What’s yellow and white and coming to America tonight? KK Downey, of course!
He’s the JT LeRoy-inspired mystery man at the heart of Who is KK Downey? the first full-length feature from Kids in the Hall-esque sweethearts of the Montreal movie scene, Kidnapper Films. Since its release last year, the movie has garnered acclaim and prizes from Toronto to Tours, France, and got an on-air plug from GURU-approved host of The HourGeorge Stroumboulopoulos.
Check out the NSFW trailer
FUN FACT: Cast member Dan Haber (Frankie Lola) can be seen in the GURU Energy Drink testimonials at the top of this blog!
To celebrate the American launch of the Who is KK Downey? DVD, the troupe is going to be at Pianos NYC tonight for drinks, shameless self-promotion and live music from Apache Beat. But will the hipsters in attendance outdo the hipsters in the movie? Only time – time and miles and miles of plaid and mustaches – will tell.
Buy tickets here, find out more about the movie here
What does American Apparel have in common with the New York subway system? No, this isn’t the beginning to a dirty joke (though you’re welcome to provide alternate punchlines in the comments section) – they use the same typeface to get their point across. Helvetica. To many, it’s just the option between Gill Sans and Hoefler in a scroll down menu, but to design geeks, Helvetica is god. Fresh, clean, appealing – just what we like here at GURU Energy Drink.
‘I guess it’s like jeans and a white t-shirt,’ says GURU’s own Helvetica-obsessed Artistic Director Justin Dallegret. ‘Classic, timeless, sexy and ya want to wear it all the time.’
Don’t believe him? You’re too late to see the MoMa’s exhibit, but check out the documentary Helvetica , released in 2007 just in time for the font’s 50th anniversary.
Feeling a little dizzy from the back-and-forth, back-and-forth of the tireless teams of catwalk models? Make your way to Williamsburg where the pretty people are breathing new life into regular Fashion Week fare.
“Presented in a nontraditional platform style, the show consists of a series of entrancing experiences, ranging from a drive-in car scene to a posh living room cocktail party,” says Christopher ‘Tinypants’ Dang of tonight’s show from Love Brigade, a collective that comprises three fashion labels, a retail store and a music merchandising service. All three angles will be at work for their Spring/Summer 2010 Revival collection. Things kick off tonight at 8 pm in The Space on 8th, and you’ll find collaborations from (to name a few) hosts Famous Friends, video docs from The New Pop, Jump shoes, music from Finger on the Pulse, Gabriel J. Shuldiner necklaces and, of course, GURU Energy Drink. With so much sensory stimulation, it promises to give you more than the usual runway rundown.
You can find more info about the party and Love Brigade on their site.
What do Puerto Rico, Gibraltar, Jordan and South Korea have in common? Their citizens can expect to live longer than Americans, on average. Despite spending more on health care than other industrialized nations, America ranks #50 when it comes to life expectancy. But Americans have more to worry about than making it to the ripe old age of 78.11 – we’ve got to figure out how to get there without being plagued by debilitating disease. Not as simple as it sounds when we live in a nation of Processed People.
Processed People is a documentary that tracks the decline of the American diet, from baby formula and kids’ meals to sugary cereals and frozen dinners marketed as health food (Can’t believe it? Read this New York Times article. You can check out more info on the movie and its team of experts here.
And America – let’s keep reaching for that rainbow! We’re still beating out Mexico and the Czech Republic!
Forget car chases. Forget shoot ‘em ups. And try to put zombies aside, if only for an evening. As Montreal’s GURU-sponsored Fantasia Film Festival enters its last week, the craziest on-screen action can be summed up in two words: combat basketball.
Yeah, that’s right. Bare-knuckle brawls and mixed martial arts on the basketball court, courtesy of Thailand’s Fireball. The high energy action flick premieres in North America this Sunday (and plays again Tuesday), courtesy of GURU.
Fireball mixes slam dunks and Muay Thai fighting as its main character investigates his brother’s involvement in the underground world of five-on-five, to-the-death basketball. Sound a bit, er, out there? As the Fantasia site summary makes clear: “It’s preposterous, yes, but firm direction… a surprisingly strong script that treats its characters with respect and a great cast make Fireball a winner.”
Says director Thanakorn Pongsuwan, “The theme of this film is that every man on earth has to pass a test: we all need to overcome harsh obstacles, which is an interesting proposition.”
Hmm. Makes the NBA seem a little lame in comparison.
July 15, 2009 | by littleevie | category: Film, Nerd Up!
GURU is once again proud to sponsor Fantasia, Montreal’s premiere genre film festival, now in its 13th year (ooh, spooky). Other film fests may have big egos and red carpets, but Fantasia’s got Mothra and fans with a thirst for blood (when they’re not drinking GURU, duh), not to mention a ton of up-and-coming talent. Here are five flicks to keep an eye out for this year.
1. Fireball A special presentation by GURU, it’s no surprise why this inventive Thai action flick (can you say “combat basketball”?) has an energy drink sponsoring its North American premiere.
2. Grace Though it’s not an official theme, the Fantasia programmers certainly felt their biological clocks ticking when they selected this year’s line-up. There’s Bad Seed-inspired Orphan, Village of the Damned-like The Children, and then there’s Grace. Apparently the quasi-zombie baby movie made someone faint at Sundance. You’ve been warned.
3. Dead Snow Two words: Nazi zombies. Just the right mix of Fantasia-friendly gore and campiness, this Danish movie is fuelling rumours that Scandanavia is overtaking France when it comes to new wave horror.
4. Thirst An artsy vampire movie from Korean auteur Park Chan Wook (Oldboy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance). Between last year’s Swedish vampire smash hit Let the Right One In, Twilight mania and Fantasia fans’ support of Chan Wook, no wonder it’s already sold out.
5. Trick ‘r’ Treat This American horror takes “Saving the best for last” to the extreme. The series of Halloween-related vignettes basically got shut out of a studio release and has only been seen by a handful of audiences since its “release” in 2008. By all accounts, it’s worth the wait (and bonus points for its CanCon, including True Blood’s Anna Paquin and Dollhouse star Tahmoh Penikett).
Check out Fantasia’s official site for more info and showtimes. (All images c/o Fantasia.)
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