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Grizzly Bear "Two Weeks"

Book Club: The Da Vinci Code

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Haha. Jordan directed a new Funny or Die flick about a bunch of dudes in a book club reviewing The Da Vinci Code. You're going to love it!

Watchmen: Justice is Coming iPhone MMO

Silvio's secret project has finally been announced! His studio, Last Legion Games created Watchmen: Justice is Coming, a multiplayer online adventure fighting game developed exclusively for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Inspired by the Watchmen film, pretty soon players will be able to chat and battle other players while wandering 1970s New York City.

The game is still under Apple's thumb (waiting for approval) and will be available at the iTunes App Store in March 2009. Check watchmanjusticeiscoming.com for more deets! Please spread the word. I'm not sure anyone knows about this IP yet and I'd really like to give the film and its accompanying game a little press!

UPDATE: The game is now available at the Apple Apps Store!

Team CB's 5th Annual Oscar Party

February 22, 2009 - 7:10 p.m. - Mar Vista, CA

Team CB hosted their 5th Annual Oscar Party with a couple dozen of their closest friends. Not too many tears were shed this year although it was agreed upon that the James Franco/Seth Rogen comedy bit was the highlight of the night. Oh... that and watching Sophia Loren want to maul the other women on stage. Glen won the Oscar pool inching ahead by voting for his boys. Thanks T and B for hosting another fulfilling Oscar night!

SM - Oliver Stone Event (02.13.09)

Meet Writer/Director Oliver Stone for the DVD Release of W.

At Vidiots on Friday, February 13th at 7:30 p.m.

Oliver Stone is known for taking on controversial political and cultural subjects.  His work has won him three Academy Awards. Vidiots will screen scenes from the film W. followed by a question/answer session.

DVD copies of W. as well as other Stone films including, Salvador, Platoon, Born on the 4th of July, The Doors, Wall St. and Talk Radio will be available for purchase and signing.

Vidiots is located at 302 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, California.

Admission is Free. For further information call 310-392-8508

Charlie Rose Interview: Shepard Fairey

Forward to 23:45 minutes for Shepard's interview with Charlie Rose.

BB Video: Glen E. Friedman, Skate + Hardcore Punk Photo-History

Happy Birthday, Jackson Pollock!

Check out Google's search bar in honor of Jackson Pollock's birthday today.

Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it)

Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

Shepard Fairey on The Colbert Report

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c

Shepard Fairey

Colbert at Christmas
Colbert Christmas DVD

Green Screen
Bill O'Reilly Interview

In case you missed Shep on The Colbert Report last night...

Colbert: Aren't you just proving that Obama's going to be Socialist because the poster... you're saying the poster belongs to everybody, right? Come on, turn a buck on this thing, man!

Fairey:  I benefit from this in other ways. One is, Obama will be President in a few days.

Eye Spy 2008

(almost) a photo a day by hustler of culture and silviothemilvio.

RELATED: Eye Spy 2007, Eye Spy 2006

Third Place Sports Influencer: Tony Hawk

Tony Hawk on Japanese television in 1984 (part 1) by Tony Hawk

Forbes has named skate champion Tony Hawk the third most influential athlete in the world beating out other sports megastars such as baller Shaquille O'Neal, race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., and multi-Olympic gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps. Aside from his winning slab superstature, Tony's rise in influence and fame rose with the help from the blockbuster videogame franchise, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater -- a game my husband Silvio is proud to have been the lead artist for, for the first couple of iterations. What a long way, skateboarding has come. And videogames too.

Good pal and tech journalist Daniel Terdiman interviewed Tony for cNet. Tony talks about technology, entertainment, charity-work, and skateboarding. He says, "More kids are skating than playing little league now... the same cities that are discouraging them aren't providing facilities for them. So I wanted to help bridge that gap and provide skate parks in low-income cities." Huh, really?! Wow, cool!

