The ABC Arts channel has launched on iview, featuring original, hand-picked, high quality arts content.
This month ABC Arts will showcase more than 70 titles and 35 hours of arts programming with new content added regularly.
Rebecca Heap, head of ABC TV strategy and digital products said: .The most exciting aspect is the opportunity to commission new, unique content specifically for the channel, adding to the overall conversation and making arts programming more accessible, exploring new stories and shorter form content..
Original Australian video series for ABC Arts includes:
.#OnAssignment hosted by Australian photographer James Simmons; .The Imitation Game: Marina Abramovic, inside an art-world experiment with the matriarch of performance art; .Thrill and the Fury, an antidote to the effusive celebration of street art; .Fashpack Freetown, celebrating the irrepressible forces of creativity in a town known more as a civil war battleground than a fashion hotspot; and .The Critics with Zan Rowe,...
This month ABC Arts will showcase more than 70 titles and 35 hours of arts programming with new content added regularly.
Rebecca Heap, head of ABC TV strategy and digital products said: .The most exciting aspect is the opportunity to commission new, unique content specifically for the channel, adding to the overall conversation and making arts programming more accessible, exploring new stories and shorter form content..
Original Australian video series for ABC Arts includes:
.#OnAssignment hosted by Australian photographer James Simmons; .The Imitation Game: Marina Abramovic, inside an art-world experiment with the matriarch of performance art; .Thrill and the Fury, an antidote to the effusive celebration of street art; .Fashpack Freetown, celebrating the irrepressible forces of creativity in a town known more as a civil war battleground than a fashion hotspot; and .The Critics with Zan Rowe,...
- 9/17/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
The Blair Witch Project celebrates its 15th anniversary in the UK today (October 22).
The frightening, low-budget, found-footage horror movie was written and directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, and featured an unknown cast who used their own names in the film.
The Blair Witch Project 15 years on: The horror movie that changed everything
It became the first of its kind in Hollywood due to its commercial success and viral online campaign, which was created to make the production look like a real documentary. The Blair Witch website with details on the made-up mythology still exists.
And the clever campaign worked on some gullible and vulnerable viewers. We remember witnessing real tears of fear being shed by some audience members in the cinema (and definitely not ours...).
It purports to be a documentary shot by three inquisitive, daring, and at times daft students investigating the local Blair Witch legend in the Maryland forest.
The frightening, low-budget, found-footage horror movie was written and directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, and featured an unknown cast who used their own names in the film.
The Blair Witch Project 15 years on: The horror movie that changed everything
It became the first of its kind in Hollywood due to its commercial success and viral online campaign, which was created to make the production look like a real documentary. The Blair Witch website with details on the made-up mythology still exists.
And the clever campaign worked on some gullible and vulnerable viewers. We remember witnessing real tears of fear being shed by some audience members in the cinema (and definitely not ours...).
It purports to be a documentary shot by three inquisitive, daring, and at times daft students investigating the local Blair Witch legend in the Maryland forest.
- 10/22/2014
- Digital Spy
Disappointed that the History mini-series "Hatfields & McCoys" is already over? Well, if you happen to be in Los Angeles this month, you might want to make your way down to the L.A. Film Festival, where the impressive-looking western "Dead Man's Burden" will be making its world premiere.
We're happy to unveil the pretty gorgeous trailer for the directorial debut of Jared Moshé. The film features a roster of rising talent including Barlow Jacobs (Jeff Nichols' "Shotgun Stories), Clare Bowen (ABC's upcoming "Nashville"), and David Call (Lena Dunham's "Tiny Furniture") to tell the post-Civil War tale about a brother and sister whose relationship is tested when a mining company expresses an interest in buying their land. If Moshé's name isn't familiar, you've likely seen something he's produced, as he's been behind the celebrated documentaries "Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel," "Kurt Cobain About A Son" and "Beautiful Losers.
We're happy to unveil the pretty gorgeous trailer for the directorial debut of Jared Moshé. The film features a roster of rising talent including Barlow Jacobs (Jeff Nichols' "Shotgun Stories), Clare Bowen (ABC's upcoming "Nashville"), and David Call (Lena Dunham's "Tiny Furniture") to tell the post-Civil War tale about a brother and sister whose relationship is tested when a mining company expresses an interest in buying their land. If Moshé's name isn't familiar, you've likely seen something he's produced, as he's been behind the celebrated documentaries "Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel," "Kurt Cobain About A Son" and "Beautiful Losers.
