http://www.fightsmackintheorphanage.org/

In 1973, feminist writer/child advocate Gloria Grey published her seminal best-seller We Are A Gentle Angry People: The Rise of Orphan Smack Addiction in the Latter Half of the Twentieth Century. Though it was often filled with inaccuracies, misconceptions, factual errors, and plagiarized portions of unpublished Jacqueline Suzanne novels, it managed to catch of eye of community leader, Marion Barry – the godfather of the anti-Smack movement of the early 70s.

Though unlikely partners, Gray and Barry joined forces to lay the groundwork of what was to become Fight Smack in the Orphanage (FSITO) by organizing the first citywide “Smack-down” in Los Angeles in 1974. Later that year, with help from several government grants and the proceeds of Ms. Gray’s lucrative mail order macramé business, they opened the first FSITO Rehabilitation Center on Crenshaw Boulevard in L.A.

Over the next thirty years, more than one-hundred FSITO Centers opened their doors in locations all across the United States and Guam. These centers are no longer just places that kids can get clean, but symbols of hope that inspire the entire community. Some also offer Pilates.

Sadly, the battle is not over. There are still thousands of Smack-addicted orphans on the streets looking for their next fix.

FSITO refuses to give up. We know that with your help and support we can fight Smack and save the orphans.

Alex Jones’ highly anticipated documentary lifts the lid on how seductive tools of propaganda are being used to hypnotize the masses into accepting tyranny

Fall Of The Republic Exposes How Brand Obama Is Destroying America

Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Alex Jones’ highly anticipated upcoming documentary Fall of the Republic: The Presidency of Barack Obama boldly lifts the lid and unveils the fraud behind Brand Obama and how the globalists are using their newest, and slickest ever puppet to destroy the last vestiges of America’s freedom, Constitution and economy, all while helping the bankers loot the country clean.

The film exposes the agenda that Obama was put in place to accomplish, a world government allied with a bank of the world run by globalist eugenicists hell-bent on destroying America’s first world status and replacing it with a hollow shell of tyranny.

The mind control, the television programming, and all the media talking points that serve to reinforce the image of Brand Obama are laid bare, unveiling the naked ruth, as legendary author and documentary film maker John Pilger recently discussed, that Obama is nothing more than a corporate marketing creation, a skilled hypnotist using seductive tools of propaganda – race, gender and class – to hoodwink the masses into accepting his rhetoric while ignoring the contradiction of his actions.

The film exposes how Brand Obama says one thing – to make people buy into the brand – and then the real Obama does another.

The burgeoning police state, warrantless wiretapping, secret arrests, indefinite detention of citizens, torture, the war in Afghanistan, the war in Pakistan, have all been expanded under Brand Obama despite his promises to reverse them all.

The real question to ask is not which class Obama claims to represent or fight for, but which class Obama serves. Fall of the Republic leaves no room for doubt that the class Obama serves is the elite and it is their agenda he is diligently following.

In terms of focused research and factual content, Fall of the Republic dominates even The Obama Deception for hardcore evidence and documented material. The film proves how Obama was put in power to cement the gains of tyranny and oppression achieved under Bush while the masses slept, lulled into a deep hypnosis with empty promises of change, hope and progress.

The movie picks up from where The Obama Deception left off, highlighting how Obama has continued and expanded the socialized financial takeover introduced by Bush and how the bankster gangster cronies have made off with trillions in taxpayer’s money, bankrupting the future of the country for generations to come.

The hypocrisy and underlying deceit of people like Al Gore, John P. Holdren and Obama himself are displayed in plain view as the cap and trade hoax is demolished and revealed to be nothing less than a total takeover of the American economy, its infrastructure, and a mandate to micromanage every aspect of every citizen’s private life.

Obama’s role in converting American from a free market, free Republic, to a command and control state-run oligarchy controlled by offshore banking interests is explored at length in the documentary.

In order to make this the most hard-hitting documentary we have ever released, the biggest budget ever allocated to a single movie was made available, primarily for the purpose of traveling all over the country to conduct no less than 19 separate sit down interviews for the film.

Personalities who will appear in the movie include Gerald Celente, Alan Watt, Jesse Ventura, climatologist Tim Ball, economist John Perkins, the Oath Keepers, Dr. Sherry Tenpenny, Webster Tarpley, Bob Bowman, Wayne Madsen and George Humphrey.

Fall of the Republic is an unprecedented two hour romp through the highly concentrated and brazen levels of tyranny and corruption displayed by Obama and his administration in the short period since they took office.

