the forthcoming emitt rhodes documentary by cosimo messeri

in 1985 alison wrote john hughes a fan letter and shortly after they became pen pals for two years.here’s her excellent tribute

cameron’s house from “ferris bueller” is on the market, it could be yours for $2.3 mil. via acoj

“70 year-old Buddhist monk Hua Chi has been praying in the same spot at his temple in Tongren, China for over 20 years. His footprints, which are up to 1.2 inches deep in some areas, are the result of performing his prayers up to 3000 times a day. Now that he is 70, he says [...]

a nice interview with janie bryant, the woman behind the seams of mad men at all plaidout

worlds smallest postal servicethanks laurel!

here is always somewhere else now out on DVD. disk 1: the Bas Jan Ader documentary + extras. disk 2: the film & video works of Bas Jan Ader.

scene’s from renior’s first color film the river
via scout-holiday

forårsdag i helvede, en(a sunday in hell), directed by jørgen leth (1976).

the story of the one day epic bicycle ride from paris to roubaix.

“In August 1974, Philippe Petit, a Frenchman with a passion for walking on wires, captivated New York City as he stealthy made his way to the top of the World Trade Center. Once there, he walked across a cable strung between the Twin Towers, a historic feat that’s vividly depicted in a new documentary, Man [...]

Peter Saville on Anton Corbijn’s Control: “Yes, that film was not very good. It’s great there’s another better film that’s been made already”, referring to Joy Division: The Documentary.
photo from Juvenes: The Joy Division Photographs of Kevin Cummins. all 200 copies (at $400) of sold out in two days.