Everything Fit To Print About ([robots])
June 12th, 2007
Daft Punk’s robot saga Electroma will finally show in North America! The movie first screened at the Cannes Film Festival an entire year ago, and I’ve been stoked to see it since! The plot revolves around two androids on their quest to become human. The entire film was shot in a mere 11 days, mostly in Independence California.
Here is a few minutes from the reel, with music by Todd Rundgren:
Actually none of the music in the movie is by Daft Punk themselves, the duo have their hands full with directing and acting!
Electroma Cast:
Peter Hurteau as Hero #1
Michael Reich as Hero #2
Ritche Lago Bautista as Robot Groomsman
Daniel Doble as Robot Pastor
Athena Stamos as Robot Waitress
Here is one of the trailers for the film:
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According to pitchf*#k, Daft Punk and Vice Records have announced N.American screenings:
Electroma Screenings
06-14 Toronto, Ontario - Xpace
06-28 Calgary, Alberta - Stride Gallery
06-29 Los Angeles, CA - New Beverly Cinema
07-28 Miami, FL - Studio A
09-08 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival
09-09 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival
Go GO Robot Rock!
LINKS
Daft Punk website
Wiki has ALL the info on the film’s plot [SPOILER WARNING!]
Daft Punk music$pace
June 1st, 2007
One of my favorite design communities - Threadless - busted out this week with new contests and new releases as part of their Wear I $pent My Summer Vacation Sale. By the end of the weekend, someone is going to win an ipod and digital camera, and everyone will find great designs by so many fabulous artists- on smooth american apparel shirts for as low as $10! Ten frickin US dollars! And they will be releasing another new design everyday until June 3rd.
I’m particularly fond of this one that I bought on sight (I’m actually wearing it as I write this):
Aww YEAH! Iz gonna be a Beat Street Beat Down!!
That’s not all… By coincidence, I submitted a slogan for a tshirt idea this week. It’s a sweet little philosophical one-liner that I have used for years in conjunction with my solo music project. If you want to make a dedicated music journalist super happy, vote to get it printed as a tshirt. Check-check-check it out y’all:
Click the slogan there to vote!
You need to sign in or sign up for a Threadless account, but go ahead, you’ll need one to order anyhow. If you get a chance to tell them who referred you, my Threadless name is robotanist . For those not familiar with the Threadless community, they RULE! Check out the next contest coming up - they are seeking Tshirt design submissions inspired by “awkward love” in celebration of the quirky romance comedy Eagle vs. Shark… The regular contests are located behind the big red heart at the top of the page. If you don’t see it, hover over “Participate” and you will see the heart to the right.So go ahead, find something cool to wear to the show next weekend, and enter to win some cool prizes! Thanks for your support! If I win this slogan contest, I will have some credit to spend on Tshirts, which means HearingTest will definitely be having a contest with Tshirt prizes!!
Enjoy your Threadless Summer Vacation!
