documentary, film reviews, music video, musical/concert, shorts

REVIEW: The Decemberists: A Practical Handbook [2006] & Pendarvia [2011]

No Comments 04 December 2011

Written for BuffaBlog. “Whiskey, weed, and fine cocaine” It wasn’t until the end of 2006 or the beginning of 2007 that I finally discovered indie-folk act The Decemberists. Yes, I was very late to the game. Already with three albums under their belt, the newest—The Crane Wife—captivated me completely. It’s sprawling, ambitious progressive folk stylings [...]

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drama, film reviews, music video, shorts

REVIEW: Scenes From the Suburbs [2011]

No Comments 29 June 2011

“I wonder what happened to the other moments” There is no better praise to heap on a short film than to admit you watched it again right after the initial viewing. Scenes from the Suburbs is just such a piece, not because of the connection to one of my favorite albums of 2010—Arcade Fire’s The [...]

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film reviews, music video

Keith Schofield … Music Videography

1 Comment 05 May 2010

Keith Haverbrook, Eric Schoman & Jeff Mayfield make up the directing collective known as Keith Schofield. It’s an award-winning team from Los Angeles, CA that has been crafting very innovative music videos since 2004, almost all of which utilize some sort of camera trick, using the artifice of the medium to lend a unique visual [...]

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film reviews, music video

Romain Gavras … Music Videography

No Comments 27 April 2010

French director Romain Gavras could very well be my new favorite visionary. With all the hype surrounding the new M.I.A video—not as violent necessarily as I thought it’d be, but definitely NSFW, (as most of his videos aren’t), and vicious in its authenticity—I had to check his work out. His personal Vimeo page contains five [...]

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