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Ryan Gosling Takes ‘One Small Step’ In This Big Screen Retelling Of The “First Man” Who Walked On The Moon (Trailer)
September 12, 2018
One giant leap into the unknown. From Academy Award-Winning Director Damien Chazelle, #FirstMan starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy opens in theaters and IMAX October 12. pic.twitter.com/O3ycZ198vZ
— First Man (@FirstManMovie) August 29, 2018
Whether or not you believe man has been to the moon and back… man, the story of the trip there is EPIC… if you tell it right.
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
– IMDb
This trailer will have you believing that “First Man” will tell you a good story. Watch.
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Tags: Claire Foy, First Man, lunar exploration, Man On The Moon, Moon and Back, Neil Armstrong, Ryan Gosling | 
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Executive Producer Thandie Newton Presents “Liyana” (Trailer)
September 11, 2018
You know the movie is going to be powerful when the trailer touches your heart and wells your eyes with tears. With animation in it no less. Incredibly compelling film!
Under the guidance of acclaimed South African storyteller, Gcina Mhlophe, five orphaned children from Swaziland collaborate to craft a collective fairytale drawn from their darkest memories and brightest dreams. Their fictional character, Liyana, is brought to life in innovative animated artwork as she embarks on a perilous quest to rescue her young twin brothers. The children’s real and imagined worlds begin to converge, and they must choose what kind of story they will tell – in fiction and in their own lives.
This genre-defying film weaves an original animated hero’s journey with poetic documentary scenes to create an inspiring tale of perseverance. LIYANA is a tribute to creativity, the strength of the human spirit, and the healing power storytelling.
Critically acclaimed, and executive produced by award-winning actress, Thandie Newton, LIYANA has won more than 25 jury and audience awards and screened at more than 80 film festivals around the world including the British Film Institute’s London Film Festival and MoMA’s Doc Fortnight.
Posted in Alternative, Animation, Film, Trailer, Travel, Videos, Youth | Tags: Gcina Mhlophe, Liyana, South Africa, Thandie Newton | No Comments »
Filmmaker And Tech Enthusiast Pete Majarich Gives Us A Look At The ‘Surface Of Mars’… From Utah (Short Film)
September 10, 2018
Uh ohhh. Elon Musk, we have a problem.
There are still moon-landing deniers around who claim that all that video of that American space trip was faked. And this short film “The Visitor” (by Australian filmmaker Pete Majarich) is an even more appealing, amazing, look at a trip to what looks to be a ‘red’ planet.
This was shot in a southern Utah desert. Confirmed (hit the jump and see). So, if we make the Mars trip… proving it… could be a problem!
(But this is a cool tech-driven flick though. No problem with that.)
Posted in Craft, Film, Nature, Science, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Technology, Travel, Videos | Tags: active track, astronaut movie, desert, drone, going to Mars, Mars, Mars expedition, Mars exploration, Mavic Air, Pete Majarich, proof-of-concept, THE VISITOR, Utah | No Comments »
South African Western ‘Five Fingers For Marseilles’ Is In American Theaters Now (Trailer)
September 10, 2018
DOPE!
Marseilles was never free, but it will be. Change is coming. #AfricaRising
“Five Fingers For Marseilles” is being billed as a ‘rousing, heroic, original South African Western’ (the existence of such a genre is EPIC enough already). The trailer more than teases a bold & fully engaging story arc, azz-kickery and grit, with just enough modernness (i.e. bicycles instead of horses, guns but not automatics for the shootouts). Watch the trailer and judge for self if you agree it’s worth the upgrade to large popcorn with extra butter!
Posted in Action, Film, Trailer, Travel, Videos | Tags: Abongile Sithole, Anthony Oseyemi, Aubrey Poolo, Brendon Daniels, Dean Fourie, Five Fingers For Marseilles, Hamilton Dhlamini, Jerry Mofokeng, Kenneth Nkosi, Lizwi Vilakazi, Mduduzi Mabaso, Ntsika Tiyo, Qhawe Soroshi, Sibusiso Bottoman, South Africa, South African Western, Toka Mtabane, Vuyo Dabula, Vuyo Novokoza, Warren Masemola, Western, Zethu Dlomo | No Comments »
The Final Teaser For The “Predator” Reboot Is Shorter And Packed With More Crazy Action (Trailer)
September 10, 2018
Why should we give the “Predator” reboot a chance at the box office? Because,
They’re large.
