The fifth feature of noted Spanish filmmaker Alex de la Iglesia, La Comunidad (Common Wealth in the english version), is a frenetic black comedy from 2000 set in a decrepit old house in the center of Madrid. One of the… Continue Reading
Max Zorn is a Dutch artist who has been active in street art at night and urban art since May 2011. His style is notable for its use of brown packing tape as a medium and cutting on acrylic glass with a scalpel to create… Continue Reading
The Elephant Man is a 1980 American biographical film about Joseph Merrick (whom the script calls John Merrick), a severely deformed man in 19th century London. The film was directed by David Lynch and stars John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft between… Continue Reading
Majorité Opprimée (Oppresed majority in the english version) is a tragicomic day in the life of a man who struggles for equality in a mirror-image society dominated by women. The short film is directed by Eléonore Pourriat an went viral… Continue Reading
Marcus Füreder better known by his stage name Parov Stelar, is an Austrian musician, producer and DJ. His musical style roots in the combination of Jazz, House, Electro and Breakbeat. Parov Stelar is known as one of the pioneers of Electroswing. Marcus Füreder started gaining… Continue Reading
Into the Wild is a 2007 American biographical drama survival film written and directed by Sean Penn and starring Emile Hirsch. It is an adaptation of the 1996 non-fiction book of the same name by Jon Krakauer based on the travels of Christopher McCandless… Continue Reading
“Ms.45” is the quintessential 1980’s vigilante rape revenge movie. Reportedly shocking jaded 42nd Street NYC grindhouse audiences into silent submission on its release, “Ms.45” is an early feature from director Abel (“Bad Lieutenant”) Ferrara. It’s a landmark of sleaze cinema,… Continue Reading
The Moped diaries is a 2013 Short film directed by Tyler Nilson and Nick Vitale. When a new bridge is built connecting his island to the mainland, a boy has to come to grips with the change and opportunities that… Continue Reading
Husky Rescue are a Finnish electronic music band from Helsinki, formed in 2002. The band consists of Marko Nyberg, Johanna Kalén and Antony Bentley. The band was formed by Nyberg, who began composing under the name in 2002, wanting to create cinematic music… Continue Reading
London is a 2005 independent film centering on a Manhattan party, which becomes a metaphor for the wasted lives of a handful of young hipsters in this edgy independent drama. Syd (Chris Evans) awakes from the latest in a long series of drug-… Continue Reading
Ieri, oggi, domani (Yesterday, today and tomorrow in the english version) is a 1963 comedy anthology film by Italian director Vittotio de Sica. It stars Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. The film consists of three short stories about couples in different parts of Italy.… Continue Reading
Substory is one-minute Short film about a modern first date, directed and written by Nikolai Darre, which took part at Filminute 2014.
PVT are a 3-piece band based in London and Sydney. They are currently signed to Brooklyn imprint Felte and have released on Warp Records in the past. Band members are Richard Pike, Laurence Pike and Dave Miller. In 2010, the group decided… Continue Reading
Efter brylluppet (After the wedding in the english version) is a 2006 Danish drama directed by Susanne Bier, in which a manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret. It stars Mads Mikkelsen and… Continue Reading
While riding the tram over the last weeks, I found myself observing what people read and decided to start a compilation of the different genres and authors found in the public transport. This is the fifth five-book instalment: The Glass… Continue Reading
À bout de souffle (Breathless in the english version) is a 1960 French film written and directed by Jean-Luc-Godard about a petty criminal (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and his American girlfriend (Jean Seberg). It was Godard’s first feature-length work and represented Belmondo’s breakthrough as an… Continue Reading
Strangers tells the compelling tale of two young men, one Arab and one Jewish who are motivated by fear to overcome their racial prejudice and hatred when suddenly confronted with a menacing gang of skinheads. It won Best Short at… Continue Reading
Adam George Dyment, better known by his stage name Duke Dumont, is a British DJ and music producer. He is best known for the singles “Need U (100%)“, I got U and Won’t look back which reached Number 1, 1 and… Continue Reading
Les petits mouchoirs (Little White Lies in the english version) is a 2010 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Guillaume Canet. In a Parisian nightclub, party man Ludo (Jean Dujardin) takes off late at night on his scooter, where he’s blindsided by… Continue Reading
In Venice, forty-old-year old Serge Fabergé (Serge Gainsbourg) has just been given the best advertisement director award. While taking a walk on the Piazza San Marco, Serge meets Evelyn Nicholson (Jane Birkin), a twenty-three-year-old English beauty. He falls passionately in… Continue Reading