- 6/5/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Rapper has been battling cancer since 2009.
By Gil Kaufman
Adam Yauch
Photo: Mick Hutson/ Getty Images
Adam Yauch, one of the founding members of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rap trio the Beastie Boys, died on Friday (May 4) at the age of 47 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
The news was announced on the GlobalGrind website, which is run by Def Jam Records co-founder Russell Simmons, the man who signed the Beasties to their first label deal. "GlobalGrind is confirming this very sad news," read the post. "One of our heroes, Adam Yauch aka McA of the Beastie Boys has passed this morning after a long bout with cancer. Our prayers go out to the family of Adam and the entire Beastie Boys crew."
For photos of Yauch through the years, click here.
Rumors about Yauch's ongoing battle with cancer were sparked anew last month when the rapper was...
By Gil Kaufman
Adam Yauch
Photo: Mick Hutson/ Getty Images
Adam Yauch, one of the founding members of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rap trio the Beastie Boys, died on Friday (May 4) at the age of 47 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
The news was announced on the GlobalGrind website, which is run by Def Jam Records co-founder Russell Simmons, the man who signed the Beasties to their first label deal. "GlobalGrind is confirming this very sad news," read the post. "One of our heroes, Adam Yauch aka McA of the Beastie Boys has passed this morning after a long bout with cancer. Our prayers go out to the family of Adam and the entire Beastie Boys crew."
For photos of Yauch through the years, click here.
Rumors about Yauch's ongoing battle with cancer were sparked anew last month when the rapper was...
- 5/4/2012
- MTV Music News
Rapper has been battling cancer since 2009.
By Gil Kaufman
Adam Yauch
Photo: Mick Hutson/ Getty Images
Adam Yauch, one of the founding members of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rap trio the Beastie Boys, died on Friday (May 4) at the age of 47 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
The news was announced on the Global Grind website, which is run by Def Jam Records co-founder Russell Simmons, the man who signed the Beasties to their first label deal. "GlobalGrind is confirming this very sad news," read the post. "One of our heroes, Adam Yauch aka McA of the Beastie Boys has passed this morning after a long bout with cancer. Our prayers go out to the family of Adam and the entire Beastie Boys crew."
For photos of Yauch through the years, click here.
Rumors about Yauch's ongoing battle with cancer were sparked anew last month when the rapper...
By Gil Kaufman
Adam Yauch
Photo: Mick Hutson/ Getty Images
Adam Yauch, one of the founding members of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rap trio the Beastie Boys, died on Friday (May 4) at the age of 47 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
The news was announced on the Global Grind website, which is run by Def Jam Records co-founder Russell Simmons, the man who signed the Beasties to their first label deal. "GlobalGrind is confirming this very sad news," read the post. "One of our heroes, Adam Yauch aka McA of the Beastie Boys has passed this morning after a long bout with cancer. Our prayers go out to the family of Adam and the entire Beastie Boys crew."
For photos of Yauch through the years, click here.
Rumors about Yauch's ongoing battle with cancer were sparked anew last month when the rapper...
- 5/4/2012
- MTV Music News
Things move really quickly with each day bringing new news of Beautiful Creatures casting developments. Two-time Oscar winner Emma Thompson will be joining Jack O’Connell, Alice Englert and Viola Davis in the ‘hauntingly intense coming of age story set in the South (about) two star-crossed teenage lovers, Ethan (O’Connell), a local boy, and a mysterious [...]
Continue reading Emma Thomspon for One of the Beautiful Creatures on FilmoFilia.
Related posts: O’Connell and Englert Take Lead Roles in Beautiful Creatures Meg Ryan Directorial Debut Into The Beautiful, a Contemporary Big Chill Comedy-Drama Beautiful Losers Movie Trailer...
Continue reading Emma Thomspon for One of the Beautiful Creatures on FilmoFilia.