They’re fast.
And f**king you up is their idea of tourism!
Movie line of the year!! Dialogue like that, plus whatever has Keegan-Michael Key hollering, “YEAH!” like that. Gotta risk the price of the ticket to see.
From the outer reaches of space to the backwoods of southern Georgia, the hunt comes home in Shane Black’s explosive reinvention of the Predator series. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before. And only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and an evolutionary biology professor can prevent the end of the human race.
– 20th Century Fox
Posted in Action, Film, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Thriller, Trailer, Videos | Tags: 20th Century Fox, Alfie Allen, Augusto Aguilera, Boyd Holbrook, Jacob Tremblay, Jake Busey, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, predator, Shane Black, Sterling K. Brown, Thomas Jane, Trevante Rhodes, Yvonne Strahovski | No Comments »
Quincy Jones’ Documentary Debuts On Netflix September 21st (Trailer)
September 7, 2018
Count on this being a good one! Of course, his daughter (Rashida Jones) is gonna do right by Q.
Beyond his own acclaim as a trumpeter, producer, conductor, composer and arranger, Quincy Jones’ inimitable gift to discover the biggest talents of the past half of the century is unprecedented. He has shaped the pop culture landscape for 70 years, mentoring and cultivating the careers of young talents, from Lesley Gore and Michael Jackson to Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith. Directed by Rashida Jones (Angie Tribeca and Hot Girls Wanted) and Alan Hicks (Keep On Keepin’ On), QUINCY seamlessly threads personal vérité moments with private archival footage to reveal a legendary life like no other.
– Netflix
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Latest Teaser For The ‘Halloween’ Reboot Due Out This October (Trailer)
September 6, 2018
Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) ain’t NEVER scared! Quite the opposite. In this trailer, she said she PRAYED for Michael Myers to get out… so she could KILL HIM!
Evil is real. #HalloweenMovie
Yeah. Looks like a REAL horror movie will finally hit the big screen! Watch the latest trailer and pop that corn extra fluffy.
Posted in Film, Thriller, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Halloween, Jamie Lee Curtis, Universal Pictures | No Comments »
Netflix Presents Ashtan Towles’ Experiences Tackling Race-Related Issues At Yale University (Documentary)
September 5, 2018
Grew up in the South, all her youth, and she made it through… admitted to an Ivy League university, no less. And STILL this sista cannot ‘get away’ from racism in America.
Imagine waking up to find your school trending because of a racist incident?
– Strong Black Lead
Yeah. Don’t EVER speak of America being post-racial. Even in the ‘affluent’ North. Yale was trending on racism.
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Education, Film, Investigation, Videos | Tags: Ashtan Towles, Ivy League, Netflix, Racism, Strong Black Lead, Taking Up Space, Yale, Yale University | No Comments »
See How Replica Sneakers Made In China Make It Into The Hands Of U.S. Buyers (HBO)
August 29, 2018
Wow! The fiends NEED the latest Yeezys and Jordans like this bad? The fake kick market is kicking this hard. Gotta be if there is a black market with movers in it like Chan, right? Let VICE News tell it…
After the sun sets in Putian, thousands of bikes carrying fake sneakers hit the streets.
The lace-up black market is no secret in Putian, and it’s where you can find Chan, a vendor with a knack for getting high-quality pairs off the streets and into the hands of hypebeasts on the other side of the globe.
– VICE News
Posted in Business, Cover Story, Fashion, Film, Investigation, News, Product, Series, Television, Travel, Videos | Tags: Chan, China, Fake Sneaker Capital, HBO, Made In China, Putian, Replica Sneakers, VICE, VICE News, We Went To The Fake Sneaker Capital Of China | No Comments »
‘Deaf People Love Porn, Too’… And Sam Johnston’s Work Ensures They Get To Enjoy It (Video) [NSFW]
August 28, 2018
It’s funny. Sure. But it’s hella real. Let EVERYONE enjoy the horizontal hula show! Can’t hear? So what?! Don’t worry about it. Sam’s got you…
She has a way with words. Meet the woman who captions your porn. It’s not all fun and games at Pornhub’s HQ, some days are long and hard. #MiniMocks
– Comedy Central
Goes without saying that a post about porn is Not Safe For Work… doesn’t it?
