October 26, 2005
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Watched this week…
Louis Clichy’s A Quoi Ça Sert L’Amour was mentioned on Drawn and AWN a while ago. I saw it for the first time this week. Sigh. The animation is absolutely gorgeous, and what a great song by Edith Piaf.
The Mascot by Ladyslaw Starewicz. This was somethin’ else. A somewhat sweet and macabre stopmotion ”Toy Story” from the 30′s…
The story revolves around a hand-made stuffed dog puppet who comes to life when the poor woman who is making him sews a teardrop inside his chest. She has a sick little girl who wants “an orange” more than anything… how times have changed. Anyway, the dog goes through Hell to get this orange, fighting all sorts of weird demons, other puppets, and Satan himself! (via awn)
Tonight Eddie, Jim and I went to see The Constant Gardener at the Beverley Center. It was a powerfully gripping and tragic experience. The cinematography is as stunning as in City Of God by the same director, Fernando Meirelles. Go see!
And…
Thanks to Kristin for the GIMP trade! And for linking us on her blog
An Egg Car for drivers who can’t park
Awesome Rockabilly photo series by Erik Refner.
Via Aaron’s Cold Hard Flash – A series of Flash shorts that illustrate what’s new in Flash 8. (which we have yet to try out)
Dia de los Muertos this weekend! At the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. I missed the last two years’ celebrations… am definitely going this year!