O Avô (Grandpa in the english version) is a one minute short film written and directed by André Marques about the day on the life of a grandfather and his grandson. It won the People’s Choice Award, Filminute Audience Award and… Continue Reading
Purity Ring are a Canadian electronic music duo originally from Edmonton, formed in 2010. The band consists of Megan James (vocals) and Corin Roddick (instrumentals). James played piano and Roddick played drums prior to the band’s inception, however neither currently play them as their primary… Continue Reading
Hunger is a 2008 British/Irish film based in Northern Ireland, UK. It is a historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen and starring Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham and Liam McMahon, about the 1981 Irish hunger strike. It was written by Enda Walsh and McQueen. The film… Continue Reading
Thriller – en grym film, also known as Thriller – A cruel picture, They Call Her One Eye and Hooker’s Revenge is a 1973 Swedish exploitation film in the “rape and revenge” genre written and directed by Bo Arne Vibenius under the name “Alex Fridolinski”.… Continue Reading
Vincent is a 1982 stop-motion short horror film written, designed and directed by Tim Burton and produced by Rick Heinricks. It is the story of a 7-year-old boy, Vincent Malloy, who pretends to be like the actor Vincent Price (who narrates the film). He does experiments… Continue Reading
Chrome Sparks is the project of Jeremy Malvin, a 22 year old musician and producer living in Brooklyn by way of Pittsburgh and Ann Arbor. With a background in classical percussion, Jeremy combines his love for synthesizers, beat music, and… Continue Reading
Non ti muovere (Don’t move in the english version) is a 2004 italian film directed by Sergio Castellitto. Timoteo (Castellitto), a surgeon, gets the shocking news that his fifteen-year old daughter Angela (Elena Perino) has been seriously injured in a motorcycle accident. As… Continue Reading
Scent of a Woman is a 1992 American drama directed and produced by Martin Brest that tells the story of a preparatory school student who takes a job as an assistant to an irascible, blind, medically retired Army officer. The film stars Al Pacino,… Continue Reading
Written and directed by Alberto Ruiz Rojo, Diez minutos (Ten minutes in the english version) tells the story of a desperate man who has just ten minutes to obtain a vital piece of information from a customer service call center representative. It is… Continue Reading
Sigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock band from Reykhavik, which has been active since 1994. Known for its ethereal sound, frontman Jónsi Birgisson’s falsetto vocals, and the use of bowed guitar, the band’s music is also noticeable for its incorporation of classical and minimalist aesthetic elements. The… Continue Reading
Based on true events and set in 1979, Skin is the tragic story of a boy who, in trying to break free from life with a father traumatized by the Holocaust, is led into the emerging skin-head youth culture and… Continue Reading
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is a 1965 exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer, who also wrote the script with Jack Moran. Three thrill-seeking go-go dancers, Billie, Rosie and their leader, Varla encounter a young couple in the desert while racing their sports cars. After killing the… Continue Reading
Kleingeld (Small change in the english version), is an Oscar nominated Short Film directed by Marc Andreas-Bochert, in which a businessman and a begger meet daily on the street. The businessman gives the beggar some small change each day and… Continue Reading
101 Brown stars por: Juansky “As you closed your eyes, I dove upon your skin” Sentado al borde de la cama me encontraba Imaginando tu desnudez bajo el agua Las gotas por tu espalda curvilinea La tortura de pensar… Continue Reading
The Avener is a multi-faceted, discrete and complex artist. As a confirmed producer, The Avener has multiplied collaborations, and decides now to focus on his solo career. He finds his inspiration through his different experiences around the globe. At the end… Continue Reading
Boys Don’t Cry is a 1999 American independent romantic drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce and co-written by Andy Bienen. The film is a dramatization of the real-life story of Brandon Teena, a trans man played in the film by Hilary Swank, who is beaten,… Continue Reading
Winner of the Filminute 2014 jury award for best minute-long film, “Tuck Me In” is about as simple a story as there is: Dad goes to tuck in child, child asks him to look under the bed. Ignacio F. Rodo based… Continue Reading
Jérôme Amandi, known as Talisco is a french musician who was born in Bordeaux and began to make music at the age of four. According to his own testimony, he wrote his first song at age 13 and lived for… Continue Reading
We Need to Talk About Kevin is a 2011 British-American psychological thriller film, directed by Lynne Ramsay and adapted from Lionel Shriver’s novel of the same name. Tilda Swinton stars as the mother of Kevin, struggling to come to terms with her son and the horrors… Continue Reading
A compilation of random classic cars that I’ve seen over the last months in Berlin.