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We Were Once A Fairytale

By Tom Ran

Published: October 19, 2009 under Film

Kanye West in <i>We Were Once A Fairytale</i>

Photo: Spike Jonze

Maybe it was the stream of bad press that Kanye West received during the VMA’s that delayed the release of Spike Jonze’s We Were Once A Fairytale. The short, featuring West was originally scheduled for a September 8th release on iTunes. That in fact didn’t happen. Instead, it was posted 18 hours ago on vimeo by M. Fantu. The video has been taken down, however it still can be found on The Week.

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Beautiful Losers on iTunes and Fourstar

By Tom Ran

Published: October 16, 2009 under Film

Beautiful Losers movie poster

Photo: Sidetrack Films

Just like it reads, Beautiful Losers is now available on iTunes. No details yet on the U.S. release of the dvd. Blu-ray possibly?

A division of Girl Skateboards, Fourstar also released a video this week of their European tour, titled Gang of Fourstar. And guess which band is featured on the soundtrack?

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Tell Them Anything You Want

By Tom Ran

Published: October 14, 2009 under Film

HBO's <i>Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak</i>

Photo: HBO

After tracking the movement of this movie for almost a year and a half, Where the Wild Things Are is finally seeing its release this Friday. Along with the number of events surrounding the movie this week including events at the MoMA, NY Library, and the 826 Benefit, non New Yorkers can enjoy tonight’s premier of Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Marice Sendak. The doc airs tonight on HBO at 7pm.

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Visual Acoustics Giveaway

By Tom Ran

Published: October 6, 2009 under Film

Visual Acoustics, The Modernism of Julius Shulman

Photo: Julius Shulman

The Visual Acoustics giveaway ends tonight, October 6th at 11:59pm EST. Name the architect that designed the house that is used in the poster for Visual Acoustics. Send your answer to info@thescoutmag.com and we’ll randomly pick the winner from all the correct entries. Two tickets will be given away to the winner. This giveaway only applies to NYC residence. Visual Acoustics The Modernism of Julius Shulman opens this Friday at Cinema Village.

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Visual Acoustics Giveaway

By Tom Ran

Published: September 25, 2009 under Film

Visual Acoustics, The Modernism of Julius Shulman

Photo: Julius Shulman

Visual Acoustics, The Modernism of Julius Shulman directed by Eric Bricker, is a documentary on the late photographer’s expansive career and his influence on mid-century modern architecture. The documentary opens October 9th at Cinema Village and we’ve teamed up with Arthouse Films to give away two tickets. Simply name the architect that designed the house that is used on the poster for Visual Acoustics. Send your answer to info@thescoutmag.com and we’ll randomly pick the winner from all the correct entries. This giveaway only applies to NYC residence. Giveaway ends Tuesday October 6th.

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826NYC Benefit

By Tom Ran

Published: September 14, 2009 under Film

<i>Where The Wild Things Are</i> 826NYC Benefit

Photo: Spike Jonze

We have probably posted about Where The Wild Things Are more than enough times. We’ll just add this to the list. On October 14 a special advance screening will take place at the Paris Theater with a follow up Q&A with Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers, moderated by John Hodgman. General tickets are on sale for $75 with all the proceeds benefiting Eggers’s 826 program. If you’re not in NY, advance screenings will hit cities across the country starting at the end of this month.

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Back Track

By Tom Ran
A sampling of Jordan Viray’s vintage backpack collection that has grown to over 80 packs in the past two and a half years.

Photo: Daniel Bernauer

When Jansport introduced their heritage line in 2010, it was a signal to the industry that heritage had made its way to the outdoors market. The backpacks that were once…

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Greenpoint and the Brothers from hOmE

By Craig Cavallo
The designers of Alameda, Evan and Oliver Haslegrave of hOmE.

Photo: Daniel Bernauer

At the beginning of The Big Lebowski, Sam Elliot’s gravelly voiceover brings the audience into the scene. “Sometimes there a man,” he says, “well, he’s the man for his time…

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What’s In Store? - Daiki Suzuki

By Andrew Craig
Daiki Suzuki of Engineered Garments

Photo: Rose Callahan

Despite being a native of Japan, Daiki Suzuki is the designer behind some the best Americana-inspired clothes out there today. After some years in America as a buyer, Suzuki founded…

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