FILMography

Photographer Christopher Moloney juxtoposes classic movie stills with their modern-day locations.

(above films: Annie Hall (1977), Leon the Professional (1994), via Design Observer)

ollymoss:

I worked with the Academy and Gallery 1988 to create the official 85 Years of Oscars poster. 

Click here to see it in detail!

The brief was one of the hardest I’ve ever had; find a way to reference every single Best Picture winner from the last 85 years. 

Thanks to Gallery 1988 for putting my name forward and organising this whole shebang.  

Eames: The Architect and the Painter

Eames: The Architect and the Painter documentary film will open at the IFC theater in NYC on November 18th, 2011 and will continue with playdates around the country. The film is narrated by James Franco.

“The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames are widely regarded as America’s most important designers. Perhaps best remembered for their mid-century plywood and fiberglass furniture, the Eames Office also created a mind-bending variety of other products, from splints for wounded military during World War II, to photography, interiors, multi-media exhibits, graphics, games, films and toys. But their personal lives and influence on significant events in American life – from the development of modernism, to the rise of the computer age – has been less widely understood…” —synopsis

An HD version of the trailer is available to watch in Apple’s iTunes Movie Trailers site.

redesignrelated:

Pixar’s Monsters Inc. versus Monsters University

Pixar characters Mike Wazowski and Sulley will undergo slight anatomical tweaks for the upcoming Monsters Inc. prequel, Monsters University. The new film has a release date in 2013.

“…While instantly familiar, due to the original Monsters, Inc., it looks like Pixar is trying to do something very different and unique as well. John Lasseter described the film as an “animated college movie.” The film is a prequel showing us a time when Mike and Sulley were not quite the best of friends. They are both 18 years old and some slight alterations have been made to their appearance. Mike is a bit shorter and has a retainer, while Sulley is thinner…”—Pixar Times

(images via Slashfilm)

Above is an image of Alfred Hitchcock art directing a photo shoot of the MGM lion (Leo). The photograph was taken by Clarence Sinclair Bull in 1958.

Born on August 13th, 1899, Alfred Hitchcock would be 112 years old this year.

(photo via How to Be a Retronaut via a postcard from 9teen87’s collection)

Forbidden Planet’s review of Studio Ghibli’s The Borrower Arrietty

Smurf happens…

new trailer and film posters for The Smurfs movie, due in theaters August 3rd, 2011.