– @ojones1
Soaring Sex Toy Sales In South Korea (Documentary)
August 22, 2018
Hmm. Surprising that this is just starting to blow up as an industry over there. Sex and all things naughty-naughty sell and sell well. The level of regulation and societal taboo to counter it must have been tremendously stifling. Still likely is, but looks like things are loosening up (insert your own ‘dirty jokes’ here).
Sex toy stores are opening up all over South Korea and customers have been flocking to them. In the past, the few adult stores that existed were hidden behind tinted glass and filled with dirty or outdated toys. Now times are changing and sex is becoming more visible to the mainstream.
But more access to sex toys doesn’t negate South Korea’s many sexual taboos and the lack of sex education and industry regulation.
– VICE
A Promise For October 12th: Tiffany Haddish Refusing To Sign ‘The Oath’ Will NOT Go Over Well With Her Family (Trailer)
August 20, 2018
Ahhh, nothing brings family together for holiday dinner better than lively political debate… and live voltage from a taser! Wowww… Happy Turkey Day. And the bird isn’t the only one getting cooked…
A controversial White House policy turns family member against family member in THE OATH, a savagely funny dark comedy about surviving life and Thanksgiving in the age of political tribalism. When Chris (Ike Barinholtz), a high-strung 24-hour progressive news junkie, and his more level-headed wife Kai (Tiffany Haddish) learn that citizens are being asked to sign a loyalty oath to the President, their reaction is disbelief, followed by idealistic refusal. But as the Thanksgiving deadline to sign approaches, the combination of sparring relatives, Chris’s own agitation and the unexpected arrival of two government agents (John Cho and Billy Magnussen) sends an already tense holiday dinner gathering completely off the rails. As timely as it is outrageous, THE OATH is a gleefully wicked reinvention of the traditional holiday comedy for our divisive political times.
– Roadside Flix
This family needs to chill. Maybe they should have skipped the roasting (turkey, verbally poking each other) and gone with ‘smoking’ (turkey, and maybe toking with each other). But then we wouldn’t get this level of Haddish hilarity on screen (hahaa)!
Posted in Comedy, Film, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Billy Magnussen, Carrie Brownstein, Chris Ellis, Ike Barinholtz, John Cho, Jon Barinholtz, Meredith Hagner, Nora Dunn, Roadside Flix, RoadsideFlix, The Oath, Tiffany Haddish | No Comments »
Watch The Official Full-Length Trailer For The Action-Drama “Widows” (Video)
August 17, 2018
Serious stuff for the popcorn and candy chewing that’ll be going on. ‘Fuller length’ trailer out for the big screen take on the 1980s British TV series “Widows†– starring Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Alice Elizabeth Debicki, and Cynthia Erivo.
Move Over ‘Driving Miss Daisy’… This ‘Driving Dr. Shirley’ Movie Is Going To Move Movie-Goers This November (Trailer)
August 15, 2018
(That “It takes courage to change hearts” line in this trailer… wow!)
The man Mahershala Ali stays working, doesn’t he? Got the ‘Battle Angel’ movie coming at year’s end, plus this incredible road trip story with co-star Viggo Mortensen… “Green Book.”
When Tony Lip (Mortensen), a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley (Ali), a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on “The Green Book†to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger—as well as unexpected humanity and humor—they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the journey of a lifetime.
– Universal Pictures
Posted in Film, Relationships, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Green Book, Linda Cardellini, Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen | No Comments »
Two Wrestlers Speak On ‘Life After Sumo’ (Documentary)
August 15, 2018
The glamor and prestige of being on top of the sumo game in the Land Of The Rising Sun… if you can get to the top. And even if you do, being ‘about that life’ comes at a price. Watch VICE SPORTS tally up the bill in this documentary episode.
Sumo wrestlers enter training stables, or beyas, as young teens and dedicate their lives to the sport until they retire. Training involves incredible food intake, heavy beer consumption as a means of weight gain and daily full-contact sparring. Along with the health impacts, most wrestlers leave the sport with little education and less money. In this VICE Sports exclusive, we visit with two retired rikishis to get their take on life after sumo.
