2016-III-10 | 4 min 8s | Directed by Koji Hagiuda
Noboru Honma perfoming a traditional Japanese Hakone Marquetry.
Noboru Honma perfoming a traditional Japanese Hakone Marquetry.
The Engines That Came in from the Cold
2001-III-1 | Channel 4 | 50 min | Written and directed by Dan Clifton
The first of a new run of Channel 4's science documentary strand, this film tells the story of how the Russians, at the height of the Cold War space race, developed a very remarkable kind of rocket engine. Not only was the technology different from that used by the Americans, it was actually better. When half a dozen of these engines were rediscovered 20 years after they were built, they were found - to the amazement of the American rocket design establishment - to be superior in power to anything NASA had come up with in the intervening decades. What's more, they worked. Now, incredibly, Russian engines are being used to launch American rockets.
via: dailymail
TAMPOPO directed by Juzo Itami
1985-XI-23 | Color | Japanese | 115 min | Directed by Juzo Itami
Janus films has restored in 4K Juzo Itami's (伊丹十三) classic film TAMPOPO (タンポポ). The movie will be released by Criterion Collection in the US. It is already available in Japan in Bluray and DVD. Here the new US and the original Japanese Posters.
JODOROWSKY'S DUNE directed by Frank Pavich
2013-V-18 | Color | Spanish, french & english | 90 min | Directed by Frank Pavich
SYNOPSIS
This fascinating documentary explores the genesis of one of cinema's greatest epics that never was: cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky's (EL TOPO) adaptation of Frank Herbert's sci-fi classic Dune, whose cast would have included such icons as Salvador Dali, Orson Welles and Mick Jagger. In 1975, following the runaway success of his art-house freak-outs EL TOPO and HOLY MOUNTAIN, Alejandro Jodorowsky secured the rights to Frank Herbert's Dune - and began work on what was gearing up to be a cinematic game-changer, a sci-fi epic unlike anything the world had ever seen.
Jodorowsky enlisted an elite group of artistic mercenaries, including French comic book artist Moebius, who illustrated the storyboards; screenwriter Dan O'Bannon (DARK STAR, ALIEN); artist H.R. Giger (ALIEN); and sci-fi paperback illustrator Chris Foss. For the cast, he lined up icons ranging from Salvador Dali and Mick Jagger to Orson Welles, and even his own son, who was put through two years of gruelling martial arts training to prepare for his role. Unfortunately, the film was never made.
Director Frank Pavich tackles one of cinema's most enthralling "what could have been" stories, weaving interviews with the charismatic Jodorowsky, his collaborators, and supporters (including DRIVE director Nicolas Winding Refn), together with animation to bring Moebius' storyboards to life. Even though the project exists only in the imaginations of its creators, and as the hundreds of illustrations they left behind, Pavich's documentary chooses not to dwell on failure, but rather celebrates the ways in which the creative dreams of Dune planted seeds for many other iconic films that came after it, from STAR WARS to ALIEN to countless more. This is an inspirational story about the power of the creative spirit, one that establishes Jodorowsky as a master of cinema and a true visionary of our time.
COLIN GEDDES, TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
FRAGMENTOS DE AMOR directed by Fernando Vallejo
2016-VIII-18 | Color | Spanish | 100 min | Directed by Fernando Vallejo
The recently released Fragmetos de Amor (Fragments of love) is the debut film of director Fernando Vallejo with whom I had the honor to work this week, together with Jochi Melero in a Coors beer commercial in Puerto Rico. The film was awarded with the Glauber Rocha award for the best film from latin America in the last Montreal Film Festival last September. Check the making of featurette here.
SNEKERHEADZ directed by David T. Friendly & Mick Partridge
2015-VIII-7 | Color | 73 min| Directed by David T. Friendly & Mick Partridge
To Rock or Stock? Sneakerheads will do almost anything to get their hands on a unique pair of kicks, going to such extreme lengths as hiding in trash cans to score a pair of Retro Jordan 11s to camping for days in sub zero temperatures for the latest Nike Foamposites. How did sneakers become as prized as collectable art? From the shores of Cali to the congested streets of Tokyo, Sneakerheadz examines the cultural influence of sneaker collecting around the world and delves into a subculture whose proud members don’t just want to admire art, they want to wear it.
