Her ability to utilize materials and create a layering effect in a subtle yet crafty way brilliantly depicts the inventive nature of her craft. Her work has thus been awarded a Bronze A’ Design Award in the Arts, Crafts and Ready-Made Design Category (2016-2017).
Alfred Hitchcock was born on the 13th of August, 1899 in Leytonstone, England and died on the 29th of April, 1980. He started his career as a title card designer and soon moved through the ranks to become a film director. Known for pioneering techniques that developed the art of suspense, Hitchcock became a household name to many filmmakers and film fanatics around the world. Some of the great films he has directed are ‘Psycho’ (1960), ‘Vertigo’ (1958), and ‘North by Northwest (1959).
To celebrate his work and birthday we have selected four great scenes that defined his work to many and made him the ‘Master of Suspense’.
Latest single ‘Radar’ by the wonderful Noah Slee is truly splendid. The song takes inspiration from acts such as Disclosure, but rather than copy them Noah Slee elevates certain elements and creates his own level. This one is for the playlists.
Now, if you are looking for something hopeful and dream-like, ‘Dreaming Of’ by SAILE is just the song for you. It features smooth vocals and great production that go hand in hand. Truly a lovely and romantic song to have in your playlists.
Quirky, groovy and simply refreshing. ‘Center’ by Dresage is a wonderful song that combines melancholic-like vocals with electronic glitch elements in the smoothest way possible. Not surprisingly it puts Dresage on the list of names to watch out in the years to come.
Another groovy track is ‘Mr Wright’ by the Indie-Pop project Kit Walker. It maintains great structure, energy and a vibe that will last with you for weeks to come. Catchy, smooth and a must for any playlist. A great addition to the genre of Indie Pop.
Now for something more commercial but just as groovy. ‘Wouldn’t Change a Thing’ is a splendid song by Jackson Breit who showcases his gifted vocals. Thi song keeps the summer vibe going on and on. Truly refreshing music that has also been given a vibrant music video to alongside it.
Dynamic and truly terrific would be a couple ways to describe ‘Forget It’ by the promising John F.Hennessy x Tokay. This track has some lovely dynamics that develop throughout the song by combining a range of synths, truly stunning music by an electronic project that has a lot more coming.
Powerful, angelic and purely jaw dropping. ‘Siren Song’ by Three Laws is one of the most authentic releases of 2017, truly great work by a project that has many great things coming to them. This one is for the playlists.
The groove is back in our selection with ‘Can’t Do’ by the fantastic Everything Everything. If you are looking for something that will cheer you up but also get you in the mood for more great music, ‘Can’t Do’ will be for you. Everything Everything is a project to follow, for sure.
Artists like lolite only come around now and then, with her latest single ‘Ring Of Fire’ we see just why. ‘Ring Of Fire’ is a dynamic song that takes you on a journey through different emotions and tempos, just what a great song should do.
Our final selected song is ‘Clap Your Hands’ a single by the beloved Le Youth featuring Ava Max. It combines stunning production, groovy elements and splendid vocals that is great for that weekend playlist.
The search engine is known for remembering important dates such as birthdays and anniversaries by giving them a special doodle for a day. Today the Hip-Hop scene has been given an extra special Doodle that even includes a small game that opens up when you interact with it to celebrate its 44th anniversary.
The Doodle game includes big names of pre-Hip-Hop and Hip-Hop such as Grandmaster Flash, Betty Wright and Prince Paul. It lets you become the DJ and mix between classic songs that later on went to shape the genre of Hip-Hop. The game has ten goals which are quite simple and unlocked by just playing the music or scratching the records, when a goal is unlocked you get a brief history of a certain technique or artist.
After netting $50 million at the opening weekend, the gripping action film by Christopher Nolan looked on its way to surpass its production budget of $100 million. With less than a month since it has been released in the cinemas worldwide, the film has netted over $330 million according to Box Office Mojo.
