"What do you think they're really doing out there...?" Are they real people? Do they have real lives? Only one way to find out... The latest teaser trailer for this year's Barbie movie debuted and everyone around the world went crazy for it. Some may noticed that the concept is similar to that in Olivia Wilde's Don't Worry Darling last year, about a woman living in her perfect little picturesque world without a care in the world. That is, until she decides to try and leave. Editor Nelson Carvajal decided to combine these two movies for a fun little project. "My latest mashup trailer re-imagines Greta Gerwig's Barbie in the fashion --pun intended -- of Olivia Wilde's Don't Worry Darling, in that Barbie starts to suspect the outside world isn't what she thinks it is." She's not just a toy, now is she? This seems to be the plot...
- 4/11/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"Are you an angel?" Check out this trailer remake for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, put together by video editor Nelson Carvajal. This new version focuses on the relationship between Anakin & Padme, in comparison to the relationship between Alana & Gary in PTA's Licorice Pizza. "This age gap controversy had me thinking about a similar scenario," Nelson explains in his intro. "Anakin is very much a child and Padmé is an adult. No sexual line is ever crossed. Yet because it is a prequel and we know their eventual romantic fate, the age gap is very underlined. But does that make the movie immoral? I don't think so either." He's cleverly pushing back against the moral police from the film criticism world, who've been getting louder & louder the last few years. So why not add the Licorice Pizza trailer music with this footage? Thanks to Twitter for the tip on this one.
- 2/1/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"Good science, by definition, allows for more than one opinion otherwise you merely have the will of one man. Which is the basis of cult." Now what do we have here. You all need to get a look at this. Earlier in the week, the first teaser trailer for Todd Phillips' new solo Joker movie debuted online. Video editor Nelson Carvajal has spliced the footage from that trailer into the original trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, since both star Joaquin Phoenix, and released a new "The Master Joker" trailer that you can watch below. And it all syncs up very nicely. Carvajal explains a bit more about his idea on FreeCinemaNow, but you can check out the fancy new trailer edit below. And now I want double features showing both films. Here's the fun Joker + The Master mashup trailer titled The Master Joker, direct from Carvajal's...
- 4/5/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix’s “Joker” broke through the pop culture zeitgeist in a huge way this week thanks to its CinemaCon buzz and the world premiere of its teaser trailer. The latter earned over 13 million views on Youtube alone in its first 24 hours. “Joker” finds Phoenix putting a tragic spin on the iconic Batman villain, and it’s one made all the more terrifying when mashed together with one of Phoenix’s other towering performances, Freddie Quell in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master.”
Courtesy of film and television editor Nelson Carvajal (visit his website Free Cinema Now), the “Joker”/”The Master” mash-up trailer seamlessly brings together the two movies to create one singular experience of Phoenix’s psychological downfall. Both Anderson’s dialogue and Jonny Greenwood’s original score fit perfectly onto images seen in the “Joker” trailer. Greenwood’s discordant melodies in particular make “Joker” feel...
Courtesy of film and television editor Nelson Carvajal (visit his website Free Cinema Now), the “Joker”/”The Master” mash-up trailer seamlessly brings together the two movies to create one singular experience of Phoenix’s psychological downfall. Both Anderson’s dialogue and Jonny Greenwood’s original score fit perfectly onto images seen in the “Joker” trailer. Greenwood’s discordant melodies in particular make “Joker” feel...
- 4/4/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: Mashup of the Day: Nelson Carvajal combined scenes from the horror movie It and the new trailer for Disney's live-action Aladdin for a fun little mashup: Movie Science of the Day: With actual robots used in police work these days, Space Taste considers the ethics of the tech by looking at RoboCop: Diy Sound Effects of the Day: Here's a Star Wars fan who figured out how to re-create most of the movies' sound effects and character noises on his electric guitary (via Geekologie): Fan Art of the Day: When you want to make grapes into a cooler snack for the kids, turn them into Mike from Monsters, Inc.: Put those grapes back where they...
- 2/13/2019
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
The best kind of horror films are the ones that haunt an audience long after leaving their seats. Horror films keep us up at night because we hear the eerie music playing over and again in our minds. But the movies that especially get our adrenaline pumping and deliver the most significant impact are the ones offering unsettling images, mood and
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In a short video essay from No Film School, edited together by Nelson Carvajal, the images from iconic horror films are spliced together.
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In a short video essay from No Film School, edited together by Nelson Carvajal, the images from iconic horror films are spliced together.
