Banksy comes to town as Fresno Filmworks picks up “Exit Through The Gift Shop” for August

“Holy shit!” Those were the exact words out of my mouth when I heard that Fresno Filmworks had somehow managed to book Bansky’s film “Exit Through The Gift Shop” at Tower Theater going down on August 13th. This has to be, in my opinion, the single greatest film that the organization has ever brought into town and I applaud them. The film has been getting rave reviews across the board, but as of now has only screened at a few select film festivals and received a limited release last month. So to see that it’s coming to Fresno is really a big deal. For the uninitiated, Banksy is considered one of the pioneers of Street Art, right along side with Lee Quiñones and Shepard Faiery. But what makes Banksy extra special is his underground nature. His face has never been revealed and his pieces usually appear overnight on walls across the world without warning. One of his most famous stunts includes what was dubbed as “The Punking Of Paris Hilton” in where the artist bought a few of the celebutante’s CD and altered them before returning them to the store for other people to see his message. Brilliant! There’s plenty of stories about the artist known as Banksy, a lot of them bordering on legendary and although I’ve heard that the film doesn’t shine the spotlight too brightly on the artist himself, the end result of his first foray into film is said to be a great one and I’m really looking forward to checking this out, right here in Fresno. So spread the word and lets get the Tower Theater packed when it opens up here! And MAD PROPS to Fresno Filmworks for bringing the film to the masses here in Fresno! Dumb Drum is hoping to be doing some extra special stuff to help promote the film so check back! After the break, we’ve posted the latest extended trailer for the film. Peep it out!