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Black Panther is out this week! For those who aren’t familiar with the Marvel character, this trailer is a primer on the lore and ‘verse. TIME magazine discusses how Black Panther marks a major milestone: The first movie I remember seeing in a theater had a black hero. Lando Calrissian, played by Billy Dee Williams, […]

Chau, Beyond the Lines is a 2016 Oscar nominated short film about an aspiring artist growing up in a village for victims of Agent Orange. Via Short of the Week: With the stakes set so high, Chau’s perseverance and pluck is astonishing to witness and a major source of the film’s appeal. It is also […]

Three Minutes is a sad, sweet film for Apple by acclaimed Chinese director Peter Chan, filmed on the iPhone X for Chinese New Year. Via Adweek: Titled “3 Minutes,” it tells the story of a woman who works as a conductor on one of the longest train routes in the country. (Millions of people in […]

Coca-cola’s Superbowl ad, the Wonder of Us, includes a beautiful message about diversity to kick off the brand’s 2018 marketing platform. Via Adweek: Wieden+Kennedy Portland created the 60-second spot that will air during the fourth quarter of the game. Alma Har’el directed the spot. “For this particular message, it is a strategic choice for us. […]

Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405 is one of the Oscar-nominated short films for 2018, capturing the inspiring story of Mindy Alper. Via Short of the Week: Frank Stiefel’s Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405 is a quintessential artist profile—there are thousands of similar films on Vimeo, roughly following the same […]

The Dundee Movie is Tourism Australia’s hugely successful 2018 campaign for the Superbowl, and the ad has many people wishing it was real. Via News.com.au: Still Australia’s biggest hit at the local box office, the Paul Hogan blockbuster which put the larrikin actor and our outback on the international map, is the inspiration for an […]

Amazon’s Alexa loses her voice in this hilarious Superbowl ad featuring celebrities like Gordon Ramsay and Sir Anthony Hopkins. Amazon also has a clever trick to ensure your home’s Alexa won’t be activated during the ad, via Bloomberg: The word “Alexa” is uttered 10 times during the Super Bowl spot, but thankfully, the Amazon Echo […]

Filmed in 3 days in LA, Logic’s breakout Grammy-nominated hit 1-800-273-8255’s music video is a suicide prevention PSA, beautifully filmed. Via Huffpost: Calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline tripled after Logic’s powerful set at the Grammy Awards last month, which featured a song named after the organization’s crisis counseling phone number. The Lifeline answered […]

Commuting is bad for your health – it’s not just you. Commuting has been linked to higher rates of obesity, stress, and depression. Via Vox: The association between long drives to work and poor health has turned up in a number of different studies (see this Slate article by Annie Lowrey for one excellent overview). […]

1.30. pic.twitter.com/joIbXlXcCA — MUTE (@mute) January 27, 2018 Mute, the sequel to Duncan Jones’ acclaimed indie 2009 SF film Moon, will be out on Netflix in February, and the teaser trailer looks very… Bladerunner. Via the Verge: During the run-up to Warcraft, Duncan Jones revealed that he already had a follow-up project in the works. […]