Matthew Buchanan

Letterboxd goes public

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:28:49 +1200

Today we’re pleased to announced our transition from private to public beta. All pages on Letterboxd are now publicly visible (except for those deemed private by their owners), and all new users are able to send invitations to friends immediately following sign up. Letterboxd will remain invitation-only for a period, to enable us to control our rate of growth.

Beyond thrilled to be able to pull the covers off our social film review site, as we transition to a public beta. Very proud of the team and what we’ve accomplished so far.

The Grady twins from The Shining, by cartoonist David Lasky....

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:39:00 +1300

The Grady twins from The Shining, by cartoonist David Lasky. (via Lee Unkrich)

A stunning, fan-made opening title sequence for Christopher...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:31:53 +1300

A stunning, fan-made opening title sequence for Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises, created and composited by Doğan Can Gündoğdu. /via Nice Type

Letterboxd, the social film diary and review site I’ve...

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:28:00 +1300

Letterboxd, the social film diary and review site I’ve been working on with a few colleagues over the past year, is nearing its public beta launch. We’ve continued to add to and improve the site since launching at Brooklyn Beta last October — film pages have had an overhaul as you can see above, among many other improvements.

If you’d like to be part of the private beta, drop your email address at letterboxd.com over the weekend, and we’ll get an invitation out to you early next week.

"Some people flunk out of school, but are still very interesting people. They’re not in the class..."

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:55:42 +1300

“Some people flunk out of school, but are still very interesting people. They’re not in the class that goes ahead, but maybe you’d like to go visit them.”

- David Lynch reflects on almost an hour’s worth of deleted scenes which have been included on the 25th anniversary Blu-ray of Blue Velvet, out this month.

Christopher Jobson (via Jonathan Moore): A Star Wars...

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:00:00 +1300

Christopher Jobson (via Jonathan Moore):

A Star Wars reference is rare on Colossal, but this new print by Anton Marrast is exceptionally genius. Pick up a copy via S6.

Claes Källarsson: Saul Bass’ brilliant opening titles for Grand...

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:46:27 +1300

Claes Källarsson:

Saul Bass’ brilliant opening titles for Grand Prix (1966).

Mike Harding: For a good part of this year I’ve been working...

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:44:54 +1300

Mike Harding:

For a good part of this year I’ve been working with the guys here at Cactuslab on a new site called Letterboxd. It’s a site for film lovers; a place where you can keep a log of the films you watch, rate or review them, and keep up with what your friends have been watching.

I demoed this service at Brooklyn Beta last month. The feedback has been terrific, and we are continuing to make improvements while in private beta mode. If you’d like early access, leave your email at the site, we’re inviting new users every few days.

Creative Review (via Peter Nidzgorski): Sir Paul Smith has...

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 10:00:00 +1200

Creative Review (via Peter Nidzgorski):

Sir Paul Smith has designed a series of four silk-screen posters to celebrate new movie Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, released later this month. … Smith collaborated with film’s director, Tomas Alfredson, in the early development stages of the movie, offering his insights on 1970s London. He advised on the mood, colour and photographic approach to take.

Smells Like Screen Spirit’s Don Simpson reviews Errol...

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:33:00 +1200

Smells Like Screen Spirit’s Don Simpson reviews Errol Morris’ new film, Tabloid:

Former Miss Wyoming and S&M call girl with an IQ of 168 and a penchant for cinnamon massage oil, kidnaps and rapes a rotund Mormon; years later, she clones her dog… Boy, it sure does not get much better than that.