Epic Fail DC Comics

First, they got Ryan Reynolds to play Hal Jordan. (Who was already cast perfectly as Deadpool, but we know how that train crashed)

Then, they made this shitty costume. Why can’t major studios respect the artists, fans, and legacy of these characters? Capitalism

The realness by Alex Ross

Quick peek of Green Lantern: First Flight. Good movie, faithful to the comics, epic finale, and probably will shit on this new film.

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The granddaddy of modern multiplayer has been brought out of retirement Rocky style and is packing a new uppercut or two. It’s a Nintendo exclusive, as it should be. It’s looking pretty darn good so far, and is stepping in the ring November 2010. Don’t mind that creamy feeling in your pants, just a shockwave from the awesomeness.

This fan made film put the new Street Fighter movie to shame, with it’s million dollar flop.

Blame It On The Boogie

Premiers Today on Hulu!!!! Check it out

This is the trailer for LXD, a new online series of  which combines music, dance, story telling, sport and interactive media. A couple of my friends are a part of this project and will be featured on the series. This is going to have so many amazing talented people involved in it so to miss out on it would be a tragedy.

“The next evolution of dance begins in the groundbreaking, provocative first installment of The LXD: The Uprising Begins. From visionary writer/director Jon M. Chu (STEP UP 3D), The Uprising Begins chronicles the journey of seemingly ordinary people who discover they have extraordinary powers and must choose their place in an epic war between good and evil.

There’s high school outcast Trevor Drift (Bboy Luigi) uncovering his family’s dangerous secret, fallen soldier Sp3cimen (Madd Chadd) running from his dark past, and unassuming hero Elliot Hoo (Glee’s Harry Shum Jr.) haunted by newly discovered supernatural gifts. All of whom are called to fulfill their destiny and join The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers. Each of their stories showcases the unbelievable flips, spins and twists that have already made The LXD a pop cultural phenomenon and one of the most highly anticipated films ever released.

Join the adventure, uncover the mystery. The next evolution of dance starts now.”

M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie is getting the shit kicked out of it, since there was no ass kicking in his adaptation of the popular Nickelodeon cartoon. Clocking in at $150 mill, the most expensive movie to date filmed in the Philadelphia area, critics are calling the movie the summer’s biggest dud. Not a hard task in our crappy American cinema these days.

Zero character development, horrid script writing, sub par acting, and not much bending makes for a confusing sit in the theaters. Fans will cry, casual moviegoers will leave dazed.

The effects did rock, I won’t lie.

WHY IS TONY JAA NOT KATO???

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Middle finger for the politicians and the ruling elite

Possible new movie?!

Binboa Kendi Şişeni Kendin Yarat Stop Motion Video from Binboa Vodka on Vimeo.

Source: 72dpi

Skateboardanimation from Tilles Singer on Vimeo.

This is an amazing animation by Tilles Singer.

M.I.A, Born Free from ROMAIN-GAVRAS on Vimeo.

Augustine Kofie is an ultimate draftsman. His geometric, almost scientifically rendered, works fill hundreds of sketchbooks and he discusses his work in a great new video called The Quality of Light.

TQOL “Augustine Kofie” from The Qualities of Light on Vimeo.

Source: Juxtapoz

Adobe CS5 – Production Premium from Seagulls Fly on Vimeo.

This is the Adobe CS5 Commercial and it is the BOMB!

Nokta . from Onur Senturk on Vimeo.

Nokta (Dot) is an abstract film project which is an improvisation of organic pieces while considering themes like power, chance and luck.
I also wanted a perspective that can be subjectified by
viewers.

AIR MUSIC VIDEO SING SANG SUNG from MATHEMATIC SAS on Vimeo.

Philip Lumbang Paints His Portrait from William Anthony Photography on Vimeo.

Time-lapse video of Los Angeles street artist Philip Lumbang painting a mural used as backdrop for a portrait shoot by photographer William Anthony. Shot on Sept. 29, 2009 just off Mill St. in the Arts District of downtown L.A.

Drake-Over. This Video and song is dope!

Grindstone Splash Time Lapse from Bryan Green on Vimeo.

Our Friend Bryan Green recently finished a Time lapse of yours truly painting the out side of Grindstone Cafe to the
eclectic sound of Patty Crash‘s”WASTED”.
Also an oldy but a goldy check out his Dj Phsh Jawn

roger that from Creativeseen on Vimeo.

Incase you haven’t checked out the Young Money “Roger That” video, it’s dope baby

Last week, yours truly attended one of my most enjoyable nights this whole year. I believe things are about to start heating up in Philly. The Ubiq Boutique hosted Black Scale’s launch of their collaboration tee with Philly’s own Philadelphia Freeway. The night was also catered to a short performances by raging up and comer: Gilbere Forte and seasoned vet Freeway. I also managed to capture a few more familiar faces but just check out the video for more on that.

