Archive for June, 2009This video was created for the F5 RE:PLAY Film Festival. Title: Voxel; Director: Ubik; Music: “A Drifting Up” by Jon Hopkins. Wow!
The Street Sign Chair was designed by Ken Mori, and is, for an intents and purposes, one of the coolest inventions we’ve seen in quite some time. The board roates on its axis, allowing passerby to take a moment and relax while walking down the street. No info as to where one of these can be found, but we’ll be sure to let you know if we discover one in a city near you.
Print of legendary skateboarder Tony Alva on sale tomorrow (June 23); $80, by Obey and photographer Wynn Miller.
Any company who advertises its product by saying “fresh off the tarmac” is alright by us. These squash-plush, macabre toys you see above are made by Road Kill Toys, who make, well, stuffed-animals who have been murdered on the open road. They consider themselves an original toy boutique with a twist. With slogans like, “get them before the maggots set in,” “the perfect gift for like-minded sociopaths,” and “comes with a brand new death certificate,” Road Kill Toys are sick, nutso, and awesome in every way! Here’s the description of Twitch the Raccoon (1st above):
Each toy comes in a body bag, and you can even read the clever obituary of each character here.
The Jailbreak is not a movie blog. Obviously. But we do read movie blogs and we absolutely love Tim Burton. He’s one of the most creative minds in show business; so good I would probably trust him to make an interesting movie about a dying cat who falls in love with a broken toaster. Anyhow, the best movie blog on the web is slashfilm.com and today they got their hands on some first-look photos (via USA Today) of Tim Burton’s twisted re-imagining of the classic kids book Alice in Wonderland. Burton cast an unknown as Alice (Mia Wasikowski) but the film is anything but devoid of familiar faces. Above you see Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, and Anne Hathaway as the White Queen. The two oval-shaped men are Tweedledee and Tweedledum played by Matt Lucas. Here are some quotes from slashfilm in regards to what we can expect from the film, which opens on May 5, 2010.
Discuss: Are you as excited as we are for the new Alice in Wonderland? Tilt-shift and time-lapse master, Keith Loutit, is back with another awesome video titled, Bathtub V. Enjoy.
Here are two new paintings from jailbreak reader and good friend, Ben Hamburger. Pretty wicked stuff, Ben. Keep up the good work. Oil on Canvas
Talk about an inventive medium. Artist Scott Wade’s Dirty Car Art has to be one of the most ingenious uses of taking nothing and making it cool we’ve ever seen. Not to mention he’s “drawn” the faces of some historical figures Jailbreak Toys includes in our Oddfellows Collection. (Thanks Chloe)
The London Police are one of the best street artists working today. Their latest mural (above) is located in the Jordaan District, Amsterdam. Via: Wooster Collective  Our final deal for the Wizard World Convention in Philadelphia this weekend is our best and most extensive offering thus far. If you purchase three items from the outstanding Jailbreak Toys catalog you’ll receive a fourth for free. Encompassed in this deal are the Obama Action Figure in his normal, DIY, Hope, and Inaugural editions; the Oddfellows Collection (writers, scientists, or revolutionaries); and Obama T-shirts, like the ones we showed you yesterday. Enjoy the convention, it should be a blast!
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