Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe

The award-winning David Choe documentary now available on DVD

Now available on DVD for the first time, the biographical documentary “Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe” has been released through exclusive collaboration with Upper Playground. The painter, muralist, graffiti artist, and graphic novelist is best known for his unabashed personality and raw artwork that draws on his mental and physical desires—all of which make for an entertaining and captivating experience. Released …

The Playboy Commission

Filmmaker David Gordon Green fills us in on curating the choicest T&A of the past 50 years

The Playboy Commission, a panel of cultural experts tasked with curating Playboy’s archives, launched at an event last night with an exhibit of Playboy Club memorabilia, centerfolds and magazine spreads chosen by the new team. Hailing from all facets of the creative world, charter members of the Commission include society jeweler Waris Ahluwalia, hotelier André Balazs, Vena Cava designers Sophie Buhai and Lisa Mayock, author …

Salvando al Soldado Pérez

Checking in with the star of Mexico's hit narco-comedy

The New Mexican Cinema movement may have calmed to a simmer in recent years, but the country’s presence on the international film scene is here to stay. At Los Angeles’ recent Hola México Festival, festival-goers were treated to a secret midnight screening of “Salvando al Soldado Pérez” (Private Pérez). The film follows Julian Pérez—surrounded by hired thugs, killers, and accomplices—on his quest to find his …