The end of the movie is encapsulated by the idea that the fight to maintain and restore a free Republic is a constant struggle against those who harbor the virus of evil in their souls.

Fall of the Republic will be available first exclusively for Prison Planet.tv members on October 21st. If you are not yet a member, click here to get your subscription and enjoy high quality streaming and download of the movie immediately upon its release. Pre-orders for the DVD will be taken on September 21st at the Infowars shopping cart.

USA Today has released some images from Tim Burton’s upcoming Alice In Wonderland 3D film. Burton regulars are present with Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter and Helena Bonham Carter as the Queen of Hearts. Also starring in the film is Anne Hathaway as the White Queen and Mia Waskiwska as Alice. Some supporting actors include Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Crispin Glover, Marton Csokas, Stephen Fry, Christopher Lee, Michael Sheen, Tim Pigott-Smith, and Lindsay Duncan. The film’s story involves Alice returning to Wonderland 10 years after her original visit…a journey which she has previously forgotten. Check the full gallery after the break below.

(Source: USA Today)

We are big fans of the first installment of highly acclaimed Spanish horror [REC] and images of the sequel has us dancing jigs and firing shots in the air. How do you use the first-person perspective formula and make it brand new? Make it a first-person shooter! Gaming geeks might find some of the imagery all too familiar.

Enjoy!

INTL. COMPETITION JURY PRIZES

Palme d’Or
“The White Ribbon” (Michael Haneke, Germany-France-Austria-Italy)

Grand Prix
“A Prophet” (Jacques Audiard, France)

Lifetime achievement award
Alain Resnais, “Wild Grass” (France)

Director
Brillante Mendoza (“Kinatay,” France-Philippines)

Jury prize
“Fish Tank” (Andrea Arnold, U.K.), “Thirst” (Park Chan-wook, South Korea-U.S.)

Actor
Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds” (U.S.-Germany)

Actress
Charlotte Gainsbourg, “Antichrist” (Denmark-Germany-France-Sweden-Italy-Poland)

Screenplay
Mei Feng, “Spring Fever” (Hong Kong-France)

UN CERTAIN REGARD JURY AWARDS

Main Prize
“Dogtooth” (Yorgos Lanthimos, Greece)

Jury Prize
“Police, Adjective” (Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania)

Special Prize
“No One Knows About Persian Cats” (Bahman Ghobadi, Iran), “Father of My Children” (Mia Hansen-Love, France)

OTHER MAIN JURY AWARDS

Camera d’Or
“Samson and Delilah” (Warwick Thornton)

Special Mention
“Ajami” (Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani, Israel-Germany)

Critics’ Week Grand Prix
“Farewell Gary” (Nassim Amamouche, France)

FIPRESCI AWARDS

Competition
“The White Ribbon” (Michael Haneke, Germany-Austria-France-Italy)

Un Certain Regard
“Police, Adjective” (Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania)

Directors’ Fortnight
“Amreeka” (Cherien Dabis, Canada-Kuwait-U.S.)

SHORT FILMS JURY PRIZES

Palme d’Or
“Arena” (Joao Salaviza, Portugal)

Special Mention
“The Six Dollar Fifty Man” (Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland, New Zealand)

CINEFONDATION

First Prize
“Baba” (Zuzana Kirchnerova-Spidlova)

Second Prize
“Goodbye” (Song Fang)

Third Prize
“Diploma” (Yaelle Kayam)

“Don’t Step Out of the House” (Jo Sung-hee)

ECUMENICAL PRIZE

“Looking for Eric” (Ken Loach, U.K.-France-Italy-Belgium-Spain)

PRIX VULCAIN TECHNICAL AWARD

Aitor Berenguer, sound mixer (“Map of the Sounds of Tokyo,” Spain)

Gommora (a.k.a Gommorah)
Written by Roberto Saviano (book), Maurizio Braucci (screenplay), Ugo Chiti (screenplay), Gianni Di Gregorio (screenplay), Matteo Garrone (screenplay), Massimo Gaudioso (screenplay), Roberto Saviano (screenplay)
Directed by Matteo Garrone
Country: Italy
Year: 2008
Genre: Drama

Power, money and blood: these are the “values” that the residents of the province of Naples and Caserta confront every day. They have practically no choice, and are forced to obey the rules of the “System”, the Camorra.
Only a lucky few can even think of leading a “normal” life.

