Articles Matt Prins

Rock Demers and The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)

If you grew up in front of the television in the 1980s, chances are you’ve experienced it: that eerie, half-memory of a film you were sure you saw, but could never quite place again. The kind of thing that made you wonder, Did I dream that? For a certain
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Articles Megan Switzer

Saul Bass Archives

Saul Bass (1920–1996) was an American graphic designer and filmmaker whose bold, minimalistic style redefined visual communication. Considered by many to be “the Pablo Picasso of commercial artists,” Bass spent over 50 years crafting images for Hollywood and Madison Avenue. His portfolio ranged from iconic film posters and motion-picture
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Articles Megan Switzer

The Point (1971)

The Point is a psychedelic fable written and composed by Harry Nilsson. The story follows the journey of a round-headed boy, Oblio and his faithful dog, Arrow who live in the Land of Point. Oblio is born with somewhat of a deformity: he doesn't have a 'point&
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Articles Megan Switzer

Three Films by Roze Stiebra

Roze Stiebra is considered the "godmother" of Latvian animation. Across six decades of work, she not only established animation as a serious art form in Latvia but also infused it with a distinctive poetic voice. Her films, nearly seventy in total, adapted folklore, poetry, and national fables, always
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Articles Megan Switzer

Drowning by Numbers (1988)

Peter Greenaway was a painter before he started making films. He saw cinema as a painter's medium, and transposed that belief in every single frame. Drowning by Numbers is the kind of film better referred to as a picture; the images of this film are really the heart
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Articles Eternal FamilyMegan Switzer

The Morning Star Trilogy (2001)

Blending mysticism with elements of the every day, Beny Tchaicovsky (1954–2009), developed Esoteric Realism: a totally fresh aesthetic that treated CGI as a medium of fine art. The Morning Star Trilogy (2001) defines this style, developing a vision as much a surrealist dream as it is a representation of
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Articles Megan Switzer

Infinite Escher (1990)

Directed by John Sanborn, Mary Perillo, and Dean Winkler (1990) Part new media showcase, part modern art fantasy, Infinite Escher unfolds like a technologized Through the Looking-Glass: an unnamed boy (Sean Ono-Lennon) sketches quietly, disconnected from the world. He looks into a crystal ball, and the boundaries between reason and
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