It's fitting that Anna Faris' latest rom-com is titled What's Your Number? The genre's obsessed with them. Elsewhere, strange street art tiles inspire another obsession: a JJ Abrams-esque mystery following in Resurrect Dead. Let's go to the movies this weekend!
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Weekend Movie Guide 09/30: Does Anna Faris Have Your 'Number'?
You Like It, You Really Like It: MOCA's "Art In the Streets" Draws Record Number of Patrons
Street art draws millions of unwitting viewers daily, but put the stuff in a museum and charge admission, and, whadda ya know? The show breaks records! The Museum of Contemporary Art is congratulating themselves on a job well done with the innovative "Art in the Streets" exhibit that ran for 81 days and drew 201,352 patrons, besting the previous record set by their 2002 Warhol Retrospective.
Banksy Bucks Up to Sponsor Free Admission to MOCA's "Art in the Streets"
Don't say controversial British street artist Banksy didn't give you anything--that is, if you happen to be one of the many patrons who will take advantage of the newly-announced Free Mondays at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Banksy will be sponsoring free admission at the venue every Monday for the duration of their current graffiti and street art exhibit, "Art in the Streets."
Banksy-esque At The Corner Of Melrose And La Cienega?
A familiar looking black and white rodent painter has appeared with a giant yellow flower at the corner of Melrose and La Cienega. Banksy? Banksyesque? Dangeresque II? Perhaps it's an elaborate Mother's Day offering for one lucky mum.
Is Banksy Still at Work in L.A.? Pink Whiz Kid and 'Work is Over' Could Be His! [UPDATE]
Just when you thought spotting and hearing tell of new Banksy street art pieces was as over as your day-after-the-Oscars hangover comes a fresh infusion of sightings in the LAist inbox. On Robertson Boulevard near Beverly Hills a wall has been unexpectedly enlivened by the image of a kid peeing in a vibrant shade of pink, points out Sloth of Celerity, who paused to snap some photos.
Website Wants Stolen Banksy Pieces Returned; UK Publication "Outs" Mrs. Banksy
The elusive UK street artist Banksy didn't exact slip into Los Angeles last month unnoticed. His high profile and controversial art work popped up all over town, and the stories about the pieces being removed are still being discussed. One website, AllVoices.com, has issued an open letter to The Los Angeles Community regarding Banksy's "stolen art."
Banksy-fied "Elephant" Tank Was Actually Somebody's Home
After street artist Banksy showed up and left several of his marks in Los Angeles last month, it didn't take long for his work to get taken down. Within days, or even hours, his words and images were taken down or boarded up or painted over. Out on Pacific Coast Highway, where Santa Monica transitions into the Palisades, a large tank that was Banksy-fied with the words "This Looks a Bit Like an Elephant," has not only been removed, but is up for sale. But that tank wasn't just a tank--it was someone's home.
Street Art For Kids: What To Do If Banksy Is Your Baby's Hero
Even the young ones are into street art these days. Inspired by a viewing of Exit Through the Gift Shop, the 10-year-old daughter of children's author Aaron Zenz declared her intention to become a street artist like Banksy when she grew up. Explaining that art is good, but vandalism is bad, pops and daughter dreamed up an art project that was publicly stealthy, but not destructive...
Mr. Brainwash Does Banksy In Hollywood, Caution Is Stolen, New Pieces From LA To San Diego?
Caution Fun! should be renamed Caution Thieves! because where there once was this there is now is a giant missing piece of wall. Banksy fever appears to be spreading too -- reports of suspected outbreaks are being reported in DtLA, Santa Ana and Oceanside. Also, Mr. Brainwash also made a Banksy-inspired appearance today at the Vogue Theatre in Hollywood to ham it up with a few new works.
TV Junkie: An Appeal To David Letterman - WTF Dude?
