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Harold
Cuba Gooding Jr. takes up his mop, Spike Lee be damned.
"Part of the Weekend Never Dies" Loop Trailer
The forthcoming Soulwax documentary, Part of the Weekend Never Dies, keeps blowing our socks off... and we've seen nothing more than trailers so far!
Joy Division: The Documentary
Joy Division, a new documentary focusing on the legendary post-punk band, is thorough and informative. Now let's hope it's the last we see of the group on film.
Tribeca Film Institute Launches Reframe
The Tribeca Film Institute proudly launched Reframe today, a website that makes hard-to-find films accessible to a wider audience.
Eclipse Series 9: The Delirious Fictions of William Klein
The Criterion Collection's ninth Eclipse Series focuses on the unknown but beautiful and compelling films of William Klein.
The Making of "L.E.S. Artistes"
Anthem only endorses Santogold... we even forgive her for the "L.E.S. Artistes" video. This new "making of the video" segment fully redeems her, though.
The Heart Is a Drum Machine
Documentary The Heart Is a Drum Machine (featuring Britt Daniel, Isaac Brock, Janet Weiss) tackles the perpetual question, "what is music?" in a compelling way.
Part of the Weekend Never Dies Trailer
Part of the Weekend Never Dies is a new documentary film that focuses on Soulwax's intense touring history. It looks very good.
TEASER: Anthem's 2008 Coachella Party
We put together a short teaser clip to get all you Anthem readers psyched for this year's Coachella Party. Our senior year will, undoubtedly, be our strongest, so really... get pumped!
Southland Tales
Moby tells us a bit about working on the soundtrack to 2007’s most ‘bat-shit crazy’ movie.
Helvetica On Blu-ray with Experimental Jet Set
Last year's Helvetica is out now on DVD, Blue-ray, and as an Experimental Jet Set limited edition "record" release.
Sigur Rós' Heima Now On... YouTube?
Sigur Rós has pulled some strange stunts over the course of its existence, but syndicating the entirety of last year's feature-length film, Heima, on YouTube takes the cake.
Where the Wild Things Are: Restart
Terrible news for Dave Eggers, Spike Jonze, and Maurice Sendak fans all over: Where the Wild Things Are is being reshot in its entirety!
Tape Deck Video
Here's another cool clip to check out. Art meets commerce, but in a good way.
Madonna's Filth
Madonna's directorial debut, Filth & Wisdom, starring Eugene Hutz is surprisingly good; a "a sprawling comedy" that indicates Madonna's "real potential as a film director."
The Power of Camp
“Camp” is a difficult creature to tame—too often it becomes a term that we use to reframe a shoddily-shot, poorly-scripted film as a work of ironic genius. This is the trick pulled by the film Teeth.
Pancake Animation
We've seen animated shorts that incorporate food before, sure, but this is the first time that we've caught a film that utilizes pre-cooked pancakes in lieu of clay. While the premise is sort of (read more)
Etch A Sketch Was Never So Fun!
It's always with great envy (and a dropped jaw) that we watch an "Etch A Sketch Master" create a single-lined drawing of such sophistication with a *ahem* children's toy we remember as an elementary (read more)
Anthem Coachella Party 2007 Video
We had a great time at Coachella last year, know you all did, too, and can't wait to throw another bash in a few months! Check out some footage from the event and get stoked for our next go round.
MDA Senior Management Rap -- WTF!?
WTF?! Have you guys seen this?! $10 to whoever can call out that beat ... I'm drawing a blank here. It's not a total rip, but it's derivative. So big news! Singapore censors media! (read more)
FEATURES
"Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters" and "Patriotism"
07/01/08
Anthem reviews Criterion Collection's two new Yukio Mishima films and asks executive producer, Kim Henrickson, a few questions as well.
“DIRTY HANDS: THE ART & CRIMES OF DAVID CHOE”
06/25/08
Anthem reviews Dirty Hands: The Art & Crimes of David Choe and interviews one of the filmmakers.
Q&A WITH NEIL LABUTE
06/16/08
Anthem's interview with the director/playwright Neil Labute on his newest play, Reasons To Be Pretty.
Joachim Trier's Reprise
06/10/08
Anthem spoke with Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier about his new film, Reprise.
Harmony Korine's Mister Lonely
05/21/08
Mister Lonely, Harmony Korine's new feature film, is both a radical departure from his previous movies and a logical next step for the artist.
Mathieu Amalric
03/17/08
The French star, currently filming the next James Bond film in Panama, opens up about Heartbeat Detector and burlesque girls.
Human Giant Interview
03/07/08
Human Giant talks to us about hilarious violence, gay porn ghosts and why Quiznos sponsored murder on the moon.
Diablo Cody: From stripper to Hollywood A-lister
02/26/08
We've all heard the ubiquitous stripper-to-screenwriter tale of Diablo Cody, and now that she's won an Oscar, we'll only hear it more. (Interview from Anthem #32.)
Anthem Reports From the Berlin International Film Festival
02/22/08
Anthem offers an in-depth look at Berlin's 58th Annual International Film Festival (Berlinale), which premiered There Will Be Blood, Be Kind Rewind, and many more.
Cooking with Shout Out Louds
11/09/07
Sweden's Shout Out Louds came to L.A. for a brief concert stint before their official tour commenced. So Anthem hooked up with the quintet and cooked a traditional Swedish dish in their free time!
The Work of Art is Controlling You
09/09/07
There was a period between ‘66 and ‘71 when the best films that imagined the future were made. 2001, Play Time, Fahrenheit 451 and THX 1138 were not flashy, aggressive fantasies, but rather more (read more)
Bloody Good Fun
07/06/07
At six episodes apiece, the average season of a British comedy series requires the financial commitment of the typical mid-budget indie film, and as a result, they tend to exhibit some of the things (read more)
Cillian Murphy Will Save Us All
06/30/07
It’s rare that Cillian Murphy has a day off. However, finding one wedged in between promoting his new film, Sunshine, and shooting his next feature, he spends some time with his wife and son at (read more)
David Gordon Green
04/30/07
Love them or loathe them, David Gordon Green’s films are undeniably special and possess a meditative beauty. His debut, George Washington, was made with a crew of friends, not much film, even less (read more)
To Hell With Celebrity: Joseph Gordon-Levitt tells us we’re beautiful
02/28/07
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has put on a tie, as he does before every interview. This wouldn’t be noteworthy if not for the fact that we’re talking to each other on the phone. “Yeah, I put on a tie to (read more)
Antic beavers, Lynchian madness and a Latin Lover Jesus—here’s Justin Theroux!
12/31/06
“There’s nothing more soul-crushing than watching hardcore 70s porn,” says Justin Theroux. “It’s so much realer than the sort of shaved beaver glam porn we get now—it’s a fucking (read more)
