February 2010
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conversation after a coupla beers (paraphrased)
adambhalalough: my brother got snowed in for a week because of the weather - he started to get cabin fever pretty bad.
konradprojects: as an artist, i think cabin fever doesn't set in until about a week longer than most other people. (note: I was thinking this is because artists have something they are compelled to do with their free time)
adambhalalough: that's because artist's live with cabin fever everyday.
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The Carter - Interview Transcript #2
The following is a transcript of a follow up interview I did with the French magazine TSUGI about The Carter. The previous interview can be found here.
On 2/22/10 11:41 AM, “Jean-Baptiste Vieille” wrote:
Mr Lough, Here are my additionnal questions : - You said that one the most important things Baby & Slim did for Lil Wayne was to make sure he “stayed out of...
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"We Are the World" Doppelgangers →
Humerous article from Black Book Magazine mentions The Carter, comparing Lil Wayne to Bob Dylan, noting how Wayne has taken Dylan’s role in the We Are the World song. Coincidence? I personally don’t think so…
Each insolent geniuses in their own right, Wayne and Dylan are as enigmatic as they are prolific. Everyone who saw this year’s The Carter documentary couldn’t help but...
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The Beatman Prophecies: Six Hip-Hop Predictions To... →
Funny blurb in Paste Magazine yesterday - mentions The Carter, specifically both Wayne & Cortez, and the scene where Wayne and I were speaking about Biggie & 2Pac “Foreseeing their own deaths.”
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WEAPONS - German DVD interviews - part ten
A German film distributor called Störkanal will soon release a special edition German DVD of WEAPONS. I have been sent a list questions to answer for the booklet. Instead of posting all the answers here at once I will answer a single one each day.
Question #10
When I take a look on your Filmography I see that you like to deal with some subcultures, like the graffiti scene in your first movie...
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WEAPONS - German DVD interviews - part nine
A German film distributor called Störkanal will soon release a special edition German DVD of WEAPONS. I have been sent a list questions to answer for the booklet. Instead of posting all the answers here at once I will answer a single one each day.
Question #9
With no doubt you like to work in the independent film scene, so what is good and what is bad about working as an independent director?
...
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WEAPONS - German DVD interviews - part eight
A German film distributor called Störkanal will soon release a special edition German DVD of WEAPONS. I have been sent a list questions to answer for the booklet. Instead of posting all the answers here at once I will answer a single one each day.
Question #8
Your movie is characterized by long shots, because you don’t work with the typical MTV-Generation jump cuts style. How comes that you...
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The Carter - Screening - Union Docs Brooklyn
Today (Sunday the 21st of February) at 7:30 PM, followed by a Q&A.
http://www.uniondocs.org/the-carter-new-lil-wayne-documentary/
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WEAPONS - German DVD interviews - part seven
A German film distributor called Störkanal will soon release a special edition German DVD of WEAPONS. I have been sent a list questions to answer for the booklet. Instead of posting all the answers here at once I will answer a single one each day.
Question #7
WEAPONS will now be released in Germany on DVD through the Label “Störkanal”. What are you thinking will the audience in Germany full...
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DJ Screw - Please Stop (Crime Boss)
This is the...
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WEAPONS - German DVD interviews - part six
A German film distributor called Störkanal will soon release a special edition German DVD of WEAPONS. I have been sent a list questions to answer for the booklet. Instead of posting all the answers here at once I will answer a single one each day.
Question #6
Many US-Citizens believing that the carrying and possess of weapon is a fundamental right. What are you saying about this?
The movie...
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“Fit oneself inwardly with Intelligence, Humanity and Courage. The combining of...”
– Yamamoto Tsunetomo from the Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
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WEAPONS - German DVD interviews - part five
A German film distributor called Störkanal will soon release a special edition German DVD of WEAPONS. I have been sent a list questions to answer for the booklet. Instead of posting all the answers here at once I will answer a single one each day.
Question #5
The topic of WEAPONS is very controversial, so was it your goal with WEAPONS to give the audience with something to think about it or what...
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The Carter - Review - The Beacon
“Though this film has no distinct message, it paints Lil’ Wayne as somewhat of a troubled genius.”
Full review:
Lil Wayne. The name has become synonymous with revolutionary rap and shameless shirtlessness. Sadly, “The Carter,” a documentary about the rapper, doesn’t do much in the line of breaking any preconceived notions that you may have about Weezy; one of...
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The Carter - Review - Husslington Post
“A meditation on creativity, addiction and stardom.”
Full review as follows:
Portrait of an Artist: “The Carter” Documentary
Regardless of whether you’re a Weezy fan, a hater or just indifferent to the rapper, The Carter documentary is a meditation on creativity, addiction and stardom. It’s up there with The Beauty of Questions as great filmic portraits of artists. Except while the...
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The Upsetter - New Facebook Page →
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WEAPONS - German DVD interviews - part four
A German film distributor called Störkanal will soon release a special edition German DVD of WEAPONS. I have been sent a list questions to answer for the booklet. Instead of posting all the answers here at once I will answer a single one each day.
Question #4
Let’s now talk about WEAPONS: When did you come up with the Idea for your second full featured movie WEAPONS?
I originally conceived of...
Blackwater Accused of Using Tax Dollars for... →
But is anyone surprised?
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“A person who becomes fatigued when unhappy is useless.”
– Yamamoto Tsunetomo from the Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
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Massage the History (a movie about those furniture...
So Cameron Jamie made a film about these guys.
