Ride Like a Gentleman, the Video
I had the distinct pleasure of being the subject of a new short video from the fine folks at Streetfilms in NYC.
Gucci’s Fall/Winter 2017 Campaign
When a brand thinks outside the box and does something really fun, you have to give credit where it's due.
Martha, the Vandellas, a Mustang and Motor City Magic
The fabulous 1965 film of Martha & the Vandellas singing "Nowhere To Run" on a Mustang assembly line.
That Insane Video for DJ Shadow’s “Nobody Speak”
I think I just found my new favorite music video. Directed by Sam Pilling for the song “Nobody Speak” by DJ Shadow featuring Run the Jewels from the June 2016 album The Mountain Will Fall, the unofficial video depicts some kind of negotiation of international importance between the United States and the United Kingdom. Set to the truly fantastic track, the countries’ representatives are in disagreement from go, lip-syncing rhymes at one another as the meeting quickly devolves from discord to fury to full-on chaos. It’s exquisitely filmed, beautifully stunt-coordinated and lots of fun, and it includes inexplicable (but who cares?) cameos from a pig and a rooster. At a time of intense political and ideological strife, the video is making a clear and colorful statement about white male rage. I’ve survived some intense meetings in my day, but this is holy shit crazy. Enjoy.
“When We Were Young” by Adele
Here's a little more gorgeous to hold us over until Adele releases her new album 25 on Friday. The video is a live recording of a new song called "When We Were Young." In a recent interview on Sirius XM,…
The Saturday Morning Ritual
https://youtu.be/Sr2SR_O47lI Here's how it goes on Saturday mornings in my apartment. Lots of coffee and lots of iPad (The New York Times and Flipboard). I also catch up on my favorite podcasts while I do a some cleaning. (When I…
Michael Paul Smith and Elgin Park
Since I was a kid, I’ve had a wild fascination with train sets, models and miniatures. When I saw this mini documentary about the work of Michael Paul Smith and his incredible creation of a 1/24th scale midcentury American town called Elgin Park, I don’t think I blinked or breathed for nine minutes straight.
The Red Balloon (1956)
The Red Balloon is storytelling at its simplest and most beautiful. This thirty minute short film follows a little boy through the streets of Paris as a red balloon captures his attention on his morning walk to school. The balloon…
Vancouver Cycle Chic Films
Director David Phu and producer Chris Bruntlett (@cbruntlett) have created a fantastic, four-part series of mini films of real urban bicyclists in their respective elements in Vancouver. The series is called Vancouver Cycle Chic. The short films range from two…
Cutting the Cord, Cutting the Cost and Keeping the Content
I've been without cable for about five years now. In my last year as a subscriber to Time Warner Cable, my package included internet, basic cable and one premium channel (HBO). My monthly tab was $144. I don't miss it…