“OUTSIDE IN is a celebratory and historical look at street art through the lens of the Museum of Contemporary Art’s groundbreaking exhibition Art in the Streets. The film features renowned artists Shepard Fairey, Lee Quiñones, Swoon, Futura, Mister Cartoon, Revok, Martha Cooper, Invader to name a few. Director Alex Stapleton (Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel) documents the artist’s creative process, their pitfalls with the law, the poetic impermanence of their craft and the artists’ evolution from the back seat of a cop car to the walls of a well-respected institution.”
i honestly dont know whats going on but heres the info i gathered:
"Here is something we were not expecting to exist, and knowing that it does exist, something we were not expecting to be so excited about. To celebrate the upcoming release of the Beastie Boys’ eighth album Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, the group is releasing a mammoth half-hour video starring Will Ferrell, Seth Rogen, Danny McBride, John C. Reilly, Jack Black and Elijah Wood as the the legendary crew circa 1986. Ted Danson, Susan Sarandon, Will Arnett, a bunch of other people we don’t remember and presumably the actual Beastie Boys make appearances as well. Honestly this looks like the greatest thing. Album is out May 3rd, a whole mess of pre-order packages are available now." - TheFader
Featuring the voice of Idris Elba. Towards the end you get a preview of the title track with Immortal Technique. Pharoahe Monch’s W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) drops March 22nd via Duck Down Records!
since where on the subject, i discovered her last night as i was sifting thru the "independent" section of my instant Netflix. She played in this wonderful movie called "Room in Rome". It was an excellent movie for more than just its provocative nature. In my opinion, although in America the nature of the film isnt we delve into, especially with such respect and understanding, everything about it was well thought out and executed. It was passionate, artistic, exciting, intense, feminine, funny, and sexy.
here are both the foreign and the American trailers. I put both because i feel that the foreign one is very vague on the actual movie BUT perfectly invoke the energy of the film. Whereas, the American trailer give u a full idea of what its about but in a very cheesy and somewhat seedy way. Balance, i suppose.
Above is a short clip teaser/video for Pac Div’s “Take Me High.” And here below we have the full track which will appear on Pac Div's upcoming mixtape Mania!
Director Robert Rodriguez teams up with Kobe Bryant, Bruce Willis, Danny Trejo, and Kanye West to produce the trailer for Bryant's upcoming short film "Black Mamba".
The "Ladykiller" gave fans a sneak peek to his next single's video. The sensual slicer "Bodies" looks to be another gem from the mind of Cee Lo Green. It's set to star Kerry Washington and new artist Janelle Monae.
"This is a story of a man in free fall. On the road to redemption, darkness lights his way. Connected with the afterlife, Uxbal is a tragic hero and father of two who's sensing the danger of death. He struggles with a tainted reality and a fate that works against him in order to forgive, for love, and forever." Read More
"I'm Still Here" is like watching a car crash...except ur not really afraid or sad about it...ur just kind of amazed and intrigued. Of course, after all the chaos you hope everyone survives...but u kinda of appreciate the fact that SOMETHING/ONE is out of control. That we're not all doing the speed limit. That we are not all driving in a str8 line.
Joaquin is spoiled, passionate, delusional, sincere, etc. Its an interesting look into the celebrity; the struggle, the entitlement, the self-consciousness. Joaquin is like a prince trapped in his castle.
I think what's more interesting than Joaquin's quest to find his place, is how ppl respond to him. They isolate him. They look at him like its obsurd...and in a sense it is, but ppl have no respect for "the individual". ppl love to hate you...becuz ppl are afraid to be you. I respect Diddy for at least being patient with him. And Mos Def was polite. But everyone else was patronizing and cynical. the ppl around him in general are were no better. they indulged him in his tantrums and impulsive desires.
i have to admit that i eventually began to wonder when the tragedy would end...or at least the movie, but not enuff to actually turn it off. so i think that counts for something.
so today was a pretty chill day. I decided to have some "me" time and pamper myself while watching movies. I wound up watching 3 movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Exit Through the Gift Shop, and Beautiful Losers.
This movie was a very...pleasant is the word that comes to mind, but what i think is "pleasant" is very different from everyone else, so... this was a movie worth seeing. Im not sure if its better to see it sober or high but its definitely something u want to see when ur patient and detail oriented.