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- 11/17/2018
- by Julia Teti
- The Playlist
In his review of “Venom,” TheWrap film critic Alonso Duralde said about the “Spider-Man” sorta-spinoff that it’s what you’d get if “you replaced Tom Hardy for Steve Martin in ‘All of Me,’ and switched out Lily Tomlin for a wad of chewed-up black licorice.”
To be honest, that sounds to us like a great idea. And as it happens, we’re not alone. Video artist Nelson Carvajal agrees, and to prove it, he created a video mashup bringing the idea to life. Watch it above right now.
Also Read: 'Venom' Forms Symbiotic Relationship With (Mostly) Bad Reviews: 'Loud and Stupid'
If you haven’t seen the 1984 film directed by Carl Reiner, “All of Me” follows estate lawyer Roger Cobb (Martin), who ends up with the soul of heiress Edwina Cutwater (Tomlin) trapped in his body. Each of them have control over half of his body, leading...
To be honest, that sounds to us like a great idea. And as it happens, we’re not alone. Video artist Nelson Carvajal agrees, and to prove it, he created a video mashup bringing the idea to life. Watch it above right now.
Also Read: 'Venom' Forms Symbiotic Relationship With (Mostly) Bad Reviews: 'Loud and Stupid'
If you haven’t seen the 1984 film directed by Carl Reiner, “All of Me” follows estate lawyer Roger Cobb (Martin), who ends up with the soul of heiress Edwina Cutwater (Tomlin) trapped in his body. Each of them have control over half of his body, leading...
- 10/9/2018
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: Easter Eggs of the Day: Now that Venom is out in theaters, ScreenCrush goes through all the Easter eggs and Marvel Comics references in the movie: Character in Close-Up: If you see Venom and wonder how we're supposed to root for such a monster, here's Screen Rant on what makes him a hero: Mashup of the Day: And here's an expected mashup of Venom and the Steve Martin comedy All of Me from editor Nelson Carvajal (via Free Cinema Now): Fan Theory of the Day: The latest theory about Avengers 4 proposes that Shuri is the key to bringing all the dead characters from Avengers: Infinity War back to life: Filmmaking Lesson of...
- 10/6/2018
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: Video Essay of the Day: The latest video essay from Rossatron spotlights why Thanos' character arc makes Avengers: Infinity War the best installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Movie Influences of the Day: This video essay by Nelson Carvajal showcases how The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Heat and Cliffhanger all informed parts of Mission: Impossible - Fallout (via Free Cinema Now): Cosplay of the Day: He was sadly missing from Solo: A Star War Story, but here's a fan cosplaying as cult favorite Lando Calrissian associate Lobot from The Empire Strikes Back: Remember that #cosplay photoshoot I tweeted about? Here's a preview of...
- 9/27/2018
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: Behind-the-Scenes Video of the Day: See how Rian Johnson and his crew created the world of Crait in Star Wars: The Last Jedi in this official behind-the-scenes featurette: Mashup of the Day: Speaking of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, editor Nelson Carvajal infused parts of the movie with music from All That Jazz to give it some Bob Fosse-level energy (via Free Cinema Now): Movie Comparison of the Day: One more for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, here's Dimitreze comparing scenes from the new episode to the original trilogy: Movie Science of the Day: Wired got a surgical resident to review 49 medical scenes in movies and TV and...
- 3/17/2018
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: Mashup of the Day: This was inevitable and very quickly done, a mashup of the new Christopher Robin teaser with Ted by Nelson Carvajal of Free Cinema Now: Cosplay of the Day: In anticipation of this week's release of A Wrinkle in Time, here's an adorable mini Mrs. Whatsit (via Ava DuVernay): Channeling my inner Mrs. Whatsit from #WrinkleInTime @RWitherspoon ??? Be a warrior pic.twitter.com/1PNcUz2jgh — Ferdalump (@ferdalump) March 6, 2018 Video Essay of the Day: Here's a video essay from Like Stories From Old that explores the stoicism in the internet's favorite movie, The Shawshank...
- 3/7/2018
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: Commemorative Gathering of the Day: Marvel shared a video of its McU 10th anniversary "class photo" shoot from last fall featuring 79 actors and filmmakers from the franchise: Easter Eggs of the Day: You've already watched the new Deadpool 2 trailer a hundred times, now watch Mr. Sunday Movies' humorous highlight of its Easter eggs and other details: Mashup of the Day: Proving how generic the new Venom trailer is, Nelson Carvajal mashed it with the Tom Hardy crime drama The Drop and it fits pretty well (via Free Cinema Now): Movie Comparison of the Day: Speaking of familiar-looking superhero movies...
