Mike Mitchell - Crazy4Cult 4 Poster

Crazy4Cult,  is an annual art show by Gallery 1988 in LA.   This past year’s show was in July and after seeing a few of the popular pieces, it’s a must see for next summer.

Rich Pellegrino's "Mr. Sobchak" from "The Big Lebowski"

Interestingly enough, a good amount of the art is available online.  For the film buff with an inclination for modern art, this is worth a look.  Click on the pictures to go to Gallery 1988’s website.

Each print is available in two sizes, 8.5 x 11 inches and 13 x 19 inches for $25 and $75. And the edition number is just 50 prints.

The Fan Base of America's Baseball teams.

The very mention of the word “Baseball” may alienate some of the valued DailyHelping readership, there are still others who crave over analysis of what this map implies. For that breakdown, go here.

And then there are zombies.

AMC knows how to package a creative phenomena that appeared to be running it’s course.

Here’s a trailer for AMC’s upcoming drama? horror?  series “The Walking Dead”. It’s another graphic novel adaptation about an apocalyptic near future chock- full of  voracious zombies. A trailer was shown at the most recent Comic Con and now it’s available for full release.

It looks pretty scary and should be another nice hit for AMC.  Look for the 90 minute premier on Oct 31st, of course.

Cassat has created a menagerie of animals that may have been cute, back in the day.  The eyes and body language of his bunnies, narwhals and ducks convey heavy drinking, depression and excess.  (Not unlike much of the DailyHelping readership).  The drawings found on both his personal website and a tumblr are a unique pleasure.  Check out both sites and enjoy.

Editors Note: Captions are from DailyHelping and not from the artist.

"Sumthin' ain't kosher" he wheezed.

"For me, it's PBR or nuthin."

Those that have seen it are loving it, and having seen the trailer, it’s got that same “Cloverfield” feel to it…surprisingly effective.  Fans of the Korean hit, “The Host” may also find this up their alley.

This is the international trailer for the movie no one seems to know anything about….”Monsters”.

(The “kiss” seems to be part of some drugged, dream-like sequence if the trailer wasn’t intentionally deceptive, and they usually aren’t).

Well now here’s the trailer and it’s everything you could want and expect from a psychological thriller in the very ugly world of professional ballet.

The Coen’s have put together quite a cast. (One can imagine that most A-listers line up to get a part in their efforts). Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper and Hailee Steinfeld  as a young girl who secures the expertise of old, oft-drunk U.S. Marshal, Rooster J. Cogburn (Bridges) and young Texas Ranger, La Boeuf (Damon) to track down her father’s killer, Tom Chaney (Brolin), who has taken to a gang led by “Lucky” Ned Pepper (Pepper).

Apparently Matt Damon hadn’t seen the John Wayne version and hadn’t realized his part was played by Country and Western star, Glen Campbell, in what would be his first and  last dramatic role.

He told Entertainment Weekly: “The only reason I know I’m playing Glenn Campbell’s old part is that people keep asking me if I’m going to be singing in the movie. But our movie is totally different. Joel & Ethan just stumbled upon the book and were like, ‘Oh God, this is terrific. The dialogue is just fantastic!’ ”

There’s nothing more enjoyable than a well-scripted western. From Deadwood to The Unforgiven, this is something to look forward to on December 25th, (other than Christmas).

Apparently Mr. West has recently discovered Twitter and is prolific in sharing his never ending flow of wisdom, social commentary and unfettered stream of consciousness.  So random and odd are some of his “tweets” that he’s quickly become a widely followed scribe.

On their own, the “self-absorbed one” puts out  entertaining bits of fluff…but paired as a caption to a random New Yorker cartoon, the result is gold. Kanye gold.

Click on the cartoon for more.