This last few days i've been sat on my sofa absorbing copious amounts of media. I was going to give you a review of all the things what i did sit and see, but it was much too much work, so i thought i'd just give you a review of the top 4 (They are: Community [Excellent]; Memoirs of a Geisha [Very Good]; Trinity and Beyond [Very Good if you like nuclear weapon test footage] and Exit Through the Gift Shop [Excellent]).
Well, hope you enjoyed that. Check back for more next week!


Ok so.. i admit, full-bodied reviews are still too much for my lazy ass right now, but i don't want you going away from clicking this post empty handed.. So let me just recommend my favourite:




This is that banksy documentary- as in by banksy, not (directly) about banksy.

The film follows french clothes-store-owner Thierry Guetta, a man who's personality could be described as stupid, genius, or special needs.. depending on your personal perspective. Thierry, also an obsessive-compulsive camera-man, discovers that his cousin happens to be a prolific street artist- and starts following him around, filming him at work. Thierry eventually meets more artists and finds himself caught up in the weird and wonderful underground world of tagging and street art. He goes on to produce over 10,000 hours worth of footage- capturing artists at work in their studios or on the street, police chases, interrogation, climbing up buildings and even shots from inside Banksy's own workshop as he prepares and dispatches his pranks on the world. After thierry.. attempts.. to put together a "documentary" with the footage, his own adventures and misadventures begin, ultimately with cringeworthy and comic, yet thought provoking consequences. After spending some time defining street art by what it is, the film comes round to defining it by what it isn't.

One of the great things about this film is the controversy surrounding Thierry. It's a documentary, but does this guy actually exist? And if so did he really become a street artist? Or is this him and Banksy pulling off one big prank on the art world? Or could he even be Banksy? Either way, it's clear that Banksy didn't intend for this to be taken at face value. The film was created to give us an authentic, personal insight into the playful, defiant soul of street art, and ultimately the difference between those who produce the culture and those who, really, kinda just don't.

Rating: Absolutely worth a watch!



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Bonus Post Feature

Congratulations, you have found this post's bonus feature, Welldone yourself! This isn't directly connected to Exit through the Gift Shop, it's just a video of some street art i like. Note: This clip happens to sync pretty well to any electronic music you may have, and such activity is recommended.



Enjoy!