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Survey shows pain of recession for artists

More than 5,300 practitioners in fields like painting, filmmaking and architecture participated in the online survey, a larger... more

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Dreaming of Lucid Living: A Wondrous Performance/Animation Mash-Up

“Dreaming of Lucid Living” is a short film that’s a remarkable, beautiful performance/animation mash-up by the... more

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This is a direct upload of the video for the story previously posted on the Movies page under the title, "MIGHTY MOVIE PODCAST: Tim Burton at MoMA"

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So you go into this room at New York’s Museum of Modern Art’s Tim Burton exhibit, and it’s like striking gold: the Jack Skellington figure is there, along with a choice selection of the replacement heads that were used to animate dialogue; there’s the creepy, completely covered baby Penguin wicker stroller from BATMAN RETURNS; you can see a MARS ATTACKS stop-motion figure and some test footage shot before Burton decided to go CG; plus the headless horseman figure and the EDWARD SCISSORHANDS outfit and ED WOOD’s angora sweater. Film geek heaven — and a must-have for MMP’s second video podcast.

I pull out my camcorder and power up, and am instantly intercepted by a MoMA PR person, who politely but firmly informs me that practically nothing in the room, save for Edward and Headless and a vitrine with some figures from THE CORPSE BRIDE, can be filmed.

“Including,” she points out, “the angora sweater.”

Okay, I can dig that, for whatever reasons legal or contextual, stuff may be off-limits (fortunately, no such prohibitions existed for the rest of the exhibit, and, as you’ll see in the video, it’s a big durn exhibit). But specifically throwing the barbed wire up around the angora sweater? Really? Is there some sort of legal constraint, or is this humble strip of fluff so iconic of… something… that dissemination of its presence here could completely blow the intent of the exhibit?

So sorry, all you PLAN 9 maniacs. You want to worship at the alter of the angora, you’re just going to have to make a pilgrimage to New York. Happily, once you’ve performed your obeisances, you’ll then have an opportunity to drink deeply of Tim Burton’s mad genius. There are tons of concept work here, drawn by Burton’s own hand, plus a stunning variety of original and heretofore unseen artwork, sculptures and installations created specifically for the exhibit, and a copy of the hard-to-see HANSEL AND GRETEL adaptation that Burton directed for Disney in 1982.

A lot of the film stuff — including concept designs for ALICE IN WONDERLAND and the aborted Burton version of SUPERMAN RETURNS — was not verboten, so you get a taste of it in this podcast, along with a good sampling of original art, some thoughts from the exhibit’s curators on the director’s life and work, and some footage of Burton’s very Tim Burtonesque appearance at the press presentation. Click on the player above to get a look.This is a direct upload of the video for the story previously posted on the Movies page under the title, "MIGHTY MOVIE... more

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Hollywood off: if the crisis destroy the dreams

Hollywood is paying the crisis and its stars are on the sunset boulevard. The last one is Nicolas Cage who will have to pay to the... more

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Kevin Spacey wants sequel to Superman Returns

Imagine if Kevin Spacey run the WB, he would order a follow-up to Superman Returns. That was what star of 'The Usual... more

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Office Space Laid Off Game Developer Style

Early this morning we broke the news that Electronic Arts planned to close down Pandemic Studios, laying off 200. Now we have... more

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Angels & Demons is devilishly good

The Angels & Demons DVD is better than screen version. It works even on a small laptop screen. The extras are fun and... more

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Sigur Ros Plays a Tune With Marimba Made of Rocks

This is from their DVD titled Heima (which is really beautiful!) This was one of my favorite parts from the DVD... Only 2nd to... more

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Sajid Wajid Khan Brand Ambassador Of RADIO NOIDA 107.4FM.

It was the third and the final day of 2nd Global Festival of Documentary Films 2009 at Marwah Studios where ample films had already been displayed for the documentary film makers, media, film and TV students, a huge international gathering was anxiously waiting for the .formal closing when a range of stars were brought to the stage to launch Radio Noida 107.4FM“It may be the closing ceremony of Global festival of films 2009 but it’s the beginning of Non stop Radio Programs at our radio station RADIO NOIDA 107.4FM” said Sandeep Marwah, the President of Marwah Group of Creative Enterprises.

“I am happy that I am once again part of this new venture at Marwah Studios” said Sanjay Kapoor. I congratulate the whole team of Global Festival for their honest and hard work towards the promotion of our entertainment industry” he added “I have never seen this kind of International huge event at any film school, I admire the energy being generated at this campus” said Rahul Roy. “I feel this is the Golden Palace of Entertainment where every aspect of media is exchanged with the film, TV and Media students .This festival is the judicial mix of professionals and new comers of this trade” narrated Rrajat Barjatya of Rajshri.com.” I am coming back very soon, I have loved this place” said Prinyanka the charming and attractive leading girl of many movies.” I feel I have gathered more than what I could give to this festival” said Karl Bardosh the renowned film director and professor of Tisch School of Arts, New York university.

“We are now the brand ambassadors of Radio Noida 107.4FM” said Sajid Wajid khan, and sang on many tunes for Radio Noida. More than 600 participants present there converted the gala dinner into a musical show that evening. The Radio Noida was inaugurated with the live coverage of the whole event .Later Mohit Marwah, Akshay Marwah and Raghav Marwah creative directors of Marwah Studios and Suman Bajaj Kalra the festival Director paid vote of thanks to all the departments of Asian Academy of film and TV, Asian School of Media Studies, Asian Business School, AAFT School of Graphic and Animation, IFTC, IFTRC involved with the festival.It was the third and the final day of 2nd Global Festival of Documentary Films 2009 at Marwah Studios where ample films had... more