I'm a massive fan of Drumeo and their 'For The First Time' series. This one with the Blue Man Group was incredible and having them listen to My Chemical Romance for the first time and then make up the drum parts brought a massive smile to my face.
"The Movie Rabbit Hole" shared its third video in a series of four delving into the emerging trend of "no CGI" films. The project aims to set the record straight. Notably, it revisits recent 'no CGI' films such as Top Gun: Maverick and Barbie.
In recent years, certain studios have been keen to boost their film's image, occasionally stretching the truth. A prime example is the latest Mission: Impossible movie, which heavily touted its "real" elements, obscuring the significant contributions of the numerous VFX artists who laboured on the production.
This still sounds phenomenal. Waves of nostalgia from the 90's and still gets played regularly by me. https://twitter.com/therapyoff...
Great article from David Hall on Cornelius Cardew's graphic musical score 'Treatise'.
"A month’s worth of movies to help you stay awake". Rob Weychert has created this October's horror movie schedule for your viewing. He fondly calls it Robtober.
Tig Notaro stepped into a role originally performed by fellow comedian Chris D’Elia. She gave separate performances and was digitally added in Chris's place. More on how and why from director Zach Snyder here. Corridor Crew break down what an excellent job they did here. More on Army of the Deads' VFX here.
Long-running plugd records have a new online presence. Go check them out
Cork band Emperor Of Ice Cream were dropped by their label Sony before they got to record their album and subsequently broke up in 1995. They got together during lockdown to re-record everything and their accomplishment is now out to purchase. Well worth a listen.
