Something is Coming

I posted about this on Facebook a few months back, but it fits well here, and one purpose of this blog (the only purpose so far, in fact) is to act as a storage facility for the creepy/beautiful stuff I find on the web. The animation is great, and reminds me of demoscene reels I've seen. But more about them later. For now, enjoy:

They will come to town | "Something is coming" | Filmakademie Baden-Würrtemberg from Pamela Ross on Vimeo.

Unique Quay Brothers Exhibit in NYC

"Dormitorium: Film Decors by the Quay Bros." is an exhibit running through October 4, at The Parsons School for Design in New York.

From the exhibit web site:

"The exhibition combines rarely seen, collaboratively designed miniature décors from some of their most prominent works, as well as continuous screenings of excerpts from several of the films."

The combination of the miniatures and films is, I think, a great idea, allowing visitors to experience the décors, which are beautiful by themselves, and then to see them in context within the strange, oddly moving films for which they were designed and built.

Exhibit information:
Gallery hours: Daily 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. and late Thurs evenings until 8:00 p.m. Closed all major holidays and holiday eves.

More information can be found at The Parsons School web site.

Photo by: Flickr User Astropop

Stages of Decay

Stages of Decay is an online exhibit of pictures by New York artist Julia Solis. Since I work for a theatrical contractor, I see a lot of theatres and auditoriums in various stages of neglect. Some are miraculously well-preserved for their age and some are almost unusable. But I haven't had the mis- (good?) fortune to find myself in any spaces quite like the ones documented here:

http://www.abandonedtheaters.com/

The Flash-tastic website prevents me from linking to any of the actual photos. I would imagine that this is by design. Trust me, though, it's worth the trip.

The Cat Piano

The Cat Piano from PRA on Vimeo.

A short, surreal film with narration provided by Nick Cave. I won't bother with a synopsis - it's only eight minutes long fercryingoutloud! - just watch it. I'm particularly fond of the film noir lighting and the excellently fluid movement of the characters.