Night Of The Living Dead; Reanimated The Artistic Site Of Zombies

06/21/2010

0 Comments

 
Picture
I am not sure if this is a GOOD thing or a very very BAD thing but 150 international artists and animators chose their fave scenes from the classic 1968 zombie classic, Night of the Living Dead and “re-imagined” those scenes into a collective “mash up” (God…I hate that term) entitled, Night of the Living Dead : Reanimated.

Video art meets zombies? HELL that is what video art has been missing all along. Everything is improved when you add zombies.

There will be a screening at the upcoming Comic-Con at 930 p.m., July 22 in Room 5AB. Confirmed Attendees include; John Chesnut and Josh Barnett (claymation and cut-out animation), Jacquelyn Bond (watercolor paintings), Grant Fuhst (mixed-media artwork), Sean Williams (hand drawn animation), Zina Lahr (toy modification/ experimental animation), Brad Uyeda (stop-motion animation), Anthony Amos (digital animation), and Eric Schock (comic book illustration).

The DVD release is coming July 27 and is chock full of extras.

For more information click HERE.


Add Comment
 

Florent: Queens of the Meat Market At the NYC Food Film Festival

06/15/2010

0 Comments

 
Picture
The New York City Food Film Festival, with the James Beard Foundation, are presentint the world preimer of the film Florent: Queens of the Meat Market, June 24, 2010 at the Altman Building, 135 West 18th Street. 

The event is hosted by and a benefit for The Food Bank for New York City. Performances by Daniel Nardicio, David Ilku, David Rakoff, Dirty Martini, Flotilla DeBarge, Lucy Sexton, Nora Burns, Penny Arcade and others.

Guests will also be able to taste for a selection of Restaurant Florent menu items.

Director David Signal, a devotee of the bistro, decided to document the restaurant’s history (including its wild parties) after hearing rumors that through-the-roof rents in the now gentrified area might force the closure of the restaurant (it closed in 2008).

Tickets are available on the NYC Food Film Festival Website.

for $75. There are also VIP tickets (limited) for $125. The VIP tickets include a gift bag and early entry at 8 p.m.

You can see a trailer here- www.nowness.com/day/2010/5/28/662/florent--a-downtown-swan-song

Add Comment
 

Gold, A Lost Bit Of The ‘60s Resurfaces On DVD (Features Music By MC5)

06/03/2010

0 Comments

 
Picture
Way back in 1968 a filmmaker by the name of Bob Levis got together his band of hippy-types and decided to make a movie. It would appear, that they just couldn’t decide what sort of movie they wanted to make so they rolled a bunch of movies into one. The result is Gold, a bizarre amalgam of the craziness that was the late 60s. There is revolution, recreation AND raunch. It is a wester, a comedy, sexploitation, a drama and a musical all in one.

The film has also been out of the public eye for ages. I do not believe it has ever been officially released in any home medium (feel free to correct this if I am wrong). Featured in the film are the comedy stylings of Del Close and Garry Goodrow. The music is also a selling point—the MC5 are prominently featured.

As an aside, for anyone who saw the film, Pirate Radio, the producer of this film, Ronan O’Rahilly, is the character portrayed by Phillip Seymour Hoffman. O’Rahilly was the manager of MC5 and brought them on board.

You can find out more and pre-order a copy at the Official Gold Website

 

Add Comment