December 2011
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Errol Morris on investigating photography and the semantics of “truth” in art.
Writer and Oscar-winning documentary maker Errol Morris talks about the nature of truth, art and propaganda in photography. Drawing examples from the photographs of Abu Ghraib and the Crimean war, cited in his book Believing is Seeing, he argues we’ve often underplayed the link between photgraphs...
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A 3 minute extract from the newly-restored version of Georges Méliès’ Le Voyage dans la Lune, featuring an all new original score by Air. This vaguely ’70s prog-jam-band-ish cut is taken from a track called Sonic Armada, and you can pre-order the full album on iTunes.
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‘Russian Girlfriends EP’ by Perseus
Three tracks of stunning tropical house from newcomer Perseus, which his label French Express is giving away for free on Soundcloud. His mastery of sampling pulls influence from the smooth r’n’b of the ’90s, even borrowing liberally from PM Dawn in the EP’s title track.
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Die Die my Darling (by Le Chat qui Fume)
A hyper-violent, stylised triumph of exploitation pastiche from director François Gaillard, who has been making these types of low-budget/high-production-value indie horrors for the past couple of years through his production company Le Chat qui Fume.
What’s most obvious about this formula of bold, neon colours, retro production design and blunt...
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‘Immigrant Song feat. Karen O’ by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Holy shit!
‘The Welcome’ by Pigeons
An embryonic slow-build from Pigeon’s latest LP, The Welcome simmers with a low frequency, meditative buzz while pianos undulate somewhere beneath it’s membrane. The accompanying video reinforces the song’s spiritual ambition with it’s collage of spectral diffusions and amorphous forms.
(via Camilla Padgitt-Coles)
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The Interrupters (2011) (via BBC iPlayer)
A powerful look at the work of Chicago organisation CeaseFire, who operate in and amongst the city’s communities to help stop violence and shootings. From the director of Hoop Dreams, Steve James. Essential viewing. 120 minutes.