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New Adam Curtis Documentary on Network Culture "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace"

Joanne McNeil | Mon May 16th, 2011 3:01 p.m.

BBC posts the trailer for the upcoming Adam Curtis documentary, "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace." It airs Monday May 23 at 9pm on BBC2. Curtis' previous documentaries (It Felt Like a Kiss, Century of the Self, The Power of Nightmares, etc) are available streaming free online at archive.org.

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Pre-Tron Triple-I CGI in Michael Crichton's "Looker"

Joanne McNeil | Thu May 5th, 2011 5:57 p.m.

Directed by Michael Crichton, Looker (1981) features CGI from Triple-I (Information International Inc.) The studio was among the four companies selected to work on Tron's visual effects. (1982 Demo Reel.)

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Banks of Beautiful Buttons

Joanne McNeil | Mon May 2nd, 2011 4:10 p.m.

2010: The Year We Make Contact isn't quite as memorable as the Stanley Kubrick film that preceded it, still Russell Davies brings to our attention these "banks of beautiful buttons":

TV Segment on Pioneering Filmmaker Mary Ellen Bute

Joanne McNeil | Mon May 2nd, 2011 2:50 p.m.

In 1999, British TV series The Dope Show profiled experimental animator Mary Ellen Bute (1906—1983.) Film editor Thelma Schoonmaker (who has since collaborated with Martin Scorsese on dozens of films) is interviewed. Also look for a young "Ronnie Walken," who appeared in one of her live-action films before changing his name to Christopher.

Interview with Bruce McClure

Ceci Moss | Tue Apr 12th, 2011 10 a.m.

In this short clip, filmmaker Bruce McClure is interviewed on the occasion of the 25 FPS International Experimental Film and Video Festival 2010. Video by Daria Blažević, Mario Kozina and Igor Lušić.

Originally via /mediateletipos))

Stripes (2011) - Florian and Michael Quistrebert

Ceci Moss | Fri Mar 25th, 2011 10 a.m.

Shutter Interface (1975) - Paul Sharits

Ceci Moss | Fri Mar 18th, 2011 10 a.m.

Installation view of Paul Sharits, "Shutter Interface," (1975, four-screen 16-mm loop projection with four separate sound tracks) at Greene Naftali Gallery, 2009.

Passengers (2010-Ongoing) - Riley Harmon

Ceci Moss | Mon Mar 14th, 2011 1:30 p.m.

Originally via we make money not art
Thanks to Riley Harmon for the screengrabs

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Art Fair Wrap Up: A Photo Essay

Natalie Saltiel | Fri Mar 11th, 2011 1:08 p.m.

This past weekend the art fair circus came to town! I took some snaps of media art from the fairs, see below.

The Armory Show at Pier 94

Jon Kessler, The 5th Column, 2011

Pavel Büchler

Kota Ezawar, Flood, 2011. Murray Guy

Sam Van Aken, New Edens, 2011. Ronald Feldman Fine Art

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Jam Licking & Sledgehammered Film (2008) - Jennifer West

Ceci Moss | Thu Mar 10th, 2011 noon

70MM Film Leader Covered in Strawberry Jam, Grape Jelly and Orange Marmalade - licked and sledgehammered by Jim Shaw, Marnie Weber, Mariah Csepanyi, Bill Parks, Alex Johns, Karen Liebowitz, Roxana Eslamieh, Chaney Trotter & Jwest - a filmic restating of moments from Allan Kaprow's 'Household'
Originally via East of Borneo. Go here to read a full interview with Jennifer West.