- 2/9/2018
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: VFX Breakdown of the Day: The Shape of Water was not nominated for a visual effects Oscar but you can see the magic that went into creating Amphibian Man in this video from Fox Searchlight: Film Studies Lesson of the Day: The Academy helps us appreciate their Best Cinematography category with this video about the craft (plus this one and this one): Cinematographer Showcase: The work of Rachel Morrison, who just became the first woman nominated for the Oscar for Best Cinematography, is celebrated in the latest Free Cinema Now video essay by Nelson Carvajal: Hollywood Custom of the Day: Slate explores the history of American fantasy movies featuring...
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- 1/26/2018
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
If you haven't seen Master of None season 2 by now, what are you waiting for? Aziz Ansari's Netflix series is truly fantastic, and the second season — some of which takes place in Italy — is jaw-droppingly beautiful. It's also indebted to the Italian neorealism movement, and editor Nelson Carvajal has cut together a side-by-side comparison with one of the episodes to the 1948 classic The Bicycle Thief to show us those references as they happen. Check it out:...
- 7/9/2017
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
Look, you don’t need us to tell you that Wonder Woman is a good movie (though we have, a few times, actually). Just look at its Rotten Tomatoes score, which sits at an admirable 93 percent. You know who might be jealous? Terrence Malick, whose last three (non-documentary) feature films—Song To Song, Knight Of Cups, and To The Wonder—average out at a tepid 45-percent approval rating.
So, should Malick maybe lend his inimitable style the superhero world? Hey, it’s not so far-fetched. Video artist Nelson Carvajal proves it with To The Wonder Woman, an impressive trailer that pairs the audio from To The Wonder with visuals from Wonder Woman:
By emphasizing Wonder Woman’s love story and scenic tableau over its action, the footage dovetails intriguingly with Javier Bardem’s solemn, starry-eyed monologue and Hanan Townshend’s stirring orchestral score.
Mostly, though, it serves as a ...
So, should Malick maybe lend his inimitable style the superhero world? Hey, it’s not so far-fetched. Video artist Nelson Carvajal proves it with To The Wonder Woman, an impressive trailer that pairs the audio from To The Wonder with visuals from Wonder Woman:
By emphasizing Wonder Woman’s love story and scenic tableau over its action, the footage dovetails intriguingly with Javier Bardem’s solemn, starry-eyed monologue and Hanan Townshend’s stirring orchestral score.
Mostly, though, it serves as a ...
- 6/8/2017
- by Randall Colburn
- avclub.com
Natalie Portman can absolutely kill it when she wants to, and she does so in her latest feature, Jackie. The film follows the life of Jacqueline Kennedy after the assassination of her husband, John F. Kennedy. Thanks to Nelson Carvajal, we can now see the prequel trilogy re-imagined as a haunting biopic told through the eyes of Queen Padme Amidala, much in the style of Jackie. Cue the haunting score! Jackie... Read More...
- 12/28/2016
- by Sean Wist
- JoBlo.com
Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s musical “Camelot” features prominently in “Jackie,” which isn’t the first time Natalie Portman has portrayed a kind of royalty. She also played Queen Padmé Amidala in the “Star Wars” prequels, and now the clever, inevitable mashup trailer for “Padmé” has arrived courtesy of filmmaker Nelson Carvajal. Watch it below.
Read More: ‘Jackie’ Exclusive Featurette: Natalie Portman, Pablo Larraín and The Rest of the Cast Discuss Jackie Kennedy Biopic
Accompanied by the music from the first trailer for “Jackie” (which is itself lifted from, you guessed it, “Camelot”), images from episodes I, II and III remind us of the agony and ecstasy (but mostly agony) of the monarch’s romance with Anakin Skywalker — Aka the future Darth Vader. “Episode III” has a grand funeral procession just as surely as “Jackie” does, albeit for a very different character.
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Read More: ‘Jackie’ Exclusive Featurette: Natalie Portman, Pablo Larraín and The Rest of the Cast Discuss Jackie Kennedy Biopic
Accompanied by the music from the first trailer for “Jackie” (which is itself lifted from, you guessed it, “Camelot”), images from episodes I, II and III remind us of the agony and ecstasy (but mostly agony) of the monarch’s romance with Anakin Skywalker — Aka the future Darth Vader. “Episode III” has a grand funeral procession just as surely as “Jackie” does, albeit for a very different character.
