Happy Friday! Have a look at what we're reading, viewing, and gawking at on the internet.
These are the most fashionable paper dresses we've ever seen, and we're looking forward to what they'll feature after the Oscars. (Huffington Post)
Imagine if best-picture nominee Her took place in 1995. We can almost hear that dial-up sound now... (Mashable)
Don't feel like watching the Oscars at home? The Balboa Theater features the show live; tickets are $10. The Roxie Theater will host the Up the Oscars Benefit Bash; tickets are $12-$15. (The Richmond Blog/ SF Weekly Calendar)
We're not sure we agree with this list, but kudos to them for watching all 85 best-picture Oscar winners. (BuzzFeed)
Our favorite clips from Groundhog Day, r.i.p. Harold Ramis. (YouTube)
On Sunday March 2, Don Argott's documentary Lamb of God: As the Palaces Burn will screen at the DNA Lounge. Viewers will be seeing a film that's decidedly different from the filmmaker's original vision.
Lamb of God is a heavy metal band that was founded in Richmond, VA in 1999. Though they have yet to achieve the celebrity status of legendary metal rockers like Metallica, Lamb of God has amassed a loyal worldwide following. They've sold around two million albums in the USA, have been honored at the Grammys, and play to enthusiastic crowds everywhere they go.
Bex Freund's creations aren't exactly coy. Her large-scale oil paintings depict human-like figures, limbless and dissected, falling toward an abyss, or gathered gloomily under apocalyptic skies.
"I was just becoming a teenager when 9/11 happened," Freund explains, "and I was entering my twenties during the 2008 economic collapse, so it's been a long, slow processing and coming to grips with new realities, adjusted expectations and a constantly brewing feeling of tension," Freund said.
Google Glass has been at the forefront of the news this week, and whether you love those awkward glasses or loathe them, we think you'll agree that regardless of what happened at Molotov's, something good can come from Google Glass -- as well as cell-phone footage: The Disposable Film Festival.
Returning to S.F. March 20-23, the seventh annual film festival shows just how far those tiny gadget cameras have come -- gone are the days of pixelated videos, replaced by high-quality footage that no one would guess was shot with an iPhone -- or those weird glasses.
As a professional surfer, a huge part of Dan Malloy's job is to travel the world. He chases the swells, finds the perfect waves, and tricks off them. The whole experience is filmed and photographed to be published in a magazine or documentary of course. He makes memories.
However, many of Malloy's trips were rushed, and the shoots were forced. Malloy decided, that if he really wanted to capture amazing moments, if he wanted it to be organic, he had to slow down -- and not just for the sake of making great pictures.
"I know that when you slow down, that's when you really learn. I feel like it's fast paced these days and it drives me a little crazy," Malloy says. That's when Malloy came up with the idea of going on a slow paced trip: One he could take the time to absorb his environment and make memories he will never forget.
In September 2012, Malloy embarked on a 700-mile journey down the coast of California with photographer Kanoa Zimmerman and filmmaker Kellen Keene. Malloy and company controlled their trip completely: They traveled by bike, which added limitations to their travel and forced quick decision making. All they took with them was one surfboard, a few cameras, a bag of film, swim gear, and a two-man tent, and they recorded the whole adventure.
Slow is Fast, the 112-page book and 30-minute film of the trip was originally published by Malloy in March 2013. The self-produced book/dvd sold 3,000 copies, and now Patagonia is re-releasing Slow is Fast March 15, and it will be available at Patagonia stores and on Amazon.com for $30. Malloy and the crew will tour Patagonia stores for special screenings of the film in April (dates are TBD).
