“The car business in general is a tough business. The car rental business, even more so. Anybody who finds out they can make money and drive a Ferrari, I mean, they’re diving in head first,” says Matt Cruz, owner of MVP Exotic Rentals, a legitimate luxury car rental business based in Miami.
But when everybody wants to be a celebrity, how do you tell the difference between faking it and making it? The game is finesse, and with the allure of getting behind the wheel of the world’s most expensive cars, who wouldn’t want to play?
In a world where likes and fame can be bought and the filtered facade of Instagram reigns supreme, VICE meets some of the legit — and the not-so-legit — players that cater luxury car rentals to the biggest rappers, athletes, and celebrities of the moment.
Controller (2013) - A girl takes control of her boyfriend"They say when I leave, the world will turn upside down." Whoa. A girl that can control everything, perpetrates her own rescue by taking control of her boyfriend! Here's another must watch new science fiction-esque short film from writer/director Saman Kesh called Controller, the perfect film to kick off your week. This kind of has an Akira [...]
Amazing Documentary on Amazon Empire! Jeff Bezos is not only the richest man in the world, he has built a business that is without precedent in the history of American capitalism. His power to shape everything from the future of work to the future of commerce to the future of technology is unrivaled. As politicians and regulators around the world start to consider the global impact of Amazon — a [...]
Tense, dramatic and emotional coming-of-age story!Father and daughter scavenge for precious materials through alien jungle on a dangerous planet. Tense and atmospheric, perfectly demonstrates how ingenuity and a do-it-yourself mentality remain the most essential tools in any filmmaker’s arsenal, no matter how much technology, or budget is available. The overall story behind Prospect is one of ol [...]
Rallying cry against social inequality and class barriersA gangster with a strong streak of honor saves an upper-class South Korean woman. A romance soon forms between the two of them and there is some interchange of their respective worlds, but these things never turn out well, especially in South Korean films and their respective worlds threaten to tear them apart.This movie is one of the best-k [...]
A Kill The Celebrities Movie! Python is a film that is very reminiscent of those classic *B* horror films of the 1950's. It's a film that you know from the start won't win any awards for acting, directing or writing, but you find yourself unable to turn it off. You can't blame anyone but yourself for watching this film for the simple fact, you knew what to expect before you even began watching it. [...]
Sex Madness (1938) - Many in the audience at one burlesque show in New York have only sex on their mind!Sex Madness (1938) - Philanthropist Paul Lorenz is one of the more public faces in the fight against behavior that spreads the many "social diseases", such as syphilis and gonorrhea. An example of such behavior is going to or performing in burlesque shows, which promotes casual sex. Indeed, many [...]