In May 2008, Upper Playground, celebrity tattoo artist Mister Cartoon, and photographer and director Estevan Oriol opened a series of four distinct retail locations in the Skid Row area of Downtown Los Angeles, including a pop up store that features a rotating theme of unique fashion and art concepts for short periods of time.
Beginning on August 14, 2008, the pop up space will be transformed into a tribute to film legends Al Pacino and Robert De Niro as part of their upcoming feature film from Overture Films titled “Righteous Kill.” The film will be released in theaters on September 12, 2008.
SA Studios Global, the creative agency of Oriol and Cartoon, was selected to create the film’s iconic poster, in addition to managing the street and grassroots marketing for the movie. The space will become the exclusive promotional headquarters for “Righteous Kill” and feature a tribute to the film’s stars. Highlights of the space include a customized movie poster wall of all of De Niro and Pacino’s films, and plasma screens throughout the room showcasing Oriol and Cartoon’s favorite scenes from Pacino and De Niro’s film repertoire.
In celebration of the film, SA Studios Global has also collaborated with Upper Playground, to create limited edition “Righteous Kill” apparel.
WHEN:  
The “Righteous Kill” promotional space will be open to the public: August 14–September 15, 2008, Tuesday–Saturday from Noon–8 p.m.
WHERE: 
The Righteous Kill Space (Next door to Upper Playground & The Last Laugh)
131 East 6th Street
(Located between Los Angeles Street and Main Street in the Santa Fe Loft Building)
Los Angeles, CA 90014
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Today we show you the trailer of SK8FACE , a new upcoming documentary about how art on skateboards evolved, how it changed skateboarding and also the art world. Wes Humpston once one of the biggest influencers in the movement and the moviegoes into to detail about his impact.
Check out the trailer here below.

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A couple of months ago we reported about Londons Cans Festival, which was organized by none other than Banksy. It brought together many outstanding artists, painting on the streets for public viewing. Now they have released an official recap movie of the event. Via Supertouch.
Check out the time-lapse recap here below.

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The Man From UNKLE is an official documentary on the past, present and future of UNKLE. The documentary is directed by James Lavelle’s wife Lorna Lavelle and Blond. They are currently in pre-production. Via Aspekt Ratio.
We will keep you posted.

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Tracing graffiti’s history from Philadelphia through its increasingly international scope, director John Reiss’s Bomb It! is the most comprehensive street and spray paint art documentary to date. Artists ranging from the Tats Crew to Shepard Fairey, Blek Le Rat to Kid Acne, and Os Gemeos to Very One are represented. The result is a broad catch of graffiti across five continents, an exploration of how art colors and covers a range of spaces and environments.
Not to be exclusive to "pro" graffiti interests, Reiss also allows law makers who believe bombing is a problematic activity. These thoughts counter the ideas of the artists whose interviews reveal the impetus for their activities. Boredom at times, but also social agitation and political commentary drive the writers. They’re notions connect the art to the global scene, yet ground and localize each individual. There can be no denying the increased interest and reverence granted to street art in recent times. While not exclusive to "graffiti," street arts new position in the art world still requires some succinct definition, and films like Bomb It! serve to investigate the reasons and meanings behind a constantly evolving and mutating genre.
Bomb It! premiers in LA this coming Friday, June 6. Check out the flier after the jump. The Bomb It! site offers a break down of current and future screenings.

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Adidas Originals has a tri-collaboration project waiting for you this Fall ‘08 season, celebrating the release of the new Hellboy II "The Golden Army" movie.
The Forum Mid is a collaboration of Adidas, Universal Studios and Guillermo Del Toro, the director of the movie. Additionaly Adidas worked with Dark Horse Comics and Mike Mignola, the original comic book artist of Hellboy, on the Stan Smith Mid.
The Forum Mid comes limited to 5000 pairs worldwide and the Stan Smith comes limited to 1000 pairs worldwide. The movie is coming out in August, so expect a drop of this pack around the same time.
After the jump detailed images of both sneakers.

