Burn After Reading
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Random
One of my most anticipated films of the year is the Coen brother’s new film Burn After Reading. The Coens directed last year’s best picture No Country for Old Men, and they are responsible for The Big Lebowski, Blood Simple and O Brother, Where Art Thou?, some of my favorite films.
Here’s the synopsis:
This new dark-spy comedy stars Academy Award nominee John Malkovich as an ousted CIA official, whose memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two unwise gym employees (Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand) intent on exploiting their find. Also featuring George Clooney, Tilda Swinton and Richard Jenkins.
The (hilarious) red band trailer can be found here on Slashfilm.com. Can’t go wrong when you give John Malkovich a hatchet.
Apart from it being in the running to be one of the best films of the year, it also has a really well designed poster. Very spy-like with a flavor of communist Russia which makes sense with the espionage theme of the movie. Also some great custom typography.
Tags: burn after reading, coen brothers, film, movie, poster
The Darjeeling Limited
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Random
I finally got around to watching Wes Anderson’s latest, The Darjeeling Limited. I’m a big fan of all of Anderson’s work - Rushmore, The Life Aquatic, and Bottle Rocket. One of my favorite films, The Royal Tenebaums, is also one of his films. So I was surprised when The Darjeeling Limited didn’t live up to my expectations. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: film, movie, the darjeeling limited, wes anderson
Helvetica: The Movie
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Design, Typography
About a week ago I excitedly put this movie on my Netflix queue. Yes I know its about a typeface.Yes its a documentary. And no, it wasn’t boring. It was awesome. Emphasis on awesome. It may sound boring, but for a designer it is far from it. After a few days of sitting by my TV I finally popped it in and was extremely satisfied. A great film. Great. Maybe a little long, but great.
Tags: documentary, film, helvetica, movie, swiss design, typeface, Typography
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