Men In Wigs Who Ate Mutton For Lunch

I was loitering on the internet the other day and came across the website for a L.A.-based production company called Arts & Sciences. I think I was googling "arts and sciences" to see if anyone had named a boutique that because I was thinking that it'd be a nice name for a boutique. One with lots of plants and neat, old things for sale. Their work is really really good and I'm jealous of their humour and talent and double jealous that they registered the url before I could. Check out their website, especially their "About Us" statement. It's pretty great.

One of the commercials they made for Google:

Visit Arts & Sciences' website to see more of their work.

Amado Mio

Metaphysical.

Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986) firmly positioned himself as the finest Soviet director of the post-War period. But his influence extended well beyond the Soviet Union. The Cahiers du cinéma consistently ranked his films on their top ten annual lists.

Shot between 1962 and 1986, Tarkovsky’s seven feature films often grapple with metaphysical and spiritual themes, using a distinctive cinematic style. Long takes, slow pacing and metaphorical imagery – they all figure into the archetypical Tarkovsky film.

The Russian director's complete filmography is now available for free from Open Culture.

[Portfolio] Alice Was Here

Late last year I had the chance to work on my friend Fay Eagles' short film, Alice Was Here. It will be making its big screen debut as part of the Ryerson University Film Festival which takes place this year at the Royal Cinema, May 14-16. Please come out to see some of the great new work being created by the next generation of Canadian filmmakers. You can check out the official schedule here.

One of the style boards I did for wardrobe.

On set at the studio.