Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Japan's Walt Disney?

Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's greatest animation directors. The entertaining plots, compelling characters, and breathtaking animation in his films, such as Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away, have earned him international renown from critics as well as public recognition within Japan. The Walt Disney Company's commitment to introduce the films to the rest of the world will let more people appreciate the high-quality works he has given the movie-going public.







Documentary about Studio Ghibli and the legendary anime director Miyazaki.  Includes interviews with a variety of animators, directors, artists etc. in the field of anime, as well as Miyazaki himself.

  













Thursday, January 27, 2011

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Silhouette - Ringling School of Art & Design


Silhouette is about a toy ballerina who comes to life when her music box opens. As she continues to dance, her imagination runs wild. Is the shadow real, or just a figment of her imagination? This is the question that the ballerina has to ask herself.



Director: Amber Rudolph & Tonya Noerr
Producer: Ringling School of Art & Design




Sunday, November 21, 2010

Zeitgeist (2007)

If you've ever felt as though you were a small part in a very large world, Zeitgeist, the original 2007 Movie will reaffirm your feeling. This compelling documentary explores manipulations of the American masses by those with wealth and power.









By employing three main themes (Christianity, September 11th, and the Federal Reserve) that seemingly have nothing to do with one another, this film may enlighten (or offend) Americans that are spellbound to change the balance of power in the world.

The massive conspiracy that's painted before our eyes is controversial, thought-provoking and gripping. Peter Joseph presents his powerful argument to people that are conditioned to accept the American government and the media as truth. However, he doesn't take a subtle approach that will be easy to swallow for every viewer.

Zeitgeist, the Movie isn't for everyone. If you're interested in exploring the depth of lies, corruption, secrets and manipulation that's spoon-fed to us, you'll most likely find that the two hours it will take you to watch this film will be spent constructively.

Nevertheless, people who are easily offended should probably skip this documentary. After all, films about mass-manipulation, religious manipulation, false flag operations, hidden agendas, economical manipulation and hidden truths aren't everyone's cup of tea.

Whether you're a critic or a fan, the documentary certainly packs a powerful punch. There are many legitimate questions presented and Peter Joseph offers the viewer his own interesting perspective. 

Sunday, November 14, 2010

FREEWARE - Mike Kaczmarek

Visually stunning and action packed, Freeware is a 3-D, CG-animated thrill ride through a futuristic world.






This sci-fi short follows three cyborgs on a daring race to rescue Maia, an assistant at a powerful IT company, from the grips of its evil CEO. All animation was created using Alias/Wavefronts Maya.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Pedal Power! (bicycling documentaries)

As the skies turn gray and the days grow cold many people are reluctantly putting their bicycleslist of documentaries from snag films. up in winter storage. None of us here at the Anti-Society are one of "those people". We ride our bikes as a daily lifestyle for our own various different reasons. As a show of solidarity for our fellow bicyclist we bring you this excellent list of documentaries from SnagFilms.com.


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Thursday, November 4, 2010

The Ant-Society presents: Tales of Hoffman (2001)

Short documentary about the two main figures in the Chicago Conspiracy trial - Abbie Hoffman and the presiding judge, Julius Hoffman. This piece compares the Hoffmans' personalities and argues that they had a mutual fascination with one another.





Abbie Hoffman was truly one of the heroes of my youth, along with Bobby Seale, and the Berrigan brothers. REVOLUTION!

Thursday, October 21, 2010

The Ant-Society presents: Adland - Opening, George Lois (1974)


Excerpt from documentary about the advertising business includes: 
Footage of commercial shoot, text about the anonymity of most admen and about how this program intends to give them a voice, The Pontiac Choir Boys do a commercial, George Lois, chairman, Lois, Holland, Callaway, New York, explains the power that comes from commercial production - "Poom! It's like poison gas..Poom! That's sensational. Oh yeah, that's great!"




Opening of the film Adland, featuring singing McDonalds hamburger puppets (you know how I feel about singing and dancing food, folks), a Pontiac mens choir, and commercial director George Lois, talking about what its all about for him. This makes me wish they had put up the whole film, rather than just excerpts from it.