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Wow, this will be a busy multiplex weekend for me as I hang girlfriends to watch Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck and then with my Marvel fan-girls to catch Ant-Man, which brings me to this cute Hot Toys vinyl toy set, the Ant-Man Cosbaby Set of 3. The set features Ant-Man, Yellowjacket and Ant-Man Black Out Version.
If you remember watching Ultraman or those badly dubbed Godzilla flicks from Japan back in the day, well, today’s Google Doodle is a tribute to the sci-fi monster maker Eiji Tsubaraya. The famous director passed away in the 1970s and today would be his 114th birthday. Google Doodles honors the man with neat little video on monster making.
Many Marvel characters have been “potatofied,” now comes the Ant-Man Mr. Potato Head from PPW Toys. This will make a great stress reliever toy on my workstation. The figure stands 6″ tall and comes with removable accessories to mix or match.
WESTWORLD 1973
There has been word that there will be a Westworld remake or a series adaptation for television for the past couple of years, and Jonathan Nolan and J.J. Abrams names are tied to the project.
Westworld was the first film that made me fear the dawn of the robot age – that computer embedded and wired life-like human operational machines can take over. Notice that I didn’t mention android or artificial intelligence? The reason being is because this film was released in theaters in 1973. It was very rare that anyone referred an intelligent robot as an android or artificial intelligence to some extent; the terms were far-fetched to the greater public at the time and not widely used.
In the age of digital downloads and streaming music, who goes to the record stores and buys the physical copy? Well, if you’re an old-school fanboy like me, this is one CD you should definitely buy, The Transformers: The Movie Original Motion Picture Score by Vince DiCola. Let’s not mistake these soundtrack CDs for the Michael Bay live-action crap, this is the 1986 animated Transformers flick. Yes, you should be aware The Transformers: The Movie CD which came out in 1986, but that CD featured all the pop songs like “The Touch” & “Dare” and only a couple of score tracks. This release features 25 tracks of music score from the movie.
Warner Bros. reveals the new Batmobile for the upcoming Batman v Superman movie.
Before I get down to reviewing Titan Book’s The Art of Mad Max: Fury Road, I’ve watched Mad Max: Fury Road twice already. I was a little cynical at first, when I heard the news that creator/director George Miller was going to re-make Mad Max, when his 1979 Mad Max film starring Mel Gibson was already a masterpiece. So, as I sat in the multiplex dreading it would not be a Kevin Costner “Waterworld”, the movie came on-screen and within a few minutes I was blown away by not just the action and acting, but Miller’s incredible cinematography, the colors and the amazing world-building. Now to the meat of this article, taking a look at Titan Book’s The Art of Mad Max: Fury Road by Abbie Bernstein with a Foreward by the man himself, the master George Miller.
I remember when King Fury was just a 3 minute trailer, now it’s a full on 30 short film and it looks fantastic! If you grew up in the 1980s, then you’ll love this flick. Just sit down and watch:
Reliving your childhood playtime experiences is what artist Craig Davison has done. This is his series of illustrations of kids playing Star Wars. If you have the money to spend, you pick-up one of these limited art pieces by Craig.
What would a Rush Hour and Face/Off mashup movie look like? Well, Funny or Die does a funny parody with Sean Combs and Byung-Hun Lee in Rush Hour 4/Face/Off 2:
Marvel has not committed to a Black Widow flick, so SNL decides to make one, well a parody, Black Widow: Age of Me.
LEGO’s Star Wars product-line has been very successful over the years and now they celebrate it with their own LEGO-style inspired movie posters.
If you are of a certain age, then seeing those classic Kenner Star Wars action figure packaging will bring back insane geeky nostalgia of childhood. Artists Alastair Eales brings that all back on a different medium – watercolors. His work on vintage Kenner Star Wars action figure packaging is simply amazing and cool.
If you’re fan of Wes Anderson films, then you’ll get a kick out of this. Artist and graphic designer Alejandro Giraldo illustrates simple character portraits of the many wild and funny characters that have appeared in Wes Anderson flicks over the years, from the The Royal Tenenbaums to his latest The Grand Budapest Hotel.
A few years back someone uploaded a 2-minute short of Star Wars TIE Fighter in 1980s anime glory, now after 4-plus years of animating on the weekends and approved by Lucasfilm, this is the TIE Fighter 7-minute animated version.
As a fan of Pixar animated films, here’s a fun fact, if you remember watching the first Toy Story, you might remember the Pizza Planet Truck? Well that iconic truck has been in every Pixar movie! Watch and don’t blink, or you will miss it.
The film Chappie, like previous Neill Blomkamp films’ District 9 and Elysium may have a science-fiction spin, but also speaks to the larger issues of society and “real world” problems. This Titan Books release, Chappie: The Art of the Movie delves into the background developing and creating the world of Chappie by Neill Blomkamp, concept artists and production team.
Are you folks ready to watch Marvel’s Avengers 2: Age of Ultron? Well, AMC Theaters is offering two hype packages to get you Marvel fanatics excited. The first is The Ultimate Avengers Marathon which will feature all 11 films leading up to Age of Ultron. The insanity begins April 29th, 2015 on Wednesday night at 6pm @ participating AMC movie chains.
Question, what if Wes Anderson, and not Brett Ratner (X-Men: The Last Stand) got their hands on directing Marvel’s X-Men? Well, the answer is here.
What would a realistic sci-fi Rated-R Power Rangers film look like? Well, music video-maker veteran Joseph Kahn has an idea. This “Power Rangers Bootleg” by Kahn is causing some mega ruckus on the Internet with Saban Entertainment who will be also making a their “first official” Power Rangers flick.
I recently had spare time to review a bunch of books and stuff, and one on the list is from Disney Worldwide Publishing, Star Wars: The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight. What a novel approach to this book project, take the original Star Wars concept art from Ralph McQuarrie and tie-in the 3 movies: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi into one book.
Mandalorian Mercs can be found at every comic convention, but now days they have also ventured into the world of charity and helping to fund organizations with their appearance. Here’s Ramon Angel interviewing Sal Attinello of the Mandalorian Mercs Costume Club about Mandalorian costumes and fundraising!
In the video, the Boba Fett look-a-like is Mandalorian Merc member – Porfirio Guzman, suited up for the convention!
How could anyone not know James Hong! I think it’s safe to say that he has starred in more than four hundred American films and television episodes. He has played leading roles, supporting roles and small parts. I recently saw him in the classic Blade Runner and last year’s R.I.P.D., but when anyone asks me about James Hong, the two flicks that immediately come to my mind are Wayne’s World 2 and Big Trouble in Little China.
What does she tell us?
“I’m working on several projects. There’s this one, but it’s N-D-A, then there’s another that’s also NDA… hmm oh wait, no that’s NDA too!”
I’m not sure if that’s what our site readers and viewers would like to hear, but she had fun explaining how NDA everything is to Ramen and Half’s Eddie Ballar. For those of you that don’t know Debra Wilson, you can definitely find out about her by watching this interview from Comikaze Expo. She is popularly known for her comedic sketches on MADtv and continues to venture the land of entertainment. She’s been involved in comedy flicks like recent Knock’Em Dead to animation and video game voices such as on Grand Theft Auto V.
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