Horimono Full Body Tattoo: Art Or Yakuza?

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Horimono Full Body Tattoo: Art Or Yakuza?

No Comments 02 September 2010

What’s lies just under the suit of a well dressed Japanese business man? National Geographic takes us to Japan for an inside look at full body tattoos, the art of Horimono.  Master tattoo artist Horikoi shares his efforts to bring acceptance to the often shunned display of body art. “Is it body art, or a [...]

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The Monk & The Monkey: Animated Short

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The Monk & The Monkey: Animated Short

No Comments 28 August 2010

The Ringling College of Art + Design has been on a roll of late with the quality of their student projects. Animators Brendan Carroll & lighting artist Francesco Giroldini look to continue that proud heritage with their brilliant animated short film, The Monk & The Monkey. A determined young boy, Ragu, is sent by his [...]

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Delightful Animated Short: Dilla The Armadillo Vs. The Hunter

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Delightful Animated Short: Dilla The Armadillo Vs. The Hunter

No Comments 19 August 2010

This charming short film was created by four alumni of the Ringling College of Art & Design. The plot is simple but the action is intense. Dilla The Film: An armadillo lives in a perfect world that is threatened when a hunter enters the scene. Directed by: Mike Klim Stanley Moore Dominic Pallotta Mikey Sauls Composed [...]

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Video Documentary: Shinya Kimura, The “zero style” Custom Bike

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Video Documentary: Shinya Kimura, The “zero style” Custom Bike

No Comments 18 August 2010

Shinya Kimura is a Japanese born custom bike maker.  As founder of Zero Engineering Kimura has brought a no frills minimalistic and vintage artistry to motorcycle design. The visual and functional aspects of his work have become know as the Zero-style bike.  His bikes share key design features such as “a rigid gooseneck, a pre-1984 [...]

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A Film About Campbells Soup: Warhol Would Be Proud

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A Film About Campbells Soup: Warhol Would Be Proud

No Comments 17 August 2010

Director Amos Mulder takes us on a fantastic surreal voyage via the universally recognized Campbell’s Soup can. A film about soup! Canned soup in the leading role of a short allegory. Twitter users click this button to retweet this post. You can follow me here: @KevinMinott

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Visit One Of Chicagoland’s Last Drive-in Theatres

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Visit One Of Chicagoland’s Last Drive-in Theatres

No Comments 12 August 2010

The summer movies season is filled with big budget special effects blockbusters, but even those wear thin after a while. Have you ever considered going to a drive-in theatre to add an old school twist to the typical summer fare. TribLocal staff reporter Elizabeth Vassolo visits the Cascade Drive-In Theatre in West Chicago, Ill. The [...]

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Lindsay Lohan To Play Porn Star Linda Lovelace In ‘Inferno’

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Lindsay Lohan To Play Porn Star Linda Lovelace In ‘Inferno’

No Comments 10 August 2010

Troubled child star Lindsay Lohan has signed on to play the infamous porno star Linda Lovelace. “Linda Lovelace, was an American pornographic actress who was famous for her performance of deep throat fellatio in the enormously successful 1972 hardcore porn film Deep Throat.” Lohan has taken a series of early of racy promo pics to [...]

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“No One Man Should Have All That Power” The Social Network- TV Spot

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“No One Man Should Have All That Power” The Social Network- TV Spot

No Comments 31 July 2010

With Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails fame helming the soundtrack to ‘The Social Network’, movie goers are assured to an amazing musical experience in theaters this October. Sony Pictures however opted to kick it up a notch and add Mr. drama himself Kanye West to the latest TV spot. The track is titled ‘POWER’ [...]

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Undoubtedly The Best ‘Dancing In The Rain’ Video Ever

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Undoubtedly The Best ‘Dancing In The Rain’ Video Ever

No Comments 28 July 2010

When you hear a song like “My Girl” by the Temptations it easy to forget the period it was written in. America in 1964 was a racially tumultuous place. For such an uplifting song to come out of that period was a testament to the mental fortitude and creative expression fostered at Motown Records. Upon [...]

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Why Can’t All Comic Book Movies Be Like This?

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Why Can’t All Comic Book Movies Be Like This?

No Comments 28 July 2010

Every summer movie goers are presented with a plethora animated kids cartoons and live action comic book adaptations. While some of these movies get it right a la Dark Knight. Many of them fail to capture the epicness of their source material. The superheros and villains come across as mediocre. That’s what makes this 3D [...]

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