For the past week everyone’s been going on and on about Tron and I’ve been like, “Yeah, Dave Chappelle was hilarious as Tron but that was like, five years ago.” Then I saw the Tron Legacy trailer in 3D this weekend and I was like, “Ohhh yeah…The Dude Tron.”
This is not the Tron you’re looking for:
This is that Tron:
Also…here’s the light cycle clip from Disney’s Comic-Con panel last year that got everyone juiced.
Next week prepare to laugh.
From Funny or Die:
“Zach sits down with Ben Stiller to talk about a possible sexual remake of “Meet the Fockers”. Come back for the full video premiering March 17th!”
On Tuesday I was fortunate enough to attend Flux’s advance screening of The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights, the documentary film directed by buddy Emmett Malloy and colored by our good friend and telecine artist Beau Leon. The film, which intimately chronicled the Stripes first ever tour of Canada, not only was masterfully crafted with some of the strongest performance pieces I’ve ever seen on film but it also provided both a humorous and solemn look into the intricate dynamics between Jack and Meg White.
And since I’m currently editing a film on a legendary musical act myself, I found the film to be nothing short of inspiring. A truly entertaining and poetic film for both White Stripes fans and the casual movie goer alike.
Details and more from Flux here:
“In the summer of 2007, The White Stripes embarked on a cross-country Canadian tour to accomplish their goal of performing in every province and territory across the expansive northern nation. The Emmett Malloy-directed documentary film, Under Great White Northern Lights, captured that incredible journey. On March 15th the Egyptian Theatre will host an exclusive Los Angeles theatrical screening allowing fans a peek into the touring lives of one of the world’s most enigmatic bands.”
The Cinefamily’s continuing Comedy Death Ray series continues to kill. This time young Michael Cera presents Freebie and the Bean starring Alan Arkin and James Caan in what Cera says “has to be the best buddy-cop film of 1974″.
Not much more you need to know other than it’s your favorite characters from Star Wars (spelled with a “z”), it’s burlesque and cabaret and it’s almost completely nude. George Lucas must be so proud. Presented by Courtney Cruz and Devil’s Playground and performing at The Music Box at the Henry Fonda Theater.
J Dilla aka Jay Dee aka James Yancey was one of the most influential and creative hip hop producers ever. Equally gifted as a beat creator, musician and MC, Dilla’s legacy lives on years after his passing in 2006 in other people’s music as well as on film. In addition to playing a very important part in our A Tribe Called Quest film (facebook page here), Dilla can be seen in Stussy’s recently completed three part documentary honoring the prolific music maker.
Featuring Stones Throw’s Peanut Butter Wolf, Beat Junkies J-Rocc and Rhettmatic, collaborators Frank n Dank and many more, see it all here:
Also…click the shirt below for details on the limited edition Stussy x Raph Rashid tee.
“Lazy Sunday”, the SNL Digital Short starring Chris Parnell and Andy Samberg that helped make SNL relevant again, was performed live for the first time ever last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Backed with a new medley of old school hip hop by The Roots, “Lazy Sunday” is still “crazy delicious” after all these years.
Also…just for reference, here’s the original instant classic:
Family, the friendly provider of keenly curated books, zines, contemporary arts and unique hand made items, hosts an opening party for their latest famously elaborate window displays. Created by William Lemon III and titled Parceval, the display’s unveiling will also be accompanied by a live in-store musical performance by Pharaohs.
Also…for a closer look at Family on Fairfax, check out Lance Bangs and VBS.tv’s mini documentary on the unique Los Angeles bookstore below.
With all due respect to the recent amazing music videos from Ok Go, Wilbur Sargunaraj and Die Antwoord, none of those clips were ass shakers quite like this. From French (of course) independent record label Record Makers celebrating 10 years of music making, the video features mesmerizing visuals from Mrzyk & Moriceau with the sensual sounds of Sebastien Tellier.
Also…available from Record Makers and Creative Applications is this free little random art generator iPhone app also created by Mrzyk & Moriceau.
Record Makers Promo from CreativeApplications.Net on Vimeo.
Click this little guy below to get the free iPhone app:
These days it seems like the only “news” anchors you can rely on are the ones on a comedy channel. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart once again takes Fox “News” to task and calls it like it is, this time finding inconsistencies in what Fox likes to call “Fair and Balanced” reporting.
At this point it’s like shooting fish in a barrel made of fish with a bowling ball gun. Seriously Fox News, who are you kidding? Just drop the whole “Fair and Balanced” act already, rename yourselves the Republican News Network and call it a day. I promise you, you’ll feel much feel much better about yourself knowing that you have at least a shred dignity.
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