Related posts: O’Connell and Englert Take Lead Roles in Beautiful Creatures Meg Ryan Directorial Debut Into The Beautiful, a Contemporary Big Chill Comedy-Drama Beautiful Losers Movie Trailer...
- 2/10/2012
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
Here’s what we know about a big screen adaptation of another popular young adult book series titled Beautiful Creatures, written by Kami Carcia and Margaret Stohl. As you might know Oscar nominated Viola Davis was cast last week and now comes word that Jack O’Connell (Skins, This is England, Harry Brown) and relatively newcomer Alice [...]
Continue reading O’Connell and Englert Take Lead Roles in Beautiful Creatures on FilmoFilia.
Related posts: Jessica Biel Eyes One Of The Two Lead Female Roles in Total Recall Remake Beautiful Losers Movie Trailer Six New Beautiful Boy Clips...
Continue reading O’Connell and Englert Take Lead Roles in Beautiful Creatures on FilmoFilia.
Related posts: Jessica Biel Eyes One Of The Two Lead Female Roles in Total Recall Remake Beautiful Losers Movie Trailer Six New Beautiful Boy Clips...
- 2/8/2012
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
[Editor's Note: This interview was published during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.] Many will dismiss The Lie as another mumblecore graduate and not get why it’s worth making a movie for this, which is fine. Let them. There are enough of us out there who do get this. Written by Leonard with the participation of Jess Weixler, Mark Webber and Jeff Feuerzeig (director of The Devil and Daniel Johnston and an upcoming Untitled Chuck Wepner Project), I see this as a modern telling of Elia Kazan's The Arrangement, but do not take that to mean Leonard is conjuring Kirk Douglas in any way. Although come to think of it, Weixler could probably do a very fine Deborah Kerr. I invite you to check out my review, and listen to my pre-festival phone interview below where writer/director/co-star Joshua Leonard --- where we dig into the fabric and genesis of the film and how the actor went from The Blair Witch Project...
- 11/17/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to the worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch.
As super-powered mutants do battle in multiplexes across the nation, a trio of indies will open in limited release, unleashing tales of love, acceptance, and protest. To take the heart-pounding, mind-broadening, soul-warming and/or consciousness-awakening experience home, try our selected picks from the libraries of Netflix’s streaming features.
—
X-Men: First Class
In this prequel to Bryan Singer’s genre-resurrecting X-Men, director Matthew Vaughn leaps back to 1963, where Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) is just beginning to lay the groundwork for his school, with the help of his best friend, Erik Lensherr (Michael Fassbender). Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, and Kevin Bacon co-star.
Kick-Ass (2010) The self-reflexive indie flick that brought Mark Millar’s gritty comic to life is also what scored director Vaughn the X-Men gig. Aaron Johnson...
As super-powered mutants do battle in multiplexes across the nation, a trio of indies will open in limited release, unleashing tales of love, acceptance, and protest. To take the heart-pounding, mind-broadening, soul-warming and/or consciousness-awakening experience home, try our selected picks from the libraries of Netflix’s streaming features.
—
X-Men: First Class
In this prequel to Bryan Singer’s genre-resurrecting X-Men, director Matthew Vaughn leaps back to 1963, where Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) is just beginning to lay the groundwork for his school, with the help of his best friend, Erik Lensherr (Michael Fassbender). Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, and Kevin Bacon co-star.
Kick-Ass (2010) The self-reflexive indie flick that brought Mark Millar’s gritty comic to life is also what scored director Vaughn the X-Men gig. Aaron Johnson...
- 6/2/2011
- by Kristy Puchko
- The Film Stage
0:00 - Intro 4:58 - Jay's Retail Rant / Confession 20:20 - Headlines: Judd Apatow to Direct Knocked Up Spin-Off, Gareth Edwards to Direct Godzilla Reboot, Mickey Rourke to Remove Front Teeth to Play Gay Rugby Player? 33:25 - Review: Somewhere 1:00:15 - Top 5: Most Anticipated Movies of 2011 1:18:45 - Other Stuff We Watched: Fubar II, The Ghost Writer, 24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the Winter Classic, Boardwalk Empire, The Vice Guide to Everything, Global Metal, Desperado, The Black Pirate, The Garden, Beautiful Losers, Frontrunners, A Woman Under the Influence, The Red Shoes 1:52:58 - Junk Mail: The Man Responds, The Ozarks, Movies That Make You Reconsider Relationships, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Remake in Sweden, Name That Movie, The Prestige and Batman Begins, A Favour 2:20:25 - This Week's DVD Releases 2:24:42 - Outro » Download the MP3 (67 Mb) [1] » View the show notes [2] » Vote for us on Podcast Alley!
