SXSW: A Scanner Darkly Sneak Preview
Fifteen years ago, Richard Linklater irreversibly altered the course of American cinema when he made Slacker, a movie that defined a generation and precipitated the indie film movement. Now, with A Scanner Darkly, his animated adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s sci-fi novel about a drug-ravaged society, it looks like Linklater’s off in uncharted territory once again. At SXSW yesterday, Cool Hunting was among the...

Hess Is More at Monkeytown
Featured in Cool Hunting Video Episode 48, Danish chart-topping musician, composer and tennis player Mikkel Hess (otherwise known as Hess Is More), makes his his stateside debut tomorrow, 25 October 2006, at the Brooklyn screening room-cum-restaurant Monkeytown. Accompanying Hess's eclectic mix of sweetly offbeat melodies—made with the likes of whistles, thumb pianos, music boxes and the "found" sounds of everyday objects—our own aestheticians m ss...

Director's Bureau 60-Second Film Contest
In late January the LA-based production company, the Director's Bureau, put out an open call for submissions, tasking aspiring filmmakers with creating a 60-second film about love. After Director's Bureau execs and RES founder Jonathan Welles whittled the entries down to five finalists, they screened the shorts as part of RES' monthly events in Los Angeles this past Tuesday 18 April 2006 and put...

The last of SXSW
In the final SXSW episode we highlight four eclectic musicians that tickled our ears amongst the hundreds of acts that played for five days in Austin. We channel 'Talkdemonic', who’s been named Band of the Year by Portland's 'The Village'. We hear from Gecko Turner, a spaniard with a passion for reggae, funk, afro and blues music. We also speak with David Vogt of...

SXSW Music
In our penultimate video from SXSW, we present an eclectic mash up of the sights and sounds in Austin, TX during the music portion of SXSW 2006. Featured artists include Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Jose Gonzalez, Xiu Xiu, Belle and Sebastian, Animal Collective, Smoosh, Elliot Lipp, Real Ones, Talk Demonic, The Juan Maclean, Refugee All-Stars, and Afrirampo. Watch now....

SXSW Highlights
SXSW is:...Southern sui generis, like this sign reminding people not to forget their cowboy hats or oil boom-era cell phones in their rental car. ...finding the way out of a labyrinth movie theater with help from Rachel McIntosh, who won an award at SXSW for her charming pop-up book-based music video called Don't Fuck With Love by The Sad Little Stars. Turns out the...