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We’ve already mentioned this before, but MIFF2018 is here! We’re going to catch Tampopo this weekend at the Astor Theatre, a classic “Ramen Western”. A Guardian review: In the years since first stumbling across Tampopo, I’ve rewatched many other films many more times, but Juzo Itami’s “ramen western” has always stayed in my mind. It […]
Our fav thing to watch on Netflix this week is Midnight Diner, a series about a diner in Tokyo that’s only open from midnight to 7am. Called The Best Show That No One’s Watching by Newsweek, it’s a refreshing, easily digestible series: This fall, Netflix launched an original series from Japan that challenges these unfair […]
Havas Germany got tired of illegal logging and made screaming trees to try and deter loggers. Effective? We’re not sure. Curious? Definitely. Via Adweek: Some of the last European primeval forests in Romania are being illegally depleted every day, and Havas Germany has had enough. The agency has launched an initiative to raise awareness not […]
Touted as the follow-up to Mad Men, the Romanoffs is actually not–but it is by the same creator, Matthew Weiner, and will debut on Amazon in October. Via the Verge: In 2016, Amazon Studios inked a $70 million deal with Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner to produce The Romanoffs, an anthology show set in the […]
Australia Post’s new ad campaign is “Everyone Matters”, by the Monkeys Melbourne, who won the advertising account last year. Via Adnews: When Jamie Harrington has some pilates weights delivered to Braidwood Post Office, long-serving post office manager Bruce said he hoped they ‘worked out’. Meanwhile, local postie Todd Thoroughgood not only delivers the post, but […]
Nathan Fillon, the fan-favourite to play Nathan Drake in Uncharted, has appeared in a short fanmade film for the game along with Stephen Lang as Sully. Via the Verge: Uncharted fans have been clamoring to see Drake in a Hollywood-caliber production for nearly a decade. (They’ve also been clamoring to see Fillion play the character […]
Vox Explainers considers how we could design safer streets… by getting rid of street signs? Hmm, we’ll have to be convinced about this. The Guardian ran a longer op ed about the “shared space” concept earlier: Research has shown that removing white lines induces uncertainty and thus cuts vehicle speeds by 13%. This has been […]
Mashable got their hands on the 2018 Macbook Pro for this review. TLDR? A powerful machine, but there are ongoing design problems. Via Mashable: Using the 2018 MacBook Pro has been a roller-coaster experience. Ultimately you can’t help but respect such a powerful machine, but Apple didn’t do itself any favors by sticking with the […]
"I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul." 💯 days to go @InvictusSydney #GameOnDownUnder pic.twitter.com/sna5irq9wA — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) July 12, 2018 Prince Harry and Invictus Games athletes recite lines from the poem Invictus in this moving spot for the upcoming 2018 Invictus Games. Via Adnews: Advertising agency Edge […]
After 30 years, Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote will finally be out in theatres. It’s showing at MIFF 2018. There were so many production issues that the issues themselves produced their own film, Lost in La Mancha. Via Study Break: Terry Gilliam’s film “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” was finally finished […]