October 23, 2006
Tinker Hatfield Interview
Interesting interview with Nike top designer, Tinker Hatfield, about shoes and architecture.
Posted by richard ting at October 23, 2006, 09:27 PM
September 04, 2006
Dave White in the MTV feature on Sneaker Pimps LA
Check out the MTV feature on Sneaker Pimps LA, which includes Dave White. The video from YouTube is shown above.
Posted by richard ting at September 04, 2006, 10:01 PM
August 17, 2006
John Starks - Greatest Knick of All Time
Posted by richard ting at August 17, 2006, 12:01 PM
July 17, 2006
Is that a 720 dunk?
Posted by richard ting at July 17, 2006, 03:13 PM
April 18, 2006
The Original Sneaker Pimp
The worlds largest global touring sneaker exhibition featuring a collection of over 800 of the rarest footwear on the planet and growing... Current TV VC2 producer Devaughn Hughson shows us what Atlanta's event was like.
Posted by richard ting at April 18, 2006, 07:59 PM
February 12, 2006
Don't Step on My J's
C.D. Walls shows off his massive collection of Nike Air Jordans, provides buying tips for fellow sneaker enthusiasts, and goes on a shoe shopping excursion.
Posted by richard ting at February 12, 2006, 08:58 PM
January 26, 2006
Jordan Head Casting Call
Daydream Filmworks, Inc. is now casting for it's up-coming film entitled "Jordan Heads". This film a documentary about Air Jordans and the people who them.
If you or someone you know is a Jordan Head please direct them to the following website for more information:
www.jordanheadsmovie.com
Posted by richard ting at January 26, 2006, 01:15 PM
January 06, 2006
Cornerstone / Fader Films present 'On The Outs'
ON THE OUTS is a dramatic narrative feature based upon the real stories of girls from the streets and juvenile jail, who lent their voices and unique stories to the filmmakers. These are girls who struggle with all the highs and lows of teenage life in an inner-city world that makes its own rules.
The film follows the lives of three central characters from the same Jersey City neighborhood: Oz, 17, is a tough drug dealer with her own corner and the street's respect, who struggles to keep her family intact. Suzette, the sheltered 15 year old daughter of a single mother, whose first teenage crush has life changing repercussions, and Marisol, 17, a single mother who fights both her own demons and the uncompromising world of foster care to keep her child.
Posted by richard ting at January 06, 2006, 04:21 PM
November 24, 2005
Just For Kicks Documentary
This film is currently on tour with Resfest. It's the first documentary on one of pop culture's biggest phenomena, Just for Kicks charts the athletic footwear fetish from sneakers' early adoption by the style warriors of 1970s New York City to their status today as a de facto apparel of choice for an entire generation. The film looks closely at the $26 billion industry engendered by this fashion choice, and the hip-hop community that helped popularize it. From Run-DMC's role in catapulting Adidas into the consciousness of global youth culture to Nike's visionary marketing strategies targeting urban populations worldwide, Just for Kicks turns interviews with personalities like hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and urban culture chronicler Henry Chalfant, as well as an assortment of sneaker freaks, music legends, break-dancing greats and product designers into an entertaining exposition on the history of the world's most popular form of footwear.
Watch the Trailer.
Check out Resfest.
Posted by richard ting at November 24, 2005, 02:22 AM
June 25, 2005
Rize the Movie - Opens 6/24
Krumping mixes a frenetic style of dancing with clown-derived make-up and a theatricality that blends pantomime and performance art. It's telling that this new hip-hop-related art form was conceived and popularized in Hollywood's backyard, and yet only a few mass media outlets have reported on this phenomenon — until now. David LaChapelle's hyperkinetic documentary, Rize, examines this extraordinary new dance scene, depicting not only its popularity in South Central LA, but also the ways that it has changed the lives of the district's denizens.
Posted by richard ting at June 25, 2005, 10:27 PM
December 07, 2004
SBX - Film Screening at the Bronx Museum
SBX FILM SCREENING
Wednesday, December 8, 6-8:00pm
Join us for a screening of SBX, a hip-hop musical/short film shot in the heart of the South Bronx, where it all began. The film features an all-star cast of some of the founding lyricists of hip-hop: Lord Finesse, Percee P, Show & AG, Party Arty, D-Flow, and a special guest appearance by Edan. SBX also features original footage from the legendary Lord Finesse vs. Percee P battle, circa 1989.
