In the film, a painting falls into the hands of rock star Johnny Story, the shambolic musician inspired by Dopey. He’s hiding out in a crack den, having been declared dead, and finds himself caught in the middle of a battle between the Russian mob, the established London underworld and its rising tough guys.
Is the painting in RocknRolla painted in crackieblood? Is a London flat full of crack-addled kittens involved in this movie? No? That’s okay. I can see Pete Doherty’s blood whenever I want. Except I don’t really want to.
My favorite kind of Jason Statham, wet and shirtless.
Like Quentin Tarantino, Ritchie is notorious for re-casting actors he has used in previous films. RocknRolla being the exception to this rule. Jason Statham (who was in Ritchie’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch) was originally cast in RocknRolla, but had to bow out because he was already mid-stream with five other movies during late 2007 & 2008.
Tattoo by Tim Kern. And, yeah, that’s Jeffrey Dahmer.
Holy Hell. Where has tattoo artistTim Kern been all my satanic, tattooed life? I mean, when I logged onto his MyspaceAlice was playing (the Ballad of Dwight Fry no less), but I digress. Tim Kern is one hell of a tattoo artist. Kern works out of his own shop, Tribulation Tattoo, in Brooklyn, NY.
Tim Kern, Mark Ryden adaptation from Ryden’s seminal “Blood”.
Looking at Kern’s handiwork, it can be no surprise that he’s not taking on any new clients any time soon. Sadly, Cherrybomb was out of town when Kern dropped by Seattle for the Seattle Tattoo Expo earlier this month.
Tim Kern, Johnny Cash, ink on skin.
If you’re in London already or planning on being there in September, check out Kern out at the London Tattoo Expo running, 9/26-9/28. I’m talking to youJane.
Tim Kern’s Tattooed Paper Dolls.
Kern also paints and creates with other mediums including photography. I wish I had paper dolls like the ones Kern thought up (above) when I was a kid. Who am I kidding, I wanna play with that doll right now.
Cherrybombed.com is about the music and culture of the Pacific Northwest, as well as other cool happenings around the world. We also shine a spotlight on celebrities behaving badly. Here, you will find videos, low-brow artwork and images, and tattoos only a mother could hate.
If boozing was an olympic event, we would be on a box of Wheaties. If this all sounds familiar to you (and your mother), welcome home.
