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David Lynch’s Organic Coffee

John P. Hess — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:51:53 +0000

Is the master of surreal film going all Coppola for a hearty mocha? If by that you’re asking if David Lynch is launching his own brand of organic coffee than the answer is YES!

A couple of years ago, my friend Erik who worked with me asked me why I didn’t get my own line of coffee. I thought it would be a good idea and I began to test many different types of coffee. I finally found a coffee that I loved more than all the rest. And during blind tests I would always pick that one coffee.

I contacted the company that made it and together we worked on slight variations for a house roast, a decaf, and an espresso blend. This became the David Lynch Signature Cup Coffee. And I really like it very much. My friend who came over today had a decaf cup and said it tasted very good. I now drink about seven large cups per day, and I really look forward to each new cup.

—Huffington Post | Read the Full Article

Lynch even released a commercial entitled, “Oh Yeah” (but don’t expect any punch pitchers breaking through walls):

It may not make you want to grab a cup of joe but its still better than last year’s teaser for the coffee line:

You can pick up David Lynch’s Signature Coffees here

Heart Stop Beating: The Man Who Has No Pulse

John P. Hess — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:29 +0000

March of 2011, Billy Cohn & Bud Frazier, two visionary doctors from the Texas Heart Institute, successfully replaced a dying man’s heart with a ‘continuous flow’ device they developed, proving that life was possible without a pulse or a heart beat.

This short film is directed by Jeremiah Zagar and is part of the Focus Forward Films inspired by GE.

The Following includes shots that may be disturbing to viewers.

“Still Life” Motion-Sensitive Picture Frame

Dennis — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:05:41 +0000

This is a demonstration video showcasing Artist Scott Garne’s interactive still life project. It involves a motion-senstive frame that feeds realtime tilt data to a 3D scene.

When Black & White Cartoons get the Color Treatment

John P. Hess — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:33:11 +0000

In the 90s, colorizing old cartoons seemed like a no-brainer, what could distract little tykes better than a swatchful of color? In 1992, Ted Turner, on his colorization bender took a batch of old black and whites cartoon film strips, shipped them to South Korea where they were hand traced, colored in and re-shot.

Take a look at the comparison video below the original and colored versions of Warner Bros’ 1931 “Smile Darn Ya, Smile!” to see what they got right and what they got wrong:

Dancing Nazis – A Political Remix Video from 1941

John P. Hess — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:30:48 +0000

I like to think that people throughout human history are more like us than history books would leads us to believe.

In 1941, Charles A. Ridley of the British Ministry of Information put out a film entitled the “Lambeth Walk – Nazi Style“. This piece of “counter-propaganda” re-purposed the Nazi film “Triumph of the Will” and set it a popular dance craze at the time. This short remix was then distributed and picked up by newsreels all around the world.

Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels was particularly pissed off as the “Lambeth Walk” had been declared by the Nazi Party as full of “Jewish mischief and animalistic hopping” in a speech made in 1939.

So next time you’re remixing a piece of contemporary news footage with an annoying pop song, just remember, you are taking part of a great tradition of making fun of power that stretches back to the beginning of time.

After all, Everything is a Remix…

Enjoy your freedoms guys.

Around the World in 289 Seconds

John P. Hess — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:30:09 +0000

Kien Lam quit his day job and spent a year traveling around the world. 17 countries and 6237 photos later, he put together a 5 minute series of timelapses that documents his journeys around the globe:

To read more about his journeys, check out his Kien Lam’s blog.

A Special New Year’s Message From Filmmaker IQ…

John P. Hess — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:01:02 +0000

As we bring an end to a remarkable year at Filmmaker IQ, we would just like to wish all of our readers/viewers a happy and safe 2012. Let’s make the new year the most cinematic year ever!

Whether you’re done partying or just starting – here’s the most important tip to keep the hangover blues away – hydrate. Drink plenty of fluids that don’t rhyme with “Mild Berkeley”

Was all that just an excuse to post this video?

Yes…

Yes it was…

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Kim Jong-il’s funeral was a lesson in epic film-making

John P. Hess — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:19:01 +0000

You may be hard pressed to find a difference between the North Korean Megalomaniac and a Hollywood executive (assuming you overlook the diminutive dictator’s role in the death of millions of his countrymen) but when Kim Jong Il died, the world lost one of the greatest wanna-be-filmmaker around. Amazingly in a country whose chief export is border tension, they still have enough resources to put on a first rate production of a state funeral…

Cecil B DeMille would have admired the funeral of Kim Jong-il. Its staging owes much to the Hollywood movies that the Dear Leader so loved.

It’s worth noting that the scenes coming out of North Korea are probably only the second time live images have been broadcast from the hermit nuclear state. The first time was in 2000, when Kim Jong-il met the South Korean president Kim Dae-jung as part of the stuttering reconciliation process.

— Guardian.co.uk | Read The Full Article

Charles Limb – Building the Musical Muscle

John P. Hess — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:05:53 +0000

Charles Limb performs cochlear implantation, a surgery that treats hearing loss and can restore the ability to hear speech. But as a musician too, Limb thinks about what the implants lack: They don’t let you fully experience music yet. At TEDMED, Limb reviews the state of the art and the way forward.

A Brief History of Santa Claus

John P. Hess — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:02:22 +0000

He’s making a list, checking it twice. Gonna find out who’s naughty and nice… But enough about Dennis and his enemies list, let’s take a look at the Brief history of Santa Claus.

Via: C.G.P. Grey