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A Few Impressions

'Leviathan,' I Love You

How did the filmmakers achieve this poetry? Because, if anything, this movie exemplifies the art of poetry without words, the art taking real life and framing it in such a way that it becomes greater than fiction. It holds up a mirror to nature, but this mirror came from a fun house and in its distortions reveals a deeper truth. Full story

A Few Impressions

'Gatsby'

The old saying is that a good book makes a bad film, while a paperback potboiler like 'The Godfather' makes a great film. But this wisdom is derived from the idea that a good book is made by the writing, and if it’s adapted into whatever, its magic is lost. But in the end, Luhrma… Full story

Obseshes

Everyone's All About It

VICE very presciently did up a whole issue loosely themed around spring break (I wrote about “limited chaos,” which is going to solve your life if it needs solving) (probably), and my girls are all about it and are scrapping whatever nascent fashion plans were in place for S/S 13… Full story

The ATL Twins Take Us Behind the Scenes of the 'Spring Breakers' Premiere in LA

Our friends the ATL Twins, who you might recognize from the cover of VICE's March issue and Harmony Korine's 'Spring Breakers,' sent us a bunch of photos from the 'Spring Breakers' premiere after-party in LA last week. There's not much more to say except they are AMAZING! Full story

Behind the Debauchery

A 'Spring Breakers' Scrapbook

I’ve known Harmony Korine for many years; we’ve been friends through thick and thin, good times and bad. I feel like every element of 'Spring Breakers' was him creating an environment where people felt really open and safe—perhaps so they were comfortable going crazy (in a fun wa… Full story

Meet the Nieratkos

The Wonderful Sieben of Oz

I love it when our friends become famous, especially when those friends come from the skateboarding world. So you can imagine how my heart sang when I heard that our very own columnist, Michael Sieben, had been tapped to give his visual interpretation of 'The Wizard of Oz.' Full story

Here Is the New Red Band Trailer for 'Spring Breakers'

"Red Band" means it probably has a boob or two in it, so don't watch this while you're babysitting or working at a bank. Or, you know, do watch it and get fired. You'll be happier and have more time to do whatever it is you really love to do. Full story

'Spring Breakers' Will Have Lots of Babes and Guns

Here's the trailer for 'Spring Breakers,' the feel-good party movie of 2013. Looks like it has plenty of babes, guns, and butts, plus a cornrowed James Franco and VICE buds the ATL Twins. Full story

Premiere of Daddy’s “Love in the Old Days (Kolour Kult Remix)” Video Directed by James Franco

James Franco has his thumb in a lot of pies, as they say, and these days most of them are stuffed with gooey fillings of the artistic variety. So we were more thrilled than surprised when a freshly baked golden-brown Franco treat was pulled straight from the oven and dropped into… Full story

Wide World of Balls

Kicking and Screening

Soccer is back, football is boring, hockey is staring a labor dispute in the eye, and some baseball player who was busted for testosterone made a fake website so everyone would think that the banned substance he took was some sort of supplement he ordered by accident. Full story