Tires.

By Chicago's own, the Cool Kids. Behind the scenes footage shot by Decatur Dan.

This Is It.

By the insurmountable King Of Pop: Michael Jackson. Directed by Spike Lee.

There will never be another.
Never.

Maestro Knows Ibn.

Filmmaker Levi Maestro travels around downtown Chicago with Chicago's own Ibn Jasper.

Mr. Maestro has always been an inspiration for me as far as filmmaking is concerned. He has a camera and just simply shoots his famous friends. I don't normally post Maestro Knows episodes, but I found this one particularly inspirational because Ibn is from Chicago and I felt he had some pretty interesting things to say in the vein of "getting out your dreams", word to Kanye.

Spy.

By Beat Assailant. Written and directed by Nassim Maoui and Christophe Mentz.

I digs secret agent/James Bond type movies. Very clean, and well executed.

We Gone.

First off, I hope everyone is having a fantastic holiday season. Merry Chrismahanukwanzakah to all! As I look at the year in review, and the the year to come, we can only go up from here. Thank you to everyone who has been supporting the W!LD LEEK brand thus far, and I hope you continue to be apart of the family in 2010. We have a few things planned for the new year, starting with STYLIN' crewnecks dropping sometime in January. I'll keep you posted.

2010, here we come! We gone!

We do it for Chicago.

Lessons Learned.

By Matt & Kim. Directed by Taylor Cohen and Otto Arsenault (FVMMO Films).

Can't get enough of the one shot, one take film style. Basic concept and well executed. The end disturbed me though. What a crazy turn this has taken, but I guess that's the lesson learned.

I Throw Ya Ball On The Roof.

Though this clip is probably on every other blog on the internet, along with the prior string of Kobe and LeBron MVPuppets clips, I just thought is was hilarious. Plus Lupe kills it as Blitzen. Nike got me this time: I'm intrigued to see how this pans out. Peep Blitzen's chin hair.

Leeky Sighting: Pugs Atomz.

Pugs Atomz showing love while in Berlin:

Iron Man 2.

Word?

Looking good...

Luv Deluxe

By Cinnamon Chasers. Directed by Saman Keshavarz. I believe this was entirely shot on Canon 5D Mark II. Looks great. Groovy tune.

Clear story and great execution. I come from the school of filmmaking that you should be able to tell a story with no words, so I have a special place in my heart for films that can do just that. I've watched this 3 times before posting and was thouroughly entertained, catching something different each time. Not sure if there's supposed to be a moral of any type, but its definitely a fun ride. Two things I found interesting: the guy whose point of view it is, his bank card doesn't seem to work in any scenario, and this girl turns out to be bad news even when he makes all the right decisions. Perhaps the moral is don't pick up attractive girls at gas stations.

Where did that gun come from anyway? Aren't they in his car? Probably one of the best videos I've seen all year for the simple fact it kept me engaged and had me coming back.

Vincent (1982).

Written and directed by Tim Burton. Narrated by Vincent Price... and what great narration it is.

Well written story as well. I think I'll always be a Tim Burton fan. Beetlejuice was one of my favorite movies as a shorty believe it or not (ask my parents!). And I wish I could hire Vincent Price to narrate a day in my life.

ECKO.

jeffstaple, the founder of STPL interviews Marc Ecko. I love hearing brand ownwers speak on their humble beginnings and the journey of how they got to where they are now. Its always inspirational.