I was primed with that this is basically the same movie as Bloodsport.And I agree. But nothing could prepare me for that hilarious dancingscene!
š¬ Kickboxer
š¬ Bloodsport
Usually not really my cup of tea, but I watched this with six friendswho know this in and out. And this made this special, as I not only gotto watch this fabulously cheesy movie, I also was enlightened by theirexpert commentary.
This had some fun characters, corny music, oh-my-god-the-clothes!!, anantagonist thatās indeed super evil (in a total unironic good way); andyeah: splits!
Based on a true story!
I had a great time.
Trailer 3 of āThis Is What I Want To Doā
I canāt believe someone would ever create a film about what I do. Totally excited, but equally afraid to see how it turns out in the end and what the story line of the documentary is.
How that all started? Well, there are those two guys. Their names are Andreas BrĆ¼ggemann and Stefan Nitzsche. They both are lovely people. And they decided to make a documentary about what I do ā beyond tellerrand. I think that is crazy š³. But also nice and I am humbled. And excited.
See Trailer 3 of the film here:
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š¬ The Fog
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Death is polite in this one and often knocks on the door first before slaying you to pieces. I found The Fog itself to be a little silly maybe, but that mightāve just been the intention. Overall itās great fun, if youāre into old-school horror. The jump scares are effective, the atmosphere menacing, and Carpenterās pictures and music do the rest.
š¬ Blood Simple
The one thing that I really noticed were the scene transitions. Theywere quite something! And given this must have been all done analoguejust impresses all the more. The whole misunderstandings and increasingfear and paranoia that overcomes the protagonists is really wellportrayed. Thereās just a lot of great scenes in this one. And really Ionly noticed now as I write about this. I might have been not thatenthusiastic right after the film ended, but now I kind of wanna watchit again.
š¬ Escape from New York
I like old sci-fi movies like this. The special effects and Carpenterāsaesthetic just have something about them. The over-the-top villain withhis over-the-top car. All the āmodernā computer graphics. Just great.And I enjoyed Carpenterās music, too! The story and movie itself mightnot be just my cup of tea (anymore), though. But itās certainly bad-ass.
š¬ Death on the Nile
This might have been a bit too long, but other than that, thereāsnothing not to like. Another murder mystery, that could have only beensolved by the great Hercule Poirot. The funny dialog and quirkycharacters make this worthwhile alone already. And as a whole Icertainly can not not recommend it.
š¬ Lucky
This is one of those movies where actually not that much is happening.Like an anti-blockbuster. Itās subtle, a little philosophical. And allabout the conversations and characters. Itās funny and serious at thesame time. With wonderful performances of all the actors! First andforemost of course the one of Harry Dean Stanton. But it also remindedme how much I enjoy David Lynch as an actor.
Beautiful!
ā¾ Shoptalk Show 533 with Bastian Allgeier
My good friend Bastian Allgeier has been a guest of the Shoptalk Show with Dave and Chris again. Fun episode to listen to.
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Yep, I liked this! It was partly quite disgusting ā more so than most horror flics Iād say ā but I wonāt complain about that. But it had great humour and a pretty original story Iād say. And it has this meta level and āmaybe play with the timeline/references to the pastā thing going on (which you only really notice at the end and in the credits), which I donāt know if this made a whole lot of sense, but Iād try to find out and watch the movie again. Bonus point for Chelsea Wolfe soundtrack.
š§ Kodama ā Alcest
I am on Vero
Totally forgot about the platform for a while. I had reasons not to be on it back then, but now Vero seems less broken than things like Instagram.
So, I am on Vero to post photos. Letās connect!
Reply via EmailInclusive Design 24 (#id24)
Three weeks before I ran beyond tellerrand in Berlin LĆ©onie wrote me to ask, if Iād be up for co-hosting this years [Inclusive Design 24] online event. Of course I am!
The event takes place on September 22nd and even though it is the 17th birthday of my son at this day, I wi...
ZDF Filmed a Short Documentary about Janis McDavid at beyond tellerrand
During beyond tellerrand in Berlin the ZDF has been in the house and followed Janis McDavid before, during and after his talk.
You can watch the short clip in the ZDF Mediathek and maybe you spot yourself in the film ;)
Reply via EmailWorking Products Conference
The Working Products Conference takes place on September 15th and 16th
For beyond tellerrand I often team up with other events and we help to promote each other. The reasons are as easy as follows:
There are a lot of other interesting and good conferences taking place all a...
ā¾ Photos from dConstruct 2022
I have been in Brighton after a long time for the very first time. The last dConstruct has taken place after it was announced for 2020 already and I have some impression in photo form here for you.
Reply via Emailā¾ Photos from SmashingConf Freiburg 2022
We celebrated 10 years of Smashing Conference in Freiburg last week. I have taken some photos and uploaded them here.
Reply via Email10 Years of Smashing Conference
Ten years ago Vitaly and I started Smashing Conference
In 2011, on the very first beyond tellerrand conference I ran, Vitaly Friedman was part of the line-up. We had just got to know each other and met for the first time, when we did a road trip to the New Adventures Confere...
š The Planck keyboard has ruined me
The Planck is the only computer keyboard I use now. I do not want to ā nor can I ā use a standard keyboard anymore. My MacBook Proās keyboard that Iāve used for years? Of no use: the staggered keys, the size (way too big!), the low key travel, the non-customisability. Everythingās alien now.