A 3rd Generation Artisan

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First and foremost, Perry Ercolino is a maker. His grandfather was a leatherworker from Italy, and  Ercolino learned his craft in his father's workshop, making him a third generation artisan. Having mastered the trade, he took over the family business in 1980s and continues to run it to this day.

Watch this amazing video shot by Zach Lowry, which was featured on one of our favorite websites - Those Who Make

Stanley Kubrick at LACMA

Stanley Kubrick was known for transforming genres that he worked in by taking full control of his projects. The exhibition covers the span of Kubrick’s works, starting from his photographs for Look magazine in 40s, and continuing with his amazing directorial practices from the 1950s through the 1990s.

His films will be  portrayed through a selection of scripts, production photography, lenses and cameras, set models, costumes, and props. In addition, the exhibition features two projects that Kubrick never completed: Napoleon and The Aryan Papers.

Exhibit opens for public on November 1, 2012 at LACMA.

Help Make This Movie!

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We have discovered a delicious project to sink your teeth into...Decades is a beautiful/quirky/fresh/insightful film that has been 10 years in-the-making. I've become obsessed with it and hope you will too, because the film needs our help to get made. My talented friend Chris Redman, who you may recognize, came up with an idea with his friend 10 years ago that is truly magical - and totally genius. They filmed interviews with each other, with a plan to meet in exactly 10 years to see what changes or stays the same. The idea of documenting oneself discussing what the future will hold, investigating what life may be like, if tastes/political views/hopes and dreams have changed or not is such an intriguing subject. Chris has always been one of those guys that shines and stands out in a room filled with people but now that I know he has a tattoo on his body that literally features a date and time (May 3, 2010 / 1ish), I'm even more captivated! I'll let his words and trailer say it all...

"Ten years ago we filmed half a movie. Scenes and interviews with our future selves. Realizing that we'd captured something special, we got tattoos as reminders to meet and finish the film. It's time."

Since starting to raise funds for their film last month they've secured over $10k in donations. The pair needs $9000 more to finish the film, which will no doubt be a hit on the film festival-circuit. Let's show them the love y'all... Whether you 'like' their Facebook page, tweet about them, or share their website and donate, let's help get this amazing film made!

Monthly Movie Nights Begin in Feb

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If you love great films and LA, this is the perfect movie series for you! Once a month we'll be showing a movie at The Echoplex that takes place in-and-around the City of Angels.Sisters Sonja Rasula (the founder of UNIQUE) and Hilda Rasula (a film editor who most recently worked on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) have teamed-up to curate an amazing, and quite diverse, selection of films. This will no doubt become one of your favorite things to do... And because we believe that popcorn and movies go hand-in-hand, we'll have free popcorn at each show!

- Tickets are $10 pre-sale online only (Please note there are limited quantities. Don't miss out, buy yours now!) - Join us for dinner, a movie and drinks! There will be cocktail/beer specials all night, pizza from Two Boots, and sweet treats from local vendors available for sale. - Doors open at 7pm / Movies start at 8pm

The Debut Movie is... FEBRUARY 27: Chinatown (1974) Buy tickets now! A neo-noir classic set in Los Angeles in 1937, with a sinister plot about crime, adultery, and...wait for it...the DWP! It won Best Original Screenplay and was nominated for 10 other Oscars. Locations include Echo Park Lake, Catalina Island, a South Pasadena mansion, and one of our fav bars The Prince in Koreatown (standing in as the old A-List Hollywood hangout, The Brown Derby). This Jack Nicholson classic is a must-see whether you've watched it before or not. They just don't make them like this anymore...

Click to see the full schedule of movies!