X-Mess Detritus (2008)

Creado por el fantástico animador de stop-motion de vertiente puramente gotica Aurelio Voltaire junto con la voz de Gerard Way del grupo My Chemical Romance, para el Creepy Christmas Film Festival 2008, un interesante festival.



So many hopes
So many dreams
So many gifts under the tree
Needful things and passing whims and fleeing bits of luxury
There they wait for to surprise some eagerly awaiting eyes.
But at that very moment time starts counting down to their demise
For every dearest darling prize will hear that chilling thrilling chime
And become unwanted toys
For everything must break in time.
All will end up in a cave, a landfill or a shallow grave.
The earth will take what she can take and wretch the rest up in a wave.
Poisoned, is the earth for years
From all the trinkets we held dear.
So spare the earth this holiday
Give love and friendship
Hope and cheer
Things one needn’t wrap, my dears.

Ray Harryhausen, El Hombre detrás del Stop-Monstruo (2008)

Os presento este alucinante trabajo amateur de unos alumnos de la Facultad de Bellas Artes de la Universidad de Valencia que, como tantos, aman a la vida y obra del Dios Harryhausen. Eso si es una buena educacion universitaria y no tanto cálculo, algebra y resistencia de materiales.

Se subasta el Mascarón de Proa de El viaje fantástico de Simbad

Gracias al amigo del stop-mo Jorge Aguirre, me he enterado de esta subasta de ebay:

EL MASCARÓN DE PROA DE EL VIAJE FANTÁSTICO DE SIMBAD

Una figura impresionante, sin confirmar que sea la original, de una de las mejores películas del Dios Harryhausen. Sin duda una oportunidad de oro de adquirir una joya del cine para adornar el salón, eso si la puja ya va por 20.000$...

Coldplay - Strawberry Swing (2009)

Os dejo con este maravilloso video clip de Coldplay realizado por el grupo artistico visual Shynola:



They were sitting
They were sitting on the Strawberry Swing
Every moment was so precious

They were sitting
They were talking under Strawberry Swing
Everybody was for fighting
Wouldn't wanna waste a thing

Cold, cold water bring me 'round
Now my feet won't touch the ground
Cold, cold water what ya say?
When it's such…
It's such a perfect day
It's such a perfect day

I remember
We were walking up to Strawberry Swing
I can't wait until the morning
Wouldn't wanna change a thing

People moving all the time
Inside a perfectly straight line
Don't you wanna just curve away?
When it's such…
It's such a perfect day
It's such a perfect day

Ahhh...

Now the sky could be blue
I don't mind
Without you it's a waste of time

Could be blue
I don’t mind
Without you it’s a waste of time

Could be blue,
Could be gray
Without you I’m just miles away

Could be blue
I don’t mind
Without you it’s a waste of time


Nota: Ayer Dave Allen hubiera cumplido 65 años. Allá donde estes, ¡felicidades maestro!

Animadrid 2003: Tributo a Harryhausen

Sam, uno de los maestros de la animación stop motion patria, y sus colegas de Conflitivos rindieron un fenomenal homenaje al maestro de maestros en Animadrid 2003 con este estupendo video que recoge a muchas de sus criaturas más emblemáticas con una caracterización de lo más llamativa. Presentado por la mítica femme fatale Encarna: