CINEMA SOUND 2011

In my spare time I enjoy keeping up with and listening to new and old film scores, and I've been posting some favorites and some mixes over at Cinema Sound, culminating in a two-part mix of 2011 film music. Part One is mostly ambient/electronic, to be enjoyed at night on a drive or while working or relaxing. Part Two is mostly orchestral in nature. Both are continuous mixes lasting about an hour each. If you're a Tumblr user, follow Cinema Sound for more updates and a monthly mix/podcast.

ELENA

Here's my theatrical poster for ELENA, coming this year from Zeitgeist Films. From Andrey Zyvagintsev, the Russian director of THE RETURN, ELENA won the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard and is a fantastic and beautiful thriller. Coming atcha at Sundance, and you can watch the trailer here.

Thanks to Zeitgeist Films for asking me to work on this project, and stay tuned for news on a limited edition screenprint version of this, coming soon.

2011 IN FILM

My 10 favorite movies of 2011 as of now. Still haven’t seen: SHAME, A DANGEROUS METHOD, TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, MYSTERIES OF LISBON, HOUSE OF PLEASURES, THE TURIN HORSE, THE TRIP, WINNIE THE POOH, LE HAVRE.

1. THE TREE OF LIFE (Terrence Malick)

2. HANNA (Joe Wright)

3. SENNA (Asif Kapadia)

4. BEGINNERS (Mike Mills)

5. LE QUATTRO VOLTE (Michelangelo Frammartino)

6. MEEK’S CUTOFF (Kelly Reichardt)

7. MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE (Sean Durkin)

8. MELANCHOLIA (Lars Von Trier)

9. CERTIFIED COPY (Abbas Kiarostami)

10. ATTACK THE BLOCK (Joe Cornish)

Honorable mention: THE INTERRUPTERS, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, THE FUTURE, THE SKIN I LIVE IN, DRIVE, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, WEEKEND, POETRY, BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO.

HOLIDAY PRINT SALE!

These remaining prints from my inventory will be on sale at special prices for two weeks until December 14th, when they will ship out to arrive before the holidays (*guaranteed only in the US). Up for grabs: Mario World piece for Gallery 1988, Trash Humpers & Man With a Movie Camera prints for the Belcourt, Jeff the Brotherhood Soundland print, Sebastian Speaks gig poster and Owl Spirit art print, all 18x24".

All orders placed in these two weeks will receive one of these bonus mini-prints in their tube, pictured below. These will be randomly inserted, but if you have a special request I can try to assign first-come-first-serve. Please note these are extra mini-print proofs from my Belcourt show, some of which have slight imperfections which is why I'm giving what's left away. Mini-prints may include Before Sunrise and Before Sunset, My Neighbor Totoro, Never Let Me Go, Carlos and one of two Nashville Film Festival poster designs.



Head to my shop if you'd like to place an order. Thanks for your support in 2011 and happy holidays!

MARIO WORLD PRINTS

After a run at Gallery 1988's Old-School Video Game Show, my "Mario World" screenprints are now available here in my shop at a special price. These 18x24" four-color screenprints were beautifully printed by my friends at Burlesque of North America and could make a great gift for the Super Mario fan in your family, young or old!

CRITERION + WOAW

WORLD ON A WIRE, Rainer Werner Fassbinder's two-part sci-fi film made for German television in 1973, will make its way to your HD television in 2012 courtesy of The Criterion Collection. Here's the cover I prepared based on my theatrical poster design, with package and menu designs to follow...

TRISTEN DECKS THE HALLS

Help Tristen release her “Decks the Halls” Christmas 7” by contributing to this kickstarter campaign. I played some drums and am working on the single and poster design, which I'll post soon. Pledge a little for the single, or more for additional gift goodies, like Tristen’s handmade journals and scarves. A great early present for anyone wanting to support local artists this holiday season.

OUT NOW: KURONEKO

Kaneto Shindo's masterful erotic ghost-story KURONEKO (Black Cat) is out today on Criterion DVD and Blu-ray. A must-see for lovers of Japanese cinema and the fantastic, it has become a personal favorite of mine through my work with Janus Films and Criterion on the film's new theatrical release and DVD package. I wrote previously about the process behind designing the poster; For the DVD/BD cover Criterion wanted to not stray too far from that, and after noticing the almost -disappearing quality of certain metallic inks when working on THE MUSIC ROOM, Eric Skillman put together this composition in which the ghost mother character would hover alone in the woods, then vanish when looked at from another angle. I loved the concept and was excited to take advantage of the print medium by doing something interesting and different like this. Here are a couple of shots of the cover--although the effect is hard to capture with a camera-- followed by some images of my booklet layout and menu designs. I couldn't be a bigger fan of this beautiful film, and I'm excited for others to discover it. Thanks to Eric Skillman, Sarah Habibi, and the Janus and Criterion staff for a job well done.

CHARLOTTE RAMPLING: THE LOOK

Here's a new theatrical poster I made for Kino for CHARLOTTE RAMPLING: THE LOOK. Subtitled as "a self-portrait through others," it's a lovely kind of documentary -portrait with Rampling, one of the finest and most beautiful English actresses, talking with other artists and friends about creativity, art, performance, film, and life. Read more about the film in this Guardian piece and check playdates here.

JOY

I was recently asked to come up with some album artwork for Souvenir Driver, the band/alias of my good friend Nate Wey. I'm always excited to work on projects with Nate, who you may remember from a previous blog post on his great photography. Learn more and get the JOY LP here.

MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA PRINT

New screenprint for The Belcourt Theatre celebrating this Sunday night's one-screening-only pairing of Dziga Vertov's 1929 masterpiece MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA with a live score performed by The Alloy Orchestra. This is a 3-color 18x24" signed & numbered edition of 50 prints produced locally at Kangaroo Press on textured brown craft paper stock. Get yours Sunday at the Belcourt, or if you can't make it, I've put a stack for sale in my shop.

The prints turned out great.. above is a quick shot of a print, below are some detail shots and for an even closer look, the original design in black white and grey (click to enlarge).

LAST CHANCE PRINTS

Just a few STALKER and JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD screenprints left... get em here before they're going going gone...