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RIP Bob Godfrey

The Roobarb animator has died; here's his Oscar-winning short about Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Update: Axed by The Man.

Update 2: there are a few of his films available to buy on his site, although the Brunel one isn't there which is a shame, it's great (more on it here). This BBC doc is worth a look...

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22nd Feb 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

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The Great Time Machine Race

It's on... (Or will be.) (Or has been.) Take your pick between the Verdrehung Fan(TM) and the Space-Time Twisting By Light project. 

Marshall Barnes, R&D Eng, is working on the Verdrehung Fan(TM) which involves effecting time with specially synthesized electromagnetic fields. Meanwhile, the plan from Ronald L. Mallett, PhD utilises a rotating ring laser generating a gravitational field that then twists space and time.

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21st Feb 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

Lichenstein At Tate Modern

Pop art pointillism returns to London: 

Lichtenstein: A Retrospective
Tate Modern: Exhibition
21 February – 27 May 2013
£14, concessions available
The exhibition will be open to all for an advance open day on 20 February.
Open until 20.00 on Sundays, with last ticket sale at 19.00.

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20th Feb 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Trailer Park: It's A Disaster

Good cast in this brunch at the end of the world comedy from Oscilloscope Labs: David Cross, Julia Stiles, America Ferrera. Follow @OscopeLabs for details of the whole thing showing on Vine (if watching a movie in 6 sec clips is your kind of thing)

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20th Feb 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

Short Attention Span Theatre: C (299,792 km/s)

Like the retromania science clips in this Kickstarter-funded short - reminiscent of Leonard Nimoy's finest work (In Search Of...). More details on the combination of digital cameras and old school non-CGI FX work in this Wired piece.

"C is the story of Lieutenant Commander Malleck, and her radical act of mutiny aboard the
KESTROS IV. With the help of her co-conspirators, she attempts to harness this weapon of mass destruction for a grand new purpose. But when a contingent of ground crew led by Second Lieutenant Kai threatens her master plan, Malleck must use the ship against them in order to succeed.

To build the future, we looked to the past. No CGI or greenscreen was used in the making of the film; all our sets and props were built by hand and filmed in-camera. Combining new advances in digital camera technology with traditional special effects, we sought to create a unique look through lighting design, camera tricks, miniature photography, split-screen, and stop-animation. We believe that this approach allowed us greater creative possibilities on a low-budget science-fiction film."

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19th Feb 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

Bat Surf's Up

(via @aicn)

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18th Feb 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Short Attention Span Theatre: Head Over Heels

Oscar-nominated short from National Film & Television School graduates. Coincidentally similar to this Kirsten Dunst sci-fi, which just looks silly

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18th Feb 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Trailer Park: The Company You Keep

Good looking trailer up for Robert Redford's new thriller The Company You Keep, about 60s radicals The Weather Underground. It's star studded, but not to be confused with Raymond Pettibon's similarly star studded art flick The Whole World is Watching - Weathermen '69.

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15th Feb 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

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New Cave Singers Ahoy

New one from the solid beard band on the horizon: Naomi is out in March, DL available now if you pre-order the vinyl/CD which is sort of retro and modern of them all at the same time. Enjoyed the last three, looking fwd to this one

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13th Feb 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Promo Promo: St Vincent - Bad Girls

St Vincent covers a song from Bob's Burgers

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13th Feb 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

Kurt Vile Will Violate You Again in April

The new @TheRealKurtVile record "Wakin' On A Pretty Daze" is out April 8th. Check out the rocking 9m30s MP3 "Wakin' On A Pretty Day" here. And be prepared for some spelling issues with all these titles.

Cover art is by chimp favourite Espo (aka Steven Powers). Check that out above and in the video below.

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13th Feb 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Trailer Park: TPB - AWK

The Pirate Bay doc Pirate Bay - Away From Keyboard is up and, as you'd imagine streaming in full on YouTube, available as a torrent etc etc @tpb_afk

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12th Feb 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Promo Promo: Beck - Sound + Vision

Beck covers the Bowie track with a 157-piece orchestra

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11th Feb 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet