Mike Stoklasa made Filmmaker‘s “25 New Faces” list in 2010 with his brilliant feature-length critical vivisections of George Lucas’s Star Wars prequel series. First there was The Phantom Menace, and then Attack of the Clones, and now Stoklasa, in his “Mr. Plinkett” persona, tackles Revenge of the Sith. Watch, marvel and enjoy.
by Scott Macaulay on Jan 1, 2011Via Pitchfork comes this video for Broken Bells’ “The Ghost Inside,” directed by Jacob Gentry and starring Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks. As part of their “Director’s Cut” series, they interview today the director of this haunting sci-fi critique of our glamour-obsessed culture. From the interview: Pitchfork: This looks like a pretty big production for a relatively small band like Broken Bells. Jacob Gentry: A lot of people say it looks big and expensive, but it wasn’t by any stretch. The special effects in the video were limited to things that could’ve been done in the late 70s or early 80s. […]
by Scott Macaulay on Jul 21, 2010Remember our serial killer pal Mike and his 70-minute takeout of George Lucas’s Star Wars: The Phantom Menace? Well, he’s back. Red Letter Media has posted his equally epic sequel — another long consideration, this time of Episode Two: Attack of the Clones. Part one below.
by Scott Macaulay on Apr 5, 2010