CARTEL LAND directed by Matthew Heineman
2015-VII-3 | Color | English | 100 min | Directed by Matthew Heineman
Summary:
With unprecedented access, CARTEL LAND is a riveting, on-the-ground look at the journeys of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy - the murderous Mexican drug cartels. In the Mexican state of Michoacán, Dr. Jose Mireles, a small-town physician known as "El Doctor," leads the Autodefensas, a citizen uprising against the violent Knights Templar drug cartel that has wreaked havoc on the region for years. Meanwhile, in Arizona's Altar Valley - a narrow, 52-mile-long desert corridor known as Cocaine Alley - Tim "Nailer" Foley, an American veteran, heads a small paramilitary group called Arizona Border Recon, whose goal is to stop Mexico's drug wars from seeping across our border. Filmmaker Matthew Heineman embeds himself in the heart of darkness as Nailer, El Doctor, and the cartel each vie to bring their own brand of justice to a society where institutions have failed. CARTEL LAND is a chilling, visceral meditation on the breakdown of order and the blurry line between good and evil.
via: imdb
SHORT FILM | Rosa de Papel -Revisited-
Puerto Rico | 2012 | 3 min | color | 1.66:1
AA&NN
presents
A Revolú Films production
in collaboration with UPR | Río Piedras
Starring
José A. Negrón | Kathleen I. Jiménez
Giovanni Maldonado | Kenneth Hermina
Directed by
Luisa Touassa
Written by
Paola Perea
Revisited edition by
Ioannes Busca
Music Composed by
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Crew
Anette J. Otero | Yuliana Jorge | Carla Alvarado | Giovanni Maldonado | Joanna Caraballo | Ioannes Busca | Kenneth Hermina | Sara Torre | Naomi González | Lytzeliz Rodríguez
Thanks:
Jardín Botánico | Universidad de Puerto Rico |
Escuela de Comunicacíon | Dr. Eliseo Colón Zayas | Ana I. de Jesús | Pedro Viera | Myrna Colón
Senda de Libertad Rock Church | Pastora Lundy López | Origami Esquilín | ODY Corporation
Nazario Ramirez | UCTV | Wanda Aponte | Radio Universidad | Yolanda Zabala | Neftalí Arroyo
The original short film was realized
for the Cinema Production class in the
Universitiy of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras
with professor Carlos H. Malavé
Original release December 15, 2012
Revisited release August 5, 2016
A piece of paper can be transformed into a beautiful rose or into a ball of crumpled paper, the same way dreams can come true or become terrible nightmares.
Shot in Super 16mm, the original version of this short film was created for a cinema class in the University of Puerto Rico. While the original version was edited digitally from a standard resolution transfer of the film, this revisited edition offers a reinterpretation of the original story, re-edited from scratch using nothing but the 16mm silent footage accompanied by The Swan Lake Suit No 1 composed by Tchaikovsky.
Visit the website: https://aaandnn.com/video/rosa-de-papel-revisited/
SHORT FILM | Paola Perea’s Cruz de Marta -Revisited-
Puerto Rico | 2016 | 4 min | Color | 16:9
AA&NN presents
Paola Perea’s
Cruz de Marta
Revisited
Accompanied by
Braham’s Hungarian Dance No1 in G Minor
Starring
Paloma González
Kennie Narváez
Tania Díaz
Written & directed by
Paola Perea
Produced by
Paola Perea & Tania Díaz
Production Assistant
Christian Y’ Candelario
Photographed & edited by
Ioannes Busca
Shot in Puerto Rico in October 2012
Revisited in June 2016
In the streets of San Juan, where inequality is the bread and butter of everyday life; one thing is to be solidary, and another thing is to be solidary in exchange for nothing.
Written and directed by Paola Perea in 2012 the original short film was presented in Bizarro Horror and Fantasy Short Film Festival that took place that same year in the University of Puerto Rico. After being in oblivion for almost half a decade, this revisited edition captures the essence of the original film; with a completely new editing of the raw footage that was fitted to the rhythm of Brahms Hungarian Dance No 1.
Visit the website: https://aaandnn.com/video/cruz-de-marta/
Sur les traces de Tintin - Los Viajes de Tintin
Sur les traces de Tintin | 5 episodes | 2010 | France
Épisode 1
Égypte : Les Cigares du Pharaon
Réalisé par Marc Temmerman
Réalisé par Marc Temmerman
Épisode 2
Chine : Le Lotus bleu
Réalisé par Marc Temmerman
Chine : Le Lotus bleu
Réalisé par Marc Temmerman
Épisode 3
Maroc : Le Crabe aux pinces d’or
Réalisé par Laurent Joffrion
Maroc : Le Crabe aux pinces d’or
Réalisé par Laurent Joffrion
Épisode 4
Pérou : Le Temple du Soleil
Réalisé par Henri de Gerlache
Pérou : Le Temple du Soleil
Réalisé par Henri de Gerlache
Épisode 5
Népal : Tintin au Tibet
Réalisé par Florence Tran
Népal : Tintin au Tibet
Réalisé par Florence Tran
En association avec Moulinsart, la société en charge de l’oeuvre d’Hergé, «Sur les traces de Tintin» nous invite à un voyage inédit : Entrer dans les albums retraçant les aventures du célèbre reporter et leur donner vie ! Une manière originale de découvrir ou redécouvrir Tintin et son auteur, Hergé.
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