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- 12/13/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Last week there was a great disturbance in the cinephile force. The BBC tasked 177 critics from 36 countries to put together the top 100 films of the 21st century (so far). The list has caused quite a bit of conversation and some controversy over what was included and excluded and the overall rankings of the films. With David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive landing at the number one spot, and Christopher Nolan’s Memento bringing up the rear of the top 25 films, many debates took place (including in the comments sections of many sites) over the list. Now, as a way of introducing or reminding people of the various films comes a supercut assembling the top 25 films in the BBC’s list.
No Film School put out the video, edited by Nelson Carvajal, which compiles some of the most iconic shots from these excellent films. It’s a ...
No Film School put out the video, edited by Nelson Carvajal, which compiles some of the most iconic shots from these excellent films. It’s a ...
- 8/29/2016
- by Rob Dean
- avclub.com
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: Video Essay of the Day: With Hands of Stone in theaters today, Nelson Carvajal explores what makes a great boxing movie (via Fandor Keyframe): Movie Science of the Day: Pop scientist Kyle Hill explains why the lightsabers in the Star Wars movies don't burn their users' hands: Mashup of the Day: Watch a conversation between the A.I. characters Hal from 2001: A Space Odyssey and Samantha from Her (via BossLogic): Vintage Film of the Day: In honor of National Dog Day, watch the first canine movie star, Blair, in his first film, 1905's Rescued By...
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- 8/27/2016
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
There are plenty of movies about pretty much every popular sport, enough to fill a whole section of a video store if there were still video stores. But perhaps no sport, not even baseball, has fired the imagination of filmmakers quite the way boxing does, from Champion to Ali to Creed. What sets boxing apart? For one thing, the sport is as basic as it can be. Jerry Seinfeld once called boxing “the simplest, stupidest sport of all. It’s almost as if these two guys are just desperate to compete with each other, but they couldn’t think of a sport. So they said, ‘Why don’t we just pound each other for 45 minutes? Maybe someone will come watch that.’” And they have, for decades. Nelson Carvajal analyzes the history and purpose of pugilistic cinema in a video essay for Fandor Keyframe called “What Makes A Great Boxing ...
- 8/25/2016
- by Joe Blevins
- avclub.com
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for Fourth of July movie culture: Movie Promo of the Day: The upcoming animated movie Sausage Party has a very special Fourth of July-themed PSA this holiday weekend: Musical Melody of the Day: It doesn't get much more American than a beloved British actor, such as Patrick Stewart, dressed up as a cowboy and singing country and western classics (via Live for Films): Fake Movie of the Day: Michael Bay already depicted a heroic Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Pearl Harbor. But this fake Michael Bay movie focused on Fdr would be much more entertaining (via BuzzFeed): Supercut of the Day: For Fandor Keyframe, Nelson Carvajal compiles the greatest Fourth of July and...
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- 7/4/2016
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
As we head into the Fourth of July weekend, it's only fitting to share this supercut from editor Nelson Carvajal for Fandor Magazine that celebrates the spirit of the holiday. There are, of course, the requisite moments from Independence Day, but mixed in are shots from movies that include fireworks sequences, many of which I'd totally forgotten about. (Did you remember that Bryan Singer's first X-Men film had fireworks going off in the background during the Statue of Liberty fight? I didn't.) So before you log off for the weekend, take a couple minutes and check this out.
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- 7/1/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
If you were anywhere near social media this weekend, you probably saw quite a bit about HBO’s big premiere. And while the season premieres for “Game of Thrones” and “Silicon Valley” certainly had people talking, that wasn’t what reigned supreme. No, it was “Lemonade,” Beyonce’s Terrence Malick-esque hour-long visual album, that took the internet by storm. Since its debuted on Saturday night, the web has blown up trying to dissect each and every thing about it, namely who the hell “Becky with the good hair” could possibly be, and here to provide more context and analysis to the concept project is Nelson Carvajal with his video essay, “Film Fidelity: Beyonce’s Lemonade.” Read More: Watch: Beyonce Goes Terrence Malick In First Trailer For 'Lemonade' Quick to note that Malick isn’t the only filmmaker that influenced Beyonce’s new project — David Lynch, Pipilotti Rist, Cameron Jamie,...
- 4/27/2016
- by Will Ashton
- The Playlist
Spike Lee is undoubtedly a provocateur of the highest caliber. That his most recent efforts have missed the mark — “Oldboy,” “Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus” — will never tarnish the legacy of the best joints in his biting and bruising oeuvre. Unfortunately, his most recent outing, the politicized musical satire about gun violence in Chicago, “Chi-Raq,” which sounded promising on paper, did nothing to break the slump, largely striking out with critics and audiences alike. Read More: Review: Spike Lee’s 'Chi-Raq’ Starring Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, Wesley Snipes & Angela Bassett But while “Chi-Raq” didn’t quite connect, Lee is clearly still boldly swinging toward something profound and salient the the flick. To help run down the importance of “Chi-Raq” is chicago native Nelson Carvajal and his new video essay “Wake Up: Spike Lee’s Vital ‘Chi-Raq.’” The 10-minute video essay, which comes courtesy of Free Cinema Now, highlights the...
