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Slope Style a la LCD Soundsystem

This last flurry of snow has brought this short (though actually a clip from  full length film All I Can) to mind.Great use of LCD SoundSystem (Dance Yrself Clean), a brilliant edit and some awesome urban skiing. What’s not to like, unless you don’t like music, skiing and beautiful scenery. Every shot a post card. look out for the swing jolt to the squeak of the music.

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Beware of (probable) Bogus Film Fistivals

If you have paid to enter any of the film festivals listed below, claw your money  back. This is easy enough if you paid through pay-pal. These festivals are probably all run by the same person/people. Websites all have the same format.

One can also buy an award from them,,, erm..  BUY AN AWARD.. that's like paying for representation up front. And if you are buying awards for your film, then your faith in film making has left the building.

Here are those that Festhome detected and are still being re-reviewed before accepting them into our service or closing them definitely: California Film Awards London Film Awards Oregon International Film Awards Colorado International Film Festival Honolulu Film Awards Yosemite International Film Festival Barcelona International Film Festival American Movie Awards

I hope there are not too many effected buy this. It is upsetting when artists get taken for a ride. We work so hard to get projects of the ground, battle to get them completed by which time we're so exhausted that we leave ourselves open and vulnerable to  manipulation and straight forward deceit.

Please share this information, every film maker needs to know.

Keep em peeled, and good luck with your endeavours.

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This is a very moving piece of radio. Please listen. Pat O’Connell finds it very difficult to keep it together at the end. 

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You Must Watch This:

Will Self speaks truthfully, plainly and respectfully about addiction, its victims and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

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Richard Curtis gives a touching tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman on BBC News Night.

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Not stopped listening to this since being introduced to 6 Music's @laurenlavern . This Sweet Thang by Shuggie Otis

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I never new this happened when Marlon Brando won 1973's Best Actor Oscar for The Godfather. this is incredible.

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Capitalism in theory is rocket ships, nanomedicine, and Bono saving Africa. Actually existing capitalism means Walmart jobs, McMansions, people living in the sewers under Las Vegas, Ryan Seacrest … plus – ecological devastation, government spying, crappy public transportation and for-profit prisons.

Benjamin Bratton  in The Guardian.

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Owen Wilson, in Killers video, Christmas in LA..

Think the song is meant to be a bit sad, in a John Lewis way, but hard to feel for someone who wakes up to a surf and sun drenched beach. Cartoon of Owen Wilson captures his pout perfectly.

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Trailer for short film The Temp which is out doing the rounds on the film festival circuit.

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James Blake wins Mercury Prize 2013

Get the Spotify Mercury Prize play list here.

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I'm Not "Ready"

It's all well and good a mobile being "4G ready" but what if I'm not ready. I'm quite happy with my G's at 3, well two and a half was alright as well.. How many Gs will we need. When my daughter is my age will she be made to feel that her data speed at 32G is inadequate. Will data have to get to a speed where we will have to walk faster just to keep up with our phones.. Will we have so many Gs that we might have to move up H or K. And at the same time advertising is bulling me into thinking I'm a twat for still considering a slower phone,, and I need it to be quicker, my street has just been reduced to a 20mph speed restriction.. will this have an effect on my broadband...?

Buying something that is "ready" is a ridiculous notion.. HD Ready, 4G Ready,, buying something that has the ability of doing something but wont be doing it.. I have "Hawaii Ready" luggage if anyone wants to buy it.. It wont get you to Hawaii but it has the capacity to get the if you're willing to pay the extra costs of doing so...

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Everyone is talking about Mister Russell Brandso here is his audition tape for Forgetting Sarah Marshall.. His improvisation is imperious. A must see for any actor.