- 1/10/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
All the critics who were hemming and hawing about newly-named Moca director Jeffrey Deitch's ability to direct a non-profit museum versus run a for-profit gallery have less to bitch about. According to the New York Observer, Deitch's gallery Deitch Projects will close by June 1, when he is scheduled to take the oath of office, as it were, in Los Angeles. A press conference this morning at Moca made the announcement official.
Tyler Green at Modern Art Notes has the first interview with Deitch, a massive three-parter published last night, where Deitch reveals that he will provide a list of his entire collection for ethical reasons and does not plan to return to any gallery after his five-year contract is up: "No, I do not intend to go back to art dealing. I've always intended this as a wonderful opportunity, to take on the museum. I always intended to wrap...
Tyler Green at Modern Art Notes has the first interview with Deitch, a massive three-parter published last night, where Deitch reveals that he will provide a list of his entire collection for ethical reasons and does not plan to return to any gallery after his five-year contract is up: "No, I do not intend to go back to art dealing. I've always intended this as a wonderful opportunity, to take on the museum. I always intended to wrap...
- 1/12/2010
- by Alissa Walker
- Fast Company
0:00 - Intro 2:50 - Singe's Cop Story / Steven Seagal: Lawman 22:40 - Top 20 Films of the Decade: District 9, The Lord of the Rings, The Dark Knight, The Departed, Grizzly Man 39:40 - Review: Avatar 1:16:30 - Trailer Trash: Iron Man 2, Robin Hood, Hot Tub Time Machine 1:31:15 - Other Stuff We Watched: Superbad, Man v. Food, A Threevening with Kevin Smith, Sons of Anarchy, Up, Inglourious Basterds, In The Loop, The Limits of Control, The Messenger, The Lives of Others, Beautiful Losers, Santa with Muscles 2:07:40 - Junk Mail: Kill Bill Vol. 3 and James Cameron's hometown, Commentaries Ruining the Magic, Worst Movies of the Year, Donnie Darko and Zombieland, The Girlfriend Experience, Bob Clark and Halloween, Martial Arts Eras 2:47:35 - This Week's DVD Releases 2:49:14 - Outro Note: Our additional spoiler discussion of Avatar is now available here...
- 12/21/2009
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Looks like we're in for a few packed weeks of DVD releases leading up to Christmas, so get your wallets out and prepare to start emptying them. The biggest release in stores today is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which is obviously an essential purchase if you are a fan. Outside of that, we've also got Michael Mann's Public Enemies, Julie & Julia and the Robin Williams dark comedy World's Greatest Dad, plus a few cool docs including the Oscar shortlisted The Cove, and Oscilloscope's Beautiful Losers. Also, you know you want these two beautiful box sets: Criterion's Ak 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa and Lost: The Complete Fifth Season (Dharma Initiation Kit). Will you be picking up anything this week? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [1] (DVD, Blu-ray [2]) Public Enemies [3] (DVD, Blu-ray [4]) Julie & Julia [5] (DVD, Blu-ray [6]) World's Greatest Dad [7] (DVD, Blu-ray [8]) Home Movie [9] Lion's Den [10] The Skeptic [11] Humble Pie [12] Hooking Up [13] Run!
- 12/8/2009
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
DVD Links: DVD News | Release Dates | New Dvds | Reviews | RSS Feed
Ak 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa (Criterion Collection) Sure, there are some of 2009's bigger film releases hitting DVD and Blu-ray this week, but this set from Criterion is undoubtedly the release of the week. This set offers 25 of Akira Kurosawa's films, four of which had never been released on DVD, and an illustrated book featuring an introduction and notes on each of the films by Stephen Prince (The Warrior's Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa) and a remembrance by Donald Richie (The Films of Akira Kurosawa).
