DOPE BODY voted “Best New Band” in Baltimore City Paper:

“Holyfuckingshit, when Dope Body started playing sometime early last year, making blistering, inventive art-punk that is actually punk, we had no idea it would grow up to be the kind of force-of-nature the trio is now. You see this band play and it’s like a rush of something scraping all the cynicism and shit out of your veins and just leaving you smiling—because if a band can still make this kind of music, things might just be alright.” – CP

And “Best Trend”? MUSIC VIDEOS SHOT ON FILM:

“Don’t get us wrong: We love that digital video is so affordable and responsive that bands can shoot and edit videos themselves and have them posted online quickly. But there’s still something romantic about film, especially when it’s used in a music video. First Mary Helena Clark’s gorgeously abstract and experiential video for Future Islands’ “As I Fall” reminded us that celluloid still has textures that DV can’t always approximate. And then Matthew Porterfield’s seismic collage for Dope Body’s “Enemy Outta Me” reminded us that there still exist some underground sounds that scream for grainy film images rather than smooth and flat DV polish.” – CP

We’re very excited to announce that The Cinema Guild has acquired home video rights for Matt Porterfield’s Hamilton (2006) along with all US rights for his new film, Putty Hill (2010).

In Baltimore’s daily, B Magazine, Porterfield stated, “It’s an incredible honor to be part of a catalogue that includes recent work by some of the world’s great directors — Jia Zhangke, Claire Denis, Jaques Rivette, Alexander Sokurov, Manoel de Oliveira, and Agnes Varda. Signing with Cinema Guild means my films will be seen by more people the way they’re supposed to be seen and I can move ahead and make another film, knowing my first two are now in good hands.” Both will see release in the next year and be included alongside titles like these…

Read more about the acquisition in IndieWIRE and Richard Brody’s New Yorker blog.

Stay true!

Hamilton (2006), will screen in New York at the 92Y TRIBECA on June 16th, 2010.

Director Matthew Porterfield will be in person for a post-screening Q&A with filmmaker and Hammer-to-Nail contributor, Mike Tully. The evening is co-presented by IFP, Shooting People and FilmNewsBriefs.

And on Sunday, June 6th, at 5:30PM, Hamilton will screen at Sound Unseen International in Duluth where Matt Porterfield’s newest film, Putty Hill, will also play (June 5th, at 8:00PM).

Finally, Hamilton will have its Seattle premiere at the Northwest Film Forum on June 12th and 13th at 5:00PM. While you’re there, check out Putty Hill at STIFF on June 10th, at 9:30PM!

Photo by Joyce Kim on the set of PUTTY HILL (2010).