The craft cocktail movement has infiltrated America, with quality bars entrenched on both coasts and studding everywhere between. One of the latest to pop up is Detroit’s Sugar House, which opened in October and slings drinks comprised of artisanal spirits, fresh juices, fruits and herbs and house-made syrups.
A bit of a different tone from our usual Viewfinder fare, Pickin’ & Trimmin’ reminds us why we love our Southern roots — and even moreso, bluegrass music. It’s also further proof that the Barbershop (the institution itself) is one of America’s greatest treasures.
Bridging surfing and environmental journalism, Tipping Barrels follows Arran and Reid Jackson, both surfers, into the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest. The 20 minute film (thanks, couch mode), dives into the issues that the rainforest faces, bridging stunning cinematography and insights gleaned from a multi-day journey.
The result of six months of timelapse footage captured over a 1,600 mile journey, Finding Oregon paints the beaver state in a way like you’ve never seen before. Iconic locales like the Blue Mountains, Crater Lake and Columbia River Gorge amongst others are captured at near-impossible moments to create what might be the best “visit this state” film we’ve ever seen.
Even if you aren’t up to date on your Navy knowledge, you may recognize the USS Carl Vinson Nimitz-class nuclear supercarrier as the ship that played host to the Michigan State and North Carolina basketball game last Friday. It was also tasked more formally with escorting Osama’s body out to sea six months earlier.
This short film was put together by the TRG racing team and chronicles the final event of the American Le Mans Series in 2011. Dubbed Le Petit Le Mans: Road Atlanta, as the name implies, the event is designed as a mini version of the renowned Le Mans endurance race and ends only after 1,000 miles have been covered, or 10 hours have past.
Cars and caffeine, an ideal pairing
In the world of YouTube and Vimeo, it’s far too easy to see the term epic used haphazardly as an adjective to backyard amateur movies. But, for this Viewfinder installment, there simply is no better way to describe it.
The second and truly excellent installment in Leo Zuckerman’s Whistler Bike Park films.
Mutiny Bikes and Joe Simon get their hands on the incredible above-earth camera tool, the remote controlled Helicam for some incredible shots at the new Austin Skatepark.
If there’s one piece of advice I can give first-time visitors to Bonaire, it’s to skip the iguana stew. Maybe it was all the diving I’d done, but feeling adventurous, I ordered the local specialty at Rosie’s Inn in the small town of Rincon.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-QIiVS_7Hs&w=650&h=400] Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win is the latest epic music video to be released off of the iconic rap trio’s new album, Hot Sauce Committee Part I. Directed by Spike Jonze and featuring musical guest Santigold, the lengthy spectacle runs 11:00 minutes long (that’s just two minutes shy of Thriller proportions), and contains some of the campiest satire we’ve seen since Team America.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-znHzHafMlQ&w=650&h=439] Is it a clever marketing campaign for DirecTV? Yes, but given the hilarious nature of the trailer and the fact that it involves grid iron stars Peyton and Eli Manning donning fake staches and hurling spirals of death…we still just had to share.
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[vimeo 24508730 w=650 h=366] Whatever your feelings on Michael Bay’s films, there’s no denying the man lives and breathes epic. Case in point.
To tout the whopping 200 megapixel capture capabilities of the new H4D-200MS ($45,000), Hasselblad put the uber shooter in the hands of a few prominent photographers including famous still-object shooter Jonathan Beer. One especially stunning capture is a Rolex photographed using the multi-shot feature, which merges six 50 megapixel shots into one mind-bogglingly immense 200 mp still.