Fantastic Planet

La Planète sauvage 1973

In love. From the very first second. Social criticism emerging from a Trojan horse known as surrealism. Masters and slaves. Destruction and self-destruction. Incredible imagery. And finally: Useful lessons in keeping a pet...
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Sheer Stripe Fight

Louise Goldin Spring/Summer 2011 vs. The Fifth Element

Hardly any collection images have found their way to the outside world. A well kept secret and mystery. Until Rihanna appeared in a sheer, striped combat dress. An evident tribute to one of the best movies of our times.
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Image credits Showstudio

Syncrisis

Prince of Persia 1989 & 2010

Please excuse my latest 80s-boy-loves-adventure-fairytale-computer-game-movie-adaption tendendies. But did I already share my childhood addiction of playing Prince of Persia on my 486 PC? Now you know.
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Archetype

Poster Indiana Jones 1981 - 2008

Last night I spent a recognizable amount of hours on watching the Indiana Jones trilogy. And what can I say: It does make happy. Especially when you look at these genre-typical collage artworks.
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A Short History Of The Plastic Raincoat In Popular Culture

1. Kylie Minogue - Better The Devil You Know, 1990
2. Therese - Feelin' Me, 2007
3. Prada campaign, Fall/Winter 2002
4. Blade Runner, 1982

Thanks to gym television I've been confronted with the use of plastic raincoats in music videos. An interesting topic worth contemplating on. And of course several cross-references came to my mind. So my dear, what do you have to add to this discourse?
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Mermen & Mermaids

Top Neo Rauch, Das Gut, 2008
Bottom Unknown

When thinking of mermaids, movies like The Little Mermaid or Mermaids instantly come to one's mind. But suddenly I realized one true classic is missing: Splash with beautiful Daryl Hannah. Thanks to Neo Rauch for reminding me.
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Dune

Dune 1984

This movie is incredible. Partly disgusting and scary when confronted with evil Harkonnen's human experiments, but mostly stunning due to the monumental setting and imagery. I am also impressed by Kyle MacLachlan's perfect quiff.
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P.S.: And how I loved the computer game. I wish my 386 PC back.

A Single Man

A Single Man 2009

The notion of loss. The notion of sex. Somehow every scene seemed to touch my heart. And I am not afraid to admit my emotional surrender. We all feel we are in the need of a reason in life, a logic sense, a destination. And we tend to project this desire onto a thing called love. Somehow we all fail.
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