We're moving house!!!!! www.cult-of-pop.com

Hi everybody!
Our new site is nearly finished and so we're bidding you adieu, packing up our stuff and heading to our new diggs....

We are still setting up the new site, so there will be small tweaks happening on a daily basis but we're happy with the look so far and hope you will join us!

We have email subscription and RSS feeds set up, a cool multi-page layout (still working on that) and there are some BIG developments not too far in the future....

So please, if you stumble on this website and notice the cobwebs, head to our new site....

"www.cult-of-pop.com"

see you there!!!!

peace!

Scarecrow & Dutch Master
(aka, Anton and Jonathan)

Daily Pick- Pecanpals

Today we're liking-

Pecanpals, by Noferin....

You will have to be quick!! These are a limited edition run of 300 handcrafted wooden toys released only yesterday. Their last run was sold out in 24hrs so procrastinators beware!!

These toys are really beautifully modelled and made... they are constructed out of rubberwood and the fine grain detail looks fantastic. Each toy comes with great little accessories and if purchased as a series the kind guys at Noferin will throw in a limited edition print to go with the set.... nice....

For those that miss out stay tuned because Noferin should be releasing more toys down the track (limited edition of course) but they do also have some fantastic limited edition artworks available that are well worth looking at..... check it out today at www.noferin.com

Daily Pick- Openfilm

Today we're liking-

Openfilm

I had a rant last week about how much I like Vimeo and their high quality videos. Well, imagine my delight when I stumbled upon Openfilm today.... similar format to Vimeo, with "channels" to allow you to pick your preferred genre and good quality video feeds. Having a look through the site and there are some really good videographers and film makers present here. One inparticular I quite like is Patrick Boivin, a Canadian (french) director and film maker that is doing some interesting things with transformers, bruce lee and ironman toys.....

Check out his stuff at Openfilm on his profile page.... it's good stuff....

Cult Movie- "Seven Samurai" (1954)

Today we're liking....

"Samurai Seven" (1954) by Akira Kurosawa

I've had a couple of days of downtime lately, enough time to hit the couch and watch some DVDs. One I've had in my collection for a while is Seven Samurai. This movie has been regarded as one of the best epics ever to come out of Japan. Well, it certainly is epic...with a 3hrs and 28mins run time it's a movie for people that have a well stocked bar fridge at their side and a lot of patience....but it has moments of brilliance that make it all worth while. Akira had great skill behind the camera in his ability to visually tell a story and the fight scenes are incredibly well shot, given the equipment of the era.

The story itself might be familiar for many, surprisingly, because this movie was remade in 1960 by the American film maker John Sturges as "The Magnificent Seven", a classic in it's own right. But the storyline, for those that have seen neither flows along the lines of; a poor community, at the mercy of a band of bullies, pulls together and hires a group of fighters to defend them... the odds are stacked against them, there are the usual pitfalls and triumphs along the way and the happy, yet tragic ending that befits most classic epics. This is a movie for those that love japanese culture, swordfighting and samurai.... it is also an interesting watch for those that loved the cowboy version of events portrayed in The Magnificent Seven and want to compare the two story lines. The Hollywood producers always tend to miss something when adapting foreign movies to their own market and the same can be said here, but the two movies have great action sequences and strong storylines with Seven Samurai winning out in the end, mostly because it is the original.....

A good movie if you have a few hours..... 4/5

Daily Pick- Headphonies

Today we're liking-

Headphonies...

Ok guys, you are going to have to be quick if you want one of these. These are limited edition vinyl toys, with a difference. Not only are they ultra cool looking (we LOVE our vinyl toys) but they are working portable speakers, suitable for an ipod or similar.

There are several different designs in stock, with some already sold out, as well as more designs in the pipeline. There is also black and white versions for those that like to design their own...

Overall, we're liking these, more for the shape and look but the speaker option is pretty cool.... Only thing I'd like to see is the ability to link more than one together so I could have an army of phonies all belting out the latest tunes....check 'em out at "www.headphonies.com"