March 2012
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July 2011
3 posts
WatchMatti Suuronen’s Futuro House
January 2011
3 posts
Chad VanGaalen disses Tron score, talks music for...
A few months back, I approached Ian Russell of Flemish Eye Records, asking for help finding a composer for Beyond Apollo. He recommended Chad VanGaalen. Chad sparked to the project and composed a couple of pieces that really hit the mark. He recently talked with AOL Spinner about the score for Tron and Beyond Apollo, his “new project”. Read the article here
Bill Pullman talks BEYOND APOLLO at Fantastic Film...
Bill Pullman was interviewed at the the Fantastic Film Fest where he talked about, among other things, Beyond Apollo.
WatchHere’s a video interview of Bill Pullman being interviewed by Bill Graham of Collider.com. Bill talks about Beyond Apollo at the 10:38 and 21:22 points.
December 2010
1 post
Top 100 Movie Spaceships →
October 2010
5 posts
Beyond Apollo: Pre-Production Spacecraft Sketches
Below are some sketches and artwork created by our production designer Charles Lee for the Beyond Apollo Venus spacecraft. To see more of Charles’ beautiful work, go to his website here.
WatchHere is the trailer for Matt Reeves’ Let Me In, which opened yesterday. The film has been getting some great reviews. See what the NY Times had to say: Let Me In review
August 2010
2 posts
Thirty Five Images of Space Helmet Reflections →
WatchMatt Reeves, director of Cloverfield (and producer on Beyond Apollo) has a new film coming out. It’s called Let Me In. It’s a remake of Let The Right One In. Check out the trailer above.
March 2010
2 posts
Wired Magazine Lists Top Ten Astronaut Songs
Blast Off With 10 Space-Rocking Astronaut Song by Scott Thill
“I believe in space,” the Pixies’ Black Francis sang in Trompe le Monde’s “Space (I Believe In)” — and we couldn’t agree more.
In honor of space shuttle Endeavour’s returning seven astronauts (and some advanced space undies) to Earth, Wired.com drafted up a list of the 10 coolest tracks about astronauts, from Earth and parts beyond,...
September 2009
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Beyond Apollo - Site of the Month in .Net Magazine
Beyond Apollo is the site of the month in the September issue of .Net Magazine. Click here to read the full PDF: Beyond Apollo article. Thanks again to Caspar and his great crew at Version Industries.
August 2009
2 posts
Beyond Apollo Website Making Some Noise
The website for Beyond Apollo continues to pick up accolades in the US and abroad. I’ve just been told that we’ve risen from number 18 to Number 7 in the design charts. Apparently, this is our first 2 week stint in the charts. It has also been chosen for user comments and ratings at the design bookmarking site, irie.be. This, in addition, to appearances on xhilarate, S5-style,...
July 2009
2 posts
Design Sites Around the World Discover Beyond...
Caspar from Version Industries told me that the Beyond Apollo website has been getting some notice of late. Check out Xhilarate, QNT and this just in from Italy: Designaside and Japan: http://bm.s5-style.com/
Mike Watt on Dirty Laundry
The new episode of Dirty Laundry is now up. Our guest this week is Mike Watt, formerly of the Minutemen, Firehose and most recently Iggy Pop and the Stooges. The Mike Watt interview is in four parts — the first two are posted this week. Thanks to Malia James, Maura Milan, Eric Pritchard, Niv Gat and Mark Galliano for a job well done. And thanks to Mike Watt for inviting us down to San...
June 2009
8 posts
Dirty Laundry is finally up
It’s been a long time coming - but the Dirty Laundry web series is finally up and running. Check out the interview with guitar hero-ine Marnie Stern, who is kicking off our first episode. Thanks a bunch to Malia James, who, in addition to hosting Dirty Laundry, is an accomplished photographer and bass player. Also thanks to Maura Milan and Matt Chavez for their camerawork. And editors...
Dirty Laundry Up Next Week
Dirty Laundry, the web series I’ve been putting together, is going to be launching next week. In the meantime, below are some pics (courtesy of Malia James) of some of the artists who we’ve shot segments with.
Beyond Apollo film website launches
The site for the upcoming film version of Beyond Apollo is now up. I wrote the screenplay based on the acclaimed novel of the same name and I’m also the director on the project, which is currently in pre-production. Thanks to Caspar Newbolt and the whole crew at Version Industries for the amazing job on the site, which has already started getting some nice attention.
May 2009
1 post
Magnet Magazine Talks Cursive Video
Magnet Magazine has a nice article on the Cursive “From The Hips” music video I directed. Check it out here
April 2009
4 posts
Dirty Laundry is coming
Dirty Laundry is a new web series I’m putting together. The host is Malia James. When she’s not a web series host, she plays bass for Marnie Stern (who she also tour manages). And she also takes some great photographs (as you can see below). The concept of the show is simple: Malia interviews touring and local indie bands in a laundromat while they both do their laundry. Very...
March 2009
4 posts
Cursive Music Video Premieres On MySpace
The Cursive “From The Hips” music video I directed premiered today on MySpace, where it’s a Featured Video on their Music Page. Check it out below.
WatchNew Cursive “From The Hips” music video
New Cursive Video In The Works
Shot a new music video for Cursive last weekend and we’re currently editing it. The video stars David Neher of Honor Student and a host of other funny people. Look out for it soon. And check out Cursive on Letterman on March 13th, where they’ll be performing the song that we made the video for: “From The Hips”.
December 2008
2 posts
2008: In A Word...
Busy. And productive. Signed with Vitamin M, a New York-based production company. Directed five music videos, a web spot for Random House, two commercials, four viral spots, collaborated with Vitamin M on a projection piece for the Human Abstract’s national tour, shot a documentary, along with producing some TV.
Worked with a lot of great, talented people: Clay Jeter and Will Basanta,...
November 2008
1 post
New Iran "Buddy" Music Video In The Works
I directed a music video for Iran “Buddy” (Narnack Records) this past weekend. The shoot had a little bit of everything. There were run-ins with Johnny Law, booty shakers, underwater hijinks and even a blood thirsty Chihuahua. Kudos to my crew including producer Marianne Childs, DPs Will Basanta and Clay Jeter, production designer Jeremy Cisneros and Mark Galliano for going the extra...
October 2008
7 posts
Iran Promo Featured on Pitchfork, Wired and MTV2
The promo I did for Iran got some nice write-ups in Pitchfork and Wired. Check ‘em out. And it’s also been getting some airplay on MTV2 during Subterranean.
Don't Let McCain Stop The Rock!
Iran is a band from Brooklyn, NY featuring Aaron Aites and Kyp Malone (of TV On The Radio). This is a commercial I created to promote their new “Buddy” EP (Narnack Records). Graphics by Andre Pastora. Narration by Ron Lynch. Edited by Josh Crockett. I wrote it with Gary Lucy. Special thanks to photographer Jay Parkinson.
WatchIran “Buddy EP” Commercial
New "The Morning After" Documentary
These are taken from a new documentary I’m directing called “The Morning After”. The film features a group of stars from the Golden Era of Adult Films, and the paths their lives have taken since leaving the business. Josh Crockett is currently editing.
September 2008
4 posts
WatchThe Human Abstract “Procession of the Fates” music video. My DPs were Clay Jeter and Will Basanta. Andrew Baird was the production designer. Matt Smith edited. And the lead role of Everyman is played by former Possum Dixon frontman Rob Zabrecky.