I was not sent a copy for review, but DVD Beaver has an extensive three page look at the set right here. If you are interested, it is selling for $284.99 at Amazon as of the posting of this round-up. A list of the films included is directly below followed by a...
Ak 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa (Criterion Collection) Sure, there are some of 2009's bigger film releases hitting DVD and Blu-ray this week, but this set from Criterion is undoubtedly the release of the week. This set offers 25 of Akira Kurosawa's films, four of which had never been released on DVD, and an illustrated book featuring an introduction and notes on each of the films by Stephen Prince (The Warrior's Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa) and a remembrance by Donald Richie (The Films of Akira Kurosawa).
I was not sent a copy for review, but DVD Beaver has an extensive three page look at the set right here. If you are interested, it is selling for $284.99 at Amazon as of the posting of this round-up. A list of the films included is directly below followed by a...
- 12/8/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Beautiful Losers is released on August 7th in the UK.
Beautiful Losers celebrates the spirit behind one of the most influential cultural moments of a
generation. In the early 1990s a loose-knit group of like-minded outsiders found common ground at a little
NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the Diy (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop
& graffiti, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence
from the “establishment” art world, this group and the subcultures they sprang from have now become a
movement that has been transforming pop culture.
Developing their craft with almost no influence from the “establishment” art world, this group, and the
subcultures they sprang from have now become a movement that has been transforming pop culture.
Starring a selection of artists who are considered leaders within this culture, Beautiful Losers focuses on
the telling of personal stories…...
Beautiful Losers celebrates the spirit behind one of the most influential cultural moments of a
generation. In the early 1990s a loose-knit group of like-minded outsiders found common ground at a little
NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the Diy (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop
& graffiti, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence
from the “establishment” art world, this group and the subcultures they sprang from have now become a
movement that has been transforming pop culture.
Developing their craft with almost no influence from the “establishment” art world, this group, and the
subcultures they sprang from have now become a movement that has been transforming pop culture.
Starring a selection of artists who are considered leaders within this culture, Beautiful Losers focuses on
the telling of personal stories…...
- 8/3/2009
- by Ryan Petty
- The Cinema Post
A remark made in Aaron Rose's art-nerd documentary Beautiful Losers, about humor acting as a sledge hammer, got us thinking about the power of both the comic and the tragic. Not long ago, Karina reviewed a little known documentary called Dear Zachary: A letter to a son about his father. Then the film was played on MSNBC, and her analytical criticisms of the film set off a firestorm of angry comments. We chat about tragedy, context, and the dangers of critiquing non-fiction films as works of ar ...
- 1/9/2009
- by Kevin Buist
- Spout
A remark made in Aaron Rose's art-nerd documentary Beautiful Losers, about humor acting as a sledge hammer, got us thinking about the power of both the comic and the tragic. Not long ago, Karina reviewed a little known documentary called Dear Zachary: A letter to a son about his father. Then the film was played on MSNBC, and her analytical criticisms of the film set off a firestorm of angry comments. We chat about tragedy, context, and the dangers of critiquing non-fiction films as works of art. Ano ...
- 1/9/2009
- by Kevin Buist
- Spout
[For this week’s edition of the Twitch Video Salute we’re please to welcome a special guest saluter. Our thanks to Hal Haberman, co-director of indie superhero movie Special, with a selection of fantastic failures.]
Good movies depress the hell out of me. There are just too many of them … Funny movies. Sad movies. Well-written movies. Well-shot movies. Intelligent movies. Perfect little movies that don’t make any real mistakes. Blah! No, when I pay my ten bucks, buy my tub of overpriced popcorn, and step into a dark theater, I want to see something Great. And if, for whatever reason, the filmmakers can’t pull off a great success, I’m more than happy to settle for a great failure.
Now, I’m not talking about a Snakes On A Plane type of failure, kitschy bad movies where even the filmmakers are in on the joke. Bite me! No, I’m talking about real Disasters. Movies that get booed at Cannes. Movies that end careers. Movies that try to change the world … but don’t. Movies that make you want to cover your eyes.
