Mute Presence: A look at an aphorism by E.M. Cioran

Here is a fifteen minute video that I shot on Vimeo. Recently, I have been using Vimeo as an educational platform and a way to share my thoughts. This video opens up an aphorism by E.M. Cioran and brings in some other thinkers, as well. Is it perfect? No, but it was the best I [...]

Bakuon Film Festival 2009: Kichijoji, Tokyo, Japan

The Bakuon Film Festival began over the weekend. The premise of this festival is simple and evident from the 12-foot high speakers stacked on both sides of the screen: Maximum Audio Blast! I had the good fortune of seeing David Lynch’s “Mulholland Drive” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Death Proof” last night and was not disappointed. I [...]

Brand Strategy: Old Man’s Hands Productions (Eon McKai)

Director Eon McKai’s production company, “Old Man’s Hands” new 2008 “logo movie” presents a change in the Alt-Vivid brand. What are your thoughts on this “logo movie?” Do you think that this new video adequately expresses the aesthetic aims of McKai and company?
We were able to track down the older “logo movie” for “Old [...]

Dave Naz: Transformation of the Erotic

Photographs taken by Dave Naz have a tendency to resonate in the mind and spark an erotically haunting urge to want to experience more of his work…and more…and more. His photographs pull at the insatiable, that which cannot be satisfied, while giving us more than just the intensity of a nude body. You may find [...]

Sob Noisse: Crispin Glover 30 min. interview (Grand Rapids, MI, USA)

A friend of mine who runs Sob Noisse productions, currently operating out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, recently sat down with renaissance man Crispin Glover before the Grand Rapids showing of his film “What is it?”/Live Dramatic Narration performance at the UICA (Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts).
This an intimate 30 minute interview with Mr. [...]