Nº 16: Laurence Hills
The filmmaker and photographer shares his love for 90s and 2000s music videos, cyberbullying on chess.com, his favorite cinema in London and much more!
We’re back with Laurence Hills. Read on to find out what he’s into, and if you’re new here, hit subscribe for secret recommendations every Monday and Wednesday.
Laurence is a film-maker, photographer & film obsessive.
☞ 90s AND 2000S MUSIC VIDEOS: Spike Jonze, Edgar Wright, Harmony Korine. Beastie Boys, Kasabian, Fatboy Slim. Celebrity appearances, ingeniously bad visual effects and pantomimic characters.
☞ USING SIRI AS MY TRANSCRIBER: I don’t live in the dark ages so I don’t handwrite my notes in bed. If you have an idea in the night, recite it to Siri. It is pretty Ex-Machina but saves your eyes.
☞ PRET A MANGER JAMBON BEURRE: A pointless sandwich too small for a meal but perfect for after breakfast, before lunch, after lunch or before dinner. Or any time in between.
☞ THE ‘DGA’ DIRECTORS CUT PODCAST: For a formal upskirt of how & why new films are made. With questions asked by filmmakers much smarter than me to the directors of newly released films.
☞ PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA: In what is probably the densest patch of cinemas in the universe, this is the greatest. Independent, red velvet, classics projected in 35 & 70mm, £10 annual membership. princecharlescinema.com
☞ YOUTUBE: I think that youtube is better than university.
☞ BEING CYBERBULLIED ON CHESS.COM: Getting roasted by an internet stranger for hanging a queen is often the motivation I need to start the day. It is a niche corner of internet cruelty that deserves its place in the mainstream.
♪ LISTENING TO: THE CHATS - Aussie shed rock chaos.
☠︎ HATES: Landlords
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