2011 August : EXIT

THE INTERRUPTERS

Posted on 2011-08-08

A year in the life of a city grappling with urban violence.The film tells the moving and surprising stories of three Violence Interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. From acclaimed director Steve James and bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz, this film is an unusually intimate journey into the stubborn, persistence of violence in our cities. The Interrupters captures a period in Chicago when it became a national symbol for the violence in our cities.

In theaters August 12th, 2011

interrupters.com

COWBOYS & ALIENS

Posted on 2011-08-08

A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys are all that stand in their way. Directed by Jon Favreau who has based his latest movie on another comic book. Cowboys & Aliens was a 2006 graphic novel created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg and written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley.

In theaters August 17th, 2011

www.cowboysandaliensmovie.com

TROLLHUNTER

Posted on 2011-08-08

A group of students investigate a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.

In theaters September 9th, 2011

www.trollhunterfilm.com

PAGE ONE: A YEAR INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES

Posted on 2011-08-08

During the most tumultuous time for media in generations, filmmaker Andrew Rossi gains unprecedented access to the newsroom at The New York Times. For a year, he follows journalists on the paper’s Media Desk, a department created to cover the transformation of the media industry. Through this prism, a complex view emerges of a media landscape fraught with both peril and opportunity, especially at the Times itself.

In theaters September 23rd, 2011

www.takepart.com/pageone

MIKE GIANT X BLINK 182

Posted on 2011-08-08

The band has worked with artist Mike Giant on the artwork for their new ‘Neighborhood’ album. The artist, known for his tattoo graphics and his brand Rebel8, stays true to his detailed black/white graphic style with the cover art.

www.mikegiant.com
www.blink182.com

THE NATIONAL – EXILE VILIFY

Posted on 2011-08-08

The song was used in the video game Portal 2. Then, a contest was held for fans to shoot their own video for the song. The The winning video is from C.F. Meister. Sad Sock!!!