Good movies depress the hell out of me. There are just too many of them … Funny movies. Sad movies. Well-written movies. Well-shot movies. Intelligent movies. Perfect little movies that don’t make any real mistakes. Blah! No, when I pay my ten bucks, buy my tub of overpriced popcorn, and step into a dark theater, I want to see something Great. And if, for whatever reason, the filmmakers can’t pull off a great success, I’m more than happy to settle for a great failure.
Now, I’m not talking about a Snakes On A Plane type of failure, kitschy bad movies where even the filmmakers are in on the joke. Bite me! No, I’m talking about real Disasters. Movies that get booed at Cannes. Movies that end careers. Movies that try to change the world … but don’t. Movies that make you want to cover your eyes.
- 12/20/2008
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
New York - Beastie Boys rapper Adam Yauch will be introducing some U.S. moviegoers to a different kind of music: African pop.
Yauch's Oscilloscope Laboratories has nabbed domestic rights to the rockumentary "Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love," a portrait of the influential Senegalese musician.
Chai Vasarhelyi's film, set for an early Summer 2009 theatrical release in conjunction with Ndour's tour, covers two years in the life of the Muslim musician and controversy surrounding his songs about Islam. Oscilloscope's David Fenkel negotiated the deal with Celluloid Dreams' Bobby Allen and Hengameh Panahi.
Additionally, Regent Releasing hopes to sell audiences the the secret to happiness for just "$9.99." The distributor picked up North American rights to Tatia Rosenthal's stop-motion animated comedy. Geoffrey Rush and Anthony Lapaglia are among the voices who'll be heard when "$9.99," based on Etgar Keret's short stories, hits select U.S. theaters next spring. Regent's Mark Reinhart...
Yauch's Oscilloscope Laboratories has nabbed domestic rights to the rockumentary "Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love," a portrait of the influential Senegalese musician.
Chai Vasarhelyi's film, set for an early Summer 2009 theatrical release in conjunction with Ndour's tour, covers two years in the life of the Muslim musician and controversy surrounding his songs about Islam. Oscilloscope's David Fenkel negotiated the deal with Celluloid Dreams' Bobby Allen and Hengameh Panahi.
Additionally, Regent Releasing hopes to sell audiences the the secret to happiness for just "$9.99." The distributor picked up North American rights to Tatia Rosenthal's stop-motion animated comedy. Geoffrey Rush and Anthony Lapaglia are among the voices who'll be heard when "$9.99," based on Etgar Keret's short stories, hits select U.S. theaters next spring. Regent's Mark Reinhart...
- 9/26/2008
- by By Gregg Goldstein
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The pied piper of Manhattan's 1990s Lower East Side artist's movement, Aaron Rose breaks into film this year with his documentary, Beautiful Losers. The movie, which features interviews with the people behind the "Beautiful Losers" traveling exhibition—among them Mike Mills, (Thumbsucker) and Harmony Korine (Kids, Mister Lonely)—was six years in the making. Rose, who had previously worked in short form video, recently spoke with Mm about putting together this feature project, how he struggled staying true to the art of it and what is on tap for the future.
- 8/8/2008
- MovieMaker.com
Once upon a time - the 1990s, to be exact - there existed on Manhattan's Lower East Side a storefront gallery populated by young street artists.
Or, as one of the artists says in "Beautiful Losers," Aaron Rose's documentary look back at the gallery he ran for 10 years, "It wasn't really a gallery. It was more of a party space . . . for rich bored kids."
Rose catches up with 11 of the gallery's alumni and alumnae - punk rockers, hip-hoppers, graffiti artists, skateboarders - who have gone on to bigger and better things.
Best...
Or, as one of the artists says in "Beautiful Losers," Aaron Rose's documentary look back at the gallery he ran for 10 years, "It wasn't really a gallery. It was more of a party space . . . for rich bored kids."
Rose catches up with 11 of the gallery's alumni and alumnae - punk rockers, hip-hoppers, graffiti artists, skateboarders - who have gone on to bigger and better things.
Best...
