This is the second post in an ongoing series documenting gang graffiti in Los Angeles. View the previous post here. WSHHSX3↓ (Westside Headhunters 13 Here) HHS (Headhunters) - Westlake, Los Angeles, CA 18 (18th Street) - Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA. LMS Huerita, Diabla, Dreamer XVIII ST (Little Malos, Names, 18th Street) - Sunset Junction, Silverlake, Los Angel...more...
26 Feb 2013 | 12:01 pm MST by Moritz Rechenberg
Maybe you're wondering What the hell does that mean? Well, Suivalc is Clavius spelled backwards and Clavius is one of the biggest craters on the moon named after 16th century German mathematician and astronomer Christopher Clavius. One more thing, I guess, that Suivalc an experimental electronic music duo from the greater Los Angeles area has in common with Tycho an ambient music artist and produc...more...
15 Jan 2013 | 11:27 am MST by Moritz Rechenberg
An account of the recent developments of the ‘Citizen’ project. – Part 2 Earlier this year I started to shop around a draft of the Citizen screenplay. I'm lucky to know so many amazing, talented people who know even more talented people so my priority has been to directly assemble the core creative team: the Cinematographer, the Editor, Production Designer and Costume Designer, the Casting...more...
9 Oct 2012 | 11:24 am MST by Moritz Rechenberg
So, who needs another movie about gangs; a movie aiming at a particular blunt portrayal of reality on top of that; a movie seemingly about Latino street gangs, which according to some folks is a not very helpful part of the image of Mexican-Americans. I write “seemingly” because to me it is less about “Latino street gangs” than it is about history and society, it is about the way we conduc...more...
17 Jul 2012 | 10:30 am MST by Moritz Rechenberg
A significant recent development affects the core of the Citizen story. I have written before that part of it was inspired by Juan Abel Escalante, a deputy with the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department who was shot down by gang members in front of his house, leaving behind his wife and three kids. Moved by Escalante’s story I dove right in and, using public records, created a fictional character base...more...
26 Apr 2012 | 11:09 am MST by Moritz Rechenberg
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