April 2012
70 posts
kimchipr0:
this is my fucking JAM.
ACTUAL...
“At a certain point, even if you keep up-to-date with new releases (books,...”
– Geoff Dyer, Zona (via russmarshalek)
Maxistentialism: New York Times: One of the... →
maxistentialist:
New York Times:
One of the world’s most prolific bootleggers of Hollywood DVDs loves his morning farina. He has spent eight years churning out hundreds of thousands of copies of “The Hangover,” “Gran Torino” and other first-run movies from his small Long Island apartment to ship overseas.
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“Here’s the thing about jokes. They only work when they’re aiming up. I wrote...”
– A Complete Guide to ‘Hipster Racism’ (via npr)
A thousand times yes.
(via guardiancomment)
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“There is no honest discussion that can be had about this Hobbit footage without...”
– ~ Jim Vejvoda after watching 10 minutes of The Hobbit presented at its native 48 fps (rather than the normal 24 fps)
The 13 Most Useless College Majors (As Determined...
newsweek:
1. Fine Arts
2. Drama and Theatre Arts
3. Film, Video, and Photographic Arts
4. Commercial Art and Graphic Design
5. Architecture
6. Philosophy and Religious Studies
7. English Literature and Language
8. Journalism
9. Anthropology and Archeology
10. Hospitality Management
11. Music
12. History
13. Political Science and Government
(Ed: Your primary tumblrs majored in two...
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“This year, for the first time in history, celluloid ceases to be the...”
– LA Weekly’s in depth analysis of digital conversion.
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Brief Thoughts on Architecture and Cinema and...
Space has a curious relationship with film criticism. Much has been made of the viewer’s status as ‘voyeur’, but, as Giullana Bruno argues in ‘Site Seeing: The Cine City’, much less is made of our simultaneous status as ‘voyageurs’. For in film we don’t merely look onto scenes, we look through them. The camera, after all, is not static: it moves...
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“From the company that brought you Transformers”
– Everything that’s wrong with modern Hollywood in one tagline
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“Into The Abyss is not overtly about capital punishment. Herzog describes it more...”
– Classic Werner Herzog.
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“All those Oscar-type actresses over 50 are only on the tube because they were...”
– 41 Other Reasons American TV Sucks by Michael Musto
“Why did he think adding meant increase?
To me it was dilution.”
– Philip Larkin (via magnificentruin)
Instagram: Instagram + Facebook →
theatlantic:
instagram:
When Mike and I started Instagram nearly two years ago, we set out to change and improve the way the world communicates and shares. We’ve had an amazing time watching Instagram grow into a vibrant community of people from all around the globe. Today, we couldn’t be happier to announce that Instagram has agreed to be acquired by Facebook.
Facebook snatches up Instagram...
