An apology was issued recently pertaining to the movie ‘Gods of Egypt’. The movie is about a battle between the ancient gods of Egypt and the mortals who live there. But what has created such a huge controversy within the movie was not the story line itself, but rather, the
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Joe Gibbons is an unconventional film maker and artist who has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His work is largely centered around a character named Joe Gibbons, and no this isn’t the same Joe Gibbons that taught at MIT. This Joe Gibbons is a completely different character, a
Chi-raq is an upcoming film highlighting the dire situations of gang violence in Chicago’s Southside. Scheduled to a limited premiere on December 4th, 2015, the film features acting heavyweights like Wesley Snipes, Samuel L. Jackson, and John Cusack in order to bring awareness to the violence and destruction that gang
For many years, artists have been dabbling with crime in the name of art or to create an art piece. However, Joseph Gibbons, a former MIT lecturer and filmmaker, seems to have taken this idea to the extreme. He is a performance artist who specializes in autobiographical confessionalism. He uses
During the filming of a commercial for Straight Outta Compton, the biopic focused on the seminal rap group NWA’s rise to success and acclaim in the face of adversity, Suge Knight (a successful star in the music industry) allegedly ran down in his car two of the men attached to
***TRIGGER WARNING: SHOOTINGS/SCHOOL SHOOTINGS/ISLA VISTA MASSACRE*** For many, May 23rd 2014 is a date they will remember for the rest of their lives. Six UC Santa Barbara students were murdered, and 14 were injured when a young man by the name of Elliot Rodgers went on a killing spree around
“It’s not crime; It’s artwork… He’s an intellectual” –New York Post Joe Gibbons, at 61 years old, pleaded guilty this year to robbing a bank in Chinatown. His robbery did not involve weapons, however. He simply wrote a note that read “This is a bank robbery. Large Bills. No dye
Forgery is a crime that is intrinsically artistic. Looking here at the film Catch Me If You Can (2002), you can see how Frank, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, really creates a work of art in forging checks. Forgery is a notable artistic form of crime because it takes a lot
In a shocking commentary on growing up as a homosexual, the short film Love is All You Need? creates an alternate reality where heterosexuality is under persecution. The story follows the life of a young heterosexual girl. The movie is blunt when reflecting the realities of our world in the
Okay the whole movie is posted right here if you want to watch it. It’s half an hour, so if you don’t want to or don’t have time to… I’ll give you the quick rundown about it… so don’t read this next part if you’re planning on watching it….. ***spoiler