An interesting little article on film poster typography can be read here.
A doughnut-brandishing Homer Simpson has been painted next to the giant on the hill above Cerne Abbas, Dorset, to promote the new Simpsons film.
Fujiya & Miyagi are an English band formed in Brighton in 2000. They are currently signed to Tirk Records in the United Kingdom. They are self-described as being heavily influenced by 70’s Krautrock bands such as Can and Neu! as well as early-90’s electronica bands like Aphex Twin. The origins of the band’s name come from a character in the movie The Karate Kid as well as the brand of a record player.
The greatest long tracking shots in Cinema
“In a director’s cinematic bag of tricks the long tracking shot is the boldest way of making a statement. It’s the flashiest and most attention-grabbing egotistical way of flexing one’s muscle. In most cases it’s a narcissistic maneuver, “look-at-me” filming technique, but rare ones, the best ones, serve to reflect and further the story in a way that can’t be reflected with traditional editing.”
Lots of great example clips from movies including Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil, Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas, Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights, Scorsese’s Raging Bull, Chan Wook Park’s Oldboy, Robert Altman’s The Player, Alfonso Cuaron’s Children of Men and John Woo’s Hard Boiled.