Unless we see some changes with David Letterman's show, we really might not watch any of its remaining two years. Last night Letterman got really chummy with Donald Rumsfeld, a former (and worthy) target of his and it was just more than we could handle. --- Banksy Oscars Update. --- Tonight's TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan and the listings.
Mr. Brainwash Says Banksy Movie 'Gift Shop' is "100% Real"
In an interview with the LA Times, Thierry Guetta, aka street artist Mr. Brainwash, addresses all the rumors that the Oscar-nominated documentary "Exit Through the Gift Shop" (aka "The Banksy Movie") is fakery: "This movie is 100% real."
Banksy Confirms "Crayon Foreclosure" & 2 Other New Pieces
As we suspected yesterday, the crayon-inspired house that popped up at Washington Blvd. and Compton Ave. is indeed the work of Banksy. The British street artist has now claimed the "Crayon Foreclosure" and two other new works, "Caution Fun!" and "This Looks a Bit Like an Elephant," via his website.
Street Art: February 2011
With the recent appearance of Bansky-esque images around town, it's hard not to have street art on the brain. Last month, we brought you a gallery with pictures of some of our favorite street art, as captured by LAist Featured Photos pool contributor Lord Jim. Here are some more of his fantastic photographs.
TV Junkie: Oscar Broadcast Adjustments=Just As Interminably Long
The producers of this coming Sunday's broadcast of the Academy Awards have claimed they are removing several montage sequences from the show as part of an effort to trim the broadcast while at the same time introducing more performance segments. --- Will Banksy show up to the Oscars? --- Also, tonight's TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan and the listings.
Is This ANOTHER Banksy Crayon-Inspired Piece in L.A.? [UPDATED]
Reader @mrlongsworth Tweeted us this morning with what could be a fifth Banksy to pop up of late, and the second one with the crayon motif. Still not confirmed by Banksy's official website, the wall at Washington Boulevard and Compton Avenue is far south of the street artist's usual Hollywood/Melrose/West Hollywood domain. Do we have yet another Banksy piece to ogle? [UPDATE: It's confirmed. This, and 2 other pieces, are by Banksy]
Banksy Update: Missing Charlie Brown, Defaced Crayola Shooter
In other art-destroying, art-removing news the Urban Outfitters Crayola Shooter piece in Westwood has been defaced with a huge paint stain and tagged MBW. Twitter reports indicate it's currently being cleaned.
Urban Outfitters Responds to Cries They're Taking Banksy Down
When rumors swirled that Urban Outfitters in Westwood wanted their brand new Banksy painted over, the internet cried foul. Now Urban Outfitters is responding, and explains that it is not the store, but rather the property management of their retail space in Westwood, who wants the "Crayola Shooter" colored over.
Urban Outfitters Wants to Paint Over Banksy's "Crayola Shooter"
Urban Outfitters, who have made a few bucks off the work of street artist Banksy through the years, now allegedly want his "Crayola Shooter" piece, on the wall behind their Westwood store, to be painted over.
Banksy's Sunset Blvd. Billboard Taken Down
It was fun while it lasted. Street artist Banky's cheeky "Living the Dream" Mickey and Minnie Mouse billboard on Sunset Boulevard and Crescent Heights, one of at least four pieces that cropped up around town this week by the Oscar-nominated Brit, has been--not surprisingly--taken down.
Banksy Getting Busy: Billboards and More. 5 4 Pieces So Far!
Look who/what showed up overnight on this billboard at Sunset and Crescent Heights! Could this be another Banksy?* Wooster Collective says yes. The irreverent Mickey and Minnie seem to fall in line with his other pieces that have shown up in L.A. this week, like the "Crayola Shooter" and the "Charlie Brown Firestarter" which pair childhood icons (crayons, Charlie Brown, now Mickey) with something darker (shooting, arson, booze-fueled lechery).
