The NEWEST video from Vision The Kid. Directed by Sidenberg/Tesnow. Production by Six-Ton. Check out their site too when you get a chance. http://www.six-ton.com
Album and mixtape coming first half 2011 from Vision The Kid. Production by Tru of Last Triumph. http://www.lasttriumph.com
Download the mixtape which “I Paint Pictures” appears here: http://www.mediafire.com/?zlnkgdmgmmz
Yea, that's my nephew
Poster of Top 144 Hip Hop albums from the 90's. Arranged by color/aesthetic.
http://phillyjay28.bigcartel.com/product/90s-rap-poster
I don’t plug just anything but I had to share this beautiful piece of art with the world. My buddy made it. Took him probably a year of on and off work? Oh and he got every image in the highest resolution possible, even had to go out and buy some rare records to scan the cover. Click link for the original post, otherwise just enjoy.
I know I know, Top 10 of 2010 lists are SO last year…but I had some movie catching up to do over the weekend so here we go. My Top 10 movies of 2010, of which I am completely unqualified to comment on!
Quick note: 2010 was a great year for a lot of my favorite directors. David Fincher, Christopher Nolan, David O. Russell and Darren Aronofsky all scored home runs in my book.
Without further ado…
10. Get Low
This is the quietest movie on my list which is fitting seeing as it follows the story of Felix Bush ‘s (Robert Duvall) self imposed 30-year exile on the outskirts of a small town; a town filled with myths and rumors about the hermit living on it’s outskirts. Looking for a grand entrance back into public life Duvall employs the likes of Bill Murray and Lucas Black to help him throw a “funeral party” for himself. What at first appears to be a publicity stunt and a chance to hear all the myths the townspeople have about His Hermitness turns into a tear-inducing plea for forgiveness and public confession. Robert Duvall is perfect as the quiet, too strong for his own good type. Also, Bill Murray is in it, did I mention that already?
9. Max Manus
This 2008 Norwegian film, reportedly the largest Norwegian production to date, is set in World War 2 Norway and follows the bold, brash and conflicted Max Manus as he defies Nazi’s, fights off flashbacks and runs around igniting Improvised Explosive Devices circa 1942 in libraries and jails alike. Wrought with the heartbreak of loss comrades and a war that ends with Max questioning his usefulnees now that the Germans have left, this is one of the best World War 2 movies I’ve ever seen. It sits right up besides Letters From Iwo Jima for great movies that show the “good war” from a non-American perspective. This film made a short run this year at Minneapolis St. Anthony Main (which is why I include it here) and I suggest you netflix it immediately.
8. Fair Game
An intense political drama covering the Valerie Plame scandal this Sean Penn and Naomi Watts vehicle takes us from the halls of the Pentagon to Niger to shock-and-awe Iraq and back. But the real trip here is into a marriage in crisis and the cost of sacrficies made for one’s country. Seriously, you’ll probably cry.
7. True Grit
The Coen Brothers make a Western, starring The Dude. I probably don’t have to write more after that sentence but I will. Jeff Bridges revamps his Crazy Heart character but drops the whiskey and guitar in exchange for six shooters, horses, and well… more whiskey. This movie is all about the performances. Kudos to Matt Damon and Josh Brolin for rounding out this excellent cast with an extra gold star going to Hailee Steinfeld in her breakout role as the grittiest-of-them-all 15 year-old Mattie Ross.
6. The Fighter
Christian Bale deserves an Oscar for his portrayal of a crack-addicted ex-fighter beyond his glory days seeking redemption through the training of his younger brother, a down-but-not-out fighter himself, hoping to become the new “pride of Lowell”. Also, Mark Wahlberg doesn’t fuck it up.
5. The Town
Automatic weapon shootouts on the claustrophobic streets of Boston. Bank Robbers in nun outfits. The dude from the Hurt Locker and Ben Affleck not being a total cornball. This movie could have road right off the tracks into trashy, un-impactful violence gore but instead delivered an adult thriller with a head and heart. Whether you saw the climax coming or not this heist flick followed all the rules of the genre and STILL left you riveted right up to the “Cathedral of Boston” ending.
4. Black Swan
Darren Aronofsky’s very own Dark Twisted Fantasy. Have a comedy lined up right after watching this, you’ll need it.
3. Inception
Mind bottlingly awesome, Christopher Nolan strikes again. Smart as a whip and even quicker in pacing, Nolan is able to delve in to all the minutae of his sci-fi world while never pausing the relentless drive of this mind bender. As much as this flick was the best action/sci-fi/drama since the first Matrix, don’t overlook this film’s commentary on films. Why else was the last dream within a dream something out of a Pierce Brosnan-era Bond flick?
This perfectly paced documentary brings all the excitement of the (largely illegal) street art it documents. There’s a surprising amount of laughs in this absurd tale, that also includes never before seen footage of Banksy’s workshop and a behind the scenes looks at street artists from around the world. But as documentarian becomes street artist becomes overnight art world sensation the line between perceived power and actual power all but disintegrates leaving the viewer with a downtown-LA-warehouse-full of questions, not the least of which is, “what just happened?”.
David Fincher meets Aaron Sorkin writing about one of the most important technological inventions in modern social life since *69? And Trent Reznor did the soundtrack? I’m so in.
Movies I should probably have seen in order for this list to have any credability whatsoever:
The Kids Are All Right, Winter Bones, The King’s Speech, Toy Story 3 (can’t believe I haven’t seen this yet)
Other really good movies that were close:
Shutter Island – Liked it but thought the ending was a little too sure of itself. Hoped for a little more vagueness amongst all the twist and turns.
127 Hours – James Franco gets his arm caught in a rock for, you guessed it, 127 hours. Thanks to Danny Boyle the movie doesn’t fell nearly that long but at the end of the day there’s a lot less material to work with here than in Slumdog Millionaire.
Greenberg – Ben Stiller as a frustrated, annoying, stuck-in-a-rut 40 something lamenting his missed chances at musical stardom and looking for (but usually missing) love in the arms of a younger women, with hangups all her own. Completely worth it for the party scene where Stiller embibes a cocktail of drugs and cusses out the younger generation for being way too well adjusted.
