A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe’s life, in which the poet pursues a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer’s stories. John Cusack stars as Edgar Allan Poe!
In theaters March 9th, 2012
TweetBlank City tells the long-overdue tale of a disparate crew of renegade filmmakers who emerged from an economically bankrupt and dangerous moment in New York history. From the late 1970’s through the mid 80’s, when the city was still a wasteland of cheap rent and cheap drugs, these directors crafted daring works that would go on to profoundly influence the development of independent film as we know it today.
Directed by French newcomer Céline Danhier, Blank City weaves together an oral history of the “No Wave Cinema” and “Cinema of Transgression” movements through compelling interviews with the luminaries who began it all. Featured players include acclaimed directors Jim Jarmusch and John Waters, actor-writer-director Steve Buscemi, Blondie’s Debbie Harry, hip-hop legend Fab 5 Freddy, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, photographer Richard Kern as well as Amos Poe, James Nares, Eric Mitchell, Susan Seidelman, Beth B, Scott B, Charlie Ahearn and Nick Zedd. Fittingly, the soundtrack includes: Patti Smith, Television, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, The Contortions, The Bush Tetras, Sonic Youth and many more.
In theaters March 2nd, 2012
TweetThe video is composed of live material from the Watch the Throne tour.
The artwork for the single features the French flag blue with the royal blue third substituted with black.
Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo presents the ‘Off The Wall’ video from his first full-band rock solo album, Between The Times & The Tides. The video incorporates shots of New York and shots from David Linton’s recent, kaleidoscopic installation at Downtown Manhattan’s Clocktower Gallery.
TweetNew EP from Burial, titled Kindred, is now available to hear in full at his label Hyperdub’s website. Up until now only the second B-side “Ashtray Wasp” had been previewed, now all three tracks are streaming here.
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The Simpsons, created by “Life is Hell” cartoonist Matt Groening, is celebrating its 500th episode in February 2012, and Kidrobot is honoring the father of primetime animation, making him into a 6-inch vinyl toy! Complete with goatee and glasses, director’s jacket, and pad and pencil accessories, it is the first EVER Simpsons Matt Groening toy.
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