we set controls for the heart of the sun

LCD Soundystem announced that they'll be playing their final concert on April 2 at Madison Square Garden. It'll be a 3-hour marathon set backed by a choir, a string section and a horn section, and a black and white dress code will be strictly enforced [maybe a reason to finally wear my tux again!]. Sound of Silver and This is Happening were the soundtrack to two amazing summers for my friends and me, and we all just so happen to be in NY for a bachelor party that weekend. I'm rolling up my sleeves for ticket sales Friday morning.

Here's the last summer's recap, again, with LCD's "Home".

Summer 2010 from nanooksvinyl on Vimeo.

Submarine

Apparently the British film Submarine is all the buzz at festivals. Looks like it could be good.

British comic Richard Ayoade delivers his hotly-anticipated feature debut Submarine. One boy must fight to save his mother from the advances of a mystic and simultaneously lure his eczema-strafed girlfriend in to the bedroom armed with only a vast vocabulary and near-total self-belief. His name is Oliver Tate

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Kid Cudi + LCD + Christian Bale

I just stumbled across this song "All Talk" by Kid Cudi. He samples LCD Soundsystem's "Dance Yrself Clean", and opens appropriately with Christian Bale's notorious diva rant.

Cudi on making the song: "Me and Big Chip were in the studio just doing shrooms, hanging out. You know we had some people there, just kicking it. That’s why my voice is like that. I’m fucked up. Like have you noticed my tone on the song? I’m so fucked up."

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Beginners

Focus Features has done it again. Beginners, with Ewan McGreggor and Christopher Plummer, looks like a gem.

Move over Richard Dean Anderson, I have a new hero

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Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.

The Egyptian Theater is showing eight Roman Polanski films in four nights, including my favorite Knife in the Water, LA classic Chinatown, and Repulsion, which I've never gotten around to seeing.

git yr freak on.

Peep World

It's a big day at Helms-a-Lee! I got my first trailer finish. I've finished theatrical TV spots, but this is my first piece that'll play on the silver screen. It's for IFC's "Peep World" and it went live on yahoo movies today. Stay tuned to find out what (limited, limited) movies it'll play in front of.

Manhattan Opening Sequence

I posted the opening title sequence to Woody Allen's Manhattan last Summer, but I watched it again today, and it's just that good. Couldn't help myself.

New Panda Bear

Alas, Panda Bear is coming out with a new album this April. Here's a sneak peek. What a great song. The album is sure to be a big part of my Spring soundtrack in my new digs in Venice... early bike rides to work, earlier morning jogs on the sand, Sunday afternoons reading on my balcony. Thank you Noah Lennox!

addendum: plz disregard Panasonic's FIVE minute credit run for this serviceable promo video after Panda Bear's great four minute song. holy self-indulgence, batman.

Friday Dance Off

I saw the Greek dark comedy Dogtooth last night, a satire about a warped experiment in social conditioning and control. It was weird and unsettling, but quite good.

It's the start of a three day weekend. What better way to kick it off than a couple great dance sequences? One from Dogtooth, the other from Band of Outsiders. Enjoy!

Lofty New Year's Resolutions

Poor Landon.

Dogtooth

looks weird. looks good.