Good Grief, Another Banksy!? Charlie Brown in Hollywood
Looks like street artist Banksy is not only very much in town, but also recapturing his youth. First, it was the "Crayola Shooter" in Westwood, and now it's Charlie Brown--a cheeky arsonist version--in Hollywood. The location of "Charlie Brown Firestarter" has been described as "on Sunset Boulveard" and "on an abandoned fire damaged building," (The Pursuitist).
2 Troublemaking Brits in Westwood: Banksy & Jamie Oliver
When British Chef and TV personality Jamie Oliver set up his "Food Revolution" studios in Westwood, a lot of folks went "Huuuuhhhh?" considering the neighborhood is largely a blend of high-end living and the UCLA college town. Yesterday, when word hit that Brit street art superstar Banksy's handiwork had cropped up on a wall in Westwood, well, since that's not his usual L.A. turf, many an eyebrow was raised.
Mr. Brainwash...or Banksy Storming the Oscars on La Brea?
With Exit Through the Gift Shop (aka the Banksy movie) getting a Best Documentary Oscar nomination in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, in the wee hours one morning a few days later this large piece of street art showed up on La Brea at San Vicente, in the oft-used Mr. Brainwash space. There is, indeed, a Mr Brainwash signature next to the giant hoodie-shrouded Oscar statuette (at the end of a sidewalk red carpet, no less) and some showbiz-y busied Storm Troopers hanging around--err...hovering around from above, too.
Banksy Originals, Shepard Fairey Obama/'Change' At Auction
A selection of pieces by street artist Banksy and a limited edition Shepard Fairey are at auction today at Bonhams in London. Among the Bansky pieces is a series of commissioned works by Greenpeace as part of a campaign against deforestation that depict cartoon characters from "The Jungle Book" bound and blindfolded against a photographic backdrop of a ravaged forest.
Banksy-esque Street Art Pops up on Melrose
A new piece of street art has appeared on Melrose. It's actually in the spot where Banksy put up his "out of bed" rat at Orange Avenue (one of several rats that he's done in Hollywood), which was recently taken down. Unsure if Banksy is actually back in Los Angeles or not, some believe it's not the elusive British street artist. Still, the art has been applauded because the new work has "a clever twist," as Unurth.com notes -- "the rat became Pope Ratzinger." Oh, touché.
What Lurks in the Waters at Disney...
When Disney workers drained the Rivers of America in January, they discovered some unusual items, just like they did in 2003 when a toaster and bottle of rum was found. Among the items found this year were hundreds of cell phones and walkie talkies, plastic swords and a half of a canoe from Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoe ride, according to the Orange County Register.
Box Office Review: Ass-Kicked!
The smart money had the fantastic Kick-Ass winning the weekend box-office race after a month of promotion and hot buzz. Good thing people can't bet on movie futures yet, because How to Train Your Dragon experienced a strong surge in its third weekend to best all comers. Thanks to a huge amount of screens and the benefit of premium 3-D prices, the DreamWorks kid pic raked in $20M ($158.6M) to edge Matthew Vaughn's hard-R comic book treatment ($19.75M) (of course that could change when Monday actuals come in, but who pays attention to those?) Date Night enjoyed a strong second weekend ($17.3M | $49.2M) to top the disappointing Death at a Funeral ($17M). Clash of the Titans rounded out the top 5 ($15.7M | $132.9M).
Weekend Movie Guide: Kick-Ass!
The months-long wait to see Kick-Ass is almost over! Can't wait! May see it twice this weekend. Sure it may be nihilistic and inappropriate (e.g. the obvious sexualization of a pre-teen Chloe Moretz), but God damn if it doesn't feel full of energy and evil wit. Plus, it features good Nic Cage (as opposed to bad Nic Cage). What I won't see is the astonishingly unnecessary re-make of Death at a Funeral. It begs the question: can Chris Rock translate his unique comic persona into anything other than dull, generic films? Our mess of an educational system is put under the microscope by a privateer in The Cartel. Bring your conservative friends!
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