Directed by Sean Baker for a budget of $100,000, Tangerine (2015) tells the story of Sin-Dee, a trans woman sex worker. Freshly sprung from the local jail,… Read more “Tough Love: Reviewing Sean Baker’s Tangerine (2015)”
Blog
VIDEOHOOK-UPS Call for Writing Proposals – Spring/Summer 2019
Apply Now on CuratorSpace DEADLINE: April 19th, 2019 VIDEOHOOK-UPS accepts pitches for articles concerning experimental film and video games. A collective for the unconventional in visual media,… Read more “VIDEOHOOK-UPS Call for Writing Proposals – Spring/Summer 2019”
Music Video Making-Of: Brevyn – “Moonbow”
After an enforced hiatus due to my MacBook dying with no hope of recovery, I was of course delighted to resume video work when I was back… Read more “Music Video Making-Of: Brevyn – “Moonbow””
Just Experimenting – Playing the Sexual Edge of Film: June 8th, 2018 at the Center for Sex and Culture
Just Experimenting: Playing the Sexual Edge of Film Friday, June 8th 8:00pm-9:00pm Doors open at 7:30pm Center for Sex and Culture 1349 Mission St. San Francisco,… Read more “Just Experimenting – Playing the Sexual Edge of Film: June 8th, 2018 at the Center for Sex and Culture”
Worship the Glitch
This week’s selection of glitched-out videos: video game worlds, feedback loops, the error, degradation, and decay. Johnny Rogers – NES Glitch Compilation Rosa Menkman – Beyond Resolution… Read more “Worship the Glitch”
Expansion of Site Themes to Include Video Games
I have made the decision to combine the subject matter of VIDEO HOOK-UPS: film AND video games, both viewed from an experimental, critical lens. I have been… Read more “Expansion of Site Themes to Include Video Games”
Music Videos as “Low” Filmmaking?
Over the past couple of years I received a question from two different academics in regards to my focus on making music videos. Both of them asked… Read more “Music Videos as “Low” Filmmaking?”
Room for Both: Horror and Social Commentary in 3 Japanese Classics, Part 3
This is part three of a three-part cross examination of three mid-20th century Japanese movies: Hiroshi Teshigahara’s Woman in the Dunes (1964), Toshio Matsumoto’s Funeral Parade of… Read more “Room for Both: Horror and Social Commentary in 3 Japanese Classics, Part 3”
Room for Both: Horror and Social Commentary in 3 Japanese Classics, Part 2
This is part two of a three-part cross examination of three mid-20th century Japanese movies: Hiroshi Teshigahara’s Woman in the Dunes (1964), Toshio Matsumoto’s Funeral Parade of… Read more “Room for Both: Horror and Social Commentary in 3 Japanese Classics, Part 2”
