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It was never my intent to become a writer or be allowed to have the luxury to play Legos with words. I was, first and foremost, a "professional artist" in the Romper Room refuge of the skateboard industry. Then Jeff Tremaine came along in 1992. He'd just taken over the... Continue reading
Posted Jun 29, 2018 at gorilla flicks
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Stop the presses! A phrase that is now as outdated as rollerblades, I suppose, but I bring you great tidings of joy: Dimitry Elyashkevich is having a "grand re-opening" of his photo show at the Door Gallery (next door to the world famous Burgundy Room) in Hollywood, California. So, if... Continue reading
Posted Jun 21, 2018 at gorilla flicks
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Be it my lowly Wisconsin origins or an unfortunately shallow embankment of brain cells, I'm certainly not above a little journalistic Cheez Whiz. So it's without much care or concern that I make the widely clichéd Warhol-attributed reference, "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes," because anyone,... Continue reading
Posted Jun 18, 2018 at gorilla flicks
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Half the fun of wondering if you swing to and fro on the mentally unstable side of life is to pit yourself in a one-on-one, right brain vs. left brain interview, which I'm about to self-indulge in now. The topic of discussion will, mostly, be about my experiences while working... Continue reading
Posted Jun 5, 2018 at gorilla flicks
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Rick Kosick: So how does it feel to be in a movie with Johnny Knoxville again? Chris Pontius: It felt great. I was so stoked that he asked me to be in it, because it’s the biggest role I’ve ever had in a scripted movie and just filming with any... Continue reading
Posted May 17, 2018 at gorilla flicks
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You may have heard the rumors. You may have seen the eyepatch. Now hear it all from the man himself, Johnny Knoxville, who once again put his ass on the line for all your giggling enjoyment when Action Point opens in theaters this summer. So, without further ado, here's Rick... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2018 at gorilla flicks
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Our longtime friend Ed Templeton has yet another photo book in his published quiver: Hairdos of Defiance, a showing of which was recently built around its release at the Roberts Projects gallery in Los Angeles (currently on display through April 21st). Rick Kosick was on the opening scene to document... Continue reading
Posted Apr 3, 2018 at gorilla flicks
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If you managed to catch the romcomdocudrama Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine on Hulu then there is absolutely no doubt in the world you were fascinated with one of the staff's most enigmatic characters: Earl Parker. Rick Kosick caught up with him recently at his place in Hollywood... Continue reading
Posted Mar 20, 2018 at gorilla flicks
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There's a long story and a short story, but let's just simply say that through an old friend of ours (hello, Joselle!) we know Rich "Crazy Legs" Colon, an original member—and current President—of the Rock Steady Crew. We're talking some serious breakdancing roots from the heart of the Bronx in... Continue reading
Posted Feb 16, 2018 at gorilla flicks
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Unlike pigs, time does fly; or, unlike Travis Pastrana, Johnny Knoxville does not backflip. Yes, unbelievable though it may seem, 10 years ago, maybe not to the day but close enough for idiomatic horseshoes and hand grenades purposes, our fearless leader rose to the Evel Knievel occasion and, well, fell... Continue reading
Posted Jan 30, 2018 at gorilla flicks
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Do you to the YouTubes? If so, be sure to check out Jukka's new show Ultimate Expedition, debuting today on the YouTube Red label (not to be confused with John Lucero's Black Label). But that's just part of what you can read below, where Rick Kosick went into the depths... Continue reading
Posted Jan 17, 2018 at gorilla flicks
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I’ve been going to the Comedy Store for a couple of years now and it’s seriously my favorite place to go and hangout. You can catch me there just about every Monday and Tuesday night, and it all started because I would go and watch the Roast Battle. There’s something... Continue reading
Posted Jan 9, 2018 at gorilla flicks