- 8/8/2008
- by By V.A. MUSETTO
- NYPost.com
So: Sidetrack Films, the producers of Aaron Rose and Joshua Leonard's doc Beautiful Losers (see our SXSW coverage here), have signed a deal with Nike to sponsor the film's release in five cities, starting with its New York premiere this Friday. Like Mark Rabinowitz, who wrote a post on indieWIRE's new Docsider blog pondering What This All Means in relation to the state of documentary film distribution, I have mixed feelings about this. The most obvious, knee-jerk response is, of course, something about how big bad co ...
- 8/6/2008
- by Karina Longworth
- Spout
Aaron Rose never set out to be a filmmaker. An artist and writer, he is also the founder of New York's Alleged Gallery, where he served as curator for 10 years. He co-curated the large-scale museum exhibition "Beautiful Losers: Contemporary Art and Street Culture," which led to a book of the same name. And now he is the co-director (with Joshua Leonard) of the documentary Beautiful Losers, opening in New York Aug. 8. The film shines a light on the craft and inspiration of some of the most creative and influential artists of the last 20 years--including Harmony Korine, Ed Templeton, and the late Margaret Kilgallen. Rose, who now resides in Los Angeles, spoke to Back Stage about the origin and future of his moviemaking career. On picking the artists featured in the film: "We interviewed 70 people for the film, and only 12 made it in. We created a character profile for everybody.
- 8/6/2008
- by Jenelle Riley
- backstage.com
By Neil Pedley
This week's delectable delights include, amongst other things, such highbrow morsels as a gallery retrospective on D.I.Y. art and a crash course in the history of the California vineyards. If that's not your cup of proverbial tea, there's always psychotic bikers and the ballad of two stoned losers on the run from gangsters and the police.
"Beautiful Losers"
More than 15 years after founding the hugely influential Alleged Gallery in New York, the freelance curator Aaron Rose continues to serve as a cornerstone of the now-global D.I.Y. art scene. Here he teams with "Blair Witch" actor-turned-director Joshua Leonard to chart the evolution and subsequent commercialization of a movement whose genesis was found in a group of outcasts, slackers and misfits from the fringes of subculture. Emerging from the dirty little worlds of surfing, skateboarding and street graffiti, a group of artists including the likes of Harmony Korine,...
This week's delectable delights include, amongst other things, such highbrow morsels as a gallery retrospective on D.I.Y. art and a crash course in the history of the California vineyards. If that's not your cup of proverbial tea, there's always psychotic bikers and the ballad of two stoned losers on the run from gangsters and the police.
"Beautiful Losers"
More than 15 years after founding the hugely influential Alleged Gallery in New York, the freelance curator Aaron Rose continues to serve as a cornerstone of the now-global D.I.Y. art scene. Here he teams with "Blair Witch" actor-turned-director Joshua Leonard to chart the evolution and subsequent commercialization of a movement whose genesis was found in a group of outcasts, slackers and misfits from the fringes of subculture. Emerging from the dirty little worlds of surfing, skateboarding and street graffiti, a group of artists including the likes of Harmony Korine,...
- 8/4/2008
- by Neil Pedley
- ifc.com
By Aaron Hillis
He's designed scarves for Marc Jacobs and the iconic cover of Air's "Moon Safari" album, directed music videos for Moby, Pulp and Blonde Redhead, helmed two features to date (the Sundance hit "Thumbsucker" and the SXSW doc "Does Your Soul Have a Cold?"), had graphic art exhibitions and commissioned ad campaigns all around the globe, and played with members of Cibo Matto and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion in the short-lived '90s East Village supergroup Butter 08. If people still confuse prolific artist-filmmaker Mike Mills with the R.E.M. bassist of the same name, it's because it's easy to believe the same man could've done it all.
Mills features prominently in NYC gallery curator-turned-director Aaron Rose's "Beautiful Losers," an entertaining doc celebration of the D.I.Y. talent (Shepard Fairey, Harmony Korine, Ed Templeton, the late Margaret Kilgallen, et al.) who took part in Rose's titular museum exhibition.
He's designed scarves for Marc Jacobs and the iconic cover of Air's "Moon Safari" album, directed music videos for Moby, Pulp and Blonde Redhead, helmed two features to date (the Sundance hit "Thumbsucker" and the SXSW doc "Does Your Soul Have a Cold?"), had graphic art exhibitions and commissioned ad campaigns all around the globe, and played with members of Cibo Matto and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion in the short-lived '90s East Village supergroup Butter 08. If people still confuse prolific artist-filmmaker Mike Mills with the R.E.M. bassist of the same name, it's because it's easy to believe the same man could've done it all.
