I am tired of hearing the same old stories about Kanye West. A recent TMZ headline reads “Kanye West Goes Nuts Again On Paparazzi.” Again? It’s common, it’s expected, it’s laughable. But more than that, these headlines are narrow-minded and ridiculous. Once the clichéd notions of him being an egotistical Read More…
hitRECord, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s open collaborative production company, was launched in 2005 and has recently taken off. Producing short films and videos using text, imagery and music from online contributors around the world, hitRECord currently has over 80,000 members and is growing every day. Gordon-Levitt even has a television deal with Read More…
It’s every guy’s dream — write and direct a movie about sex featuring Scarlett Johansson. And then cast yourself alongside her as the leading man. Hollywood’s favorite charmer Joseph Gordon-Levitt has done just that. Gordon-Levitt wrote and stars in “Don Jon,” his directorial debut about two lovers coping with very Read More…
Have you ever repeatedly Googled Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s GQ photo shoot? Do you frequently hashtag “#unf” when you reblog pictures of One Direction? Chances are, if you’re really into something, you’re a Fanperson. You know who you are, which is all of you. I would know because Ezra Koenig from Vampire Read More…
Arts writer Soojin Chang SXSW 2013′s film, interactive and music festivals and conferences. Featured were Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Harmony Korine, Sarah Silverman, Dan Novy, Major Lazer, and Snoop Lion.
Austin, TX — Tuesday morning began at a conference titled “Asian Entrepreneurs Struggle with Fear of Failure” in the Austin Convention Center. At first I was skeptical because I figured that a fear of failure is universal, regardless of ethnicity. Richard Min — a Korean-American from Boston and the CEO/Cofounder Read More…
If, in some deluded haze, you decided to read every biography of Abraham Lincoln, at a rate of one book per week, it would take you roughly 22 years to finish. As of February 2012, there have been approximately 15,000 books published about the beloved, accomplished and ultimately perplexing 16th Read More…
Nearing the end of 2012 — the rumored moment of the world’s demise — director Rian Johnson is an optimist. He’s made a movie neither about the apocalypse nor a nostalgic period piece but on traveling to the future. “Looper,” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the protagonist, Joe, and Bruce Willis Read More…
Selling a movie about having cancer in your mid-20s is a tough thing to do. Sugar-coating one of the most depressing of subjects is a daunting task for any writer/director, but writer Will Reiser and director Jonathan Levine have taken a crack at it. But perhaps they used a little Read More…
He is Hesher. He is tattooed, with hair down to his elbows and a dirty grin. He likes to fuck people’s shit up – and not just their stuff. According to the Urban Dictionary, hesher means some kind of metalhead-stoner-type. Here, Hesher is the reheated dregs of grunge and everything Read More…