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This year, like every other for the past three to be precise, Tremaine locks down a location and rounds us all up from our various corners of the universe for a family-style night of drinks, food, and fun—the pinnacle of fun being a certain "White Elephant" gift exchange game that... Continue reading
Posted Dec 22, 2017 at gorilla flicks
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They always say you can never be too clever, but you can—and annoyingly so. I should know, I do it all the time, but I just can't seem to help myself from routinely tripping over my dick. "So it goes," Kurt Vonnegut would say if he could say, but the... Continue reading
Posted Dec 18, 2017 at gorilla flicks
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Greetings! Seasonally speaking, that is, because we're here to help fan the flames that fuel the economy with a few gifty (and perhaps even thrifty!) ideas for your friends, family, loved ones, and any other sentient lifeforms you deem worthy of presenting a present. For the most part these items... Continue reading
Posted Nov 27, 2017 at gorilla flicks
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Okay, first off, I know that's a classic click-bait grab, but so it goes. This is the internet and it's a dog-eat-fucking-dog world to claim eyeballs, attention, and maybe even a goddamn viral sensation for all of 15 forgettable minutes! Again, so it goes. But the thing is, a Florida... Continue reading
Posted Nov 13, 2017 at gorilla flicks
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Kosick: Who are you? Jericho: My name is Jericho Vilar. I’m just an average artist that has never done anything outside of Instagram, to be perfectly honest. Where are you from? I was originally born in the Philippines, but I grew up in Glendale, California. I relocated to Santa Ana... Continue reading
Posted Oct 25, 2017 at gorilla flicks
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Today on the blog, Rick Kosick talks to one of our personal favorites: Roger Alan Wade, a man who needs no real introduction if you're a lifer in the lore of jackass. If you don't know Rog, well hell, then you're in for a real treat of a kick in... Continue reading
Posted Oct 16, 2017 at gorilla flicks
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You remember Knate, right? The skinny little blond-haired kid who kept getting in Rick Kosick's shots while Johnny Knoxville hobbled around in his "Squid Suit" for the first season of jackass on MTV in 2000? Well, that kid Kosick grumpily decried as an "amateur" went on to make it big... Continue reading
Posted Sep 21, 2017 at gorilla flicks
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When you are born into this world you are a blank slate, give or take some bullshit with genetics, and although I can't claim to know what happened to Happy Tom in the nurture state of his youth it must've been something pretty awesome. Not only is he one of... Continue reading
Posted Aug 22, 2017 at gorilla flicks
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This past summer, Bam Margera came down to Tremaine’s lake house and spent a few days lake lifing. During that time, Kosick asked him if he’d be up for an interview and here’s the final answer: an interview! Consider this an hors d’oeuvre to the forthcoming Epicly Later’d featuring a... Continue reading
Posted Aug 15, 2017 at gorilla flicks
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JxPx Blackmon wasn't there from the very beginning of jackass in 2000 on MTV, but it was close. Damn close. But what's funny is that he didn't come into it as the shady prop guy we would all soon know him to be—at first he was just a shady PA.... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2017 at gorilla flicks
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The other day, and quite sadly so, we learned that Craig Conolly, aka Craig Mack, a friend and former crew member of ours, had passed away. We first met Craig during production on jackass the movie in 2002, when it came down to shooting the "professional" looking part of the... Continue reading
Posted Jun 23, 2017 at gorilla flicks
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Rick Kosick: So how did you get this gig to direct Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine? Patrick O’Dell: Hulu called Jeff [Tremaine], and I don’t know if Jeff thought of it, you know, “let’s make a documentary about my magazine,” but I think Hulu thought, “let’s make one... Continue reading
Posted Jun 16, 2017 at gorilla flicks
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In Los Angeles. Last Friday. And Saturday, actually, but that was more of a public affair, whereas the previous night was the VIP extravaganza (with an extra helping of the vaganza). Anyway, as always, here is a smorgasbord of people photos to pick through and feast upon, kind of like... Continue reading
Posted Jun 6, 2017 at gorilla flicks