Coming as the first film to be branded with the label Morgan Spurlock Presents… but having no work credited to the semi-famous director of anti-McDonald’s documentary Supersize Me and television program “30 Days,” Chalk, a mockumentary in the style of “The Office,” has begun to be released in select cities around the United States.
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Paintings from the Rapture: Alexia Stamatiou
Trawlers, 2004, gouache, ink, and pencil on paper, 7” x 9″
Looking through the gallery window, Alexia Stamatiou’s paintings seem like a celebration of color and life, an eye-catching display against the pristine white of the Sunday Gallery located in New York City’s Lower East Side.
Brand Upon the Brain!
Brand Upon the Brain!, an absurdly fictional account of director Guy Maddin’s childhood with an overbearing, manipulative mother and mad scientist father, is more than a tale of a dysfunctional family that controls an island full of subservient orphans.
28 Weeks Later
More often than not, sequels don’t live up to the expectations that their predecessors set. That, however, most certainly is not the case with 28 Weeks Later (Fox Atomic), which makes its amateurish 28 Days… counterpart look like an after-school special – albeit one with rage-infected, flesh-eating humans.
Sicko Set for June 29 Release
Michael Moore’s examination of the U.S. healthcare system will hit theaters this summer after a showing at the Cannes Film Festival.
Vitche, AJ Fosik, and Matt Haber & Andy Kehoe Exhibits
Jonathan LeVine Gallery will have three exhibits showing simultaneously from May 12th through June 9th. Vitche‘s show Equilibrium will be in Gallery I. AJ Fosik‘s At the Edge of Town will be in Gallery II. Matt Haber and Andy Kehoe‘s Trouble, Pass Me By will be held in the Project Room. The opening reception for all three will be on Saturday May 12th from 7 – 9pm.
Two More Wars!
Though we won’t be treated to more of Darth Vader’s wicked ways, his fans should be drooling. George Lucas, creator of all things Skywalker, has told Fox News that he will make two more Star Wars films.
Adrienne Leban to Hold First Solo Exhibit
The Corey Gallery, which is owned by a former student of Leban, will present her artwork in early May.
Sony Discontinues 20GB PS3
Electronics giant Sony has confirmed that it has ceased offering the 500-dollar, 20-gigabyte version of the Playstation 3. A spokesman for the company said that the 60-gig model, which goes for $100 more, has been selling at a 9-1 ratio in comparison to its less-equipped brother.
David Sedaris @ Chicago Theatre
As comedic author David Sedaris made his way through an oral recital of short stories during his Easter stop at The Chicago Theatre, it became increasingly clear that awkward translations between languages would be a recurrent theme. It is, after all, a well of material that probably won’t run dry as long as humankind exists.