Cover of the Week: “Mountains” / “S.T.A.Y.” (drum remix)
The Cover of the Week comes from Tom Grosset, the “world’s fastest drummer.” It’s a badass drum remix of “Mountains” and “S.T.A.Y.” I really appreciate the delicacy with which he […]
Month: July 2015
Art of the Week: “Portrait of Murph” (digital airbrushing)
The Art of the Week comes from DeviantArt/Tumblr artist indigoburst. It’s a digital airbrushing of Murph in the cornfields.
The search for Cooper’s jacket
Watching Interstellar, two things become apparent: Cooper is a badass, and so is his jacket. Interestingly, we were almost robbed of Cooper’s iconic threads. In the screenplay stage, the Nolans […]
The Microsoft Paint Challenge has a winner!
Congratulations to sevgonlernassau for winning the Interstellar Microsoft Paint Challenge! The mandate for this contest was to draw a scene from Interstellar using the most rudimentary design program available (64-color-palette maximum). […]
Cover of the Week: End Credits Suite (solo piano)
The Cover of the Week comes from YouTube artist Noud van Harskamp. It’s a solo piano rendition of the end credits suite from Interstellar. I love the handling of the […]
Art of the Week: “Power of Love” (mixed media)
The Art of the Week comes from DeviantArt artist FellowT. It’s a mixed-media depiction of Cooper inside the tesseract.
There’s only one thing I don’t get…
I’ve spent a lot of energy decrying lazy critiques of Interstellar. After two viewings, there was nothing that confused me; everything fit perfectly. Except one thing. After well over 30 […]
How Mann and Romilly respond to isolation
Doctor Mann is one of the great villains in recent cinema. It’s not because he’s evil; it’s because he reminds us of the worst parts of ourselves. Even as I […]