Have You Seen the “A-Team” Trailer?

Since many of the blockbuster releases nowadays are recycled pop culture references from the 1980′s (Transformers, GI Joe, Alvin and the Chipmunks) it was only a matter before studio executives rehashed the A-Team.

As television fans from ’80s know, the A-Team was an elite squad of soldiers arrested for a crime they did not commit during the Vietnam War. They escaped from military prison and fled to Los Angeles where Hannibal, Face, Howlin’ Mad Murdock and of course B.A. “Bad Attitude” Baracus (Mr. T) set up shop as soldiers of fortune for the bullied and oppressed.

The movie will share the exact same plot as the tv show except Vietnam is exchanged for Iraq.  A-Team is  directed by Joe Carnahan (Smokin’ Aces) and stars Bradley Cooper, Liam Neeson, Jessica Biel and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. It will be released in June 2010.

the original cast

If you want more A-Team watch all 97 episodes of the original tv series via hulu

posted by: Brent Carter

“New Brow: The Rise of Underground Art”

New Brow, Pop Surrealism, the New American Art Movement, whichever term you choose will ultimately lack the depth needed to describe the contemporary art scene in America. More of a populist movement than an aesthetic, New Brow artists rarely share similarities in their work yet the artists are still very much connected.  The connections come from the influences they share: punk music, skate/surf culture, hot rod street culture, graffiti, street art, graphic design, tattoo culture, and the general DIY attitude artists need to build a following without the aide of the established art world.

Humble Pictures in association with the Shooting Gallery expose you to first hand accounts from those artists, galleries, and collectors that started the New American Art Movement in the film “New Brow: The Rise of Underground Art.”

And although the film was denied entrance by the acceptance committee for South by Southwest, thanks to the DIY attitude of all involved in the film you can still view “New Brow” and the coinciding artwork in Austin, TX during the festivities.

Artists included in the exhibition are: Eric Joyner, Charles Krafft, Shawn Barber, Travis Louie, Anthony Ausgang, Ron English, Mike Giant, Isabel Samaras, Camille Rose Garcia, Van Arno, Shepard Fairey, Liz McGrath, Henry Lewis, Tim Biskup, Gary Baseman, Glenn Barr, Kill Pixie, Niagara, Sas & Colin Christian, Erik Foss, Yumiko Kayukawa, Natalia Fabia, Paul Chatem, Sylvia Ji, Helen Garber, Joshua Petker, Mike Maxwell, Greg Gossel, and Francesco LoCastro.

Film Screening Times in Austin, TX

Tuesday March 17th, 2009
What: Single screening of New Brow
When: 6pm
Where: The Independent at 501 Studios
501 N. IH-35
Corner of E. 5th and Brushy
501stageandscreen.com
180 seats

Wednesday March 18th, 2009
What: Double feature at Cafe Mundi
When: 8pm New Brow & 9:45pm Abraham Obama
Where: Outdoor screening, 1704 East Fifth Street, 512-236-8634

Thursday Mrch 18th, 2009
What: Artist Reception at 602 West 7th #A
Where: Formerly Gallery Lombardi

Saturday March 21st, 2009
What: Double feature
When: 1pm New Brow & 3pm Abraham Obama
Where: The Independent at 501 Studios
501 N. IH-35
Corner of E. 5th and Brushy
501stageandscreen.com
180 seats

posted by: Harold Johns III

“Beautiful Losers” Screening in KC

On Dec. 4th at 8pm in the Tivoli Cinemas, The Kansas City chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) will be screening the local premiere of “Beautiful Losers”. The film celebrates the spirit behind an influential cultural movement of the early 90′s that inspired The Rathaus and countless others from that generation to pursue their own creativity. Some of the inspirational outsiders include artists like Shepard Fairey, Geoff McFetridge, Mike Mills, Barry McGee, Harmony Korine and many more.

A synopsis taken from the “Beautilful Losers” website:
“In the early 1990′s a loose-knit group of like-minded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence from the “establishment” art world, this group, and the subcultures they sprang from, have now become a movement that has been transforming pop culture.”

The trailer:

To find out more info about the screening click here.

posted by: Harold Johns III