Directed by Andreas Johnsen, the film’s title The Fake Case refers to the $2.5 million lawsuit the Chinese authorities have against artist Ai Weiwei and his art company, Fake. The film recently debuted at the Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It documents Ai talking about the dark past with his mother, spending time with his son, while secretly creating art that reflects his time in detention. Ai, son of the legendary poet Ai Qing, is a Chinese artist famous for speaking out against China’s …
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Mexican director Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hell Boy, Blade) is making a TV series about vampires called The Strain. Below the creepy teaser shows a shaky frame with a bunch of rats. Through their spreading a disease, they have something to do with creating the most horrifying of vampires. The show is based on three books written by Toro and Chuck Hogan. Toro definitely has a thing for blood suckers, but he can flip the concept pretty well. His …
These fools made a short horror flick for Halloween. It’s a kid with a sheet over his head running around a hotel killing people while Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler, the Creator, Taco, Lionel Boyce and Jasper Dolphin act a retard trying to solve murders. There’s a Youtube description that reads, “A Little Girl Dies By The Stairs In A Hotel And Detective Ray And Tony Has To Find Out Who Did It Before Its Too Late………. Tyler, Jasper, Lionel, Taco And Earl Thought Of …
Director Michel Gondry’s new flick is a documentary about political activist, MIT professor, philosopher, and linguist Noam Chomsky. Gondry and Chomsky chew the fat about linguistics and Chomsky’s life work. The MIT professor is one of the leading foremost forward thinkers in modern times. He’s pissed off presidents, prime ministers and right wing conservatives. Through whimsical animation and unveiling conversations, Gondry paints a beautifully touching portrait of a man who’s helped shape the global consciousness at will. …
San Francisco, CA based artist David Young V gets it up at The Loin. He’s doing a wall-to-wall on site instillation. On opening night, he’ll be live screen printing limited prints, patches and t-shirts. The show, Akruva (new world) runs through the end of November. We interviewed DYV earlier this year about his adventures of posting his “Nun of War” in South America and the madness of SF’s Tenderloin. Read here. The Loin 602 Eddy St. San Francisco, CA …
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