“MOVIE REMIX” @ URBANLENZ

clipped from www.2dk.net In the music industry, remixing has long been an established and increasingly popular technique. On the other hand, exhibiting movies in theaters is a very complex business, bankrolled with enormous capital and employing hundreds of staff. Most movies run only a few weeks in theaters; after that, they can be appreciated only on rental video or DVD. The special feature in this exhibition, “Movie Remix,” is a trial in which movies exhibited at theaters are reconstructed as remix material. At the first memorial “Movie Remix,” “URBANLENZ” had four artists of differing styles remix the film “Ichi the Killer” by Takashi Miike, the director who shocked the world with his bold cinematic creations. Visitors experienced how each artist arranged the same elements to come up with their own director’s cut.