- 3/31/2016
- by Gary Garrison
- The Playlist
While we loved Spike Lee‘s vibrant, powerful satire Chi-Raq — naming it one of the top 10 films of 2015 — it unfortunately seemed to go overlooked upon its release last year. With the film now easily available on Amazon Prime, we highly recommend checking it out, and after watching, a great new video essay on the themes of the film has been released, coming from the Chicago-based Nelson Carvajal.
Through using clips and interview, the 10-minute video essay looks at what he refers to as Sam Jackson pentameter, with his “rousing soliloquies that disguise themselves has stand-up comedic verse.” Comparing the incredible, Jean-Luc Godard-inspired opening to 25th Hour, he eloquently shows how the coda reflects a national tragedy. He also gets into the political response to the film and how its stature deserves to be up there with the best satire of Stanley Kubrick and Sidney Lumet, an opinion I’d certainly agree with.
Through using clips and interview, the 10-minute video essay looks at what he refers to as Sam Jackson pentameter, with his “rousing soliloquies that disguise themselves has stand-up comedic verse.” Comparing the incredible, Jean-Luc Godard-inspired opening to 25th Hour, he eloquently shows how the coda reflects a national tragedy. He also gets into the political response to the film and how its stature deserves to be up there with the best satire of Stanley Kubrick and Sidney Lumet, an opinion I’d certainly agree with.
- 3/31/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men draws inspiration from many cinematic sources, ranging from The Best of Everything and The Americanization of Emily to La Notte and Carnal Knowledge. I’m spotlighting four of my favorites this weekend at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco, as part of a miniature film festival titled Mad Men Weekend. (For dates and showtimes, click here.) I wrote and narrated four video essays, presented below, about the films on the schedule: Sweet Smell of Success (1957), The Apartment (1960), Seconds (1966), and Swimmer (1968). (The latter was cut by Nelson Carvajal, while Serena Bramble put together the rest.) I’ll be at each screening, signing copies of my Mad Men book, and because I like to overcomplicate everything, “performing” the narration of each video live. This will, I hope, add another layer of interest to the proceedings. Even if audiences could not care less what I have to say about these films,...
- 2/4/2016
- by Matt Zoller Seitz
- Vulture
Nelson Carvajal from RogerEbert.com has created a video tribute to the life and work of Wes Craven who recently passed away after a battle with brain cancer at the age of 76. Craven created some of the most memorable bogeymen in film, and it is impossible to understate the impact he had on the horror genre – from his provocative 1970’s boundary-pushing indie gems to the franchises he launched and even his more commercial ventures later in his career.
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- 9/3/2015
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Digital Filmmaker Nelson Carvajal revealed his new mash-up trailer titled Incept Out just last week, and the video has been a hit all over the web. Nelson Carvajal’s ‘Incept Out’ Trailer Goes Viral Inside Out and Inception are completely different types of films, but they do have one specific thing in common — both movies […]
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- 7/14/2015
- by Shantel Whitaker
- Uinterview
Hopefully by now you’ve met the voices inside your head by way of Pixar’s wonderful Inside Out. It’s a touching, funny, wonderful animated tale that will make you have all the feels. But now filmmaker Nelson Carvajal has given Inside Out a new feeling (no pun intended) by mashing it up with the trailer for […]
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- 7/9/2015
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Here's a fun hypothetical: What do you think would happen if you set snippets of Inside Out to Zack Hemsey's Inception-associated "Mind Heist"? Well, you might get something kind of badass, like “Incept Out,” digital maestro Nelson Carvajal's revised version of the recent Pixar box-office hit. Carvajal's mash-up is a gripping, understated faux-trailer tinged with heightened drama, loud noises, and (unfortunately) just a pinch of Bing Bong. In his own words, Carvajal calls it "a Disney-Pixar thriller set within the architecture of our emotions." Deep and trippy.
- 7/7/2015
- by Sean Fitz-Gerald
- Vulture
As you recover from the long holiday weekend and desperately try to avoid the excessive amounts of work that somehow managed piled up in your absence*, take two minutes to watch the inevitable mash-up between “Inception” and “Inside Out.” It’s an Internet rite of passage…and it’s darn good to boot! *For non-Americans, feel free to watch as you desperately try to avoid normal work. Incept Out: Mashup trailer of Inside Out and Inception from Nelson Carvajal on Vimeo. [Via Av Club]...