Five stories are woven together in this violent scenario, set in a cruel and ostensibly invented world, but one that is deeply rooted in reality.

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) – Christian Colson

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Winner: Sean Penn for Milk (2008/I)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Winner: Kate Winslet for The Reader (2008)

Best Achievement in Directing
Winner: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Winner: Okuribito (2008)(Japan)

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) – A.R. Rahman, Sampooran Singh Gulzar(“Jai Ho”)

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) – A.R. Rahman

Best Achievement in Editing
Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) – Chris Dickens

Best Achievement in Sound
Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) – Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
Winner: The Dark Knight (2008) – Richard King

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Winner: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) – Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron

Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Winner: Smile Pinki (2008) – Megan Mylan

Best Documentary, Features
Winner: Man on Wire (2008) – James Marsh, Simon Chinn

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight (2008)

Best Short Film, Live Action
Winner: Spielzeugland (2007) – Jochen Alexander Freydank

Best Achievement in Cinematography
Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) – Anthony Dod Mantle

Best Achievement in Makeup
Winner: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) – Greg Cannom

Best Achievement in Costume Design
Winner: The Duchess (2008) – Michael O’Connor

Best Achievement in Art Direction
Winner: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) – Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo

Best Short Film, Animated
Winner: Maison en petits cubes, La (2008) – Kunio Katô

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Winner: WALL·E (2008) – Andrew Stanton

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Winner: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) – Simon Beaufoy

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Winner: Milk (2008/I) – Dustin Lance Black

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner: Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Hot Damme! Jean Claude Van Damme’s highly acclaimed comeback film is finally getting a proper R1 DVD release on April 28th, 2009. If you have a region-free DVD player and if you’re like me and can’t wait that long, the UK release comes out next Tuesday February 2nd, 2009.

Full trailer and more on the official US site at
http://www.jcvd-themovie.com/

Star Wars The Clone Wars: A Galaxy Divided – March 24, 2009
Venture Bros. Season 3 – March 24, 2009
Timecrimes – March 31, 2009
Ichi The Killer (Blu-Ray) – March 31, 2009
Crows Zero – Takashi Miike – March 31, 2009
Fallen Angels: Special Edition (Wong Kar Wai) – March 31, 2009
Happy Together: Special Edition (Wong Kar Wai) – March 31, 2009
Tokyo Zombie – April 1, 2009
Banned In America Vol.1-5 – April 7, 2009
The Best of Dragon Gate, Vol. 1: Wrestling’s Future Revealed – April 14, 2009
Squidbillies Vol.2 – April 21, 2009

After about a year of teasers and tv spots, a full theatrical trailer for the Takashi Miike’s highly anticipated live adaption of the classic anime, Yatterman, has surfaced. Check it out on the main site.

www.yatterman-movie.com

Click on the middle button to see the trailer. I haven’t got a clue what’s being on said on the site or the trailer. Can’t wait to see how Miike handled this one. Looks campy as hell, but lots of fun.

Founded by Scion in 2007 to support young, emerging filmmakers, Scion Easy 10 gives up-and-coming visual artists a chance to shoot a short film on a topic of their choice. This year, Scion will be switching up the format by selecting ten media outlets to express their creativity through film. Scion allotted each filmmaker three months and a modest budget to transform their idea into a cinematic reality.

Thanks to Scion’s ongoing artistic endeavors, Easy 10 filmmakers have an opportunity to express themselves through a medium many do not normally work in. Their films will be a testament to their hard work and creativity, and pieces of art to be enjoyed by all.

This year’s Easy Ten conjures the clout of ten of your favorite media outlets. Directors from Giant Robot, XLR8R, Vice Magazine and more produce a festival’s worth of short films. Come watch it all hang out at one of our screenings.

Check out website for more trailer, guestlist and more details.
SCION presents EASY 10

LOS ANGELES EVENT
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
8:30pm – Midnight

LANDMARK THEATRE
10850 W. Pico Blvd, LA, CA
Theatres 3 & 4

21+
Must RSVP to gain entry
Early arrival is suggested as space is limited
Entry is NOT guaranteed.
Lineup subject to change
This RSVP closes:
02/03/2009 12:00 PM, Pacific Standard Time

Directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura
Written by Kengo Kaji, Sayako Nakoshi, Yoshihiro Nishimura
Starring: Eihi Shiina, Itsuji Itao, Yukihide Benny
Country: Japan
Year: 2007
Genre: Horror

