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Stretching out the film reel, we showcase everything from the most beautiful, independent short films to the most inspiring, top end feature films and stop motion animations. We dig and dive for the hottest upcoming film talents, the tastiest cinematography and the most bizarre story lines.

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The Man Who Lived On His Bike

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By Dawn Schuck in New Film on Tuesday 21 May 2013

Filmmaker Guillaume Blanchet, cyclist extraordinaire, is the Man Who Lived On His Bike, eating, sleeping and riding his two-wheeled chariot for days and days across Montreal. Effortlessly edited and energetic, this film is steadily gaining award-after-award. One definitely worth watching.

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David Foster Wallace’s legendary speech put to film

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By Francis Andrews in New Film on Thursday 16 May 2013

These are the kind of words that change, or should change, your outlook on day to day life entirely. The late, legendary David Foster Wallace gave the speech, This Is Water, to a class of university graduates in 2005. Now it’s been put to film, and very effectively so.

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Video of London in 1927, seen in full colour

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By Francis Andrews in New Film on Tuesday 14 May 2013

This short colour video of London was shot in 1927 using a pioneering invention known as the Friese-Greene Colour Process. It’s a beautiful bit of film, and brings old London to life in a way I’ve never seen before. Poignant and mesmerising, and helped along by a great musical score.

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River’s Edge: a 1986 movie with Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, and Dennis Hopper

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By Dead Star in New Film on Monday 13 May 2013

One of the greatest movies ever. River’s Edge is a 1986 film about a group of high school kids. One of them murders their friend and the rest cover it up. Listen to this cast: Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye and Dennis Hopper, among others. The soundtrack includes Slayer, the Wipers and Agent Orange. [...]

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Room 237: a documentary about Stanley Kubrick

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By Dead Star in New Film on Friday 10 May 2013

I recently watched this movie because I’m a huge fan of Stanley Kubrick. It talks about the (possible) hidden meanings the director put in the film, The Shining. Things such as his involvement in faking the Apollo 11 moon landing or his thoughts on the slaughter of the American Indians. They even talk about watching [...]

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Google and the World Brain

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By Low Lai Chow in New Film on Thursday 9 May 2013

Yep, we here at Lost At E Minor said years ago that mega-repository of all knowledge in the world, Google, was surely becoming our collective brain. Now the documentary Google and the World Brain is out, and it looks at Google’s ambitious plan in 2002 to scan every single book in the world. The trailer [...]

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Starlings forming clouds of poetry in the sky

Low Lai Chow Contributor

By Low Lai Chow in New Film on Wednesday 8 May 2013

So Neels Castillon was shooting a commercial with Mathias Touzeris in Marseille, France, when a massive flock of starlings turned up and started a mass aerial display. The technical term for the dance is ‘murmuration’, and Alt-J’s Hand-made makes a really good soundtrack for the birds’ ensemble performance.

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A short documentary about an Arizonian man named God

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By Jay Byrnes in New Film on Friday 3 May 2013

Adam Rigley and Bumbleton Communications make films about interesting people. Their recent fully funded Kickstarter project is just that. It’s a film about a 69 year-old man who owns a bar in Tucson, Arizona, and who legally goes by the name of God. He’s run for Mayor four times, partied with Burt Reynolds and Arnold Schwarzenegger, walks around [...]

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Line Dance: a short film by Alex Reuben

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By Imogen Reekie in New Film on Thursday 2 May 2013

Line uses 24 camera motion capture to make this short film which was inspired by dancing in a Brixton nightclub with dancer Afua Awuku and the dynamic paintings of Jackson Pollock. As a nightclub DJ, Reuben played the Brazilian track Negrume da Noite by Virginia Rodrigues.

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Miniature Melbourne: a short tilt-shift time-lapse film

Darwin Cosico Contributor

By Darwin Cosico in New Film on Wednesday 1 May 2013

After ten months of filming, Melbourne-based photographer Nathan Kaso, has produced this amazing short tilt-shift time-lapse film of my city. The film captures a range of different events and festivals held in the city throughout the year. Majority of the filming was done from Eureka Tower’s Skydeck and some car parks and bridges. The tilt-shift effect [...]

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Man of Steel trailer sure packs a punch

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By Annie Churdar in New Film on Monday 29 April 2013

Get ready to see Superman like you’ve never seen him before. Man of Steel goes deep into the character of our favorite man in tights. Superman becomes a little more human as the story highlights his years of running and hiding from his true calling. We watch him grow up and evolve from scared boy to [...]

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Elysium: the follow-up to District 9 starring Matt Damon as part robot

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By Annie Churdar in New Film on Friday 19 April 2013

This summer, Matt Damon will take on the role of a hybrid human/droid to bring equality to all mankind. Don’t believe me? Just watch this killer trailer for Elysium, the bombastic follow up to District 9. Get ready for a futuristic, shoot’em up blockbuster that’ll knock your socks off in the US at least on August 9.

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DRIFT: a film by Tim Sessler shot on a flight from San Francisco to Philadelphia

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By Darwin Cosico in New Film on Friday 19 April 2013

Tim Sessler, a Brooklyn-based cinematographer and documentary filmmaker, has created another masterpiece that will inspire you to travel and see places from above. The video was filmed on the flight from San Francisco to Philadelphia via Salt Lake City. These amazing aerial shots were taken using a Canon 5D Mark III. Music artists Jónsi and [...]

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A video tribute to David Bowie by Soulwax

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By Mike Dizzle in New Film on Wednesday 17 April 2013

David Bowie fans take note: if you missed the wonderful tribute, Dave, released at the end of 2012 be sure and take time out to enjoy it now. Part-art piece, part-music and movie tribute, Dave was an ambitious project put together by the music production duo, Soulwax, a.k.a. 2 Many DJs. In their words: ‘There [...]

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Premiere Automne: a breathtakingly beautiful animation

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By Andy Martin in New Film on Thursday 11 April 2013

This is breathtakingly brilliant. Richly designed, beautifully animated and a heartbreaking storyline. Take ten minutes out of your day and immerse yourself in it.

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