, wins the trust and talent of a hardened street girl.”    – Flavorpill

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is expected to be huge hit like the Jason Bourne Trilogy.

Read the description write up and click on the link to view the videos.

“The Bridegroom Stripped Bare shows Alexander McQueen at his exuberant best as he transforms a bridegroom into a bride in a frenzy of cutting, ripping, painting and gaffer-taping. McQueen is famous for his cutting and draping skills, often working directly on a garment while a model is wearing it. This film offers a rare glimpse of the designer at work, in what is usually an unseen, intense and private act. It is just one of sixteen performances in the Transformer series, filmed and broadcast live over a two-day period. Fascinated by the idea of transformation and the power of the transformative act, Nick Knight extended an invitation to friends and colleagues including Erin O’Connor, Juergen Teller, Katy England and Bobby Gillespie to devise and be filmed in an act of transformation that held personal significancefor them. While some performances were lighthearted, others provided meaningful insight into the different creative processes at play. This was the first fashion shoot to be broadcast live via webcam, revealing the working methodologies that underpin contemporary fashion image-making in real time. SHOWstudio.com’s viewers were invited to e-mail live questions to ‘interview’ the team of creatives on set about their ideas, motivations and progress, creating a two-way dialogue between the event and its audience. Each performance was recorded in Polaroid stills, video footage and via webcam, allowing every aspect to be witnessed, during and after the event.” – ShowStudio

I couldn’t embed the film. Please click here to view the film.

“Everything that’s built crumbles in time: buildings, cultures, fortunes, and lives,” says Lipman. “The detritus of civilization tells us no less about our current epoch than an archeological dig speaks to history. The urban ruin is particularly compelling because it speaks of the recent past, and reminds us that our own lives and creations will also soon pass into dust. These film, video, and performance works explore decay in a myriad of forms—architectural, cultural, and personal.”

- Filmmaker Ross Lipman

Ross Lipman is a filmmaker, writer, and performer. Lipman will be in person to answer audience questions and showcase his the films 10-17-88 (1989, 11 min.) and Rhythm 06 (1994/2008, 9 min.), selections from the video cycle The Perfect Heart of Flux, and the performance essay The Cropping of the Spectacle.

Curated by Steve Anker and Bérénice Reynaud.

Tickets are available for purchase at the RedCat.

Marcello Mastroianni

GQ Magazine, the go-to-magazine of every man of style, created a slide show of the most stylish men of the past 50 years. GQ recognizes one of my favorites Marcello Mastroianni. I can still hear the scene from La Dolce Vita.

The scene where some ladies are sunbathing on the rooftop and Marcello flies in by helicopter to film them. The ladies shout from the rooftop patio – “Marcello. Marcello.” This scene was later recreated in a commercial for Peroni Beer.

Source: GQ: The 50 Most Stylish Men of the Past 50 Years

Peroni La Dolce Vita Commercial

Halston Fall 2009

“In order to push through you have to find the beast inside you.” Abbie Cornish

During an interview for LA Times Magazine gives her perspective about the desire of the beast. She goes on to say that once you have had the beast you start to favor the beast…to seek out the beast.

Check out the video,  Video Interview Abbie Cornish – LA Times Magazine

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