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South African street artist Faith47 just released a video, directed by Rowan Pybus, supported by The British Council, Red Bull, and Bass Festival. The short film serves as an exploration into some of the South Africa’s environment within the context of the painting Faith47 has been doing. Although it’s short the film is poignant and inspiring. Click here to watch it for yourself.

GRNappletree, one of the biggest streetwear lines today, will hold a free movie screening for “Control” Fri. June 20th, in Los Angeles at the Downtown Warehouse. A DJ will be spinning at 7 PM and the movie will start at 8 PM. Make sure to check it out if you’re in L.A.

“Deathbowl To Downtown”  focuses on the evolution of skateboring in New York City. The documentary boasts going deeper than just skating and combines documentary and an artful approach to skateboardin and the culture of skateboarding. The film also features interviews with the old school originators and new school skaters. Please visit their website for more information.

Info & Image: High Snobiety

With the release of Summit Entertainment’s Never Back Down, 80’s nostalgia lovers finally get a Karate Kid for the IPod Generation.Never Back Down centers on the main character Jake Tyler (Sean Farris), a former star football player until he moves with his family to Orlando, Florida. Now an outsider Tyler must quickly defend himself and lunges deep into the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) where he meets his mentor, Jean Roqua (Djimon Hounsou) who teaches him not only to fight properly but the priceless lesson of finding himself. (more…)

  

Roland Emmerich’s movie 10,000 B.C. is not this year’s 300, not by a long shot. The special effects and story are potential winners as Emmerich tries to find the magic he delivered in Independence Day and The Patriot. But, what fails is the tension in the audience’s efforts to allow themselves to suspend disbelief and buy-in to the story of cave men warriors and prehistoric creatures all inhabiting the same script.
The tension remains throughout and after a hopeful entry to the world of 10,000 B.C., the movie drags to a slow halt.

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You voted and here are the results. You chose the bubbly Janelle Monae as Dorothy Gale. Kelis as the Wicked Witch of the West. Chris Brown as Tin Man, Andre 3000 as Scarecrow, Terrance Howard as Cowardly Lion, Cee-Lo as The Wiz and Brandy as Glinda, The Good Witch of the South. To give a better feel of the winners we got some great illustrations by Johnathan Burrello.
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