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MarBelle has a strange compulsion to watch as many films as he can get his hands on and find jobs that give him a legitimate excuse to drill filmmakers about their work. Directors Notes is the multi-decade incarnation of this disorder and remains so much cheaper than film school.

Music Video

Day Joy: Go To Sleep, Mess

A boy moves through a seemingly familiar landscape, unaware that his path will lead him to the troubled man he’s destined to become in Michael Lawrence

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Art & Fashion

The Perfect Scout

If you thought Wes Anderson’s Sam Shakusky fell short of behaviour becoming a scout then Morgan Faverty’s The Perfect Scout will have your ging

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Art & Fashion

Acoustic Levitation Through Vocal Discharge

Here at the 那刹 Ksana Institute we have recently achieved a scientific breakthrough in acoustic human levitation. Acoustic levitation is a phenomenon that

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Asides, Music Video

Bat For Lashes: A Wall

Noel Paul and Bat For Lashes continue their fruitfully creative collaboration with A Wall.

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Art & Fashion

Ton Eighty

You’re probably feeling guilty about the ravages Christmas has done to your well toned physique. Well fret no more, Sam Huntley has come up with Ton

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Animation, Art & Fashion

Unclear Proof

Do you need more proof? Sensational crystal-clear footage of shape-shifting UFOs recorded under the influence in Farra di Soligo, Veneto, Italy! Max Hattler

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Article

DN 2012 Top Ten

It’s been great fun (arduously heartbreaking) ranking our film watching of 2012 into succinct lists of 10, but let’s face it, the holidays are

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Article

MarBelle 2012 Top Ten

This year saw me hit a strange balance where my feature watching was significantly impacted by the amount of online shorts I found myself watching, and being

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Music Video

Sauvage: Wolves

Motivation become clearer as time shifts backwards in Francois Ferracci’s unofficial music video for Sauvage’s Wolves.

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Animation

A Little Christmas Miracle

I’m not sure where you’ve been seeking your Christmas tales of tolerance and acceptance this holiday season, but I’m betting that nothing

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Music Video

Sufjan Stevens: I’ll be Home for Christmas

Directing brothers Aaron & Alex Craig run us through a gauntlet filled with strange goings on for Sufjan Stevens’ Silver & Gold track I’ll

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Music Video

Jimmy Fallon, Mariah Carey & The Roots: All I Want For Christmas Is You

How could we not post this bit of musical genius from Jimmy Fallon, Mariah Carey & The Roots today? Merry Christmas folks!

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