I enjoyed the Clementine (Kate Winslet) character, altho i worried that i saw too much of myself in her......jim carey did excellent as usual. Elijah Wood was mad creepy. I loved how it was shot, and the effects. I felt like i was experiencing it as well, which was pretty intense. An intense longing...an intense confusion...u feel like ur fighting for ur life, even tho u'r/he's just fighting for love.
i can't tell you any more beyond that cuz i dont want to ruin the movie. Suffice it to say, it was cute, intense, suspenseful, funny, weird, artistic, etc. watch it.
while i learned alot about the culture of street art and saw alot of pieces/artists i really liked (Bansky, in particular), i didnt care for the film. I found myself waiting for it to get to the point...and once it did, i was disappointed. this film was basically done about a man with dependency issues who used creative outlets to cling to those he cared/looked up to, living vicariously through them, and then ultimately stealing their whole style. I know that every artist borrows from something/one BUT this guy, however efficient, was a poser...who got really rich and alot of notoriety. i was pissed at the end. it wasnt that he didnt do a good job at pretending, he could have fooled me with some of his pieces, but the fact of the matter was that he wasnt an artist. He was just a copy-cat who through a bunch of things that he saw done together and let ppl swoon over the chaos. besides letting me kno who the true artist are, it was a pointless movie to me. u may feel differently...some say its satire *shrug*
im very glad i decided to watch this movie after the previous mentioned. it was everything i hoped the other would be. It was intimate, relatable, unpretentious, etc. I felt connected to the artist...or at least understood their particular passions. i felt like i was inside of the artist minds, to a certain extent, when it came to the inspirations for their work, and how they felt about their culture. There isnt much to say about it cuz its more of a visual and personal experience. Just check it out when u have time, k? k.
Up top is a trailer for Kidd Kidd’s “On Me” video, below is the song off Kidd Kidd’s forthcoming album, The Reallionaire, due out March 22nd presented by Reallionaire Records, Dream Big Ventures, The Orchard & GFCnewyork.
"Black Swan follows the story of Nina (Natalie Portman), a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica (Barbara Hershey) who zealously supports her daughter’s professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Winona Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Mila Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well.
Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side with a recklessness that threatens to destroy her."
let me 1st say that i was thrilled once i heard Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis...i didnt even kno they had a sex scene lol BUT i didnt hurt once i found out. Once I saw the trailer (below) i knew i had to see it. I was geeked ever since.
honestly, it was everything that i hoped it would be. it was intense, weird, sexual, complex and beautiful. if u dont kno by now, ive always wanted to be a ballerina, so from the 1st scene i was into it. im sure the friend that i went with saw a gleam in my eyes that only happens on rare occasions. And the dancing was nothing short of awesome. I was very impressed with Mila for the simple fact that she didnt have any ballet training prior to the movie. Im not sure about Natalie, but she was perfection, regardless.
i enjoyed the dynamics of the characters. the mother-daughter relationship was particularly intriguing. i dont want to ruin it for anyone who hasnt seen it but at the end of the day they both were a little crazy WHILE both being very innocent and loving. Natalie Portman's character was a very interesting. I thought her character was very pure, even in her insanity. She lived her craft to the point where it consumed her. We should all be so lucky...as morbid as that sounds. And at the end of the day, no matter how u look at it, she was "perfect".
i dont want to go into it any further cuz its a fairly new movie, and i hate spoilers. The only thing that i didnt like about it was the way the camera bounced with the action. I understand and appreciate the effect but it made my head hurt. Otherwise, Black Swan is worth every penny. It will keep u guessing, smiling, cringing, and occasionally closing ur eyes.
sooooo...this was my first time actually watching this whole movie to the end. It's not that i wasnt excited about it but...i was too broke to watch it @ the movies...and my Internet kept fucking up when i tried to...well...nvm lol.
let me be the first to say that this movie was AWESOME! thank G'd for On Demand, but now i wish i had paid for it. its totally worth. maybe im bias becuz im passionate about music, but i just feel like the movie well done. Much respect to Beyonce for this one...not on some Beyonce dick-riding shit, but becuz reading is fundamental. Beyonce was the Executive Producer (google it).not only that but she gave a WONDERFUL performance ALL AROUND. But its not just about her, EVERYONE did an excellent job. its very rare that a movie makes me emotional but i aint gone lie...i cried...TWICE. fuck it. imma G...Gs cry. *sniffle sniffle*
but the history that was given about their impact just on the music community was amazing, and necessary. its so sad that alot of this information was unknown to the new generation while most of these ppl were alive, but but @ least their legend will live on forever and w/ respect. on a personal level, i felt like i connected w/ the characters. their struggle...the pain...there art. and that's the thing that all these ppl had in common, they were not carbon copy products mass produce based off of some magic formula. they were artist [.] they were doing this w/ no real understanding of how monetarily valuable it was. they were doing it cuz it was in there souls...@ least initially. the best part was that i watched it w/ my daughter, and when "At Last" came on she came and laid on me and watched silently. I felt like that was special, and that she could feel the talent and power of the music.
welp, thats all that comes to mind about the movie becuz my mind is now dissecting "Don't Be A Menace...", which i am now finding after watching it for a million times that this is also and very deep and genuinely funny movie. maybe a review on that coming soon, yes?
pssst i have the BIGGEST crush on Adrian Brody...dont tell nobody, k?
