Film, News
Banksy Premieres “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” May or May Not Have Attended Sundance
Amy Laviero :: Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 12:30 pm
Oh Banksy, you never cease to entertain. On January 24th at the Sundance Film Festival, the infamous British street artist debuted “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” a documentary which he describes as a “street art disaster film” and whose namesake pokes fun at Disney Land/World’s evil, albeit ingenious marketing strategy of forcing patrons to exit through their gift shops. Although Banksy does (allegedly) make his first ever appearance in the film, his face is blurred and his voice is garbled. And just because he likes to fuck with us, it has been reported that he may or may not have attended the premiere. He did, however, issue the following statement to Sundance Programming Director, John Cooper: MORE »
Events
Noise Pop Film Festival Line-Up
Amy Rose Spiegel :: Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 5:00 pm
In addition to the noteworthy acts featured in the musical portion of the festival, like the Magnetic Fields, Atlas Sound, !!!, and Mirah, just to name a few, some intriguing-looking films have been selected to be showcased as well. They’re all music-based documentaries, but they focus on disparate mindsets and experiences within the musical world.
Video
Noah and the Whale Talk Film, Tour, and Beyond
Stephen Blackwell :: Monday, November 30th, 2009 1:20 am
Here’s a video we recently filmed with Noah and the Whale during their three-night stint at the Mercury Lounge. The indie film-obsessed band talk about their movie, The First Days of Spring, their upcoming album, and their tour. (We tried getting their thoughts on Fantastic Mr. Fox, but they hadn’t seen it yet. We bet they loved it.)
Check it out after the jump or over at VTech.
News
Instant Film For Opposite Day
Isaac Lekach :: Monday, November 16th, 2009 9:30 am
A company called Polarpremium has released a brand of instant film called “Fade To Black,” which essentially does exactly what its name implies-the exact opposite of what Polaroid film does. Instead of revealing an image from black, this film captures an image and then like the Rolling Stones, paints it black. You’ll need a Polaroid camera to try it out (not just any, details are on the site). The process can be stopped, however, and the desired image can be preserved-but you can’t just snap your fingers to make it happen. Refer to the instruction manual (available for download on here) for complete instructions (it’s complicated). Do snoop around on the site and decide if you want to be the cool kid with the cool toy at school or if you’d rather just stick to taking photos with your iPhone. But remember… art is only pretentious if you really believe in it.
News
Boys Noize Contest Winner Announced
Amelia Kreminski :: Friday, October 30th, 2009 4:30 pm
German electro-rocker Alexander Ridha, also known as Boys Noize, just announced the winners of his emPOWER YOURSELF Video Contest. In October of 2009 Boys Noize’s sophomore album POWER was released via Boys Noize Records (his own label), Last Gang and Turbo Recordings, and the video contest emerged from his single “Starter.” Boys Noize asked fans to create the ultimate video for the song, and Netherlands-based visual designers Nick Jacobs and Julien Arts came through. You can check out the awesome video here or at any of Boys Noize’s upcoming shows. North American tour dates after the jump. MORE »
