I wrote an article about Whyred, a Swedish designer in the latest issue of metro.pop, a fashion/lifestyles publication. The magazine is available at a newsstand near you, please check it out!
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Love and Death in L.A.
A friend of mine, Alejandro Romero, had his film debut during a private screening at the Sunset 5 this past weekend that he held for an indie film, Powder Blue, bound for straight-to-DVD release.
If you have not heard of this film yet, it is worth checking out, especially for moody L.A. dwellers destined to wander amidst blue skies.
It is a shame that it's not headed for theaters, while at an obvious disadvantage in marketing and distribution. Powder Blue is about lost souls in L.A. that find each other and was panned by critics. The film has a poetic quality through its photography, although hindered by a lack of character backstory and the occasional unexplained plot point. The star-studded cast includes Jessica Biel, Forest Whitaker, Ray Liotta, and Lisa Kudrow, not to mention others of note (ok, and Patrick Swayze as a sleazy strip club owner. And Kris Kristofferson as Liotta's father? What?). However, the apparent high point of the film from the trailer is Biel as a masochistic stripper.
The trailer is posted below. Alejandro plays Lexus, a transgender prostitute. I am biased, but he is great in this:
If you have not heard of this film yet, it is worth checking out, especially for moody L.A. dwellers destined to wander amidst blue skies.
It is a shame that it's not headed for theaters, while at an obvious disadvantage in marketing and distribution. Powder Blue is about lost souls in L.A. that find each other and was panned by critics. The film has a poetic quality through its photography, although hindered by a lack of character backstory and the occasional unexplained plot point. The star-studded cast includes Jessica Biel, Forest Whitaker, Ray Liotta, and Lisa Kudrow, not to mention others of note (ok, and Patrick Swayze as a sleazy strip club owner. And Kris Kristofferson as Liotta's father? What?). However, the apparent high point of the film from the trailer is Biel as a masochistic stripper.
The trailer is posted below. Alejandro plays Lexus, a transgender prostitute. I am biased, but he is great in this:
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Daisy, Daisy
Picked up a copy of The Beats: A Graphic Rendition by Harvey Pekar at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books the other weekend. Although I'm not really into graphic novels, they can summarize an era in as few words as possible.
The Beats mentions a short film narrated by Jack Kerouac, "Pull My Daisy", that features Alan Ginsberg:
The Beats mentions a short film narrated by Jack Kerouac, "Pull My Daisy", that features Alan Ginsberg:
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