Till Next Time Friends, I’ll have some more cool stuff to show you in due time.. (^_^)

- Vanache

As a fan of his movies, I love the fact he gets up

flicks stolen but golden

“Flat Out” Teaser from FLAT OUT PRODUCTIONS on Vimeo.

“The Australian’s call it Walkabout, a chance to escape from the routine, heading into the empty wilderness to empty the body and soul of built up trash, they call it FLAT OUT. Using the simplest and cleanest form of transport, a Track bike. Four cyclists, meet at the Sydney Opera House in Australia, to embark on a journey into extreme terrain during dangerous summer conditions, riding a massive 1200km of road in only ten days to the city of Melbourne.

With the monumental landscapes of Australia as the backdrop, a country and continent all in one that has some of the most diverse wildlife and landscapes on the planet, this challenging and hill ridden terrain proved the perfect situation to film a documentary. The riders were captured having to conquer their own inner demons to complete the journey within the ten days. Cycling an average 8 hours a day getting from one destination to the next, this experience allowed all of them to take stock and reflect, traveling on a more spiritual and inward journey. Each rider’s story being expressed individually using words, photos; drawings, music and a personal diary filmed on super 8 films. This will result in a film and book capturing the journey and experience from start to finish available later this year.”

Source: HypeBeast

DatNewCudi.com: Dan Black Feat. Kid Cudi – Symphonies Remix from DP on Vimeo.

The DAN BLACK Feat:KID CUDI Symphonies Remix video is probably my favorite Music Video this week.

Spike Jonze has an thirty minute short film titled I’m Here that will premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Check out the.

Alma from Rodrigo Blaas on Vimeo.

For a cold day, GI JOE meets John Carpenter’s The Thing!

from wolfgnards

Since moving to Siberia, I’ve found myself making numerous references to Hoth when discussing the weather with friends. I’ve even learned the Russian word for the snowy planet (Хотх). In other words, it’s pretty cold here (-25/-40).

As these rather geeky conversations progress, they usually include additional Star Wars references, specifially Tauntauns. We always talk about how having a tauntaun jacket must be the warmest thing because it allowed an unconscious Luke to survive the harsh Hoth night until Han could ready a shelter. We were happy to leave it at that.

Wolfgnards couldn’t

So as a result, we have this lovely article where the lovely people of perhaps one of the nerdiest blogs on the internet actually take the time to calculate how long Luke would be able to survive in aforementioned Tauntaun carcass before freezing.

And while it does seem well intentioned and fairly accurate, I do think they error in forgetting to include the variable introduced by Luke’s own body heat, but when it comes to mathematical calculations of the body warmth of science fiction creatures, I’m willing to let this one slide

read it here

Say hello to Woods, some young men from Brooklyn who (gasp!) have a band. Their song To Clean off of their latest album Songs of Shame has taken over my brain. I have honestly made attempts to not listen to/sing this to myself but to no avail. There is something about the extremely simple structure/short length/noisy guitar solos (samples?)/whimsical distant falsetto vocals/crudeish harmonies that just sucks me in. In an attempt to cast off this addiction, I decided to share the video with the world in the hope that maybe my obsession will go with it. I sorta hope it doesn’t

Grand New Promo from McJawn on Vimeo.

CMJ in New York is like all the things that make Philly better rolled up into one week – long lines, industry dickheads, overzealous scenesters and 7-dollar beers. But that didn’t stop McJAWN for stepping out and getting in on the action. Here’s a rundown of the things we saw, heard, and _______________

Speaking In Code | a Documentary film by Amy Grill

Described by the film makers as “a human movie about computer music”, Speaking In Code is about the techno scene across the world, and more-so about the people involved. Amy Grill and her husband, David Day live in Boston, where David is trying to ignite a fire in the Red Sox Nation, hoping to turn them into bass thumping club-going techno-heads. As hilarious as this premise sounds, it’s actually not. His struggles to transform his home-town are cut together with other stories of come-up and struggle in lands where techno does reign supreme. In Germany, the film follows dudes like Modeselektor, and The Wighnomy Brothers (apparently they are famous), and journalist-ternt-DJ Philip Sherburne in Barcelona. The movie’s pretty entertaining thanks to the characters, but much like the music it documents, too often over-the-top and self indulgent.

