Category Archives: Cinemanets

The Tiny City

Written by Keith. Posted on February 28, 2010. Filed under Cinemanets. Tagged . No comments.
Here’s a beautiful tilt-shift video of NYC in miniture via Sam O’Hare called “The Sandpit”.

Goin’ to Acapulco

Written by Keith. Posted on January 2, 2010. Filed under Cinemanets, Great Performances. Tagged , , , , , , . No comments.
Here’s a quick video of a sequence from “I’m Not There” which moved the hell out of me. It’s a narrative imagining of the “essence” of Bob Dylan. The director used several characters portraying various personas and inspirations from Dylan’s life. I tried to watch the film but found most of it [...]

The Wire 100 Best Lines

Written by Keith. Posted on December 29, 2009. Filed under Acting, Cinemanets, Great Performances. Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . No comments.

City of God’s Son

Written by Keith. Posted on December 3, 2009. Filed under Cinemanets, Create Everywhere, Inspiration, Writing Music. Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , . No comments.
Ok. First listen to this— And yes, I meant listen— If I’m anything I’m a junkie for narrative. I don’t care what form it takes… I just like to devour story. Dominique De Leon, a friend and classmate from film school has gotten into the habit of doing a monday “music drop” which I love. [...]

MakingOf.com

Written by Keith. Posted on December 3, 2009. Filed under Cinemanets, Directing, Editing, Inspiration, Writing. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.
I was recently sent a link from a film school classmate (thanks Bobby) for an interesting new website called MakingOf.com. It was co-founded by Natalie Portman and according to the site it “provides an intimate, fresh look into the process of creating entertainment by the insiders themselves.” Swanky right? In the interview below filmmaker Darren Aronofsky talks [...]

Movie Titles In Movies

Written by Keith. Posted on December 2, 2009. Filed under Cinemanets. Tagged . No comments.
When I’m writing a script I always wonder when/if the “title” is gonna show up and pop out of somebody’s mouth… or maybe as an image or object in the story somewhere. And when I’m watching a movie and the title emerges from the story I wanna stand up and point at the tv or screen [...]

Netflix Hidden Gems

Written by Keith. Posted on November 4, 2009. Filed under Cinemanets, the Internets. Tagged , , . No comments.
Hammer to Nail has posted their monthly list of “Hidden Gems” over at Netflix. Adjust your Netflix accounts accordingly. Here’s an excerpt: Zabriskie Point (1970) — A singular anomaly in the American and Italian cinemas, Zabriskie Point, Michelangelo Antonioni’s first and last American film, is a radical departure from the director’s previous work, a deeply imperfect work that [...]

Kanye + Spike = ???

Written by Keith. Posted on October 19, 2009. Filed under Cinemanets, Inspiration, Shorts, the Internets. Tagged , , , , . 1 Comment.
This short collaboration between Kanye and Spike Jonze won’t be up long so I’m sharing it quickly (without adding too many thoughts yet). It’s being yanked down as soon as people post it (including Kanye). The film interests me on several levels (mostly thematically and the imagery at the end)… and not for [...]

YouTube + Sundance

Written by Keith. Posted on July 23, 2009. Filed under Cinemanets, Screenings, Sundance. Tagged , , , . No comments.
For a six week time period beginning July 20th, 2009 the YouTube Screening Room will feature four short films from directors who have previously attended the Sundance Institute Directors Lab. “Voice of an Angel” from Josh Marston (“Maria Full of Grace”) “5 Feet High and Rising” from Peter Sollett (“Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist,” “Raising Victor [...]