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Paper Chasers is a feature length documentary about the impact of hip hop entrepreneurs who have built successful businesses in music, film, fashion, TV, print media, and now the Internet. Filmmaker/entrepreneur Maxie Collier and his production team travel the country in an RV, documenting the ambitions,...

Chip Kidd is one of those brilliant guys that not too many people know about. To learn his name you have to open up one of the books hes designed and look on the credits page. But he also gets a lot of press because hes created some of the most eye catching and dynamic images to ever grace the cover...

Darren Aronofskys The Fountain has been amazing experience for all involved, including me, when I got a chance to visit the set in early 2005. While I did get...

There is tons of sex in music today but The Lovemakers are trying to put the sexy back into the scene. The band is made up Scott Ayers, Lisa Light, Josh Kilbourne and Jason Proctor. Their latest album is Times of Romance...

Rob Corddry is best known as one of the clueless correspondents on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. But like many of people involved with that comedy institution Corddry started out in improv and sketch comedy with roots in the famed Upright Citizens Brigade theatre....

When talking about the new generation of horror directors Eli Roths name will invariably come up. He has directed two of the most exciting horror films for the new generation, Cabin Fever and Hostel, and is also one of the most visible having appeared in Bravos The 100 Scariest Movie Moments and...

Though Lynn Hershman Leeson has been creating her unique brand of digital art and work with artificial intelligence for 35 years I first discovered her work with her second feature film, Teknolust....

Neil Jordan is one of the great directors of his generation with such films as Mona Lisa, The Crying Game and Interview with the Vampire to his name....

Annie has been shooting up the pop charts with a multitude of singles from the album Anniemal. This Norwegian natives pop sound started a groundswell of support from the internet that is now crossing over into major radio play. I got a chance to talk with Annie during a short visit to New York City....

With The Libertine, director Laurence Dunmore has faithfully committed to film one of the most colorful men in history, John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester [Johnny Depp]. The film follows the Earl's adventures in London, from his passionate romance with a young actress, Elizabeth Barry [Samantha...

I dont know a ton about strippers but if I was able to pick and choose them at will, Diablo Cody would definitely be the one for me. Cody is an intelligent, sexy and beautiful writer who went on a hilarious experiment a few years ago. A somewhat nice girl...

Consider this fair warning. While you may or may not know Morningwood, I am willing to bet that by this time next week you will never, ever forget them. With a debut album arriving on Capitol Records on January 10th and the red-hot single Nth Degree already in rotation...