Mills features prominently in NYC gallery curator-turned-director Aaron Rose's "Beautiful Losers," an entertaining doc celebration of the D.I.Y. talent (Shepard Fairey, Harmony Korine, Ed Templeton, the late Margaret Kilgallen, et al.) who took part in Rose's titular museum exhibition.
- 7/30/2008
- by Aaron Hillis
- ifc.com
- Anarchists of the traditional art form, I'm looking forward to catching this docu: an in-depth look into (just under a baker's dozen or so of) artists that remain, for the most part, incognito from the mass recognition/acclaim. Not surprisingly, I'm only familiar with a trio of names (those associated for their contributions to the film world), but I'm sure this grouping of social misfits, who made the stomping grounds of the urban jungle their own canvases will incite plenty of interest. Jeez, I regret not spending more time developing a certain side of my brain. Beautiful Losers follows a loose-knit group of likeminded and creative outsiders in the 1990s who found common ground at a little NYC storefront art gallery. Rooted in the Diy (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti, these individuals created art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Featuring Shepard Fairey, Margaret Kilgallen,
- 6/18/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
'Rocker' premiere will kick off CineVegas
The 10th annual CineVegas Film Festival, set for June 12-21 at the Palms Casino Resort and the Brenden Theatres in Las Vegas, will kick off with the world premiere of Peter Cattaneo's The Rocker, starring Rainn Wilson as a failed drummer who joins his nephew's high school rock band.
Sean McGinly's The Great Buck Howard, starring John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt and Tom Hanks, will close the fest.
CineVegas, under the leadership of artistic director Trevor Groth, will host several other world premieres, including Ben Rodkin's Big Heart City; the neo-noir musical Dark Streets from director Rachel Samuels; the comedy Happy Birthday, Harris Malden, from Sweaty Robot, a Philadelphia comedy troupe; Josh Fox's Memorial Day; Rolf Belgum's She Unfolds by Day; J.L. Vara's South of Heaven; and Matthew Wilder's Your Name Here.
The fest will also hold a new competitive section for documentaries that will include Aaron Rose's Beautiful Losers; Abel Ferrara's Chelsea on the Rocks; Nicola Collins' The End; Paul Eagleston and Stephen Rose's Hi My Name Is Ryan; Dan Lindsay's "Road to the World Series of Beer Pong "; and John Corey's Lost in the Fog .
The fest line-up will also include a group of films from first and second-time Mexican filmmakers under the sidebar title La Proxima Ola; Vegas Uncovered, a special section of documentaries about Las Vegas; Diamond Discoveries, a sampling of new indie features seeking distribution; and Sure Bets, advance screening of indie features that are set for release.
Sean McGinly's The Great Buck Howard, starring John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt and Tom Hanks, will close the fest.
CineVegas, under the leadership of artistic director Trevor Groth, will host several other world premieres, including Ben Rodkin's Big Heart City; the neo-noir musical Dark Streets from director Rachel Samuels; the comedy Happy Birthday, Harris Malden, from Sweaty Robot, a Philadelphia comedy troupe; Josh Fox's Memorial Day; Rolf Belgum's She Unfolds by Day; J.L. Vara's South of Heaven; and Matthew Wilder's Your Name Here.
The fest will also hold a new competitive section for documentaries that will include Aaron Rose's Beautiful Losers; Abel Ferrara's Chelsea on the Rocks; Nicola Collins' The End; Paul Eagleston and Stephen Rose's Hi My Name Is Ryan; Dan Lindsay's "Road to the World Series of Beer Pong "; and John Corey's Lost in the Fog .
The fest line-up will also include a group of films from first and second-time Mexican filmmakers under the sidebar title La Proxima Ola; Vegas Uncovered, a special section of documentaries about Las Vegas; Diamond Discoveries, a sampling of new indie features seeking distribution; and Sure Bets, advance screening of indie features that are set for release.
- 5/8/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.