Saturday, December the 5th here at the bastard store, starting at 7pm, Nike SB presents SB Chronicles Vol. 3: the new full-length movie with Karsten Kleppan, Omar Salazar, Lance Mountain, Brian Anderson, Eric Koston, Kevin Bradley, Trevor Colden, Cory Kennedy & friends. If you missed the trailer, nowit’s time.

The entrance is free but seats are limited, as usual. Register on nike.com and reserve a seat to get in.

For the occasion we expect a warm session up in the bastard bowl, with some news and a tricks for gifts for the rippers, quality beer with La Buttiga and some food temptations.

On saturday, November 21^st, Supercharged, the life and times of Tim Brauch was premiered for the european audience with a screening at the bastard store.

The documentary met our expectations, drawing our attention on Tim’s story narrated by close friends and skate-mates. Rather than a movie on skateboarding, it’s a documentary that illustrates Tim’s positive approach to life. An ordinary guy, capable of building solid and deep relationships with friends and family.

Starting from his first “steps” on a board in his driveway all the way through to the big contest victories, when coming out of nowhere he would go to a contest and beat his idle Steve Caballero, or his legendary trips with the BMC friends. Everything narrated by the moved and sincere voices of Cab, Chet Childress, Bryce Kanights and the Brauch family.

Thanks to I-D Impronte Digitali, Diana Manfredi at SpaghettoChild for their great contribution into making this night happen and Bea Sugliani for the pics.

Saturday November, 21st 9pm

bastard store, via Scipio Slataper 19, Milan
Free admission with ticket.
Tickets available at bastard store, subject to seat availability.

On May 9, 1999 at the young age of 25, Tim passed away of sudden cardiac arrest. Tim was a professional skateboarder and an inspirational friend to all who met him. Tim had practically conquered the skating world and accomplished more than anyone thought possible. His Documentary is an inspiring in-depth documentary that celebrates the life of Tim Brauch. Composed by a community of friends and family, this film explores Tim’s intriguing life. Learn the legend of Tim, who he was and why he became such a big role model for future generations.

More info: timbrauch.blogspot.com

Thanks to Diana Manfredi, who organized everything remotely from San Francisco along with director Pete Koff, as well as tech support from ID-Impronte Digitali, we’re able to host the european premiere in Milano.

On saturday, November 21st we will enjoy the vision of this documentary sitting on the ex-cinema Istria gallery as we did for Underskatement.

After the screening, private skate session.

Invitations are available for free at the bastard store, starting today, so hurry before we run out of seats at bastard

Infos and reservation: store@bastard.it

The movie was off the hook, very inspirational story for sure. Tim was awesome and it’s great that his legacy still lives on today, go see this film if you haven’t already…It Rocks!

-Steve Caballero-

It’s simply impossible to keep track of Spike Jonze! Yesterday I was listening to a radio station, RadioPopolare, where they have this nice program named Alaska. I found out that he has eventually finished his new movie – out tomorrow in the U.S. and in few weeks in Italy – called WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, inspired by a popular children book and very, very promising! In the meantime Jonze has put up a new blog and made a documentary about the author of the book, Maurice Sendak. If you think this is not enough you should know that the MoMA is celebrating the director with an exhibition titled The First 80 Years. You can visit Alaska blog for more information… But how come we have Obama leading the planet instead of Spike Jonze?

Check timbrauch.blogspot.com for updates.

We are working to premiere here in Milano for late October… and looking for partners to cover all the expenses so that nobody has to pay any ticket. If you are interested show up now.

 UnderSkatement makes it to Italy for the first time after being around America, Canada and Australia touching over 30 cities. Milan got chosen as the first city in Europe to host the festival, so Diana thought about the bastard office, which was originally a cinema theatre.

The event is hosted by SpaghettoChild, an association whose aim is the development of contemporary art and of the skateboarding culture and JANUARY 29TH.

The festival offers short films with a maximum lenght of 7 minutes. As long as the pieces are made by skateboards, there are no constrictions in topic or genre whatsoever. 18 short films are going to show throughout the night, result of a selection from previous editions. Among authors and players there are known names of the international skate scene such as Mark Gonzales with his  “Cold Water”, Steve Salisan with the very original “Bugs”, Chris Johanson with “Encinitas Realization” and Trevor Prescott, Rubin Orkin and Curtis Hsiang, may they rest in peace.

Click here to download the media kit.

Infos and reservation: january.twenty.ninth@gmail.com

Waiting for the relese of Megunica, Lorenzo Fonda and some friends made a new teaser of the documentary about a trip in Latin America with the friend artist Blu.

Surfing on the web i just saw an amazing animatione made by a genius Called Blu. Painted on the walls of Buenos Aires this is a real masterpiece! I’ve never seen something like that, you must to watch it!!!!

I don’t get in touch often with rokma but when it happens he always has something interesting to share. Today he sent me the link to this documentary film that I didn’t know anything about, streamable and downloadable from the web:

• Zeitgeist – The Movie

Talks about Power and observe the world from a critical perspective… kicks asses but is a bit unclear about some of the sources.

If (obviously) we don’t have to take for truth what is shown on a television that maybe we do not even watch anymore… what about YouTube or Google Video? Is it a different kind?.

Clicca qui per guardartelo, dura un ora e 18′ ma ne vale la pena…