2012 January : EXIT

NORMAN PARKINSON – AN EYE FOR FASHION

Posted on 2012-01-23

A new exhibition of vintage fashion photography by Norman Parkinson, one of Britian’s most significant portrait and fashion photographers of the 20th century. The portfolio represents the British fashion designers who laid the foundations for today’s fashion industry.

Displaying over 60 rare vintage photographs from the Angela Williams Archive, this unique portfolio evokes a sense of glamour, beauty and timeless elegance.

Original 50s and 60s clothing from the museum’s collection will also feature, showcasing high street fashion designs from this period.

Exhibition runs through to April 15th, 2012

M Shed
Princes Wharf
Wapping Road
Bristol
BS1 4RN

mshed.org

CARNAGE

Posted on 2012-01-23

Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the evening into chaos. Stars Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz. Directed by Roman Polanski

In theaters February 3rd, 2012

www.sonyclassics.com/carnage

CASA DE MI PADRE

Posted on 2012-01-23

Armando Alvarez (Will Ferrell) has lived and worked on his father’s ranch in Mexico his entire life. As the ranch faces financial strains, Armando’s younger brother Raul (Diego Luna) shows up with his new fiancee, Sonia (Genesis Rodriguez) and pledges to settle all his father’s debts. It seems that Raul’s success as an international businessman means the ranch’s troubles are over, but when Armando falls for Sonia, and Raul’s business dealings turn out to be less than legit, the Alvarez family finds themselves in a full-out war with Mexico’s most feared drug lord, the mighty Onza (Gael Garcia Bernal).

In theaters March 16th, 2012

www.casademipadremovie.com

BOMBAY BEACH

Posted on 2012-01-23

A documentary-record-cum-drama with dreamlike musical elements describing a small community on the fringes of the lost American dream, and the dreamers who populate its surreal and poetic landscape.
Bombay Beach is one of the poorest communities in southern California located on the shores of the Salton Sea, a man-made sea stranded in the middle of the Colorado desert that was once a beautiful vacation destination for the privileged and is now a pool of dead fish. Music by Beirut and Bob Dylan.

In theaters February 3rd, 2012

bombaybeachfilm.com

JUSTICE – ON ‘N’ ON – RUINED BY RICK RUBIN

Posted on 2012-01-23

We don’t normally post up many remixes of tunes but Rubin has stripped the Justice track back, upping the funk, harking back to his RHCP days?
Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin was the co-founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings.

www.facebook.com/etjusticepourtous

CASSETTE – A DOCUMENTARY

Posted on 2012-01-23

Could the cassette tape be making a comeback? Zack Taylor and Seth Smoot have created CASSETTE: A Documentary about the topic. Check out the trailer, as well as some interesting facts pertaining to the cassette tape.