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“Deathbowl To Downtown” is a new movie presenting the evolution of skateboarding in New York City.
“Along with San Francisco and Barcelona, New York is arguably the modern street skating city, both in reality and image. Because of the unique background, experience and perspective of the film’s creators and the decision to “cast” the city of New York as one of the main characters, Deathbowl to Downtown promises to be an unprecedented, seminal film.
Like Rick and Buddy’s other work, Deathbowl to Downtown goes deeper than ‘just’ skating to combine documentary with an incisive and artful exploration of skateboarding and its culture. On one level it’s about street skating, but also an anthropological overview of skating’s epochal shift from the parks and pools of the 70’s, to ramp skating in the 80’s, to the street ascendancy of the 1990’s as seen from a New York-centric perspective.
With interviews covering the oldest school originators to the newest school up steppers, comprehensive and much of it never-before-seen video footage, and present-day film shot by Nichols and Charnoski, ‘Deathbowl to Downtown’ addresses broader issues: How changes in urban planning and design affected skating (and vice versa), the unexpected late 20th century shift of cities from places normal citizens feared to tread, to tourist destinations, and the parallels between the modern history of American cities and skateboarding. That is, the way New York, and skateboarders, went from being ignored and reviled through 70’s and 80’s to being accepted and celebrated. An entertaining, eye opening, thought provoking take on why the action on New York’s dirty, grimy, and hectic streets represents skateboarding to millions of skaters and non-skaters worldwide.”
Definitely a very interesting movie to be looking out for. On their website there are nice photos and clips to check out. Via Keith Hufnagel.

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Conventional wisdom suggests that the rigors of Harlem’s Rucker Park can make or break a street baller. What happens when the court becomes the venue for a high school all-star game? Are legends and future professional success solidified?
Directed by Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, Gunnin’ For that #1 Spot follows eight of the top 24 highschool basketball players in the USA as they prepared for an All-Star game at Rucker on September 1, 2006. Anyone with an eye to this past NCAA tournament will remember the names Kevin Love and Michael Beasley. They’re featured, along with fellow phenom Jarryd Bayless, and will undoubtedly also play a major roll in this upcoming NBA draft.
Going out on a limb, the film is probably better than HBO’s docudrama “Rebound: The Legend of Earl Manigault,” at least from the basketball perspective. However, the question remains can Gunnin’ overtake Soul In Hole for the number one spot of street basketball flicks? Answer that on your own, June 27 at select theaters in New York, Los Angeles, Portland and Philadelphia.

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Stussy and SlamJam teamed up with the makers of the house music documentary “Unusual Suspects”, which was first released in 2005. The outcome is a pack of a special t-shirt, which comes together with the Italian version of the movie. Unfortunately the set is not for sale!

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Here is an interesting new release by Nike SB – the Dunk Hi Premium “Thrashin”. Inspired by the 1986 skate drama film, the sneaker comes in leather, patent leather and several multicolor fading effects, much like on the logo of the movie.
“The film is directed by David Winters and stars Josh Brolin, Robert Rusler and Pamela Gidley. It has appearances from many famous skaters such as Tony Alva, Tony Hawk, and Steve Caballero. It also shows a performance from the original incarnation of Red Hot Chili Peppers, with Jack Irons and Hillel Slovak.”
The sneaker is now available at Fightclub Footwear. Check out some more detailed images after the jump.

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A couple of weeks ago was Capsule Show in NYC. The tradeshow has quickly made a name for itself in the high end mens market, presenting a range of innovative street inspired mens brands. We attended the show and reported about the interesting brands we came across already. Here is now our video of the show, so you get a real feeling of the event, as well as the special setup and location.
Watch the video here…

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Japanese brand CLS now made a t-shirt commemorating the release of the “Frozen Time” movie, which is getting into theaters now. The photo-print t-shirt will be released at Honeyee and other CLS retailers in Japan.
More pics after the jump.

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Fully Flared, the new movie by Lakai, has been one of the most anticipated in the skate scene this year. To celebrate the release Lakai has teamed up with Girl, Chocolate, Enjoi, Expedition, Baker, Blueprint and Cliche’, which will all be bringing out special edition Fully Flared skate decks. These are getting into stores now, so keep your eyes open!

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