Make something from nothing

Beautiful Losers was such an amazing film...it really reminded me what I love to do, and why I went to art school, and why I was up in studio til 4am, designing, creating, making, learning, loving, dying, living, losing, failing, gaining, EVERYTHING. At times I would feel selfish, losing myself to me, and never had time for loved ones. But this film made me remember that I was there to be inspired, and inspired others, not matter how modest or insignificant the hardships of art school made me feel, especially being around tons of other talented people. It just reminded me about the labor of love I endured so much, and re-evaluate where it's all going in these tough times.

Beautiful Losers is a documentary about the 1990's DIY contemporary art movement, including street art, skateboarding, illustrations, punk, underground music, etc. It features Ed Templeton, Harmony Korine, Geoff McFetridge, Steven Powers,and Margaret Kilgallen just to name a few.

My only question is Where was David Choe?

COLAB. type + film aka Best Thing I Have Ever Written. Durrr

oh big fat DUH.

One of my favorite artists did the lettering for the Where The Wild Things Are promo posters.

Geoff McFetridge and Spike Jonze probably get together on the weekends at Intelligensia, and discuss vintage frame glasses, crewneck sweaters, and their hairlines, in their same pitch voice. If one of them called me on the phone, because they do that from time to time, I'd have to be like "IS THIS SPIKE OR GEOFF, CUZ YOU BOTH HAVE THE SAME VOICE."

And then they'd be like "Borrah, get over yourself and the other hipsters talking shit about this film, and go watch the movie we worked on cuz we know you kinda have a boner for us both." Cuz I have totally not done that yet..watch the movie, not the boner. Possible Where The Wild Things Are Movie Review post, since my friend Frank gave me his Netflix account. Hmmmm....

But yes, I kinda do thing Geoff is pretty dreamy. I think it's the nerdyness plus CalArt vibes he's totally throwing at me. lOLZ. I went to a gallery opening once, and saw him there! Can you say SWOON? I was all "OMG Vanessa, that's one of my favorite artists...right there. So close, I can smell the Tide from his cords." But you know, I felt so intimidated I couldn't talk to him. I was also really distracted by this super awesome Ed Templeton (Total Skater Tag in the works) photo of Fugazi, with Ian Curtis, so my inner Hardcore Kid was screaming. 

Here's the photo I was eyeballfucking.

I don't know who these fools are, but they were all up on this shiz, hUH. YEAH. RIGHT. THATS RIGHT. IM RIGHT.hUHHH.

Also, WTF is Geoffy's race? Being a halfie asian, 1/2 n 1/2, or the Hapa, as some Hawaiians like to call 'em, I'm getting a little half breeding in the EYES. It's always in the eyes. Or maybe his rotund frames, and combination of farsighted-ness make those peepers look a lot more asian. Is it just me?! 

Geoff McFetridge from Iconoclast Editions on Vimeo.

SEEE! WTF, THEY EVEN HAVE SKATE DECKS. Another tag! The circle is complete!!!

Barbarella 1968 REVIEW

Barbaareeeellllllllaaaaaaaaaaaa!! ! !
Oh man... I had SUCH high expectations for this film. However, I was disappointed to see how helpless and sex-crazed Barbarella was at times. *SIGH* Sure, Babs is hot and all, and has a smoking body that any female would be jealous of, but I am soooo over blondes. Especially when they support the "dumb blonde" stereotypes, `ala Babs. 

F*ck Barbarella! It's all about the Black Queen! For those of you that know me, I love black! Half of my wardrobe is black, and the other garments that are in color, rarely see the light of day. THE Anita Pallenberg plays the Black Queen, too, and if you don't love British Rock and Roll circa 1960-1970 then let me tell ya, Anita was an actress for Warhol, and equally importantly, class A badass certified Rockstar girlfriend to none other than the Rollings Stones guitarist (Captain Jack Sparrow's Dad) KEITH RICHARDS. They dated from 1967 to 1979 and have two children together.
But rockstar fame, comes with territory such as sharing drug charges, and being into black magic. That's my girl! She's so cool, she can be an honorary member of my BLBG club. That's Black Leather Bad Girls Club.

Anyways, back to Barbarella...the film was art directed in such a superb "this is what we think the future will look like from our 1968 understanding that the world will be all silver, and metallic in 30 years" which I can always appreciate. And the costumes?!?! Totally amazing. I loved each one of them! 


I also believe that they're working on remaking this film...not sure how that's going to happen. Robert Rodriguez is trying to cast his ex-mistress/current girlfriend as the lead, but he's getting in trubs with the studio. He wants her, they don't! Last I read, he got dropped from the film due to his insistence on using her.  Nepotism at it's best.