- 7/6/2015
- by Donna Dickens
- Hitfix
A funny thing happened when I saw Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones in theaters back in 2002. Much had been written about how George Lucas decided to shoot this film entirely in digital and how divisive it was for purists and fans. I remember thinking that it all looked good, essentially, considering how much of a new colorful and vibrant screen palette Lucas had wanted to create. Then, late in the film, there was a show-stopping scene where master Yoda walks into a lair and begins to fight in a kinetic lightsaber duel with Count Dooku (Christopher Lee). And while the audience cheered and screamed in delight I remember leaning forward and studying Christopher Lee’s face…or was it his face?>> - Nelson Carvajal...
- 6/19/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
A funny thing happened when I saw Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones in theaters back in 2002. Much had been written about how George Lucas decided to shoot this film entirely in digital and how divisive it was for purists and fans. I remember thinking that it all looked good, essentially, considering how much of a new colorful and vibrant screen palette Lucas had wanted to create. Then, late in the film, there was a show-stopping scene where master Yoda walks into a lair and begins to fight in a kinetic lightsaber duel with Count Dooku (Christopher Lee). And while the audience cheered and screamed in delight I remember leaning forward and studying Christopher Lee’s face…or was it his face?>> - Nelson Carvajal...
- 6/19/2015
- Keyframe
What was your initial connection to cinema? Was it merely the excitement of seeing a movie on the big screen for the first time? Or was it something deeper? It might not be just about what movie you saw, but who you saw it with. The people you saw movies with when you were young were most likely your parents, grandparents or your siblings. We come to love and cherish the movies we saw during our childhood partly because of how it bonded us with our family. There’s something about that shared experience at the cinema that stays with you for a long time. And for those of us who write about movies or consume movie news on a regular basis, it all boils down to the movies we initially saw when we were kids and the loved ones who allowed us to share in that experience. Read More:...
- 6/16/2015
- by Ken Guidry
- The Playlist
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: In honor of Mother's Day this weekend, here's a tribute to movie moms by Nelson Carvajal for Press Play: And here are some Mother's Day tips from Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) of TV's Bates Motel, based on the movie Psycho: How about some Mother's Day cards featuring famous movie moms, via Fandango. Pixar would also like to wish you a happy Mother's Day with this special TV spot for Inside Out: And even though we don't ever see moms in the old comic strips or cartoons, The Peanuts Movie also has a special Mother's Day tribute trailer: ; These two pieces of Star Wars: The Force Awakens fan art by...
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- 5/9/2015
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Rewind to January 2013. Gangster movie aficionados eagerly awaited the release of Sean Penn’s “Gangster Squad,” the Ruben Fleischer-directed period piece that also starred Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, and Emma Stone. Unfortunately, the film didn’t quite live up to expectations, earning a paltry 32% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and grossing just over $46M domestic against a reported $60M budget. Despite its disappointments, there was much to be eager about before the film opened. American audiences hadn’t had a great gangster flick in a while (2012’s “Lawless” was far from flawless, and “The Departed” was six and a half years old by then). As a lead-in to the film’s opening weekend, Press Play’s Matt Zoller Seitz and Nelson Carvajal reminded fans of the genre of all there is to love about mob movies with a four and a half minute video essay Carvajal put together. The video,...
- 4/28/2015
- by Zach Hollwedel
- The Playlist
As “Inherent Vice” continues spreading across these United States in order to liven up the drab and cynical January release schedule, it’s time for film buffs to once again catch Paul Thomas Anderson fever. Press Play, one of Indiewire’s many excellent blogs, recently posted the perfect visual aperitif to indulge in before experiencing Anderson’s latest, in the form of a video tribute wrapped around the many vices of Anderson’s iconic characters. Writer Arielle Bernstein compliments independent digital filmmaker Nelson Carvajal’s tribute with a short essay focusing on these vices. However, the video itself seems to be constructed on three movements: The regret the characters feel about bad decisions they made in the past (a prominent theme in Anderson’s films), the anger that explodes from a lifetime of repressed frustration, and some form of redemption, or at least a moment of clarity, as evidenced by...