Watch the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy4uqwSxwfE

Bananas! | a Documentary film by Fredrik Gertten

A deeply disturbing and fucked-up tale of a lawsuit filed by the workers of Nicaragua against Dole Food Company over pesticides used at the banana fields causing sterility in the workers. In the second poorest nation in The Americas, agriculture work is the main source of employment, so when it was found out that Dole’s pesticides cause sterility, the number of affected men was in the thousands. Bananas! follows LA-based ambulance chasing lawyer, Juan Dominguez, as he preps the case, rallies the plaintiffs, and cruises down Sunset in his red Ferrari. The characters are rich, and the story is heartbreaking. Though, loose ends and the world’s inability to ever really get retribution for wrongs done by big corporations, ultimately makes it a dissatisfying film, unfortunately.

Watch the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VYPQ6jJKWY

Better Recognize Showcase | @ BB Kings

After standing in line for long enough to start talking to the police horses that make Times Square smell like the petting zoo at TKTKT Philly’s Zoo, the show, put on by Nah Right and OnSmash.com began. The first act we caught was Stalley, who was joined by Mickey Factz. The up-and-comer spit some knowledge-laden lyrics and put on a dope show for an opening act. Then came the main attraction for the night for many, young Atlanta trap-star Pill. After rocking the shit out of some new joints, bringing out Gary, Indiana’s own Freddie Gibbs, and delivering two renditions of his Pink City anthem, “Trap Goin’ Ham”, he left the stage a considerable amount more crunked than when he arrived.

A couple more dynamic duos followed afterward, Kidz in the Hall and Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y. Consequence followed with a short set, and brought out young Mr. Cudi, who proclaimed (as he usually does), “I’m wasted!!!” as he got the mic to perform “Make Her Say” and “Sky Might Fall”. What was supposed to be the highlight of the night was Gucci Mane protege and frequent money-getter, OJ Da Juiceman. But even as Miss Info was introducing him with lavish praise, the bridge-n-tunnel crowd was getting their Silky Johnson on (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dzxef1muoQ). Even his biggest hit, “Make The Trap Say Aye”, couldn’t save him, and he was booed the entire 15 minutes he was on stage. Tragic.

The headliners did their damn thing. Rae, the supreme coke commander of the Wu-Tang Clan, ran through classics like “C.R.E.A.M.” and bangers off his new classic album like “Catalina”. Scratchy voice and all, dude still puts on a dope show. The homies from Yonkers also tore through LOX classics like “Money, Power, Respect” as well as solo cuts, like “Blow My Mind”, and “I Get High”. Too bad all that dope hip hop couldn’t make the hate in the room dissipate. Give love a chance, guys.

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Today you were in the checkout line in a blue dress, buying soap. I was the guy with the economy size box of donut holes. I just know you’re the one, you’re my soul mate, and I can’t go on without you. If you don’t call me back, I don’t know what I’ll do.

Is personal-ad voyeurism addicting because people like donut man are desperate and hilarious? Or is it because we secretly hope that one of these days we’ll be the one in the blue dress? Liz Carlson, development director and concept creator at Curio Theatre Company, has a hunch it’s a little of both. This fall at the Fringe Festival, Curio will debut Missed Connections, A Craigslist Fantasia, inspired by that magical online realm where hopefuls reach out across cyberspace for a second chance at that missed connection.

Originally, Carlson had in mind dramatic readings of Missed Connections text, mirroring what she and her friends have been known to do while drinking together. Whether it’s craigslist, personal ads, or the “i love you, i hate you” page in City Paper, people get a kick out of reading, and re-embodying, the longings of complete strangers. “It’s something a lot of people are fascinated by,” says Carlson.

But that idea had a catch–”We realized that that wasn’t going to be totally interesting,” she says, “unless everyone was, in fact, drunk.”

Keep checking back for more picks!

Spotted at: http://www.livearts-fringe.org/blog/index.cfm/Missed-Connections-A-Craigslist-Fantasia

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Over the past four decades, Isaiah Zagar has covered more than 50,000 square feet of Philadelphia with stunning mosaic murals. In A Dream is a documentary feature film that chronicles his work and his tumultuous relationship with his wife, Julia. It follows the Zagars as their marriage implodes and a harrowing new chapter in their life unfolds.

The film features music by The Books, Explosions in the Sky, Efterklang, Bibio, Colleen & an original score by Kelli Scarr.

HBO 2 premiered the film on Wednesday, August 19th. You can catch it OnDemand any time until September 14th.

The DVD will be released September 29th. Pre-order the film or add it to your netflix queue. Don’t forget to tell your friends!

Join the Email List for news on upcoming screenings and events. You can also subscribe to the In A Dream Blog for all the latest news, press & reviews.

MAKE IT COUNT showcases Element’s defining moments and will delve into it’s compelling story. From it’s humble beginnings, to a forward thinking global brand.

