I am the very proud owner of two Empire Awards from last year’s ceremony and now, my good friend Joe Cornish is up for four potential rectangle gongs at this year’s awards. So vote for ‘Attack The Block’ in Best Comedy, Best Horror, Best British Film and for the amazing John Boyega as Best Male Newcomer.

Believe.

The first round of voting for the 2012 Jameson Empire Awards is now complete. We’ve sifted through the virtual sacks of entries and assembled the shortlist of finalists who will be waiting with baited breath on the night itself. It’s not over yet, though. With the gold in sight there’s still time to cast your vote and see your pick of the year’s films and filmmakers lauded on Awards night. Let the final round of voting commence!

• Best Male Newcomer / John Boyega (Moses)
• Best Comedy / Attack The Block
• Best Horror / Attack The Block
• Best British Film / Attack The Block

Voting ends on Friday March 12 2012.

[Via Empire Online]

Anyone in the Cincinnati area should check out this exhibition about the history of the music video. Am very flattered that they included my video for Mint Royale’s ‘Blue Song’; a promo very dear to my heart.

So if you’re around in the area, do check it out.

Spectacle: The Music Video

Saturday March 3, 2012
6:00PM – Artists dinner and cocktails
8PM – Opening night party with live music performance by Dan Deacon

RSVP Essential

Contemporary Arts Center
44 East Sixth St.
Cincinnati, OH

Follow Flux on Twitter (@helloflux) for event updates and other news.

Opening party info on Museum website:
contemporaryartscenter.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=198

Facebook event for the opening:
https://www.facebook.com/events/326300114088667/

“Blue Song” by Mint Royale

I loved The Monkees. I love The Monkees. As I kid I wanted to sing like Micky, be as cool as Mike, goof around like Peter and of course, dance like Davy.

Watch one of my favourite clips from the movie ‘HEAD’ and say so long to Mr Jones.

RIP Davy.

You might remember Mike Relm’s incredible Scott Pilgrim Remix from last year.

You might also recall the video had no actual ending. Well now it does!

Thanks to Relm again for this amazing mash up and expertly edited video. It played on Friday in front the New Beverly’s midnight screening of the movie.

Follow Mike Relm here / mikerelm.tumblr.com / twitter.com/mikerelm / facebook.com/mikerelm

Download the full track here. (www.mixcrate.com/mix/35026/Scott-Pilgrim-vs-Ludacris)

I was saddened to hear in the news that Twickenham Film Studios might be closing. The nearly 100 year old British studio is the home to such classics as ‘Help’, ‘A Hard Days Night’, ‘Alfie’, ‘The Italian Job’, ‘Repulsion’ and also my beloved desert island movie, ‘An American Werewolf In London’.

But not only that, it was the studio where we shot the very first series of ‘Spaced’. So the original interior for 23 Meteor Street was shot in Twickenham in 1999. In fact the last scene of that series we shot there was the zombie dream sequence from episode 1.3 – ‘Art’.

It’s very sad if this cannot be reversed. I loved shooting there and indeed returned for some scenes in ‘Hot Fuzz’ in 2006. I hope something can be done. It’s a great place to work and has British cinema in its bones.

From the BBC;

Twickenham film studios set to close

Twickenham Film Studios, recently used for The Iron Lady and My Week with Marilyn, has gone into administration.

The renowned studio, which was due to celebrate its centenary next year, will be wound down between now and June.

Gerald Krasner, who is handling the administration, said the the business had lost money over the past three years.

“I doubt it will be retained as a film studio,” he said. Half of the 17 employees have already left.

The remainder are working their notice, Mr Krasner added.

“We are selling it on,” he told the BBC News website. “Everyone will then be paid in full.”

[Via BBC News]

This very scene from ‘An American Werewolf In London’ was shot in Twickenham. One of my favourite scenes of all time.

Set on the site of a former ice-rink, St.Margaret’s Studios was set up in 1913 by Dr. Ralph Jupp.

At the time of construction it was the largest studio in the UK, and its first release was entitled “The House of Temperley”. By 1929 the studio was owned by Julius Hagen and Leslie Hiscott and was renamed Twickenham Film Studios. One of the first titles from the new company was “Call of the Sea”, and a steady roster of films followed from there.

Classic films such as Sherlock Holmes’ The Missing Rembrandt made in the 30′s, and in the 60′s, the Beatles films, Help and A Hard Day’s Night, Roman Polanski’s Repulsion and ground breaking films such as Alfie, and Saturday Night and Sunday Morning were all shot on Twickenham’s stages.

More recently, War Horse and Horrid Henry: The Movie have been made at Twickenham Film Studios. In the field of television, series ranging from Poirot to Horrible Histories have headed up a wide-ranging array of drama, comedy and children’s programmes.

[Via Twickenham Film Studios]

The Scott Pilgrim score has been released in high def audio through HD tracks and they are running a promotion!

Hear how great your favorite artists can sound in pristine studio master quality sound! HDtracks is pleased to present Scott Pilgrim v. The World [Original Score composed by Nigel Godrich] from ABKCO Music & Records, now available to download in 48kHz/24-bit – You Will Hear The Difference. Easy to download, playback and enjoy.. https://www.hdtracks.com/index.php?file=catalogdetail&valbum_code=HD00018771891024

I don’t know who the ‘Scott Pilgrim’ fan is in the Football Focus editing suite is, but I approve.

