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Joyce Manor blows my mind how good they are.
Joyce Manor / Fuck Koalacaust
Like the blood in the sink from when you brushed your teeth, how you knew you were dying when you turned 18.
Hell yeah.
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I recently just finished up a 7 inch design for the band Empire! Empire! (I was a lonely estate) for the Count Your Lucky Stars Label. I did the artwork for the front and back as well as all the text and inserts. Thanks!
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Attack The Block (Joe Cornish, 2011)
If I absolutely had to choose a most anticipated film of the Summer, ATTACK THE BLOCK would be it, no question. Falling somewhere between DISTRICT 9 and SHAUN OF THE DEAD (both of which were name-dropped rigorously in the promotional material for this film), ATTACK THE BLOCK follows a gang of teenage criminals as they resist a hostile Alien invasion in their South London district. Led by Moses (newcomer John Boyega), the crew, which also includes the explosive Pest (Alex Esmail) and the blood-thirsty Dennis (Franz Drameh), the gang encounters foes and friends alike including Sam (Jodie Whittaker), a victim of their crimes early on in the film, and Ron (Nick Frost of SHAUN OF THE DEAD and HOT FUZZ fame), their friend and weed expert.First and foremost, the kids are hilarious. The South London accents can be difficult to understand, but simple context clues reveal the meaning behind any confusing lingo, the delivery of which only enhances the humor for non-native speakers. The kids’ acting is terrific on all accounts, especially from John Boyega who portrays the stoic, no-nonsense leader. Nick Frost is a delightfully displaced pothead but the real laughs come from Luke Treadway’s performance of Brewis, a nerdy head-phone stoner who crosses paths with the gang throughout the film. His appearances are few and far between but each one guarantees a laugh-out-loud moment and propels the deliberately fast pace of the film.
The visual design and cinematography are just as rhythmically diven, and the action is thrilling and mostly void of clichés. There are a few, but each is acknowledged by a grinning, first-time director Joe Cornish, who clearly isn’t afraid to poke fun at his own film. The soundtrack falls somewhere between those of DISTRICT 9 and HANNA, combining the sweeping, digital crescendos of dramatic sci-fi with the pulsating rhythms of an action film. It fits the mood perfectly and helps maintain the pace of the film through even the lulls and in carnage and suspense.
The first two-thirds of the story are pretty elementary, but the final act and the circumstances leading up to it draw a few very interesting parallels between social issues and the story at hand that obviously inspired Cornish to write this film. You will walk away from this experience both exhilarated and amused, but the film does leave you with a few more things to think about than the trailer (or even the first hour of the film) would lead you to believe.
I simply can’t wait to see this film again. Fortunately I will have that opportunity in four days, but as for the wait between then and when it hits North American shelves… I might lose my mind. Regardless, I’ll be first in line to buy it and add it to the short list of comedies that strike a resonating chord with me. Sure, most of them are accompanied by bloody violence and somewhat demented stories, but the fact that ATTACK THE BLOCK even saw a release in the United States is evidence that the genre isn’t going anywhere but up, and the British are still the best in the business.