“I am tired of eating bloody carcasses and walking through the jungle…I want to eat rice, I want to eat tacos! I want to eat CHINESE FOOD! CHINESE FOOOOD!” -Cheetah Lady

Stoked?

McJAWN has their hands full, but perhaps you would want to take a stab at it. Mad Decent are looking for some nifty videographers to work with Duey / System D12  for their block party this Saturday. You need to have your own equipment, though: Panasonic HVX or HPX w/ 35mm adapter w/lenses, your own P2 cards, Sony EX-3 w/ 35 lens adapter or Canon 5D mark II camera w/35mm lenses.

E-mail dueyfm@maddecent.com, if you’re interested.

Mac, Charlie, Dennis, Dee and Frank from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” will be performing live on stage of a fan-favorite episode The Nightman Cometh. This episode is where Charlie writes a sweet-ass rock opera to seduce his longtime obsession, the waitress at Java City.  The six-city tour will be coming back to the hometown, Philly, at the Tower Theater on September 17th, which is the same night Season 5 will premiere of FX.

Tickets goes on sale tomorrow, Aug. 7, at 10 a.m, you can buy ‘em here. Anyone who wears a Greenman costumes or dusters will be given a free high-five.

Spotted At: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/around-town/events/The-Nightman-Cometh-to-Philly-52534802.html

The festival’s mission is to enable, nurture, promote and encourage the next generation of skateboard filmmakers to inspire, lead and entertain the world with their stories and creativity. The festival will showcase a selection of skateboard films, chosen by a panel of judges, that have been submitted from all over the world. A detailed screening program will be released soon.

Over 40 videos will be showing during the event, including screenings through outside events from local parties and participating venues. This also includes our very own Philly’s EXIT skate shop’s film “Spot On.” The event will be capped off on the last day with an award ceremony, highlighting the best in the biz. For a list of films being played, click here.

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Here are some cool details from the Opening Night Film’s program.

• Spot On
  Dir. Phil Gushue (USA, 2009, 4 min)
  “Spot On” is an independent film from Philadelphia, PA in association with Exit Philadelphia (local skateshop). This is an introduction to the film, which is scheduled to be released in December, 2009. “Spot On” was shot entirely in the raw alleyways of center city Philadelphia over a three-day weekend. The intro serves as a glimpse of the underlying theme of the film as well as a sampling of the skateboarders who will appear in the full-length film.
• Week in Paris
  Dir. Colin Clark (France, 2009, 2 min)
  Sights, sounds & skateboarding in Paris, France. Director Colin Clark spends seven days with up-and-coming Dutch skateboarder, Sewa Kroetkov as they cruise the streets of Paris.
• Big papes
  Dir. Johnny Le (USA, 2008, 8 min)
  David Yong is not your ordinary toy collector. His steady income enables him to acquire toys he loved as a child to cherish throughout the rest of his life.
• A Day At The Park
  Dir. Scott Yamamura (USA, 2009, 48 min)
  Premier
  Skating at skateparks is hands down about having fun. A Day At The Park is a portrait of the skateboard scene from over 30 skateparks in the greater Seattle area. Covering the parks themselves and the locals who skate them, and shot by some of the most involved skateboard filmers in the area, this film features some of the most memorable and innovative feats that have occured across a six year timespan and paints a vivid picture of the Seattle skate scene. Watch the trailer at www.theskateboardfilmfestival.com

For updates and stuff, follow them on twitter at http://twitter.com/skatefilmfest.

I not only watched this about 14 million times, it got funnier each time. I’m so angry I’m not going to be in the country once this season begins. Everyone do me a favor and watch it.

Ex-CAPA student, director, and writer Mark Webber’s Explicit Ills is hitting the theaters soon. This movie is all about Philly, I haven’t seen it yet but I’m really hype about it, especially since Black Thought and Tayyib Smith (co-founder of 2.1.5. magazine) is in the movie!

EXPLICIT ILLS is actor turned helmer, Mark Webber’s directorial debut. The film follows four inter-connecting stories revolving around love, drugs and poverty in Philadelphia. Babo, an asthma ridden seven-year-old lives with his mother in the badlands of North Philly. His neighbor Demetri transforms himself into a well-read “smart” boy in order to get the girl. Michelle, a well-off art student is quick to fall into a drug induced love-affair with her dealer Jacob. Kaleef and Jill’s marriage is strained as they pursue their dreams of bringing “produce to the people” as their teenage son Heslin focuses on competing in the World’s Strongest Man competition. The lyrical and moving drama finds its core as all members come together in their fight for justice and self-discovery.

More Info: http://fiftyonefiftyone.com/2009/02/explicit-ills/