Thanks to Ben Massey for the upload.

Three cities doing ‘Scott Pilgrim’ midnights very soon; one at the New Beverly this Friday (WITH SPECIAL GUESTS) two at the Landmark in Houston this weekend and in March at the Denver Landmark.

Do let us know if you go.

New Beverly Midnight: Los Angeles

Dates: February 24th, 2012 @ Midnight

[Tickets]

Midnight Madness: Landmark Theatre, Houston

Dates: February 24th & 25th, 2012

[Tickets & More]

Midnight Madness: Landmark Theatre, Denver

Dates: March 2nd & 3rd, 2012

[Tickets & More]

Observe.

Uploaded by Snovyda27 on Nov 24, 2011
A little mash-up I made using some of the works of Edgar Wright.
Clips from:
Spaced
Shaun of the Dead
Hot Fuzz
Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World
Song: Mindless Self Indulgence – Straight to Video
No copyright infringement is intended. All rights belong to their respective owners.

Rocky, Indy, Amadeus, Ferris Bueller, Bruce Lee… Scott Pilgrim. Good company to be in.

Running counts. Jams count. Style counts. Splits count. Basketball, soccer, tennis, football, snowboarding, skiing, lacrosse, baseball, softball – those all count. Walking, flying, training, cardio, jumping, stacking, taking the stairs – they all count too.

The Nike+ FuelBand. Life is a sport. Make it count.

To find out more about Nike Fuel go to www.nike.com/fuelband

A little late, but here’s my top 30 tracks that got the most plays on my iPod in 2011.

1 / Ice Cream (feat. Matias Aguayo) - Battles

From the album ‘Gloss Drop’ this is the most joyous racket of 2011.

2 / Natch – Cornershop

From their great album riffing on Punjabi pop; ‘Cornershop And The Double-O Groove Of’.

3 / Bone Marrow – The Black Lips

The whole album ‘Arabia Mountain’ is chock full of equally great tunes.

4 / The Look – Metronomy

Love this spare, funky, echoing sound.

5 / The Words That Maketh Murder – PJ Harvey

Not just a great song, but a genius re-use of Eddie Cochran lyrics.

6 / Gabriel (feat. Valentina) – Joe Goddard

Loved Joe Goddard’s previous album ‘Harvest Festival’ and love this. Can’t wait for more.

7 / Separator – Radiohead

‘The King Of Limbs’ was a moody grower this year and this final track is sublime.

8 / Gratisfaction – The Strokes

From their much underrated fourth album; ‘Angles’. Much better than reviews would lead you to believe.

9 / Pumped Up Kicks – Foster the People

Heard this first on NME’s ‘Radar’ album in Oct 2010. Inescapable on the radio in 2011.

10 / No Homo – The Lonely Island

The Lonely Island’s 2nd album ‘Turtleneck & Chain’ got a lot of play in the Wright household.

11 / The Ends [Album Version] – Basement Jaxx

Am biased, but Basement Jaxx & Steve Price’s score was my soundtrack of the year.

12 / What’s Happenin’ – Wu Tang & Jimi Hendrix

From Tom Curuana, the man who brought you ‘Wu Tang Vs The Beatles’, this amazing track.

13 / Super Bass – Nicki Minaj

Absolutely inescapable on US radio and ridiculously catchy. Will we ever find out more about ‘the guy with the thing on his eye’?

14 / Otis (feat. Otis Redding) – JAY Z & Kanye West

15 / Last Night At the Jetty – Panda Bear

16 / Cruel – St. Vincent

17 / Go Outside – Cults

18 / If You Wanna – The Vaccines

19 / Turn It Off – The Book Of Mormon

I saw this on Broadway with a raucous second night crowd and it was incredible.

20 / Take My Hand – Matt Berry

From Matt Berry’s trippy, folky and rather splendid album ‘Witchhazel’.

21 / Goodbye Bread – Ty Segall

22 / Make Some Noise – Beastie Boys

‘Hot Sauce Committee Part II’ has some great tunes on it. This is one.

23 / Blackout – Anna Calvi

24 / Two Against One (feat. Jack White) – Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi

Danger Mouse’s ‘Rome’ album conjured the spirit of ‘Mondo Morricone’. This is a stand out track.

25 / The Greeks - Is Tropical

This video with it’s faux gun play, psycho kids and anime blood was well up my alley.

26 / The Best Person I Know – Cat’s Eyes

Beautiful song, beautiful album.

27 / Video Games – Lana Del Rey

Another inescapable song on the radio, but with good reason, it’s truly haunting.

28 / 212 (feat. Lazy Jay) – Azealia Banks

Filthy. In a great way.

29 / Hawaiian Air – Friendly Fires

30 / Civilization – Justice

31 / Honorable Mention – Mike Relm – The Scott Pilgrim Remix

Again, I’m biased, but the full remix by Mike Relm was insanely good. Mixing the 8 bit ‘Sex Bob-Omb’ with Ludacris. A superb mash up.

Honorable Mention

This audiobook is seven and a half hours long and contains laughs every ten seconds. Must buy.

Audiobook Of ‘I, Partridge: We Need To Talk About Alan’ By Alan Partridge

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UPDATE: UK Event | 28 Jan 2012 | ‘Shaun of the Dead’ & ‘Life Is Sweet’ Double Bill with Edgar Wright