Tremendous footage of Monarch butterflies captures by hummingbird drones.
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50 PostsI've loved Will Oldham's music for more than 30 years. He's one of those artists whose output convinces me I've wasted my life.
In 2014 he played a live show in a cavern in Texas. Briefly, I considered setting foot in Texas.
Thankfully, someone's uploaded the performance to Youtube.
Rather than start with the 90 minute video, here's Beast for Thee and Blood Embrace where he's accompanied by Matt Sweeney on guitar. The songs are from their extraordinary record Superwolf, which has long been a favorite of mine.
And here's the whole Cavern performance. Image cuts out near the end but the sound is good.
It's a few years old now, but few things amuse me like this interview with Bridget Christie as one of the Taskmaster extras.
The 2012 documentary, The Imposter, is up on Youtube in its entirety. It is a truly unbelievable story.
Videos ain't your thing? Here's The Chameleon, the original David Grann New Yorker article from 2008, which is the first time I'd heard of imposter Frédéric Bourdin. If you're unfamiliar with David Grann, he's the author of the Killers of the Flower Moon, which Scorsese filmed in 2023.
Absolutely mind-boggling.
The Telegraph did an interview with Bourdin upon the film's release.
Ant Lab is back with another stunning video, this one of Beetles, in flight and at swim, filmed at 6000 frames per second.
If you're unfamiliar with the Ant Lab channel, check out their vid on moths from a few years ago:
Stunning two minute video of a Starling Murmuration. Such a glorious phenomena.
From filmmaker Jan van Ijken.
Never Too Small's latest episode highlights a Paris apartment belonging to a screenwriter. As always with NTS, the video is pithy, direct, and full of charm.
You can explore other NTS videos on their channel or their website. They also have a magazine. Have to make a note to myself to see if Issues is carrying it.
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Though not much of a fan of Gotye, I was delighted when CDK's dance video for Somebody That I Used to Know recently went viral. Unorthodox choreography is my jam. Here are some of my favorites.
Celui qui tombe. Choreography by Yoann Bourgeois.
Kenzo World starring Margaret Qualley. Directed by Spike Jonze. Choreography by Ryan Heffington.
Steve Reich / Come Out. Dancers and director unknown. Choreography by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. I believe De Keersmaeker may also be the brunette dancer, but don't hold me to it because prosopagnosia. If the audio sounds familiar to you, you're probably a fan of MF Doom's America's Most Blunted.
Sia / Chandelier. Dancer, Maddie Ziegler. Choreography by Ryan Heffington.
Welcome Home. Dancer, FKA Twigs. Directed and choreography by Spike Jonze.
And here's the CDK video that inspired this post. Choreography and direction by Sergio Reis. Almost as impressive to me in this one is the clothing.
"Taking the Highest Average score from each year (with over 1k reviews) let's see how different the Academy Awards canon would look if Letterboxd chose the Oscars' winners for best film. This list excludes Documentaries, Shorts , Concert films and Limited Series."
I agree with much of this.
I disagree most with 2007. There's no question in my mind that No Country For Old Men is a better film than There Will Be Blood.
