Posted on 12.10.09 by Widge @ 3:21 pm Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.
Kami
There's a lot of stuff going on in the world of pop culture. But you just want the gist. We got you covered. Read this and then go have a life or something.
Amazon's killer deal of the day is the complete Seinfeld, for 66% off. That's $84.99 today only and while stocks last. Snag it here.
Sesame Street Nigeria is the working title for exactly what you think it is. Sesame Workshop is working up seventy-eight half-hour shows, backed by a five-year grant from the U.S. federal government. As you might expect, they're doing what they do best: doing a crapload of studies to figure out how best to get out the show's messages, which will, sadly and by necessity, have a degree of focus on HIV/AIDS. This will feature Kami, the HIV-positive character from the South African version of Sesame, who along with Big Bird was introduced to Nigeria in a project this year. Source.
Posted on 12.06.09 by Widge @ 11:42 pm Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.
There's lots going on in the world of pop culture. Even on weekends. So while you're getting ready for your work week, fret not about this nonsense. We got it covered.
ThinkGeek's tauntaun sleeping bags are back in stock. So if you want to snag one, do that thing.
Night of the Living Dead: Origins is "a 3D CGI re-imagining" of the original film. Which makes it the third remake thus far. Oy. Bill Moseley (Otis from the Rob Zombie films) is voicing Johnnie (the role he had in the 1990 remake, which was directed by Tom Savini). Joe Pilato is on board to voice Harry--and yes, that's the same Pilato who was Capt. Rhodes in Day of the Dead (although the article mentions him being in Dawn--which he was, sure, but mostly in a cut scene if I remember correctly--I've seen all the versions way too many times to remember). The helmer, first-timer Zebediah de Soto, says "It's going to be the first zombie movie played on a epic scale. This is the Empire of the Sun of zombie films." Well, I can say this: at least Zemeckis isn't doing it mo-cap. We can be thankful for that much.
And you might well ask--wasn't somebody already doing an animated version of the film? Yes, but the filmmaker's blog hasn't had a related update since. So.
Posted on 12.03.09 by Widge @ 5:11 am Comments on this: just one. Add your own.
There's a lot of stuff going on in the world of pop culture. You don't have time for it all. So we grab all the best bits and give them to you in a single post. Because somebody had to. Enjoy.
Okay, so the story's about Splendid Films, a German distributor. So while Dom might be interested in that, I'm more interested in the array of films that are coming: Conan, directed by Marcus Nispel (who brought you the Texas Chainsaw remake) and due in 2011; Tekken, directed by Dwight Little (who went and did a lot of television after Anacondas) ; and...
Posted on 11.05.09 by Widge @ 3:05 pm Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.
We're back with all the pop culture news you need in bite-sized chunks so you can, you know, get on with having a life or something.
So Ian McKellen, who will soon be gracing the small screen in the remake of The Prisoner, is headed for television again. He is on board a mockumentary series called The Academy. Now here's the bit that shows it's too brilliant and cannot possibly ever hit the airwaves. Or, erm, cablewaves. Whatever the hell they're called these days. The bit: "McKellen would play his fictional brother, Murray McKellen, who heads a run-down drama school, the Clapham Academy of Creative Arts, that is hoping to secure new funding through a docu on the school." See what I mean? It's just too good. Oh, and the other reason it might not happen is that Hobbit starts in March and if they don't shoot it quick, they'll miss Sir Ian's window of opportunity. Oh, and "Murray" is indeed Sir Ian's middle name. Nice. Source.
Uncle Warren's Black Summer has been optioned for a feature film, so the man himself has told us. Should be interesting in that the comic book's plot was about a hero deciding that the President of the United States was a criminal and, because he was created to deal with criminals, um, dealt with the guy. Decisively, shall we say. This is Vigilante Entertainment's first joint and they've brought on Knowing co-scribe Ryne Pearson to adapt it. The collected series is available from Amazon here.
Posted on 08.28.09 by Widge @ 5:59 pm Comments on this: 3 so far. Add your own.
Sim-Rox in deep thought about purely innocent things. Honest.
It's a pop culture jungle out there. Rather than select as your guide a website that doesn't give a damn about you, take us along. We promise not to walk out of the underbrush wearing your bandoleer, if you know what I'm saying.
Amazon's deal of the day is obviously in honor of our very own Kim, Minister of Simulated Mayhem: it's The Sims 3 at 40% off. So if you'd like to make your own creepy simulated Weekend Justice house--you know, please don't--but I mean, if you do, then the price is $29.98 today onlyImage from Rox's site.
In other Amazon news, Mac OSX Snow Leopard is now available from Amazon. And if you were going to buy it anyway, if you do it through us--if you buy any of this stuff you were going to buy anyway from us--then we get kickbacks that support the site. So thanks in advance.
Pirate Latitudes, Michael Crichton's final book (which is due out on November 24th), has been picked up by DreamWorks. Spielberg might direct. David Koepp (Stir of Echoes) is scribing. The book is set in 1665 and "revolves around a daring plan to infiltrate Port Royal, Jamaica, one of the world's richest and most notorious cities, and raid a Spanish galleon filled with treasure." This will come after Harvey--which the article mentions as being based on the original play and not saying a word about the Jimmy Stewart movie. Weird. The Crichton book, incidentally, can be pre-ordered here.
