This is an incredible collaborative animation piece by Blu and David Ellis
Really pushes what can be done in a found space. While this work is not as in-your-face as Obey, it still brings to light the subject of ‘public property’. If anything this video is very very cool, and really well done so check it out!
Village of the Damned poster
Based on John Wyndham’s The Midwitch Cuckoos and is a startlingly subtle and eerie movie. Directed by Wolf Rilla, Staring George Sanders as Gordon Zellaby, Barbara Shelley (shown in a photo below, more info on her in this great post here make sure to check it out!) as Anthea Zellaby, and Martin Stephens as the creepy David Zellaby
Where do the children come from? We know one thing, they are not ours, and this scares us.
The children’s rejection of affection by their mothers is excellently
represented by Anthea Zellaby, who is made miserable throughout the movie, and by the end is a hot mess. Her inability to connect with her child and her knowledge that the children are very dangerous causes her to become unraveled.
What the movie comes down to is that by saying these children are not ours, makes it ok for us to hate, and kill them. They have no real bond with us, their “fathers’’ want nothing to do with them, the “mothers” are rejected by them, and after all they look strange! Does that make killing them more justifiable? What if they had seemed more like us, what if they had let us love them, what if we did love them, what would the town have done then?
This movie is a great example of the the dueling roles of science fiction; the military (or mob) that wants to kill what they fear, and the scientist who wants to learn from what they fear. The scientist tries and tries to use reason with these murderous youths, only to find that he must use his own mind to destroy them.
Barbara Shelly... one sassy lady!
If you love the movie check out the book it was based on, John Wyndham’s The Midwitch Cuckoos
Click here if you want to know more about the director Wolf Rilla and his book The A to Z of Movie Making
Jalapeño Brat Red Wine Sause with Pasta and Argininan Malbec La Finca
This spicy paring is full of flavor, the savoriness of the brats is complemented by the richness of the wine. I made this meal up one night when we were low on food. It may sound a little out of the ordinary, but it is very tasty. I recommend using a Malbec, tonight I went with La Finca it is extremely well priced (3.99 at Trader Joes) and can really stand up to all the other powerful flavors going on in this meal.
To make for three people you need:
4 brats, sliced and diced into bite-size pieces
¼ of an onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 carton of mushrooms (white or some baby bellas)
Fresh basil (to taste, chopped)
1/3 bottle of red wine
5 roma tomatoes, diced
1 can tomato paste
On a medium-high heat sauté the brats, onions and mushrooms together. Sauté until brats are a candied brown, onions are clear, and the mushrooms are golden. Add half the wine and all the garlic to allow it to cook down a little. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, and the rest of the wine. Allow to cook uncovered for 10 minutes. Add fresh basil, salt and pepper to taste. At this point the consistency should be that of a sauce. Cover, on medium-low heat for another 10 minutes. Serve on your favorite pasta, and drink the rest of the bottle of wine!
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