“…imagine what would happen to Pulp Fiction if, when the character of Jules looked into the briefcase, he “woke up” in mid-scene and not only realized that he was a character in a movie, but also realized that he “was” also Mace Windu and Shaft and a bunch of other characters in realities he can scarcely comprehend, while also glimpsing an uber-reality where all of those realities are just movies and he’s an actor called Samuel L. Jackson.”
Happy Eostre. I’m off back to Wales.
Fantastic news! Our correspondent writes that the BBC has decided to release the 2004 Reith Lectures in downloadable DRM-free mp3 – they should be available on the site tonight.
A great move, and hopefully the shape of things to come.
I wonder what the licence is, and whether derivative works from the lectures? The thought of DJ Dangermouse releasing ReithHop mash-ups might be an advance too far for Radio 4 stalwarts for now…
Ironically, the subect of this year’s lecture series given by playwright Wole Soyinka is “The Climate of Fear” – good to see Auntie (at least BBC Radio & Music Interactive… other recent news has not been as encouraging) bucking the trend.
I have just watched the most important movie of the early 21st century
It’s name is Loony Tunes: Back in Action.
Everything is in there – it’s a knockabout satire of late captialism and it’s entertainments, and it’s a visual essay on the magical nature of our fictions and our technologies as we enter the rapture of the spectacle. Or something. So, so now!
And it’s got Duck Dodgers.
“Two thumbs up”- M. McLuhan
“I dug it, fully” – G. Deleuze
“Whoa! Basta! That f**cking ruled!” – U. Eco
An advert for energy megacorp Areva rips off Royksopp’s video for “Remind Me” which excited us so a while back.
Except it can’t be a ripoff if it’s directed/created by the same team who did the original video. Right?
No mention in the behind-the-scenes supporting Areva website [where you can also watch the advert] if the ad execs phoned up and said “we want one of those Scandopop infographic epics for our energy corporation spot” – somewhat unsuprisingly.
Also nice to see yellowcake on TV again. A little French subversion slipped in there? Are these ad-agents provocateurs?
Petafloptimism 