- 1/5/2015
- by Oktay Ege Kozak
- The Playlist
Sometimes, the right chemistry of material comes together to make for a ripe trailer mashup, and recently those ingredients were found in the most unlikely place: the first trailer for "Knight Of Cups." Featuring more frenzied editing and electronically pulsating music than we're used to from Malick, and with a voiceover that could be ripped out of the diaries of Bruce Wayne, it wasn't long until someone took at shot at marrying the worlds of Terrence Malick and Christopher Nolan. And it was...okay. But two more have landed that raise the bar. First up is an effort from video cutting maestro Nelson Carvajal, who takes the right path of keeping the voiceover and weaving into footage strictly from the The Dark Knight trilogy. And it's an approach Noah R. Taylor utilizes too, with both mashups getting the mix just right. "Knight Of Cups" doesn't have a distributor yet or a release date,...
- 12/18/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
"Rage, rage against the dying of the light." It's almost time. Christopher Nolan's Interstellar arrives in theaters this week, and I hope that means that everyone has space exploration on their mind. If not that, at least some crazy theories about relativity and gravity and how the universe works. To give you brain an extra spin, Nelson Carvajal has cooked up a video called Astro//Splice, sort of a mesmerizing five minute combination of footage from Contact and archival space exploration/Nasa footage. If anything, I hope that Interstellar does fuel the discussion on space exploration and get more people to dream and wonder about our place in the universe. More content like this will only keep the discussion going. Check it out and enjoy. Here's the video essay Astro//Splice, made for The Cinema Culture's "Interstellar Outer-Body" series: Astro//Splice was conceived and edited by Nelson Carvajal, a...
- 11/4/2014
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
There are sure to be several video tributes to Robin Williams that appear online today and for the next several days following the tragic news of his death yesterday and after watching a couple already, the one below from frequent video essayist Nelson Carvajal is one I consider worth watching. It covers all the expected territory with a great opening choice that both captures the magic of Williams' work as well as a subtle hint of melancholy in a scene from Mrs. Doubtfire. From there virtually all of Williams' career in movies is covered from his work in Good Morning, Vietnam, One Hour Photo, Insomnia, Awakenings, Jumanji, Dead Poet's Society, Good Will Hunting and, obviously, as the voice of the genie in Aladdin. Watch below.
- 8/12/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Less than 24 hours have passed since the news of Robin Williams' passing rocked the world, and it's still hard to believe the comedian/actor is no longer with us. Remembrances continue to pour in from throughout the globe, and it says something about how far and deeply Williams reached people that even The Roots member Questlove has a pretty remarkable and touching story about his brief encounter with the actor. Later today, we'll have a more in depth look at the roles that Williams will forever be remembered for, but until then, we'll let his work speak for itself. Below, we begin with a seven-minute video tribute by Nelson Carvajal detailing Williams' career, followed by a podcast with Marc Maron where Williams candidly talks about his battles with alcohol and drugs, a vintage "60 Minutes" segment, a Time Magazine interview and clips from his many films. Watch, listen and tell...
- 8/12/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
"It showed a world drained of vitality and meaning." 1979 - the year of Ridley Scott's Alien, the original Star Trek: The Motion Picture, as well as the original The Muppet Movie, Escape from Alcatraz and of course James Bond's Moonraker. But aside from Alien, it was actually a great year for "scary" movies galore, from George Romero's Dawn of the Dead to the original The Amityville Horror with James Brolin, as well as David Cronenberg's creeper The Brood, John Frankenheimer's eco-horror Prophecy about a giant killer bear, Don Coscarelli's cult horror Phantasm, even Werner Herzog's Nosferatu the Vampyre was released in 1979. Nelson Carvajal presents a new video essay about all the dark horror that summer. Enjoy. Here's the video essay Our Scary Summer: 1979 by Nelson Carvajal and Jed Mayer, from Press Play: Our Scary Summer: 1979 was made by Nelson Carvajal and Jed Mayer. We've...
- 8/5/2014
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Earlier this month we showed you Apehood, a mash-up trailer for Richard Linklater's Boyhood and Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes created by Nelson Carvajal. After the parody trailer was released, film writer David Ehrlich tweeted it "would have been much more effective with Harry Potter," which makes sense since both were filmed over a long period of time with most of the same cast. Well, Slate thought it was a great idea, and decided to edit together a parody...
- 7/31/2014
- by Jesse Giroux
- JoBlo.com
Boys, you’ve got a lot of growing up to do.
About a week ago, Nelson Carvajal released Apehood, a mock trailer that essentially follows Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Caesar, showing glimpses of him over the course of 18 years, in the vein of Richard Linklater’s Boyhood trailer. In traditional mock trailer fashion, it borrows everything from the original: Family of the Year’s “Hero” as background music, the same style opening line (adjusted from human to ape), and even critical praise, quoting the same film critics’ reviews throughout the trailer.