BEST PICTURE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

BEST DIRECTOR
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, David Fincher
Frost/Nixon, Ron Howard
Milk, Gus Van Sant
The Reader, Stephen Daldry
Slumdog Millionaire, Danny Boyle

BEST ACTOR
Richard Jenkins in The Visitor
Frank Langella in Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn in Milk
Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler

BEST ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie in Changeling
Melissa Leo in Frozen River
Meryl Streep in Doubt
Kate Winslet in The Reader

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin in Milk
Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Doubt
Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon in Revolutionary Road

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams in Doubt
Penélope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis in Doubt
Taraji P. Henson in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei in The Wrestler

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Frozen River – Written by Courtney Hunt
Happy-Go-Lucky – Written by Mike Leigh
In Bruges – Written by Martin McDonagh
Milk – Written by Dustin Lance Black
WALL-E – Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Screenplay by Eric Roth, Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
Doubt – Written by John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon – Screenplay by Peter Morgan
The Reader – Screenplay by David Hare
Slumdog Millionaire – Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Baader Meinhof Complex – Germany
The Class – France
Departures- Japan
Revanche – Austria
Waltz with Bashir- Israel

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) – A Pandinlao Films Production, Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
Encounters at the End of the World – A Creative Differences Production, Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser
The Garden – Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Man on Wire – A Wall to Wall Production, James Marsh and Simon Chinn
Trouble the Water – An Elsewhere Films Production, Tia Lessin and Carl Deal

ANIMATED FILM
Bolt – Chris Williams and Byron Howard
Kung Fu Panda – John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
WALL-E – Andrew Stanton

ART DIRECTION
Changeling – Art Direction: James J. Murakami, Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt, Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
The Dark Knight- Art Direction: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Peter Lando
The Duchess – Art Direction: Michael Carlin,
Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
Revolutionary Road – Art Direction: Kristi Zea, Set Decoration: Debra Schutt

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Changeling – Tom Stern
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Claudio Miranda
The Dark Knight – Wally Pfister
The Reader – Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
Slumdog Millionaire – Anthony Dod Mantle

COSTUME DESIGN
Australia – Catherine Martin
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Jacqueline West
The Duchess – Michael O’Connor
Milk – Danny Glicker
Revolutionary Road – Albert Wolsky

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
The Conscience of Nhem En – Steven Okazaki
The Final Inch – Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant
Smile Pinki – Megan Mylan
The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306- Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde

FILM EDITING
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
The Dark Knight – Lee Smith
Frost/Nixon – Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
Milk – Elliot Graham
Slumdog Millionaire – Chris Dickens

MAKEUP
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Greg Cannom
The Dark Knight – John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan
Hellboy II: The Golden Army – Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz

MUSIC (SCORE)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Alexandre Desplat
Defiance- James Newton Howard
Milk – Danny Elfman
Slumdog Millionaire – A.R. Rahman
WALL-E – Thomas Newman

MUSIC (SONG)
Down to Earth from WALL-E – Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel
Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire – Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
O Saya from Slumdog Millionaire – Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman andMaya Arulpragasam

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
La Maison en Petits Cubes – Kunio Kato
Lavatory – Lovestory – Konstantin Bronzit
Oktapodi- Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
Presto – Doug Sweetland
This Way Up – Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Auf der Strecke (On the Line) – Reto Caffi
Manon on the Asphalt – Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
New Boy – Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
The Pig – Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh
Spielzeugland (Toyland) – Jochen Alexander Freydank

SOUND EDITING
The Dark Knight – Richard King
Iron Man – Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
Slumdog Millionaire – Tom Sayers
WALL-E – Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
Wanted – Wylie Stateman

SOUND MIXING
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
The Dark Knight – Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
Slumdog Millionaire – Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
WALL-E – Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
Wanted – Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt

VISUAL EFFECTS
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
The Dark Knight – Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
Iron Man – John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan

www.blackdynamite.com

www.blackdynamite.com

When “The Man” murders his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages, and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, Black Dynamite is the one hero willing to fight all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House.

Directed by
SCOTT SANDERS

Screenplay by
MICHAEL JAI WHITE & BYRON MINNS & SCOTT SANDERS

Story by
MICHAEL JAI WHITE & BYRON MINNS

Produced by
JON STEINGART
JENNY WIENER STEINGART

Executive Producers
HARBOR ENTERTAINMENT
DEANNA & JAMES BERKELEY

Crows: Episode Zero
Written by Hiroshi Takahashi (comic) and Shogo Muto (screenplay)
Directed by Takashi Miike
Country: Japan
Year: 2007
Genre: Action