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Ever wondered if you had a hidden talent…I am still convinced my dormant telekinesis abilities will blossom any second now. American Express teams up with Channel 4 to launch new series Hidden Talent which airs it first episode this Tuesday 24th @ 9pm on Channel 4. I was invited down to take part in a few challenges and test my hidden talent theory, check out the video on the reverse.
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“And there came a day unlike any other…” This opening line to the Avengers comic books was also spoken by Samuel L. Jackson when the cast of the Avengers was first unveiled at Comic-Con almost two years ago. Marvel’s ambitious superhero team-up has been four years in the making and has spanned five films, but now it’s finally upon us. Make no mistake about it; Avengers Assemble marks an unprecedented event. Just like the team itself, there are so many reasons why it should not work. And yet, director Joss Whedon & co have managed to surpass all the lofty expectations and deliver not only one of the greatest superhero films ever made, but one of the best blockbusters in recent memory.
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As soon as we alighted at Limehouse station, I was happy I made my way through typical London weather to take Bangs up on her invitation to the FutureCinema production of Bugsy Malone. FutureCinema bridge the gap between theatre and cinema. Intelligently breaking down the fourth wall normally dislocating cinemagoers from totally immersing themselves in movie before them. Future Cinema aim to explore an entire interaction, which allows you to see your favorite musical in a whole new light. Literally.
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Apologies for the lack of posts in the past few days and weeks. I’m going to change that this week, even if it means I have to stay up til stupid o’clock. One of my favourite creative beings, I was going to use the term film maker but he’s much much more than that. Salomon Ligthelm of ligthelm.tv did the sound for this video from The Variable/The Mill. It captures the very essence of the Hindu festival of colours, Holi. It’s been filmed in super slowmo, Twixtor perhaps? Having being born and raised a Hindu, I’d love to photograph this tradition and capture life + culture back home. Boy, these guys are brave – imagine £5000+ kit with powder PAINT flying around. I’d cry, all in the name of ART though. Beautiful, watch on the reverse.
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AH this is my DREAM holiday/job right here. Getting a big ass cheque from a MNC to travel the world and create footage. Film maker Max Joseph was commissioned by the Swoosh folks to create a commercial and do just that for the Nike FuelBand launch featuring their new campaign slogan ‘Make It Count‘. This was the film maker’s third commission from the brand so he thought to himself, if he could do anything in the world to make it count – what would it be? Him and Neistat chose to use Nike’s cash to travel 34,000 miles, visiting 16 cities in 13 countries across 3 continents in the space of 10 DAYS. The result is the film after the cut, pretty damn inspiring if I say so. I know being a skeptic, I can’t help but think this was the original advert plan but hey, who cares? I don’t care where the inspiration comes from, the end result is dope and that is all.
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Have you ever been watching a film and felt that you’ve seen parts of it before? It’s a problem that horror films in particular seem to have run into of late. Well good news horror fans; it’s a problem that the makers of Cabin in the Woods are well aware of. Penned by Joss Whedon – aka the director of that small film called Avengers Assemble – and directed by Drew Goodard, this latest addition to the genre revels in turning those well known clichés upside down, and is easily the best horror film of the year for it.
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Recently, James Cameron (Avatar) came out about the lack of originality in Hollywood, citing Battleship as a prime example. With the amount of sequels, prequels, and reboots due for release in the next couple of years, I am inclined to agree with him. Battleship is based on the Hasbro video game, the same company from which Transformers was birthed. The similarities between the two have been very apparent in the trailers, and many have proclaimed that it is Transformers-at-sea. Can director Peter Berg (Hancock) distinguish Battleship from its criticized counterpart?
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