Upon the release of Apehood, film...
About a week ago, Nelson Carvajal released Apehood, a mock trailer that essentially follows Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Caesar, showing glimpses of him over the course of 18 years, in the vein of Richard Linklater’s Boyhood trailer. In traditional mock trailer fashion, it borrows everything from the original: Family of the Year’s “Hero” as background music, the same style opening line (adjusted from human to ape), and even critical praise, quoting the same film critics’ reviews throughout the trailer.
Upon the release of Apehood, film...
- 7/25/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW.com - PopWatch
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Boyhood are two wonderfully amazing films that you have to see. They are extremely different types of movies, but both of them display great filmmaking and stories about family. The two movies have been combined into a fantastic mashup trailer created by Nelson Carvajal. It's called Apehood, and I think you'll enjoy it. ...
- 7/15/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Matt Reeves‘ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Richard Linklater‘s Boyhood dominated box office headlines over the weekend. Now the $103M simian blockbuster and the 12-year-spanning indie drama meet again in video essayist Nelson Carvajal’s viral mashup Apehood, the tender story of a baby chimp named Caesar who grows into a horse-riding savior of apekind before our very eyes:...
- 7/15/2014
- Deadline
We usually put mash-up trailers in our link blog round-up Page 2, but I think this one is worth a breakout because it combines the two best movies of 2014 (so far, at least in my opinion), Matt Reeves’ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Richard Linklater’s Boyhood. Nelson Carvajal has edited the two […]
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- 7/14/2014
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Last weekend saw the release of two much-anticipated dramas about the difficulties of growing up, and the importance of the father-son bond. One was Richard Linklater's critically revered Boyhood, a 166-minute narrative shot over 12 years to capture what its like growing up in America now. The other is Matt Reeves's Dawn of the Planet of the apes, a 130-minute sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes, continuing the saga of Caesar, who was raised by a kindly human family, only to be snatched away and forced to learn some hard life lessons without the help of his father figure. It was only natural Boyhood and Dawn of the Planet of the apes would get the mash-up treatment. And here we have it, thanks to Nelson Carvajal. In case your unfamiliar with the trailers that serve as Apehood's inspiration, revisit them below. First up, the Boyhood trailer,...
- 7/14/2014
- cinemablend.com
Luise Rainer is now on Spotify with numbers from The Great Ziegfeld. And she's still alive to see it!
Vox this is why (well, one of the reasons) Emmy nominations are always so disappointing/strange: behold the labyrinthine nomination process
Overland Glenn looks back at Twin Peaks' influence on television's corpse littered playground
Mash-Ups To Go
Have you binge-watched "Frozen is the New Black" yet? By which I mean watched it three times in a row like I just did.
Oh i know you're not reading one of my books, bitch.
I love Belle's cameo so much.
Apehood trailer (Boyhood & Dawn of the Planet of the Apes mashup) from Nelson Carvajal on Vimeo.
And in other mashup news, this trailer for "Richard Linklater's Apehood" is making the rounds, a cute fusion of two great movies that happened to share this very same opening weekend so I hope you're seeing both this year.
Vox this is why (well, one of the reasons) Emmy nominations are always so disappointing/strange: behold the labyrinthine nomination process
Overland Glenn looks back at Twin Peaks' influence on television's corpse littered playground
Mash-Ups To Go
Have you binge-watched "Frozen is the New Black" yet? By which I mean watched it three times in a row like I just did.
Oh i know you're not reading one of my books, bitch.
I love Belle's cameo so much.
Apehood trailer (Boyhood & Dawn of the Planet of the Apes mashup) from Nelson Carvajal on Vimeo.
And in other mashup news, this trailer for "Richard Linklater's Apehood" is making the rounds, a cute fusion of two great movies that happened to share this very same opening weekend so I hope you're seeing both this year.
- 7/12/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
This weekend, both Richard Linklater's "Boyhood" (review here) and Matt Reeves' "Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes" (review here) hit theatres, and we understand that you might not have time for both. Well, luckily video editing whiz Nelson Carvajal is going to save you some time. Taking the trailers for both films, Carvajal has mashed them up and created the journey of Caesar from child to man, and it's clever stuff. Cutting back and forth between 'Dawn' and "Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes," with the feel-good song from the "Boyhood" trailer ("Hero" by Family Of The Year) laid on top, it's almost an alternate preview for the blockbuster picture of sorts. It's a fun way to close off your day, so make sure your boss has left, put your feet up, and click below.
- 7/11/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
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