DC History right here. Narrated by Henry Rollins, and premiering February 23rd at the AFI Silver Theater located in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Discover the “other” Washington of the 1980s through the story of legendary graffiti artist Cool “Disco” Dan, a mysterious, ubiquitous presence during the height of go-go music, record crime rates and city-wide dysfunction. Few people knew every block of the city like Dan, and as intrigue about his identity grew, his illegal scrawl became a unifying force for a city on the verge of chaos. Narrated by DC native Henry Rollins and featuring interviews with “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry, civil rights activist Rev. Walter Fauntroy, punk rock historian and activist Mark Andersen and musicians Chuck Brown and Ian MacKaye, this documentary from filmmakers Joseph Pattisall and Roger Gastman (producer, EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP) tells a fascinating chapter of DC history.

DIR Joseph Pattisall; PROD Roger Gastman. US, 2012, color and b&w, 90 min. NOT RATED

Tickets here

Harmony Korine’s latest film should be a trip.

With reasons why.

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Bill Plympton’s 7th animated film just got its bare bones funding on kickstarter, but needs some more help to really get it going. The legendary independent animator does all the drawings himself, with this one totaling over 40,000—each needing to be colored and cleaned. If all goes well, CHEATIN’ will be ready by September, “just in time to qualify for the Oscars!”

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The ESPN 30 for 30 film by Michael Bonfiglio

Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie by Stephen Rodrick

With the passing of Sol Yurick, Author of ‘The Warriors,’ Fader digs up their 2005 oral history of the movie, based on the book of which Yurick had this to say: “It’s not my best book. I wrote it as a kind of a joke. It took me three weeks to write.”

Soul Men: The Making of The Blues Brothers by Ned Zeman

There was a budget for cocaine.

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Psycho’s Shower Scene animated through storyboards.

We’re looking forward to this film. In theaters February 8th.

Written and Directed by Roman Coppola, and starring Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwarztman, Bill Murray, Aubrey Plaza, and Patricia Arquette.

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Neil Berkeley’s documentary on the life and present times of Wayne White is now available on DVD, and all other things like that.

by Eclectic Method

One man’s combination of film and travel.

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Which Wes Anderson Character Are You?

“a feature-length autopsy of Hollywood’s New York-destruction fantasy”

Tarantino on Top Gun.

(Thanks Kiji!)

The screenplay to Django Unchained.

via, @stellawongo

With The Hobbit premiering in theaters tonight at midnight, it’s only fitting to get a 1960s Spock singing about those little dudes.

(thanks Sinuhe!)