Running time: 30 min
The film will be screened at 6:15 & 7:00pm
FREE
Posted by richard ting at December 07, 2004, 10:55 AM
December 05, 2004
Converse Gallery
Users can submit a 24 second film that embodies the values and spirit of Converse. In short, tell the story of what Converse stands for.
The most favorite submission can win up to $10,000.
Posted by richard ting at December 05, 2004, 02:21 PM
November 27, 2004
Stylewars Website
I know this site's been live for a few weeks now, but I figured that I still post it for those who may not know about it. The website was created by CODE AND THEORY.
Style Wars is the legendary hip-hop documentary and timeless film classic, the indispensable record of a golden age of youthful creativity and exploding hip hop subculture. Directed by Tony Silver.
Posted by richard ting at November 27, 2004, 07:32 PM
September 22, 2004
New Orchard Street Dunks
Anybody know the deal behind the new orchard street dunks? Are they in anyway related to the 'Sneakerheads' documentary?
Posted by richard ting at September 22, 2004, 10:35 AM
August 28, 2004
Graffiti Films Get Real on the Streets
“The average New Yorker sees upwards of 50 pieces of graffiti a day. But they never stop to think about the stories behind those pieces… this is one of those stories.” Bomb the System is the first feature in over 20 years to delve into the world of graffiti art. The film, shot entirely on the streets of New York City, is the feature debut of 23-year-old writer/director Adam Bhala Lough.
Mark Webber (People I Know, Storytelling, The Laramie Project) leads a talented young ensemble cast as Blest, a 19-year-old graffiti writer fresh out of high school with no ambition for the future. New York City is Blest’s playground. He spends his days stealing spray paint from local hardware stores - and his nights getting high and “bombing” the streets with his graffiti crew. He is the most wanted writer on the NYPD Vandal Squad’s hit list, and at the same time, is attracting attention from the local gallery scene.
But things quickly turn ugly when 15-year-old Lune, the youngest member of Blest’s crew, is arrested and brutalized by the NYPD. The crew retaliates by waging an all out “graffiti war” against the city: a war that ends up costing more than one life in the end.
Bomb the System is a true New York story - a cinematic poem dedicated to the art of graffiti, and to the city where it all began more than two decades ago.
Check out the 'Bomb the System' site.
Check out the 'Quality of Life' site.
Read an interview with the directors of 'Bomb the System' and 'Quality of Life'.
Posted by richard ting at August 28, 2004, 03:19 PM
November 06, 2003
White Dunk
SHOWstudio present an exclusive behind the scenes film of Harri Peccinotti at work photographing the extraordinary exhibits in 'White Dunk: Evolution of an Icon', a Palais de Tokyo hosted exhibition of specially commissioned work by 25 Japanese artists, launched during this year's Paris Fashion Week. The artists include animators, illustrators, toy-makers, graphic designers, model-makers, and comic writers. Each were given the brief to respond to a fashion classic, the Nike 'Dunk' basketball trainer (in white). In American basketball towards the end of the 1970s a technique had emerged on the court popularly known as a 'slam dunk' - a spectacle of athleticism and showmanship. Trainer manufacturers and megabrand Nike began designing sports shoes they hoped would become synonymous with this phenomenon. Inspired by their already successful 'Air Jordan' and 'Air Force', Nike debuted the 'Dunk' in 1985. The Palais de Tokyo exhibition caught the imagination of fashion editor Susy Menkes who noted in her show report: 'Of all the many shoe presentations, nothing could quite beat Nike's exhibition of art installations by 25 Japanese creative talents challenged to use the iconic all-white Dunk sneaker as inspiration... that was proof that sneakers are now part of fashion's religion.' (IHT, 11/10/03). In this film and image project Peccinotti sets about shooting these artworks on dark backgrounds (in opposition to the white of the gallery walls) to bring a new contrast and animation to the myriad interpretations.