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06.17.08 by Widge @ 2:37 am  A giant of makeup and effects has passed on. Stan Winston died this past Sunday at the age of 62 following a prolonged battle with multiple myeloma. We've decided that while his skin may rot away in an exceedingly cool fashion, his indestructible endoskeleton will endure long after. And that might sound disrespectful, but we're pretty sure he would dig the hell out of it. Rest well, Stan. Thanks for everything. Categorized as: Movies
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06.16.08 by Widge @ 9:31 pm I found the intro song to the 1980s iteration of the show, but the singers on it made me want to claw the eardrums from my head. So I think the original is safer. So let's begin our post with the opening theme. All of you anime fans can stand at attention or whatever it is you do. Direct link for the feedreaders. Now, the news. Summit Entertainment (who you might recall just snagged Red) have joined up with Imagi Studios to distribute Astro Boy worldwide (except for the places Imagi keeps for itself: Japan, Hong Kong, China and a small diner outside of Tacoma, Washington--no one knows why on that last one.) The cast includes Nicolas Cage-- Categorized as: Movies
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06.14.08 by Widge @ 5:33 pm  Columbia/Sony are now on board for a Smurfs movie. This after negotiations with the Snorks fell through at the eleventh hour and the Smurfs made a killer deal that the producers couldn't refuse. "I'm not going to mince words with you. It was definitely a Smurfing Couch situation," Papa Smurf said. "But Smurfette understands and we really needed this to get back on top. Plus...they're talking to Sean Connery about playing me. Wicked." The movie is to be a mix of live action and animation. If we had to pick a live action Gargamel, we'd say Gary Oldman. And if Hulk underperforms, you get could Tim Roth for Azrael. Yes, live action Tim Roth. Why do you ask? Scribes for the project are David Stem and David Weiss (Shrek 2 & 3). Categorized as: Movies
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06.13.08 by Rob Levy @ 2:08 pm  Beyond Believability: The Incredible Hulk Written by: Zak Penn & Edward Norton First, the revamp of the new Hulk franchise has some promising things going for it. A FEW. The Banner/Hulk back story is cleverly covered in the opening credits sparing the audience from a tired drama tinged rehash that we’ve been through before. There also some clever cameos by Stan Lee, Lou Ferrigno and even the very dead Bill Bixby. But the biggest problem that The Incredible Hulk must overcome however is not the military, gamma radiation or even his broken heart, but the amazingly shallow storyline he's been stuck with. Once again we are treated to a comic book film that demeans the intelligence of the audience by throwing together a story with such minimal character development that it drowns under an avalanche of big booms, CGI gimmickry and impotent drama. Categorized as: Movies and Reviews
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06.12.08 by Widge @ 5:38 am  Summit Entertainment has snagged the rights to Red, the three-issue limited series from Uncle Warren and Cully Hamner. According to Hollywood Reporter it... ...told the story of a former black-ops CIA agent now living a quiet life in retirement until the day a high-tech assassin shows up intent on killing him. With his secret identity compromised and his love interest in danger, the man must reassemble his old team to figure out who is out to get them. (snip) The Hoebers' take involves the idea of an older operative set in his ways having to contend with younger and more fit agents as well as modern techniques and technology.
We could say that HR perhaps has gotten the plot wrong. But I'm guessing instead that it's indeed all the idea of the aforementioned Hoebers, Erich and Jon, who are scribing this thing. We could say, having read the comic, that we could have sworn it was about the aforementioned agent, true, but with no love interest and no "old team." It was a beautiful story of one unstoppable killing machine that somebody stupidly turns back on. Anyway, I'm thinking they really wanted to make The Losers but got Red instead, and decided to Lawnmower Man the two ideas. Next up, Scars will turned into a heart-warming buddy cop procedural comedy starring Seth Rogen and Steve Carell. In the end, though, as long as Uncle Warren and Hamner get checks out of the deal, then rock on. Categorized as: Movies
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