The Internet-birthed “vaporwave” aesthetic highly nostalgic, highly reverbed, highly sampled. 2814 is formed by London performer HKE and his fellow enigmatic SoundCloud dweller Telepath. They have captured all the romance and wistfulness through bold, original compositions. “We wanted to show… Continue Reading
Carnival of Souls is a 1962 American independent horror film starring Candace Hilliness. Its plot follows a young woman whose life is disturbed after a car accident, finding herself drawn to the pavilion of an abandoned carnival. Set to an organ score by Gene Moore, Carnival of Souls relies more on atmosphere than… Continue Reading
After hearing he has a terminal illness, he is bent on dying as extravagantly as money can buy. Which is to say: very extravagantly. Glenn Paton’s dark comedy short film explores the relationship of the 1% with their inevitable demise.… Continue Reading
Having rocked the electronic music community recently with a creatively hip original titled “Life In Grey”, mysterious French quartet Point Point are out to prove they are no mere one hit wonders with another enticing release. After three years of hand-selecting… Continue Reading
Candy is a 1968 sex farce film directed by Christian Marquand based on the 1958 novel by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg, from a screenplay by Buck Henry. High school student Candy (former Miss Teen Sweden Ewa Aulin) seemingly descends to Earth from space. In the relatively simple satiric plot, she naively… Continue Reading
A short film drama from Australian filmmaker Denie Pentecost that was nominated for a Palm d’Or; Sexy Thing is the story of a young boy who escapes his reality by immersing himself in a watery version of the world. With no dialogue apart from an… Continue Reading
Cigarettes After Sex is an American ambient pop musical group led by Greg Gonzalez. The band’s first EP, I., was released in 2012 with the single Affection following in 2015. Gonzalez recorded the first EP in a four-story stairway at his alma mater, University of Texas… Continue Reading
Love is a 2015 French-Belgian 3D erotic romantic drama film written and directed by Gaspar Noé. The film marked Noe’s fourth directorial venture after a gap of five years. The film revolves around the lives of a cinema school student named Murphy, and his former girlfriend Electra, whom… Continue Reading
Bolero is a 1984 American romantic drama film starring Bo Derek, and written and directed by her husband John Derek. The film centers on the protagonist’s sexual awakening and her journey around the world to pursue an ideal first lover who will take her virginity. Executive producer and Cannon… Continue Reading
Obsession is the operative word when it comes to Nix + Gerber, an artist profile documentary short from filmmakers Robert Hall and Nol Honig (the duo forms the production company, The Drawing Room). They’ve definitely accomplished their goals with this film, a… Continue Reading
Monogrenade is a francophone band based in Montreal. After releasing their first EP in 2009, entitled La saveur des fruits on Paper Bag Records, they came in second place at the 2010 edition of Les Francouvertes. The band gained quite some attention when the video for their song Ce soir was… Continue Reading
The Wrestler is a 2008 American sports drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky, written by Robert D. Siegel, and starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, and Evan Rachel Wood. Rourke plays an aging professional wrestler who, despite his failing health and waning fame, continues to wrestle in an attempt to cling to the… Continue Reading
In a story loosely based on Fyodor Dostoevsky‘s short novel The Gambler, Nick Nolte plays Lionel Dobie, an acclaimed abstract artist who finds himself unable to paint during the days before the scheduled beginning of a major gallery exhibition of his new work. Rosanna Arquette is Paulette, his… Continue Reading
Pascal Arbez, better known by his stage name Vitalic, is a French electronic dance music artist. His first singles were released in 1996 and 1997, but were confined to the underground electronic music scene. However, he became good friends with Michel Amato, also known as The… Continue Reading