The Graffiti Gang

If you are intrigued by graffiti, then check out “Rockfresh.”

Official selection AFI FEST 2004. ROCK FRESH is an electrifying documentary on the world of the graffiti artist. A raw snapshot of artists who literally have their back against the wall, the film follows five of the world’s most legendary street artists as they make the leap from graffiti art to commercial art.

From the street to the gallery. From walls to clothing. From private to worldwide. Our cameras unmask the mystifying process behind graffiti art like never before. Revealing step-by-step how the colors blend, how the angles sharpen, how the shadows emerge. Lifting the veil from a subculture so clandestine, it took 40 years to get this close. The artists take their skills to a variety of surfaces -concrete, canvas, metal, cloth, and brick.

And to an array of locations – city rooftops, the desert, downtown lofts, the sewers, even the forest. ROCK FRESH also reveals artists painfully coming of age. From kids drawing in their sketchbooks, to grown men struggling to make a living .

‘The Croods’ Wins the Weekend Box Office

The DreamWorks production, ‘The Croods’ dominated at the box office this weekend with $44.7 million. The prehistoric animated film stars the voices of Nicholas Cage, Emma Stone, and Ryan Reynolds. With a budget of $135 million, it is on its way to being a huge success for DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox.

Gerard Butler’s, ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ claimed the second place slot with $30.5 million. The White House drama also stars Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd.

‘Oz The Great and Powerful’ held on to a strong position at the box office, earning $22 million. This made the total gross for the film $177.56 million since its release March 8.

 

 

March Madness Begins

Warm up for March Madness this week by watching a movie about “The Greatest Player Ever,” Wilt Chamberlain.

Follow Wilt Chamberlain’s career starting with the 1954 high school championship at the Philadelphia Palestra against West Catholic High School. Watch the skills of a young player who becomes the most outstanding basketball player in the world. See interviews and visuals with his high school coach.

Enjoy his 100 point game against the New York Knickerbockers that stands as the most outstanding achievement of any athlete. Listen to opposing players as they describe his amazing talent and athletic abilities that still seem unbelievable.

Get Ready for Spring with ‘Seasons’

 

With Spring just around the corner, it is time for yet another season. “Seasons” will get you in the mood for outdoor activities as it begins to warm up during the month of March.

“Seasons” is a film that follows seven of the world’s top mountain bikers through the course of four seasons of one year. The film explores what it means to be a full time rider as told through the lives of downhill racers, slope style competitors, and big mountain free-riders.

The Collective has been working on Seasons non-stop for the last twelve months, cutting together footage from multiple shoots with every rider, ranging from slopestyle competitions to World Cup downhill races, to epic backcountry freeride shoots.

 

Oz Dominates the Weekend Box Office

“Oz the Great and Powerful” sure did a phenomenal job at the box office this weekend, taking in $80.2 million. Looks like the Disney franchise had nothing to worry about after all!

The film beat it’s $70 million projected earnings, making it the third highest March opening behind “The Hunger Games” and “Alice in Wonderland.”

“Jack and the Giant Slayer” took the second place slot this weekend with $43.8 million, while “Identity Thief” held onto third place with $6.3 million.

 

 

Future By Design

‘Tis the season for award-winning films. Check out this great movie that provides a glimpse into the future of design.

Future by Design is a documentary film by Academy Award nominated filmmaker William Gazecki, sharing the life and far-reaching vision of Jacque Fresco, a modern day Da Vinci.

Peer to Einstein and Buckminster Fuller, Jacque is a self-taught futurist who describes himself most often as a generalist or multi-disciplinarian — a student of many inter-related fields. He is a prolific inventor, having spent his entire life (he is now 90 years old) conceiving of and devising inventions on various scales which entail the use of innovative technology.

 

Date Night Pick of the Week: Left/Right

Daniel Ray Morton is a small-town have-not who has grown up to be a conspicuous big-city socialite. But after a human resource audit reveals an overstated educational background, Ray loses his job, his gaudy paycheck and in turn his identity.

In an attempt to salvage his career and self-worth, Ray returns home to feebly check the boxes on his embellished resume. While there, Ray comes to find out that his obituary, not his resume, will be the true measure of his worth.

 

One Direction Teaser Trailer

Although the One Direction 3-D movie does not hit theaters until August 30, the band has already provided fans with a teaser trailer to drool over until the official trailer is released.

The teen hearthrob band is releasing the 3-D documentary to show fans what life is like both on and off the road. Check out the teaser trailer for yourself below:

20 Years of ‘Cool Runnings’

‘Cool Runnings’ celebrated its 20th Anniversary this week with a reunion celebration in Canada.

A special showing of the 1993 film took place at Calgary’s Plaza Theatre on Sunday. The cast signed autographs and took photos with a select group of attendees.

The classic film about the Jamaican bobsled team was recently voted the #1 “Feel Good” movie of all time.

Red Band Trailer for ‘Spring Breakers’ with Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens as Bikini Girls Gone Rogue!

Hide your teenagers because we have the red band trailer for Harmony Korine’s (‘Kids’) new film ‘Spring Breakers’ starring James Franco, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine, Heather Morris, and Vanessa Hudgens.

The story follows four wild college girls who land in jail after robbing a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation.  They then find themselves being bailed out by a cornrow-wearing drug and arms dealer (James Franco) who wants them to do some dirty deeds for him in return.  Plenty of drugs, sex, and violence ensue as we follow the shenanigans of these bikini-clad girls.

From the same controversial writer as the movie ‘Kids’, you can be certain it will raise eyebrows and probably some outrage.  I went through the spring break phase, spending plenty of uninhibited and never to be repeated weeks in between the Copper Canyons of Arizona.  I’m not exactly proud of it, and in hindsight, I’m terrified of the thought of what parents don’t know about their sons and daughters…. mainly the daughters.  Ruh-roh, I sound like an old man!

Here’s the red band trailer…