Dunkirk will likely reach the Top 50 highest grossing films distributed by Warner Bros by the end of its cinematic release. At this moment of time, the 50th place is taken by’ San Andreas’ which grossed a total of $473 million worldwide. On the other hand, the list is still topped by Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight’ which grossed a total of $1.004 Billion. However, ‘Dunkirk’ is unlikely to reach the top spot, as ‘The Dark Knight’ made three times the amount ‘Dunkirk’ did on its opening weekend with a whopping $154 million.
She has worked at Disney Feature Animation designing for Frozen, Tangled and Enchanted among many other films. Since deciding to leave and create independent work Claire, has been working on children’s books such as ‘Once Upon A Cloud’ and ‘Little Big Girl’. In this feature, we wanted to share her charming sketchbook work as it’s a special part of every artist’s creative journey. We hope her confident line work and lively brushmarks make you want to pick up your sketchbooks and get creative.
Photo by: Changyu Hu
Smart Casual
This may seem like a smart outfit but it’s less formal. This outfit would be great with a dark brown belt. There is a variety of looks you can create with this whether you change colour or pattern of the shirt or trousers. If you wanted to you can change the shoes from loafers, italian shoes for men to brogues. If the weather is rather chilly you might want to wear a jumper or cardigan with this look.
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This outfit is great to use for the hotter days or if you’re going to the beach. To top of this outfit you may add on a Fedora hat to look more stylish but to also help protect your head from burning. If you would like to wear this outfit to the beach then an alternative would be espadrilles and bring along a jumper or cardigan for when it gets colder.
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For more formal occasions like going on a date or social events this is a great outfit to wear. You can mix and match patterns and colours but make sure they aren’t clashing with each other. To make more of a statement add some accessories like a watch or a pocket square and even some sunglasses. If you’re going to travel then why don’t you bring along a leather holdall bag.
According to Criterion the DVD set will be released on the 5th of December, 2017 and has now been made for pre-order. The set will include two editions, Blu Ray which will include 35 discs and DVD which will have 43 discs.
Both of the editions will include 53 newly restored films, which for a first time will be presented together. Films such as Olympia, Tokyo Olympiad, and Visions of Eight amongst others have also been given a 4K restoration. But it is not just the visuals that are getting a restoration but also the audio aspect of the films as the silent films will be given music scores by Maud Nelissen, Donald Sosin, and Frido ter Beek.
The Criterion Store has currently priced the collection for $319.96.
As just two days ago the actor turned 80, we have collected a small selection of scenes he absolutely mastered with a wide range of talent he possesses as an actor.
Throughout, his career Dustin Hoffman is known for his eclectic choice of roles in films such as Tootsie (1982), Rain Man (1998) and even Kung Fu Panda (2008) where he voiced the Red panda character ‘Shifu’.
His latest role was in Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories (2017). The film gained big attention at the Cannes Film Festival and gained critical acclaim as it reached 88% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Here are some great scenes that defined the career of this great actor.
The hints started via Instagram by Sylvester Stallone who plays the character of Rocky Balboa in the long running franchise. Stallone posted a picture on the 3rd of July captioning it “Here’s a chance to stretch your imagination … HISTORY WILL ALWAYS REPEAT ITSELF IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER, JUST GOT TO BE READY! … Sins of the Father…. #creed2 # agentnickyc #rockybalboa”
After many further hints like this, it looks like Ivan Drago will surely be back but unknown in which way as of course he will be much older. Could the franchise put another old fighter in the ring? Last time Rocky fought was in Rocky Balboa (2006) as an old retired restaurant owner, losing the match but winning the fans.
In a short paparazzi Q&A, Stallone jokingly said
“It wouldn’t be a party without Drago would it? I’m gonna punch him. You know I gotta hit Drago once“.
Now, the more reasonable storyline would be a fight between Adonis Johnson and Ivan Drago’s son. This story seems to be more realistic as Rocky and Ivan Drago would be too old but also because it would become a story of vengeance, as Ivan Drago killed Adonis Johnson’s father Apollo Creed when they first fought in an exhibition match. Of course, originally Rocky did revenge the death of his close friend, but a family war would bring back the tension between the ex-Soviet and the All-American hero.
The question to answer is will the film re-create the political commentary or will it develop on the theme of the American Dream and create some sort of unity between the two nations rather than divide them once again?
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