Liftingfaces

First-time feature director of the film Bolt, Chris Williams, has also completed a short-film called Glago’s Guest which apparently will screen before Bolt. I have to say that this one looks much more appealing than John Travolta as a talking dog.

Here is a :40 clip online, which looks strange, sparse, stark and super cool.

I find the idea of children singing a song about Obama in the spirit of Sunday School songs about God extremely disturbing. I wonder if Obama finds it slightly creepy as well?

A random fact: The Fall of a Nation, a 1916 film directed by Thomas F. Dixon, Jr., was cinema’s first sequel ever. It was a follow up to the film, conversely titled The Birth of a Nation. Both of these films unfortunately glorify the KKK, despite the notariety of being such landmarks in cinematic history.

Deshawn Jackson outdid himself last night.

I’m not one to throw stones, but this is too unsettling to let fly under the radar. For those in the industry of design and film, namely film titles, you’ll know that Digital Kitchen (a place I once worked) has racked up more Emmy’s than most can boast to have. Six Feet Under, Dexter, Ghost Whisperer (that’s another story entirely), and so on.

And now Digital Kitchen has been solicited by Alan Ball to create the titles for his latest television series, True Blood, due this fall on HBO.

Which is fine, I wish them the best. But when the best their creative director can do is come up with a thin concept which relies largely on the imagery and compositions already put out by a documentary, “Searching for the Wrong Eyed Jesus,” I have to raise my hand in protest. Have a look at the following image comparisons, then watch the two respective clips, and decide for yourself.

The ole’ abandoned vehicle in the woods trick. I get it.

At least they chose baptists instead of evangelicals.

Props for using the Friday Night Lights art direction (red key, string lights in background.)

UPDATE. This one is actually ripped from a Chris Cunningham video. Undercranked nude contortionists tightly cropped. Wow.

I don’t know how this is even remotely permissible. Is it that hard to come up with your own idea?

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Nike has finally found a name for their product not directly targeted for on-the-field activity. But Nike Sportswear is something more, it rises above the Nike Town, Sportsmart classification, and is the limited, higher end niche they’ve carved from their established stock-and-trade. Whether reissues or new releases, the collection is looking pretty sharp.

And if you’re interested in spending over $200 for your hoodie, I highly recommend finding the Loopwheeler collection of tops. There’s a nice video giving you a glimpse into the Loopwheeler Factory, further proof that you still need thread and a loom to make a sweatshirt.

When you’re a Jet…

I was 14 years old when Brett Favre took over for the injured, and mediocre Don Majkowski. Now I’m 30, and for the first time in my adult life I get to see a new, young quarterback take over for an uninjured, hall-of-fame quarterback.

Here’s to hoping the Packers didn’t just do something really, really stupid.

Sigh . . . . . . . . .

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