Moving Pictures: Alma

A hauntingly gorgeous film by Rodrigo Blaas, just in time for Halloween...

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The Sunday Cartoon: Ants in the Plants

Just what the doctor ordered for lazy Sunday mornings :)

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A Trip to the Moon

A Trip To The Moon (La Voyage Dans La Lune) by Georges Méliès, 1902
So magical...
enjoy!
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The Illusionist

I have always had a soft spot for animated films, and was so sad to see them gradually fade away, especially with the introduction of computer generated graphics.
There is something magical about moving pictures, with all of their imperfections and apparent human-factor flaws, that I feel can't be found in today's films anymore.
And perhaps that is why I found The Illusionist to be so charming a film.
The film tells the story of an aging slight-of-hand magician who takes his stage act from Paris to the UK, in hopes of finding a more appreciative audience for his outdated tricks. While performing at an Inn in Scotland, his magic and kindness inspire a young girl to follow him and the two find themselves in Edinburgh.
Apart from being one of the most stunningly beautiful visual arrangements I have seen the last few years, it manages to do just that: touch on how all those little things that we have lost over the years, things that have been pushed aside in favor of 'advancement' and 'progress', somehow still are irreplaceable.
The struggles of working in a dying craft are depicted beautifully, while leaving you with a sweet and sour-y taste, just right for the film's tone.
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You Are Invited To A Very Important Date...

Hooray, hooray! The trailer is finally out!

Click the picture below to view it!!!

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More Of Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland

Some new, beautiful photos released by Planet Disney . Can hardly wait to see what the official website of the movie will look like!

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On the amazingness of a computer game...

A few years ago, I was lucky enough to stumble upon a little point-and-click game called Samorost...the graphics were soooo beautiful, and the overall atmosphere of the game enchanting...Its developer, Amanita Design, are working on a new project, Machinarium, with the cutest storyline ever... "A little robot who’s been thrown out to the scrap yard behind the city must return and confront the Black Cap Brotherhood and save his robot-girl friend." (awww) I can't wait for it to be released (apparently around Fall 2009...sigh). So I thought I'd include a link to the two Samorost games, and you can have some wee fun time...
So here is the Samorost 1 website...(click the image to get transferred there)

...and here is the link to Samorost2 (again, click the image below)

Hope you like them!!! I am off to do some painting and eat lots and lots of juicy, delicious cherries in the process!!!

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