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Coming soon: Typophile Film Fest 5

Typophile Film Fest 5 Trailer from Typophile on Vimeo

Preview for Punchcut’s 5th Typophile Film Fest. Typographic films, shorts and more. Here’s a list of who’s showing.

The Fest is confirmed for Typ09, the 2009 ATypI conference in Mexico City, October 29th. And coming to other places too.

TETRO and typography

Watch this beautiful title sequence for Francis Ford Coppola’s TETRO. Designed by SFAUSTINA. Both avant garde and not at the same time.

And  . . .  I’ve always wondered why so many motion picture title sequences end with a shot of a bus.

Found via Twitter.com/Typegirl

Make your own movie miniatures!


Gallery image from TiltShiftMaker

This is just too goofy not to mention. Turn your world – or snapshots – into a bad movie miniature. Go here.

Cardboard TRON

 
Everybody’s talking about Tron 2 this week. Remember the original? I haven’t seen it since 1982, big screen at the UA Cinema in Redwood City. At the time, I hadn’t realized how cheap the FX really were.

[early] Avant Garde Cinema

A collection of historical bits and ends  . . . .


F.T. Marinetti’s Futurist Manifesto as film, by D. Christie
‘An animated/live action interpretation of F.T. Marinetti’s 1909 Futurist Manifesto. Inspired by the artwork and design of Norman Bel Geddes and Raymond Loewy.’ [Read more →]

Bob Wilkins R.I.P.


“Our second film is Monster From the Ocean Floor. This movie is so bad that it was delivered to Channel 2 in a brown paper bag. When we’re through showing it tonight, it will be part of a garage sale in Alameda tomorrow.”

Bob Wilkins was this incredible host of a late night horror television show back in the 1970s. And he really hated horror movies, which made the show all the more sublime. [Read more →]


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