And it just played at Rotterdam. And Harmony Korine introduced it.
Wow. Amazing.
SPIEGEL Interview with Director Michael Haneke:... →
Michael Haneke keeps it real.
pcmw:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,656419,00.html
My favorite living filmmaker.
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WEAPONS - German DVD interviews - part three
A German film distributor called Störkanal will soon release a special edition German DVD of WEAPONS. I have been sent a list questions to answer for the booklet. Instead of posting all the answers here at once I will answer a single one each day.
Question #3
Have you ever take a look on the independent film scene in Europe, and when yes what are you thinking about it? Can you name maybe also...
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“In carefully scrutinizing the affairs of the past, we find that there are many...”
– Yamamoto Tsunetomo from the Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
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WEAPONS - German DVD interviews - part two
A German film distributor called Störkanal will soon release a special edition German DVD of WEAPONS. I have been sent a list questions to answer for the booklet. Instead of posting all the answers here at once I will answer a single one each day.
Question #2
Inspired by the independent film scene in America during the 90s you shoot some short movies in your teenage days. Which independent...
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WEAPONS - German DVD interviews - part one
A German film distributor called Störkanal will soon release a special edition German DVD of WEAPONS. I have been sent a list questions to answer for the booklet. Instead of posting all the answers here at once I will answer a single one each day.
Question #1
At the age of 15 you worked at Blockbuster Video. At the time, was this for you some kind of a dream job because you get the chance to...
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DJ Screw - One Love (Whodini)
[someone needs to...
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tinyvices.com bootlegs The Carter →
LOL
Thanks to Sebastian at Baseworld.com for the heads up.
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WatchLil Wayne broadcasts live on uStream hours before he heads to Rikers Island for a year for pleading guilty to possessing a legally registered gun (albeit in another state) on board one of his tour buses after a show in Manhattan.
As he says at the beginning of this video “This is history, you are watching history right now.” True dat. The simple fact that this video exists is...
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The BASEDWORLD (What is it?)
I’m proud to announce that Lil B has granted me official Based Nobleman status within his Basedworld.
According to @XOBASED, Lil B’s BASED OVERLORD (an oracle for #BASED music, knowledge and wisdom) via Twitter
The BASED NOBLEMAN is right beside the highest ranked of the BASED community
He/she is chosen to be the lead to assist if there is any negative in the community
He/she...
WatchJosh & Benny Safdie’s new film Daddy Longlegs (fka Go Get Some Rosemary) is now playing on VOD on the Sundance Selects channel.
It’s really one of the best independent films I’ve seen recently, shot on beautiful 16mm film on the streets of NY and stars Ronald Bronstein, the writer/director of Frownland.
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YEAST
In May of 2008 the generous staff of the Maryland Film Festival brought me down to Baltimore for a screening of The Upsetter. I arrived on the Amtrak a few hours early with time to kill and nothing to do. The theater on Charles Street where the festival was being held was literally around the corner from the Amtrak station. I wandered into the theater and after picking up the festival guide I...
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Unauthorized Upsetter Screening in Estonia
Ethan discovered this totally unauthorized screening of The Upsetter in Tartu, Estonia.
The screening happened last week and apparently was organized by Athens Sound a group of DJ’s who call themselves the “only Reggae soundsystem in Estonia.”
Since The Upsetter has not been released on DVD yet we’re concerned where they got a copy of our movie.
Chances are it was...
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The Carter - Review - Osqledaren (Sweden)
The Carter
Dokumentär Regi: Adam Bhala Lough
Om Lil Wayne fick bli president i USA skulle han införa kokain i Coca Cola, tillåta alla slags anabola steroider inom sport och ta bort alla krav på att ha ansvar för sina egna barn. Han njuter av att folk tar avstånd från honom i hissen och skrattar gott åt minnet av att han sköt sig själv som ung. I sin resväska packar han alltid en fet sedelbunt,...
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Lil B - Pretty Boy Remix
This is straight fire.
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Homepage Update →
Website updated this morning to include recent reviews of The Carter and archived interviews.
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ODDSAC
Danny Perez & Animal Collective recently premiered their new film or “visual album” as it’s described on their website. I’m really excited about ODDSAC but not just cause the trailer looks dope I’m feelin’ their distribution strategies which for now include special ‘event’ screenings in major metropolitan areas with appearances from the director...
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rebirth of cool // hip hop psychasthenia →
The Avant Guardian posts a strange but intriguing article (or should I say ‘essay’) that quotes directly from The Carter in multiple sections and uses Lil Wayne as an example of Guy Debord’s “The Society of the Spectacle” at work in 2010.
Here are some interesting quotes from the essay/philosophical rambling:
Today we will consider the possibility of being lost in...
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The Upsetter - Press - Oregon Music News →
Nice description of The Upsetter in Oregon Music News
A man called “the Salvador Dali of Reggae,” Lee “Scratch” Perry is a Jamaican Rastaman, a producer, and a performer. Like so many revolutionary artists, he teetered between genius and lunacy.
The Upsetter: the Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry is the first feature-length documentary about the story of a dub music pioneer–a man who...
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"Free Gucci" Redifines the Album for 2010 and...
Diplo Presents: Free Gucci (Best of The Cold War Mixtapes) sets the precedent for how albums should, and will, be created in this decade.
Your favorite artist will be remixed by a variety of producers from around the globe, most of whom will never meet each other in person, some of whom wont even speak the same language.
These songs will be collected into an “album” by a DJ (in...