Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Scar Jo


I like ScarJo so much more now. 

fuckyeahfeminists:  villa-kulla:  Reporter: I have a question to Robert and to Scarlett. Firstly to Robert, throughout Iron Man 1 and 2, Tony Stark started off as a very egotistical character but learns how to fight as a team. And so how did you approach this role, bearing in mind that kind of maturity as a human being when it comes to the Tony Stark character, and did you learn anything throughout the three movies that you made? And to Scarlett, to get into shape for Black Widow did you have anything special to do in terms of the diet, like did you have to eat any specific food, or that sort of thing? Scarlett: How come you get the really interesting existential question, and I get the like, rabbit food question? The respect given to you if youre a man in the entertainment business, and the respect given to you if youre a woman in the entertainment business: all perfectly summed up in one idiotically thought out line of questioning.  Wow, reading the difference between the questions is HILARIOUS. Did anyone else notice all the unnecessary ass shots of ScarJo throughout the movie, tho?
Reporter: I have a question to Robert and to Scarlett. Firstly to Robert, throughout Iron Man 1 and 2, Tony Stark started off as a very egotistical character but learns how to fight as a team. And so how did you approach this role, bearing in mind that kind of maturity as a human being when it comes to the Tony Stark character, and did you learn anything throughout the three movies that you made?
And to Scarlett, to get into shape for Black Widow did you have anything special to do in terms of the diet, like did you have to eat any specific food, or that sort of thing?
Scarlett: How come you get the really interesting existential question, and I get the like, “rabbit food” question?
The respect given to you if you’re a man in the entertainment business, and the respect given to you if you’re a woman in the entertainment business: all perfectly summed up in one idiotically thought out line of questioning.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

What's Revenge?


We posted our Kickstarter page for “What’s Revenge?”, a docu-vengeance I am shooting later this year, a few days ago and already we were chosen as a STAFF PICK and featured on the Recommended page! Check out the link to see what it’s all about!

Monday, July 9, 2012

Raise You - Essie Jain





Essie Jain’s melodic and sticking song “Raise You” that I had the privilege of Operating on with great Mark Schwartzbard (who also shot the Bryan Wizeman film “Think of Me” that’s making the festival circuit and grabbing awards left and right as we speak).  We shot in a beautiful recording studio in the city with a live orchestra arranged and conducted by the iconic Nico Muhly.  His ability to tweak on the spot, to my untrained ear, was pretty astounding. The true test was when we asked these elite musicians what they thought of him, (aka whether he was all hype…he’s arranged for Bjork, Grizzly Bear, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, etc) and an earnest, “No he IS actually amazing” affirmed the impression.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Cindy Sherman


"I wouldn’t think I would have to call myself a feminist, because I think it’s redundant to be a woman and call yourself a feminist."
Cindy Sherman, 1999 (via welovecindysherman)(Source: barnesandnoble.com)

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Beautiful...


so beautiful…
I love this still so much. the distinct type of depth to the image reminds me of one of my favorite photography books OF ALL TIME by Thomas Allen . The precision and the fullness of this frame and the following are so captivating.  (of course Allen’s is a much more tedious process…he uses old pulp book covers with a conventional 4”x5” film camera and manually manipulates all lighting, focus, and “cast”. it’s brilliant).The expressions on these character’s faces convey just as much as the ones in Allen’s work. The wonderful thing is that in the book covers someone was able to create exactly what they wanted those people to be conveying at that precise moment. All of the elements that make this still image so engrossing take a lot of planning as well, but also just a little bit of magic that collaboration can bring… 

oldhollywood:

Marilyn Monroe & Eli Wallach in The Misfits (1961, dir. John Huston) (via)
Photo by Erich Hartmann. 
so beautiful…
I love this still so much. the distinct type of depth to the image reminds me of one of my favorite photography books OF ALL TIME by Thomas Allen . The precision and the fullness of this frame and the following are so captivating.  (of course Allen’s is a much more tedious process…he uses old pulp book covers with a conventional 4”x5” film camera and manually manipulates all lighting, focus, and “cast”. it’s brilliant).The expressions on these character’s faces convey just as much as the ones in Allen’s work. The wonderful thing is that in the book covers someone was able to create exactly what they wanted those people to be conveying at that precise moment. All of the elements that make this still image so engrossing take a lot of planning as well, but also just a little bit of magic that collaboration can bring…Eeeek 
ManeaterSlapSaunter
Marilyn Monroe & Eli Wallach in The Misfits (1961, dir. John Huston) (via)
Photo by Erich Hartmann.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Botanical Garden


YES!!
reclaimingm:

World’s largest flower. It’s called the corpse flower. When it opens it smells like rotten human flesh. Set to bloom anytime in the next 3 days.
The Missouri botanical Gardens really are the best.
YES!!
World’s largest flower. It’s called the corpse flower. When it opens it smells like rotten human flesh. Set to bloom anytime in the next 3 days.
The Missouri botanical Gardens really are the best.