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The trailer for Sofia Coppola’s much-lauded Priscilla dropped today, which is based on Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir Elvis and Me, which tells her side of the famed romance. The cinematography and the colors of the film look absolutely beautiful thanks to the close collaboration with cinematographer Philipe Le Sourd. Very much looking forward to this.
You could describe photographer Ian Lanterman as a mysterious person. After doing my normal bit of research, I can’t many details about him. What I can say is that he’s a photographer from Vancouver who specializes in portraits and still-life. I was deep in a rabbit hole and came across his work which has a timelessness to it, and very editorial in nature. There’s also a little something fantastic about his images, always an interesting detail, an unexpected pose, a feeling like you’re catching a glimpse of something very special.
It’s always a joy to see a new film from Hayao Miyazaki and his upcoming release, The Boy and the Heron, has been shrouded in mystery until only a few days ago. Entertainment Weekly has 14 new images from the film, giving us a bit of a look into the adventure forthcoming. Still no trailer yet though, as they initially stated they wouldn’t release anything promotional. EW also gives us a description of the film, which sounds pretty fun:
The Boy and the Heron is the legendary director’s first film in a decade and is inspired by Yoshino Genzaburo’s 1937 story of the same name. Set amid the events of World War II, the story follows a young boy named Mahito who, after the death of his mother, moves to a rural village to live with his stepmother Natsuko. There, he encounters a gray heron that dubs him the “long-awaited one” and sets him off on an Alice in Wonderland-esque journey to save his family by traveling to a magical underground world.
If you haven’t heard of Close it’s a coming-of-age film about “two teenage boys whose close friendship is thrown into disarray when their schoolmates notice their intimacy, causing a rift between them.” It’s been highly regarded critically, winning the Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival, amongst many other nominations and prizes.
Old friend of TFIB Matt Lyon, an illustrator based just outside of London, has created a sublime poster for the movie, drawing on the visuals of flowers that permeate the film. I love Matt’s use of halftones and textures, as well as his unexpected twist of racking the focus of the flowers to bring in some interesting depth to the piece. And that color palette (which is a signature of Matt’s work tbh) that really works so well here. Incredible work.
I started following Midnight Marauder on Twitter years ago after seeing his work randomly pop up on the timeline. He’s quite enigmatic, no idea his name or what he looks like, only that he lives in Los Angeles, and that he’s a prolific designer. You would probably know him from the poster for The Worst Person in the World, or perhaps the creative he’s done for Netflix and Amazon and dozens of indie films. Other highlights include this stunning poster for Midsommar and the record for The VVitch (A24 does it right).
Recently, he created the poster for the new Rachel Lambert film, which stars Daisy Ridley, Sometimes I Think About Dying. I love how all the elements of this came together, the romantic script lettering playing in contrast to the title of the film, and the on point choice of colors for the credits at bottom. It’s a perfect balance of objects.
The folks at A24 are always releasing the coolest stuff. One of their newest ideas is Scrounging: A Cookbook, which takes the foods from 54 films and turns them into recipes you can make at home. Included are The Breakfast Club‘s Pixy Stix sandwich, The Apartment‘s tennis racket spaghetti, The Martian‘s baked potato with Vicodin, Home Alone‘s 12-scoop ice cream sundae, Kramer vs. Kramer‘s divorced dad french toast, and many more.
There’s also a foreword from Matty Matheson, a man who knows a few things about cooking amazing meals, and the photos in the cookbook are from the ever-amazing duo of Wade & Leta, which turned out so great.
