Nowness presents a new short film by photographer Ryan McGinley. The artist documented his year’s Pitchfork Festival, concentrating on his two favorite bands – Girls and Smith Western. A beautiful look behind the scenes, coupled with good music, makes this a must watch. Enjoy!
At the opening of their latest F.I.L. flagship store in Nagoya, visvim will be doing an advance screening of their latest film product, entitled “Dissertation on Permeation: Harmony versus Convergence”. Today we can show you the trailer of the film. Enjoy!
Banksy’s film “Exit Through The Gift Shop” is coming to DVD and Blu-ray next week. The DVD features deleted scenes, two new short films and comes packaged with exclusive 2D glasses, stickers and artwork. From the back cover:
Featuring exclusive footage of Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Invader and many more of the world’s most infamous graffiti artists at work, Exit Through The Gift Shop is the hilarious true story of low-level criminality, companionship and incompetence. The story of how one man set out to film the un-filmable. And failed.
This title will be released on September 6, 2010. Pre-order now through Amazon UK
We already showed you Danny Trejo lowriding together with Mister Cartoon last week. In other Machete related news, we can preview today the art by David Choe and Mister Cartoon created exclusively for the film.
“SA Studios selected world-renowned artist David Choe to contribute an original piece to the promotion for the upcoming film, Machete (releasing this Friday, September 3rd). Choe’s unique spin on the film’s poster features his infamous art bubbles that has a life of its own. Inspired by the iconic face of Machete star, Danny Trejo, Choe’s contribution is a stunning blend of the artist’s unmistakable personal style that we all know and love.
In addition, infamous tattoo artist/muralist Mister Cartoon also contributed brilliant Machete-inspired artwork in tribute to their longtime friend, Danny Trejo.”
Check out the other work of the two artists for Machete after the jump.
Even though the trailer is for a women’s fragrance, we will feature it here, mainly because it has been produced by comic book legend Frank Miller. The trailer for Gucci Guilty already looks promising and the full clip will be shown during the MTV Video Music Awards on September 12th. The campaign website can be seen here.
“35mm is a shortfilm about cinema itself. We picked 35 of our favorite movies and tried to simplifly them as far as possible. The outcome is a 2 minute journey through the history of film. Take a close look and tell us if you’ve recognized them all!”
American photographer Ryan McGinley tries his hand at video with “Entrance Romance,” a Nowness exclusive featuring super-model Carolyn Murphy. The film, shot partially in slow motion with a Phantom camera, sees Carolyn play with a WD-40 can turned flame thrower, passionately kiss a dog, and smile as a fish bowl smashes over her head. Press play.
BBC will be releasing a DVD of their popular The Genius Of Design show. Here you can now watch the first episode of the DVD. Watch it, learn and be impressed, at least we were! Enjoy!
Known for his directing work for the likes of Kanye West, director Nabil Elderkin has worked on a different kind of project these past months – Bouncing Cats.
“Uganda has been called one of the worst places on earth to be a child. In the South, children face the threat of poverty and disease. In the North, these threats are enflamed by a brutal, mindless war inflicted by the Lord’s Resistance Army (L.R.A.) that has divided families, displaced millions, and led to the abduction and mutilation of tens of thousands of children resulting in the deterioration of identity and culture.
Bouncing Cats is the inspiring story of one man’s attempt to create a better life for the children of
Uganda using the unlikely tool of hip-hop with a focus on b-boy culture and breakdance. In 2006, Abraham “Abramz” Tekya, a Ugandan b-boy and A.I.D.S. orphan created Breakdance Project Uganda (B.P.U.). The dream was to establish a free workshop that would empower, rehabilitate and heal the community by teaching youth about b-boy culture. Based in Kampala, Uganda, B.P.U. has recently expanded to include permanent classes in Gulu, Northern Uganda. Abramz teaches classes three times a week to more than 300 kids from all parts of the country. Many of the children are homeless, victims of war and poverty, and few can afford proper schooling yet they walk from miles away to attend the B.P.U. classes. As Abramz says, “This is where many people’s pride is. It’s a skill that no one can take away from us.”
Crazy Legs, one of the founding members of the seminal Rock Steady Crew visited Uganda after receiving an invitation from Abramz to teach b-boy classes. What he discovered upon his arrival was both heartbreaking and inspiring. Traveling throughout Uganda, from the southern slums to the war-torn North, Crazy Legs encountered a passion for hip-hop and desire to learn amongst the most squalid conditions.
Bouncing Cats follows Abramz, Crazy Legs, and Breakdance Project Uganda on a journey to use hip-hop culture for positive social change. The film features narration by Common and interviews with Mos Def, Will-I-Am, and K’Naan.”