"Jeff Koons Versailles" Recap

December 27, 2008 - 4:44 p.m. - Paris, France

"Jeff Koons Versailles"... what can I say other than that, you had to be there? Sure we've all seen Koons' work in museums and galleries before. But few of us have seen his work juxtaposed in such a way that the art is completely new again. A handful of old-fashioned folks complained. Everyone I attended with cruised the monumental grounds, mouths agape. The 30-year retrospective at the chateau was simply fabulous. I feel so damn lucky to have been able to visit, thanks to a last minute extension of the show. My favorite piece? The Hoover works in the Antichambre du Grand Couvert -- so ridiculous. "Jeff Koons Versailles" is the best museum exhibition I visited in 2008. I'm certain I'll never see a show quite like it, ever again.

Jean Charles de Castelbajac vs. LEGO

JCDC VS LEGO from Four H on Vimeo.

My Paris-based fashion industry insider cousin Lan pointed me to Jean Charles de Castelbajac's whimsical S/S 3001 collection (related to his Spring/Summer 2009 collection). I dig the marriage of high fashion and popular culture (LV and Murakami/Stephen Sprouse) but pray tell, who is the audience for this line?!

Entertainment Gathering 2008 Recap

Entertainment Gathering 2008 was incredibly inspirational and moving. I was at times, welling up witnessing what was on stage. But mostly, I was in awe of the human spirit and all the exciting projects and things people were up to. The company was top notch! So many creatives. So much talent. So nice people! I am grateful to have seen and heard what had transpired over a few days in Monterey, California and I look forward to attending the event again in the near future. Thanks EG 2008 for all the story-worthy memories.

Matt Groening + Hans Wegner = So Best!

December 13, 2008 - 5:33 p.m. - Monterey, CA

At Entertainment Gathering, I happened to win a Hans Wegner Wishbone Chair. I asked conference attendee Matt Groening to sign my "winner" card. He graciously doodled Lisa Simpson on it for me. Best win, ever! Thanks Steelcase/Coalesse, thanks Mr. Simpsons Creator, and thanks EG 2008 for the opportunity!

SF - "Apoohcalypse Now" Screening (12.10.08 - 12.16.08)

Apoohcalypse Now
Artemio
Wednesday, December 10 to Tuesday, December 16
Screened during gallery hours: Noon-6pm, Tues-Sat

New Langton Arts presents three films/videos selected by artist Julio Cesar Morales. The second is Apoohcalypse Now (2002; 8:26 min.)

Apoohcalypse Now takes Marlon Brando's infamous monologue from Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film and interprets it through the children's character Winnie the Pooh. The movie conflates two different approaches to aestheticizing popular narratives, creating a mixture of highly stylized visual terms that engage the politics of appropriation while questioning the aesthetics of war and escapism.

Arkitip No. 0049: Peter Saville

Arkitip No. 0049, Peter Saville from Arkitip, Inc. on Vimeo.

Visual communicator Peter Saville probably better expresses what he's thinking through his work than words.

Arkitip No. 0049 will be a virtual catalog of Peter’s work including essays from Saville’s colleagues throughout his career. It will also include two original prints from the designer. The prints will be 12 x 12 In. on 100 lb. archival stock and will sit on top of the magazine inside a custom designed box carefully encasing the magazine and prints.

Available November 20, 2009. Don't miss it, subscribe today.

Save the Videogame

Richard Lemarchand from gamecity on Vimeo.

There's no question, videogames have influenced my life. I fondly remember spending many hours with friends and family hovering over the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, and the Commodore 64 growing up. Many allowances and after school hours were spent at the arcade. I often took ideas from the computer to the real world -- completing virtual adventures, outside. I married a game developer over 10 years ago and we've since hosted hundreds of game nights together. We have nearly every major game console launched in the past 30 years gathering dust in our garage. I was once a games journalist. Our cat's name is Atari. Videogame royalties bought our home. We have been hosting an annual post E3 barbecue for the past six years. Some of our best buddies, like Richard (above) we met through the interactive entertainment industry. Without games I'd be without a lot.

Tell people about the National Videogame Archive and register to help save the videogame today. Please spread the word. Thanks!

NYC - 25th Anniversary "Wild Style" Event (11.14.08 - 11.20.08)