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Up There, A Hand-Painted Advertising Documentary

Quote, “They can’t print what we paint. They print in pixels.” Up There is a gorgeously shot (and told) short documentary on the dying industry of big city, big scale, hand painted “out of home” advertising. I especially love the bits about apprenticeship and the passing on knowledge.

Mon 05.10.10 (3 comments)

Tagged: Advertising, An Entry, Film, Video


Roger Ebert’s Best Films of 2009 list is available for your perusal. I’ve only seen 3 of the 20, so it looks like I have some Netflix-ing to do. I’m already anxiously awaiting the 1/12 dvd release of The Hurt Locker.

Sun 12.20.09 (0 comments)

Whhhhhhaaaaaat? They’re making a Jonah Hex movie? I know movie adaptations of comic book storylines seem to be all the rage these days, but talk about reaching back into the obscure corners of comic world for source material. So weird it’s cool.

Thu 08.13.09 (0 comments)

Ways They’ll Screw-Up the New G.I. Joe Movie: Part 5

You remember Snake Eyes, right? Mysterious ninja master G.I. Joe operative? All black. Masked. Completely mute. Woah… why does a mute guy have a MOUTH on his uniform?

That’s just plain mean.

Thu 08.06.09 (6 comments)

Tagged: An Entry, Film, Nerdery & Geekery

The Tron: Legacy trailer digs way back into our collective nerd consciousness. Go Disney.

Fri 07.24.09 (1 comment)

Ways They’ll Screw-Up the New G.I. Joe Movie: Part 4

Again with the character design changes! Why can’t moviemakers leave well enough alone?

Up top you see a screenshot from the Japanese trailer for G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra with a glimpse of “Cobra Commander” (I use that term lightly here) having a chat with Destro. Then you see cartoon CC pointing (and likely laughing) because Destro is essentially Dr. Who with a Scottish accent. And cartoon Destro laughing because Joseph Gordon-Levitt Cobra Commander (henceforth referred to as JGLCC) is wearing a hightech SARS mask and a bad suit.

It’s not really the casting I take issue with. (Though Garry Oldman is Cobra commander in my mind.) It’s the incessant need for Hollywood to think they know better, and that they must change things. It’s rarely a good idea.

Tue 07.07.09 (6 comments)

Tagged: An Entry, Film, Nerdery & Geekery

Quote, “If you want to save yourself the ticket price, go into the kitchen, cue up a male choir singing the music of hell, and get a kid to start banging pots and pans together. Then close your eyes and use your imagination.” I don’t think Robert Ebert cared too much for Transformers 2.

Wed 06.24.09 (2 comments)

The visual look for the titles of upcoming movie Shutter Island is dark, understated and wonderful watercolory goodness. They treat the Paramount logo quite brutally as well.

Sat 06.13.09 (0 comments)

Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes

To say that this take on Sherlock Holmes looks enjoyable is to undersell it.

Tue 05.19.09 (4 comments)

Tagged: An Entry, Film

One time, for a brief few seconds, just to see what it was like, Gene Kelly was unsure of his footing. The time he tap danced on roller skates in It’s Always Fair Weather was not that time.

Sun 05.03.09 (2 comments)

Ways They’ll Screw-Up the New G.I. Joe Movie: Part 3

The new trailer introduces us to “accelerator suits.” Apparently, they exist to accelerate the movie as far away from the source material as possible. Look, Ma! I’m a Transformer!

Fri 05.01.09 (7 comments)

Tagged: Film, Nerdery & Geekery, Video


Moon Trailer

I so badly want Moon to be amazing.

Sat 04.11.09 (7 comments)

Tagged: Film, Nerdery & Geekery, Video


Where the Wild Things Are Teaser Trailer

Wed 03.25.09 (3 comments)

Tagged: An Entry, Film, Video


Ways They’ll Screw-Up the New G.I. Joe Movie: Part 2

Everyone’s outfits are black. Joes. Cobra. Heroes. Villains. All black. Kind of hard to tell each other apart in battle when YOU’RE ALL WEARING THE SAME OUTFIT.

Fri 03.13.09 (2 comments)

Tagged: An Entry, Film, Nerdery & Geekery

Let’s get it all out at once: the stellar title sequence from Watchmen, the characters as a Saturday morning cartoon, and the amazingly-edited Hitler finds out about new Watchmen ending.

Sun 03.08.09 (0 comments)

We can all nerd out together: Daft Punk is scoring Tron 2.

Wed 03.04.09 (2 comments)

The X-Men Origins: Wolverine trailer has made its way online. Liev Schreiber as Sabertooth? Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool? Some guy from Snakes on a Plane as Gambit? We shall see how this plays on the big screen.

Mon 12.15.08 (5 comments)

This week's sign that Hollywood is a sad, sad place: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, a movie that has no discernible reason to be remade, is being remade. With John Travolta playing Mr. Blue/Bernard Ryder. John Travolta? Playing a classic, understated Robert Shaw role? Gross.

Wed 11.26.08 (2 comments)

The MK12 (with some help from Simon Chaudoir) main title sequence for the new James Bond flick Quantum of Solace is atmospherically gorgeous. Worth my ticket.

Sat 11.15.08 (12 comments)

Paul Newman, you wild, beautiful thing. You crazy handful of nothin’. You will be missed.

Sat 09.27.08 (5 comments)

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