– VICE SPORTS
Posted in Film, Investigation, Sports, Travel, Videos | Tags: ANDERE SPORTARTEN, Beer, beyas, CHANKO-NABE, CHANKONABE, Japan, Japanese, KAMPFSPORT, LIFE AFTER SUMO, RIKISHI, Sumo, SUMO FOOD, Sumo Wrestling, TOYKO, Wrestling | No Comments »
Taraji P. Henson Stars In “What Men Want” (Trailer)
August 15, 2018
Taraji P. Henson is “What Men Want.” Point. Blank. Period. Usually not sure about remakes of films. There’s always a chance of the flick being no more than a substandard copy, but with Taraji, the funny supporting cast, and the cameos (look for the ‘poker table’ clip above for a gang of ’em) this trailer is teasing a remake with a good chance of doing it right.
Posted in Comedy, Film, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Paramount Pictures, Taraji P. Henson, What Men Want | No Comments »
For The NYC Title, Brooklyn Tech’s Team Will Step In The Arena (Documentary)
August 13, 2018
If you cannot wrap your head around ‘step team’ as a sports/athletic activity, look at this and reconsider. Just saying. They go in as hard as any team on the court (or anywhere else).
You won’t find the most successful team at Brooklyn Technical High School on the basketball court or on the football field. You’ll find them stepping in the cafeteria – sweating, laughing and striving to keep their crown as NYC’s regional champions. In this VICE Sports exclusive, we met up with the all-female Lady Dragons step team to see their pressure-packed final days of preparation for NYC regionals.
– VICE SPORTS
Great story, regardless of what you ‘decide’ about the nature of the competition.
Posted in Dance, Film, Series, Sports, Videos, Youth | Tags: Brooklyn, BROOKLYN TECH, Brooklyn Technical High School, COMPETITION, Dance, Kim Bennett, LADY DRAGONS, LADY DRAGONS CREW, New York, NYC, STEP TEAM, VICE, VICE Sports | No Comments »
Changing The Game: Lacrosse Comes To Harlem (Video)
August 10, 2018
Up top, it’s all about the blacktop. The lyric, “Basketball is my favorite sport,” not lacrosse… right? Well, these kids are into it AND it’s helping them level up to a better shot in life.
Basketball courts may still dominate north of 125th Street in New York City, but more kids than ever are taking up lacrosse as their sport of choice. We followed Javon to hear what his friends think about lacrosse and how he plans to make his mark on the game.
– VICE SPORTS
Watch. Might have to change that lyric.
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Lifestyle: You’re In Los Angeles. You’re High. What Do You Do Next? (Video)
August 10, 2018
A weed travel show. Excellent idea! And an appropriately laid-back episode to boot.
On VICE’s weed travel show ‘BLUNT REVIEWS,’ we trek to places where weed is legal to review things a cannabis-consuming tourist can do while they’re stoned. On this episode, VICE’s Darlene Demorizi spent a day getting blazed in Los Angeles, where she cured her munchies at Pink’s Hot Dogs, a historic restaurant that tops franks with guacamole and nacho cheese. Then she unwound at Lit Yoga, a THC-friendly studio, and stopped by Puff Pass & Paint to make a little art over a glass of CBD-infused wine.
– BLUNT REVIEWS
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SlamBall, Born In The USA, Has Been Reborn In China (Documentary)
August 9, 2018
Just to review, or introduce… SlamBall is a bouncy-bouncy version of basketball played on floors with embedded trampolines to facilitate super-high leaps and bounds. As described in the above doc vid, the game is pretty ‘video gamish’ and due to business and sports culture trending downfalls, SlamBall got ‘slammed’ in the U.S. However, it has found life in China.
“We never left, we just needed to take the best path for us,†says SlamBall’s creator Mason Gordon. After years with little exposure other than showcases and bar conversations between nostalgic fans, Slamball is now experiencing a resurgence in China. With a focus on bringing programs to universities before securing any TV rights, the sport is finding a foothold in a basketball-obsessed nation. VICE Sports traveled to China to check out the nation’s first facility and take in the scene.
– VICE SPORTS
Posted in Film, Investigation, Series, Sports, Travel, Videos | Tags: China, Mason Gordon, SlamBall, SlamBall is Alive in China, VICE, VICE Sports | No Comments »
